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Universal Orlando At A Glance

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.

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.”

Attractions:

  • Back To The Future…The Ride

  • Earthquake:  The Big One

  • E.T. Adventure

  • JAWS

  • MEN IN Black Alien Attack

  • Woody Woodpecker’s Nuthouse Coaster

Shows:

  • A Day in the Park with Barney

  • Animal Planet Live!

  • Beetlejuice’s Graveyard Revue

  • Gory, Gruesome & Grotesque Horror Make-Up Show

  • Hitchcock’s 3-D Theatre

  • Terminator 2: 3-D

  • Twister…Ride It Our

  • Wild, Wild, Wild West Stunt Show

  • Woody Woodpecker’s Kidzone

Animated Characters:

  • Crash Bandicoot

  • Boo Boo Bear

  • Yogi Bear

  • Scooby Doo

  • Fred Flintstone

  • Frankenstein

  • Harry Henderson

  • George Jetson

  • Earth Worm Jim

  • Fievel Mousekewitz

  • Barney Rubble

  • Winnie Woodpecker

  • Woody Woodpecker

  • Rocky & Bullwinkle

  • Shrek & Donkey

Interactive Excitement:

  • AT&T Entertainment Center

  • AT&T At The Movies

  • Amity Pitch & Skill Games

  • Caricature Artists

  • Curious George Goes To Town

  • Fievel’s Playland

  • Hanna-Barbera Interactive Area

  • Hitchcock Interactive Area

  • Jurassic Park T-Rex Attack Photos Spots

  • Lacy:  A Tribute

  • Sega’s Coney Island Arcade

  • Sega’s Space Station Arcade

Premier Dining:

  • Beverly Hills Boulangerie

  • Boardwalk Snacks

  • Brody’s Ice Cream

  • Café La Bamba Mexican

  • Chex Alcatraz

  • Finnegan’s Bar & Grill

  • The Fudge Shoppe

  • Hard Rock Café

  • International Food Bazaar

  • Lombard’s Landing

  • Louie’s Italian Restaurant

  • Mel’s Drive-In

  • Midway Grill

  • Richter’s Burger Company

  • San Francisco Pastry Company

  • Schwab’s Pharmacy

  • Universal Studios Classic Monsters Café

Street Entertainment:

  • Blues Brothers in Chicago Bound

  • Universal’s Studio Brass

Super Star Shopping:

  • Back To The Future Gifts

  • Bayfront Crafts

  • Brown Derby Hat Shop

  • Cyber Image

  • The Dark Room

  • E.T.s Toy Closeet & Photo Spot

  • Fievel’s Playland Kiosk

  • It’s A Wrap

  • Jurassic Park Photo Spot

  • Movietime Portrait & Celebrity News

  • On Location

  • Quint’s Nautical Treasures

  • Safari Outfitter’s Ltd.

  • Salty’s Sketches

  • Schwab’s Pharmacy

  • Second Hand Rose

  • Shaiken’s Souvenirs

  • Silver Screen Collectibles

  • Universal Cartoon Store

  • Universal Studios Store

  • Universal Studios Gift Shops (at the Orlando International Airport)

  • Williams of Hollywood Photo Studio

Set Streets:

  • Set Streets – Hollywood:

    • Beverly Hills

    • Garden of Allah

    • Rodeo Drive

    • Studio Forecourt

    • Sunset Boulevard

    • Walk of Fame

  • Set Streets – Assorted:

    • Angkor Wat

    • Industrial Park and Warehouse

  • Set Streets – New York:

    • Battery Park

    • Boardwalk

    • Brownstone Street

    • Central Park

    • Coney Island

    • Dead End Pier

    • Gramercy Park

    • Little Italy

    • New York City Street

    • Sting Alley

    • Theater District

    • Upper East Side

    • Waterfront Street

    • West Side Story Alley

  • Set Streets – Amity:

    • Amity Harbor

    • Amity Village

    • Boston Bay

    • New England Street

  • Set Streets – San Francisco:

    • Cable Car Turn-A-Bout

    • The Cannery

    • The Embarcadero

    • Fisherman’s Wharf

    • Ghirardelli Square

    • SFRT Subway Station

    • Union Square Park

  • Set Streets – World Expo:

    • Doc Brown’s Science Center

    • Expo Drive

    • Exposition Park

    • World’s Fair Site

Tours:

  • VIP Tours

Sound Stages:

  • 9 Sound Stages including 2 for Nickelodeon

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Islands of Adventure®: 

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

  • Attraction:

    • Island Skipper Tours

  • Food & Beverage Outlets:

    • Confisco Grill (& Backwater Bar)

    • Cinnabon

    • Arctic Express

    • Croissant Moon Bakery

  • Retail Outlets:

    • De Foto’s Expedition Photography

    • Port Provisions

    • Islands of Adventure® Trading Co.

    • Silk Road Clothiers

    • Ocean Trader Market

    • Island Market & Export

    • Ironclad Freight Co.

