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Universal Orlando® resort is a
multi-billion dollar vacation destination. Universal Orlando includes its
newest theme park, Islands
of Adventure®, with precedent-setting attractions;
CityWalk®, an unparalleled
entertainment complex; world-class hotel
accommodations – the Portofino Bay Hotel, A Loews Hotel, the Hard Rock Hotel®, and the
Royal Pacific Resort, a Loews Hotel, and expanded motion picture and television
production
facilities. The
expansive complex welcomes tens of millions of visitors a year.
Universal Orlando encompasses more than 840 acres, including the original
theme park, Universal
Studios.
This theme park, which opened in 1990, is the world’s
number one movie studio and theme park and the first original breakthrough
entertainment experience of Universal Orlando. This leading-edge theme park
and the largest working television and motion picture studio outside of
Hollywood takes guests beyond the screen and into the world of television
and film to literally “ride the movies.”
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Back To The Future…The Ride
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Earthquake: The Big One
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E.T. Adventure
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JAWS
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MEN IN Black Alien Attack
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Woody Woodpecker’s Nuthouse Coaster
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A Day in the Park with Barney
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Animal Planet Live!
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Beetlejuice’s Graveyard Revue
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Gory, Gruesome & Grotesque Horror
Make-Up Show
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Hitchcock’s 3-D Theatre
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Terminator 2: 3-D
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Twister…Ride It Our
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Wild, Wild, Wild West Stunt Show
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Woody Woodpecker’s Kidzone
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Crash Bandicoot
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Boo Boo Bear
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Yogi Bear
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Scooby Doo
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Fred Flintstone
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Frankenstein
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Harry Henderson
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George Jetson
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Earth Worm Jim
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Fievel Mousekewitz
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Barney Rubble
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Winnie Woodpecker
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Woody Woodpecker
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Rocky & Bullwinkle
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Shrek & Donkey
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AT&T Entertainment Center
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AT&T At The Movies
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Amity Pitch & Skill Games
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Caricature Artists
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Curious George Goes To Town
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Fievel’s Playland
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Hanna-Barbera Interactive Area
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Hitchcock Interactive Area
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Jurassic Park T-Rex Attack Photos
Spots
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Lacy: A Tribute
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Sega’s Coney Island Arcade
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Sega’s Space Station Arcade
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Beverly Hills Boulangerie
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Boardwalk Snacks
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Brody’s Ice Cream
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Café La Bamba Mexican
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Chex Alcatraz
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Finnegan’s Bar & Grill
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The Fudge Shoppe
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Hard Rock Café
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International Food Bazaar
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Lombard’s Landing
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Louie’s Italian Restaurant
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Mel’s Drive-In
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Midway Grill
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Richter’s Burger Company
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San Francisco Pastry Company
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Schwab’s Pharmacy
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Universal Studios Classic Monsters
Café
Street Entertainment:
Super
Star Shopping:
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Back To The Future Gifts
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Bayfront Crafts
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Brown Derby Hat Shop
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Cyber Image
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The Dark Room
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E.T.s Toy Closeet & Photo Spot
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Fievel’s Playland Kiosk
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It’s A Wrap
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Jurassic Park Photo Spot
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Movietime Portrait & Celebrity News
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On Location
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Quint’s Nautical Treasures
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Safari Outfitter’s Ltd.
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Salty’s Sketches
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Schwab’s Pharmacy
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Second Hand Rose
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Shaiken’s Souvenirs
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Silver Screen Collectibles
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Universal Cartoon Store
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Universal Studios Store
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Universal Studios Gift Shops (at the
Orlando International Airport)
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Williams of Hollywood Photo Studio
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With Academy Award-winning producer/director Steven Spielberg
as creative consultant, Islands of Adventure® is Orlando’s next generation
theme park and, since 1999, is permanent home to some of the most thrilling
rides and attractions ever made, as well as the world’s most beloved
characters, including The Cat in the Hat, Spider-Man, Popeye, The Incredible
Hulk and the dinosaurs of Jurassic Park. Set among the exotic coastlines of
the oceans of the world, this adventure of a lifetime begins at the Port of
Entry and continues through 5 uniquely themed islands.
Port
of Entry
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cacophony of colors, music and mood sets the scene on this island, which is
the only place in the world where the whimsical characters of Theodor “Dr.
Seuss” Geisel’s famous books spring into being. Guests of all ages can
enjoy the mischievous adventures of the world’s most famous feline in The
Cat in the Hat ride, whirl their worries away on the Caro-Seuss-el, and spin
on the watery One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish ride.
