It’s time for August’s photo update around CityWalk Hollywood! This time, we take a look at construction progress on the numerous projects taking place throughout CityWalk as Universal Studios Hollywood remains closed. Let’s get started! Park Update Index » Howl at the Moon » NBC Sports Grill & Brew » Toothsome Chocolate Emporium » CityFood » Sublime Gifts & Finds » Production Central » Reopenings » A Little Bit of This, A Little Bit of That Howl at the Moon As has been the case for the past few months, the former location of Howl at the Moon on the…
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We’re back with July’s photo update around CityWalk Hollywood! Here, we take a look at progress on the multiple projects taking place throughout CityWalk as Universal Studios Hollywood still remains closed. Let’s get started! Park Update Index » Daily Operations » Howl at the Moon » NBC Sports Grill & Brew » Toothsome Chocolate Emporium » IT’SUGAR » Sublime Gifts & Finds » Universal Studios Store » Universal Studios Hollywood Daily Operations Additional locations have opened up since our most recent update, including Antojitos, Jamba Juice, IT’SUGAR, Mini Monster, and more, though Starbucks appears to have closed again. CityWalk remains…
On Wednesday, June 11, CityWalk Hollywood opened to the public for the first time in nearly three months as the first sign of Universal Studios Hollywood’s reopening efforts. A number of third-party venues, including Voodoo Doughnut, Buca di Beppo, Johnny Rockets, Starbucks, and Blaze Pizza among others, returned to daily operations from 12:00PM-8:00PM, but with modified safety procedures, of course. Currently, free general parking is available in the Jurassic Parking structure for all guests, with staggered parking spots available to best ensure social distancing between each vehicle. After parking, all guests head to the first floor of the structure for…
Amidst construction continuing on various projects throughout the theme park property, the Whoville sets on the Universal backlot from Ron Howard’s 2000 film, “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”, have been demolished. While the theme park remains closed due to the Coronavirus pandemic, a new aerial video of the park was shared by Micah Muzio (go to 10:07 of the video) that shows the now-newly-paved area where the sets once stood. Though most of the production took place across eleven soundstages on the Universal backlot, one sequence was filmed outdoors in sets constructed on the area near the “Psycho” house, later…
Recently, Inside Universal was invited for a hard-hat preview of the newest Universal Studios Hollywood attraction, “The Secret Life of Pets: Off the Leash!”, based off of Illumination Entertainment’s hit franchise of the same name. Unlike many of Universal Creative’s recent attractions, this ride featuring a flexible omnimover (constantly-moving) ride system primarily consists of practical sets and elements, with little media used. A grand total of 64 animatronics bring the cute and cuddly characters voiced by their same respective actors from both of The Secret Life of Pets films – including Max, Snowball, Buddy, and Gidget – to life for…
On Tuesday, March 3, 2020, AMC’s The Walking Dead Attraction closed its doors to the general public for the last time. The walk-through, haunted house attraction has a relatively short, yet complex history of just over 3 years, as the experience only recently opened on July 4, 2016. Following four consecutive years of popular mazes based on the hit television series featured at Halloween Horror Nights, creative director John Murdy was asked to build a permanent walk-through attraction to feed the general public’s seemingly never-ending hunger for zombie flicks. However, the attraction struggled to gain the following Universal imagined when…
We’re back with February’s photo update around Universal Studios Hollywood! This month, we take a look at progress on the multiple construction projects throughout the park. Let’s get started! Park Update Index » CityWalk Hollywood » The Secret Life of Pets: Off the Leash! » Lower Lot » Jurassic World: The Ride Refurbishment » A Little Bit of This and a Little Bit of That CityWalk Hollywood On the upper level of CityWalk, the former location of Howl at the Moon remains empty. NBC Sports Grill & Brew continues construction, though without any major changes since our most recent update.…
Universal Studios Hollywood celebrates the “Year of the Rat” as Lunar New Year takes over the Upper Lot of the park once again for 2020. The Lunar New Year celebration takes place primarily inside of Universal Plaza, though additional decorations and food options can be found at the Manhattan Market on New York Street and at the Snack Bar located in the Universal Plaza tower. Customary red Chinese lanterns and cherry blossom wishing trees add beauty to Universal Plaza as lovely music echoes throughout in the background. Here, at the center of the Plaza, guests are once again encouraged to…
Happy New Year! We’re back with January’s photo update around Universal Studios Hollywood! This month, we focus on the progress of “The Secret Life of Pets: Off the Leash!” as well as the progress on the Lower Lot construction. Let’s get started! Park Update Index » CityWalk Hollywood » The Secret Life of Pets: Off the Leash! » Lower Lot » A Little Bit of This and a Little Bit of That CityWalk Hollywood The former location of Howl at the Moon remains empty without any announcement of its future replacement. Construction progresses on NBC Sports Grill & Brew, though…
After a short break, we’re back with December’s photo update around Universal Studios Hollywood! This month, we take a look at progress on “The Secret Life of Pets: Off the Leash!”, as well as a glance at other projects around the park. Let’s get started! Park Update Index » CityWalk Hollywood » The Secret Life of Pets: Off the Leash! » Lower Lot » A Little Bit of This and a Little Bit of That CityWalk Hollywood All signage has been removed from Howl at the Moon, though without any announcement of a future replacement. Construction continues on the future…