Universal City, California—Inspired by the eerie-futuristic mist-shrouded netherworld of the Kevin Costner adventure film, “WaterWorld -- A Live Sea War Spectacular” features thrilling live action stunts, state-of-the-art pyrotechnics and awe-inspiring flame and complex human stunt work performed in an explosive blockbuster arena.

“WaterWorld – A Live Sea War Spectacular” involves “sling-shotting” world champion jet skiers and hundreds of stunts and fiery special effects including giant fireballs rising 50 feet in the air, cascading to earth in a spectacular wall of flames and a seaplane that swoops in directly above the audience, skidding across the water, coming to an explosive crash, landing just inches away from startled spectators in grand finale-style.

Roving pirates of the flooded future, led by the Hellfire Gunboat, a menacing bullet-spraying vehicle of doom, swarm about forcing guests to take cover as the action of the film comes to life. Amidst pulsating alarms, sweeping fish nets and blinding flares blasting through the air, high-pressure water cannons explode massive streams of sea water past the audience, taking aim at looming hover craft and jet skis.

To access the live show, guests travel through a shadowy netherworld featuring a stunning collection of actual sets and props from the movie. As they enter WaterWorld, they emerge in another century, after the polar ice caps have melted and are stranded on a desolate atoll -- a floating island of boats, barges, driftwood and debris.

Universal Studios Hollywood offers Print@Home ticketing, available exclusively at www.UniversalStudiosHollywood.com, designed to maximize guest convenience with immediately redeemable tickets that enable guests to print tickets at home, bypass the theme park ticket booths and proceed directly to the park’s entrance upon arrival.

Universal Studios Hollywood, The Entertainment Capital of L.A., includes a full-day, movie-based theme park and Studio Tour, the CityWalk entertainment, shopping and dining complex, the Universal CityWalk Cinemas and the Gibson Amphitheatre concert and special event venue. The theme park features such groundbreaking attractions as “Revenge of the Mummysm – The Ride,” “Shrek 4-D™,” “Jurassic Park® – The Ride” and the world-renowned Studio Tour, which takes guests behind-the-scenes of such landmark TV and movie locations and sets as Steven Spielberg’s “War of the Worlds.” Universal CityWalk features 65 entertainment-themed restaurants, nightclubs, shops and dynamic entertainment options. Universal CityWalk Cinemas, offering the best movie-going experience in Los Angeles, features 19 screens including one of Southern California’s largest IMAX® venues and newly renovated stadium-style seating.

Universal Studios Hollywood (www.UniversalStudiosHollywood.com) is a unit of Universal Parks & Resorts, a division of Universal Studios, a part of NBC Universal. NBC Universal is one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. Formed in May of 2004 through the combining of NBC and Vivendi Universal Entertainment, NBC Universal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, and world renowned theme parks. NBC Universal is 80% owned by General Electric, with 20% controlled by Vivendi.