Running this summer now through August 10, Universal Studios Hollywood has debuted Universal Mega Movie Summer, an all-new event designed to celebrate some of the most iconic movies in film history through several new offerings available to all park guests to help them beat the heat amidst summertime crowds. Inside Universal was recently invited by Universal Studios Hollywood to check out an overview of all Universal Mega Movie Summer has to offer, which we will share with you in detail here. Many of the new offerings are widely spread around the park, so we’ll begin with the new additions on…
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After months of anticipation, Universal Studios Hollywood has officially launched its all-new after-hours event, Universal Fan Fest Nights, marking a profound investment into a brand-new entertainment offering at the theme park. Though Halloween Horror Nights operates under the same event hours – 7 PM-2 AM – and offers a variety of separately-ticketed experiences in the form of various haunted houses and scare zones – Universal Fan Fest Nights offers a much more diverse variety of immersive interactive experiences that tap into the wider array of genres of sci-fi, fantasy, gaming, and anime. While this year’s event features a lineup of…
Welcome to part two of our behind-the-scenes preview of Universal Fan Fest Nights! Here, we’ll take a look at Dungeons & Dragons: Secrets of Waterdeep, but if you missed part one where we dove into the details of Star Trek: Red Alert, you can also check out that article here. Once again, there will be spoilers ahead. Located in Soundstage 15 on the Lower Lot of the theme park, Dungeons & Dragons: Secrets of Waterdeepsimilarly aims to provide guests with a truly epic immersive walk-through experience as they are transported into the fantastic world of D&D. With the story anchored…
As the opening weekend of the inaugural Universal Fan Fest Nights event approaches on Friday, April 25, Inside Universal was recently invited for a behind-the-scenes tour of two of the brand-new walk-through experiences featured at the event: “Star Trek: Red Alert” and “Dungeons & Dragons: Secrets of Waterdeep”. Stephen Siercks, Senior Director of Entertainment Production at Universal Studios Hollywood, walked us through the layout of these two immersive experiences that promise to engulf guests in their respective worlds of sci-fi and fantasy, as well as provided us with a comprehensive rundown of what guests can expect to experience when both…
It’s time to get ready to “Really Go There” as Universal Studios Hollywood prepares to soon welcome guests to the inaugural Universal Fan Fest Nights – a brand-new after-hours event designed to take fandom to the next level by transporting guests into numerous immersive in-world experiences tapping into the genres of sci-fi, fantasy, gaming, and anime. The event begins Friday, April 25, and will run on select nights through Sunday, May 18, 2025 (April 25-27, May 2-4, May 9-11, and May 16-18). Tickets are now available for purchase on the Universal Fan Fest Nights website, notably including – among numerous…
The holiday season has officially begun at Universal Studios Hollywood! Running now through January 6, 2025, guests can get in the festive spirit by experiencing a variety of offerings throughout the theme park, as well as take in the sights of all the stunning holiday décor extending through Universal CityWalk. Holidays in Super Nintendo World New to Universal Studios Hollywood this season is the introduction of themed holiday decorations for Super Nintendo World, adding a welcome festive touch to the land for the first time ever as guests enter. Moreover, while it was not yet available at the time of…
Let us rejoicify: to celebrate the upcoming release of the first chapter of “Wicked” in cinemas on November 22, Universal Studios Hollywood is unveiling a variety of new offerings for guests to enjoy across the theme park and Universal CityWalk. Though a slightly complicated backstory, for those who may be unaware, “Wicked” is a Universal Pictures film that tells the untold story of the infamous Wicked Witch of the West from “The Wizard of Oz”. “Wicked” is essentially an extended film adaptation of the long-running Wicked the Musical, which first premiered on Broadway in October 2003 with a story based…
With the approach of Hello Kitty’s 50th anniversary this upcoming Friday, November 1, Universal Studios Hollywood and Sanrio recently invited Inside Universal to Universal CityWalk to kick off the celebration at the new Hello Kitty and Friends Café, where a handful of unique 50th-themed offerings are being added to the café menu as well as to the Sanrio Smile Shop located next door. The 50th anniversary celebration with all of its limited-time offerings begins on the official Hello Kitty Day – November 1 – and will continue through December 31. Hello Kitty first welcomed us to her celebration with Kuromi…
This is part two of our behind-the-scenes preview of Halloween Horror Nights 2024! Here, we’ll take a look at Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, but if you missed part one where we previewed A Quiet Place, you can also check out that article here. Again, be warned that there will be spoilers ahead! Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire transports guests back into the heart of New York City for another ghostbusting adventure just like the 2024 film of the same name, though also includes some throwbacks to some of the classic “Ghostbusters” films. In Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, the Spengler family joins forces with the…
Last week, Inside Universal was graciously invited for a behind-the-scenes tour of two of the houses featured at this year’s Halloween Horror Nights in Hollywood: A Quiet Place and Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire. In the first of our two-part behind-the-scenes preview, we will take a look at A Quiet Place. Beware of spoilers ahead! This year’s haunted house based on the horror franchise “A Quiet Place” – located on the Upper Lot in the former building of The Walking Dead Attraction – follows the Abbott family through the plots of A Quiet Place and A Quiet Place Part II as they…