Attraction Information
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOLLYWOOD ADDS MOVIE SETS FROM STEVEN SPIELBERG’S “WAR OF THE WORLDS” TO ITS BEHIND-THE-SCENES STUDIO TOUR
Universal City, California – The original movie sets from Steven Spielberg’s blockbuster film, “War of the Worlds” are now featured on Universal Studios Hollywood’s behind-the-scenes Studio Tour, the theme park’s signature attraction that catapults guests to The Entertainment Capital of L.A.
Guests aboard the popular Studio Tour tram ride will traverse a key scene from “War of the Worlds,” depicting a small town devastated by an elaborately choreographed 747 jetliner crash, dramatically surrounded by wreckage and debris.
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UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOLLYWOOD HEATS UP THE EXCITEMENT AND COOLS DOWN THE CROWDS, LETS GUESTS CHILL WITH RE-LAUNCHES OF TWO RIDES
Universal City, California – With a record-breaking heat wave on Southern California’s horizon, Universal Studios Hollywood has transformed its two most popular rides and is making significant enhancements to many of its park attractions to make “The Entertainment Capital of L.A.” the coolest place to be in Southern California this summer.
| June 14, 2007 | |
ONE OF THE WORLD’S MOST ADVANCED FILM-BASED ATTRACTIONS “TERMINATOR 2: 3D™” EXPLODES TO LIFE AT UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOLLYWOOD
Universal City, California – Hailed as one of the world’s most advanced film-based attractions, “Terminator 2: 3D,” created by the film’s Academy Award®-winning director James Cameron, combines thrilling live action stunts with sophisticated digital imaging technology to achieve the visceral, immersive effect of a virtual adventure experience.
| June 14, 2007 | |
THE SIMPSONS COME TO UNIVERSAL THEME PARKS
New Mega-Attraction Opens In Both Orlando and Hollywood In 2008
Orlando, FL and Universal City, CA – “Woo Hoo!” Universal’s theme parks add animated fun and excitement to their roster as FOX’s blockbuster hit series, The Simpsons, becomes the inspiration for the world’s most highly anticipated new theme park ride.
Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie Simpson – stars of TV’s longest running series – will ride along with guests in a new mega-attraction opening at Universal Orlando Resort and Universal Studios Hollywood in Spring 2008.
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“UNIVERSAL’S HOUSE OF HORRORS” TRANSPORTS GUESTS THROUGH WORLD OF MOVIE MONSTERS, SLASHERS AND FIENDS
Universal City, California – Universal Studios Hollywood breathes life into Universal’s most notorious celluloid creatures in “Universal’s House of Horrors,” a new spine-chilling walk-thru attraction opening at “The Entertainment Capital of L.A.” opening today.
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UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOLLYWOOD ADDS CUTTING-EDGE MOVIE-MAKING SPECIAL EFFECTS FROM “THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS: TOKYO DRIFT”
Universal City, California – In typical Hollywood fashion, Tinseltown’s longest-running hit has received a rousing re-make.
| June 14, 2007 | |
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS THEME PARKS AND DREAMWORKS CREATE “SHREK 4-D™” MULTI-SENSORY STATE-OF-THE ART ATTRACTION
Universal City, California—Universal Studios theme parks and DreamWorks have teamed to create the multi-sensory “Shrek 4-D” attraction, a multi-media, “ogre-the top” virtual continuation of the beloved “Shrek” fairy tale.
| June 14, 2007 | |
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOLLYWOOD BRINGS BLOCKBUSTER MOTION PICTURE FRANCHISE ROARING TO LIFE IN “JURASSIC PARK – THE RIDE®”
Universal City, CA -- Universal Studios Hollywood brings famed director Steven Spielberg’s epic movie roaring to life at “The Entertainment Capital of L.A.” with the unleashing of “Jurassic Park – The Ride,” a phenomenal interactive thrill ride that thrusts guests into the living, breathing, three-dimensional world of the prehistoric Neverland.
| June 5, 2007 | |
“REVENGE OF THE MUMMY—THE RIDE” ROARS TO LIFE AT UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOLLYWOOD IN THE MOST ADVANCED THRILL RIDE EVER CONCEIVED
Universal City, California -- Based on the phenomenally popular “Mummy” films that have grossed nearly $1 billion worldwide and heralding a new era in thrill rides, Universal Studios Hollywood features “Revenge of the Mummy—The Ride,” the first attraction in history to feature a fusion of threshold technology, high-speed roller coaster engineering, CGI and other movie-based immersive storytelling techniques--as signature attractions at Universal Studios Hollywood, The Entertainment Capital of L.A., and Universal Orlando.
| June 14, 2007 | |