Universal Studios Hollywood rolled out the red carpet with Kung Fu festivities to celebrate the opening of their newest attraction, DreamWorks Theatre Featuring “Kung Fu Panda: The Emperor’s Quest”. Many of DreamWorks Animation’s favorite characters were on hand to join Kung Fu Panda’s own, Master Po, including; Madagascar’s Alex the Lion, the Penguins—Skipper, Rico, Kowalski and Private, and King Julien; Trolls’ Poppy and Branch; and Shrek’s Puss ‘n Boots, Shrek and Fiona. The Grand Opening festivities also included a dragon warrior parade, along with a Kung Fu Martial Arts display – which eventually included Po, himself. As for the attraction – “Kung…
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September 16, 2015 – Hi all! Welcome to the latest edition of our photo update – this time focusing on the Lankershim pedestrian bridge, the new parking structures, CityWalk, the House of Horrors replacement project, Halloween Horror Nights, Wizarding World of Harry Potter, and the former site of the NBCUniversal Experience. Let’s get started. Park Update Index » Lankershim Pedestrian Bridge » Parking Structures » CityWalk Stores » Universal’s House of Horrors Replacement Project » Halloween Horror Nights » The Wizarding World of Harry Potter » NBCUniversal Experience Lankershim Pedestrian Bridge With the completion date for the Lankershim pedestrian bridge…
August 28, 2015 – Hello everyone! We’re back with yet another photo update – this time with a look on the continuing Lankershim pedestrian bridge project, CityWalk, the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Halloween Horror Nights and a glimpse of the new structure emerging on the former plot that was once occupied by Universal’s House of Horrors. Let’s get started. Park Update Index » Lankershim Pedestrian Bridge » CityWalk Stores » Universal’s House of Horrors Replacement Project » The Wizarding World of Harry Potter » Mel’s Diner » Halloween Horror Nights » Park Projects Lankershim Pedestrian Bridge As the completion…
August 13, 2015 – Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights has just made the least likely announcement imaginable in pairing a movie concept with a maze for their annual Halloween event. The new attraction this year will be based on the apocalypse comedy This Is The End, a surprise hit from 2013. Considered an odd and unlikely choice by many in the horror community, fans of Halloween Horror Nights had been hinting at a possible maze based off the 2013 comedy based on a series of Snapchats released yesterday. Indeed, members from USHForums.com had been hinting at a possible This Is The…
May 22, 2015 – In preparation for the Wizarding World of Harry Potter opening next year, Universal Studios Hollywood has dedicated a store to exclusively Potter merchandise. Feature Presentation, located just inside the entry arch past Guest Relations, will be the temporary home for Mr. Potter presumably until Hogsmeade opens in 2016.
May 21, 2015 – In this episode, Christopher Tillman, Kaley Cyrino and Chris Glass discuss the up-coming Nighttime Studio Tour, the future of Universal’s backlot and more! Audio Direct download: May 17, 2015 PodcastiTunes link: (029) May 17, 2015 PodcastOpening track: River of Dreams – Billy Joel Christopher Tillman Christopher Tillman is an editor for Inside Universal. Christopher is a California native who grew up visiting all of the Golden State’s theme parks. While studying theatre in college Christopher bounced around working at a few different attractions in Orange Country and Los Angeles. Now the father of a two year…
April 24, 2015 – In this episode, Chris Glass, Kaley Cyrino and Christopher Tillman discuss the latest news emerging from Universal Studios Hollywood. Audio Direct download: April 19, 2015 PodcastiTunes link: (027) April 19, 2015 PodcastOpening track: See You Again by Wiz Khalifa, Charlie Puth Christopher Tillman Christopher Tillman is an editor for Inside Universal. Christopher is a California native who grew up visiting all of the Golden State’s theme parks. While studying theatre in college Christopher bounced around working at a few different attractions in Orange Country and Los Angeles. Now the father of a two year old, he…
March 24, 2015 – With the all-new Springfield food court debuting in the coming days, we thought we’d take a look at some of Universal’s biggest projects to date, including an update on the progress of Fast & Furious, the Psycho House restoration project, Wizarding World West, and more. Let’s jump in. Park Update Index » Parking Structures » Fast & Furious » Psycho House » The Wizarding World of Harry Potter » Springfield Parking Structures After months of brisk progress, work on the parking structures have seemingly stalled – with construction crews appearing to pay particular attention to the…
January 28, 2015 – In this episode, Christopher Tillman and Chris Lord discuss the closing of the Blues Brothers show, changes to Universal’s ticket structure and more! Audio Direct download: January 25, 201 PodcastiTunes link: (023) January 25, 2015 PodcastOpening track: Hoverboard Chase by Alan Silvestri Christopher Tillman Christopher Tillman is an editor for Inside Universal. Christopher is a California native who grew up visiting all of the Golden State’s theme parks. While studying theatre in college Christopher bounced around working at a few different attractions in Orange Country and Los Angeles. Now the father of a two year old,…
Welcome to Warner Brothers January 24, 2015 – While all our readers (and most of Los Angeles) awaits for opening of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios Hollywood, I took a trip over the hill to Burbank and visited Mr. Potter’s first home, Warner Bros. As most of you will recall, the eight Harry Potter movies were actually produced by Warner Brothers and not Universal. Because Warner Brothers doesn’t own a theme park to showcase the Potter-verse, they teamed up with the Universal Parks & Resorts to bring the Wizarding World to guests at Universal Orlando Resort,…