Seuss Landing:

A 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.

  • Attractions:

    • The Once-ler’s House

    • The Cat in the Hat

    • One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish

    • Caro-Seuss-el

  • Interactive Areas:

    • If I Ran the Zoo

    • McElligot’s Pool

  • Food & Beverage Outlets:

    • Green Eggs & Ham Café

    • Hop On Pop Ice Cream Shop

    • Moose Juice Goose Juice

    • Circus McGurkus Café Stoo-pendous

  • Retail Outlets:

    • Cats, Hats & Things

    • Mulberry Street Store

    • Gertrude McFuzz’ Fine-Feathered Finery

    • Dr. Seuss’ All The Books You Can Read

    • Snookers & Snookers Sweet Candy Cookers

    • Family Photo Opportunity:

    • Picture This!

Toon Lagoon:

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.

  • Attractions:

    • Popeye & Bluto’s Bilge-Rat Barges

    • Me Ship, The Olive

    • Dudley Do-Right’s Ripsaw Falls

  • Food & Beverage Outlets:

    • Blondie’s, Home of the Dagwood

    • Comic Strip Café

    • Cathy’s Ice Cream

    • Wimpy’s

  • Retail Outlets:

    • Gasoline Alley

    • Toon Toys

    • Wossamotta U.

    • Toon Extra

    • Family Photo Opportunity:

    • Photo Funnies

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.

  • Attractions:

    • The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man

    • Doctor Doom’s Fearfall

    • The Incredible Hulk Coaster

    • Storm Force Accelatron

  • Arcades:

    • Kingpin’s Arcade

  • Food & Beverage Outlets:

    • Captain America Diner

    • Ice Cream

    • Fruit

    • Cotton Candy

    • Café 4

    • Frozen Ice

  • Retail Outlets:

    • The Marvel Alterniverse Store

    • Comic Book Store

    • Spider-Man

    • Oakley

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.

  • Attractions:

    • Jurassic Park River Adventure

    • Triceratops Discovery Trail

    • Pteranodon Flyers

  • Interactive Areas:

    • Camp Jurassic

    • Jurassic Park Discovery Center

  • Food & Beverage Outlets:

    • Pizza Predattoria

    • The Burger Digs

    • The Watering Hole

    • Thunder Falls Terrace

  • Retail Outlets:

    • Jurassic Outfitters

    • Dinostore

    • Camp Jurassic Outpost

    • Family Photo Opportunity:

    • Snap Shots

The Lost Continent:

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.

  • Attractions:

    • Poseidon’s Fury:  Escape From The Lost City

    • The Eighth Voyage of Sinbad

    • Dueling Dragons

    • Flying Unicorn

  • Food & Beverage Outlets:

    • Mythos Restaurant

    • Fire-Eater’s Grill

    • Oasis Coolers

    • The Frozen Desert

    • The Enchanted Oak Tavern (& Alchemy Bar)

  • Retail Outlets:

    • Treasures of Poseidon

    • Shop of Wonders

    • The Dragon’s Keep

    • Open Air Market Artisans

CityWalk: 

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:

  • Hard Rock Café® Orlando includes Hard Rock’s first ever dedicated live concert venue, Hard Rock Live.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Universal Cineplex – 20 screens and 5,000 seats; the next generation of technologically advanced cinemas.

  • The legend continues with Pat O’Brien’s® -- the famous New Orleans watering hole known the world-over for its specialty drink, the Hurricane.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • NBA City – a new restaurant concept which combines, for the first time, great food and the worldwide popularity of the National Basketball Association.

  • A comprehensive jazz center called CityJazzsm consisting of the Down Beat Jazz Hall of Fame and a life performance venue.

  • Latin Quartertm – which combines the driving rhythms and delicious delicacies of all 21 Latin American nations in a festive dining and dancing interactive adventure.

Lodging:

  • The Portofino Bay Hotel, a Loews Hotel, a AAA Four Diamond hotel featuring 750 rooms opened September, 1999.

  • The Hard Rock Hotel®, a Loews Hotel, a AAA Diamond hotel featuring 650 rooms opened in January 2001.

  • The Royal Pacific Resort, a Loews Hotel, opened in June, 2002.

Expanded Production Facilities:

  • Universal Studios is currently the largest working motion picture studio outside of Hollywood with nine soundstages totaling 146,500 square feet and hundreds of exterior backlot location sets.

Additional Elements:

  • Guest Transportation

    • Water Taxis

    • Motor Coaches

    • Streamline Enclosed People Mover

  • One of the largest enclosed single-structure, parking garages in the United States

    • North Structure –

      • 5 tiers

      • 3.4 million square feet

      • Capacity of 9,051 vehicles

      • Can be expanded to contain 10,800 vehicles

    • South Structure –

      • 6 tiers

      • 3.9 million square feet

      • Capacity for 10,253 vehicles

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