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If I Ran the Zoo
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McElligot’s Pool
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Cats, Hats & Things
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Mulberry Street Store
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Gertrude McFuzz’ Fine-Feathered
Finery
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Dr. Seuss’ All The Books You Can
Read
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Snookers & Snookers Sweet Candy
Cookers
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Picture This!
Brings to life more than 150 of the
world’s best loved, two-dimensional cartoon characters in an environment
that melts the boundaries between imagination and reality. Popeye the
sailor takes guests on a wild, whitewater rafting trip in Popeye and Bluto’s
Bilge Rat Barges and the world’s most beloved Canadian Mountie proves he
always gets his man on the hair-raising flue drop, Dudley Do-Right’s Ripsaw
Falls.
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Marvel
Super Hero Island:
Incorporates unprecedented technology
with the most popular comic book heroes and villains of all time, showcasing
revolutionary rides and attractions that combine moving vehicles, 3-D film,
live-action, and special effects. Guests help Spider-Man battle super
villains in The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man, the world’s most
innovative 3-D adventure ride, then face the power of a G-force roller
coaster on The Incredible Hulk Coaster.
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Captain America Diner
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Ice Cream
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Café 4
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Frozen Ice
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Jurassic
Park:
Inspired by one of the most successful
motion pictures of all time, this island contains the most life-like
animatronic creatures ever made. Guests take a thrilling voyage of
prehistoric discovery and come face-to-face with “living, breathing”
dinosaurs on the exciting Jurassic Park River Adventure.
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Pizza Predattoria
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The Burger Digs
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The Watering Hole
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Thunder Falls Terrace
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In a land once believed to exist only in
the mists of time, a land where myths and legends come to life. Brave
adventurers who dare to proceed must do so cautiously or else find
themselves lost in a foreboding, medieval forest inhabited by fearsome
dragons – the Dueling Dragons dual roller coaster. Wary guests will also
encounter mythical gods caught in an epic battle in the thrilling Poseidon’s
Fury: Escape From the Lost City.
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Treasures of Poseidon
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Shop of Wonders
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The Dragon’s Keep
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Open Air Market Artisans
A 30-acre entertainment complex located
at the heart of the Universal Orlando vacation destination. Offering an
unparalleled array of live music and electrifying dance clubs, this uniquely
original complex is the soul-stirring entertainment core of Orlando, where
popular culture’s innovators invite visitors to taste, touch, see and hear
great entertainment with a distinct attitude. The exciting venues include:
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Hard Rock Café® Orlando
includes Hard Rock’s first ever dedicated live concert venue, Hard Rock
Live.
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Emeril’s® Restaurant Orlando – renowned
award-winning chef and star of the hit “TV Food Network” program, Emeril
Live, Emeril Lagasse brings his famed New Orleans Creole-based cuisine and
dazzling personality to this sophisticated, spirited eatery.
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Jimmy Buffett’s® Margaritaville® – where
every corner brings to life a different Jimmy Buffett classic, as island
music carries guests away as they savor their cheeseburgers in a
Parrothead paradise.
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Universal Cineplex – 20 screens and
5,000 seats; the next generation of technologically advanced cinemas.
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The legend continues with Pat
O’Brien’s® -- the famous New Orleans watering hole known the
world-over for its specialty drink, the Hurricane.
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Bob Marley – A Tribute to Freedom –
captures the essence of the man and his music in this re-creation of his
Jamaican home and garden.
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Motown® Café – known for combining the
music, magic and memories of the legendary music label Motown with great
tasting, slow-cooked home-style American food.
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Pastamoresm’ Ristoranté
and Market– brings a taste of Italy
with it’s open-air, marketplace café area and full service restaurant
where guests can enjoy authentic Italian cuisine a la carte or family
style.
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the groovesm – an electrifying dance
club that combines the classical architecture of a once glorious
dilapidated old theater with high tech chrome and steel to present the
next generation in nighttime entertainment.
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NBA City – a new restaurant concept
which combines, for the first time, great food and the worldwide
popularity of the National Basketball Association.
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A comprehensive jazz center called
CityJazzsm consisting of the Down Beat Jazz Hall of Fame and a life
performance venue.
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Latin Quartertm – which combines the
driving rhythms and delicious delicacies of all 21 Latin American nations
in a festive dining and dancing interactive adventure.
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The Portofino Bay Hotel, a Loews Hotel, a AAA Four Diamond hotel featuring 750 rooms
opened September, 1999.
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The Hard Rock Hotel®, a Loews Hotel, a AAA Diamond hotel featuring 650 rooms opened in
January 2001.
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The Royal Pacific Resort, a Loews Hotel, opened in June, 2002.
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