We’re back with November’s photo update around Universal Studios Hollywood! This month, we take a look at construction progress of the multiple projects throughout the park, as well as a glance at the setup for the upcoming holiday season. Let’s get started! Park Update Index » CityWalk Hollywood » The Secret Life of Pets: Off the Leash! » Grinchmas 2019 » Lower Lot » WaterWorld Refurbishment » Holidays 2019 » A Little Bit of This and a Little Bit of That CityWalk Hollywood Howl at the Moon – which closed in late October – remains visibly unchanged as of this…
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Recently, Inside Universal was graciously invited for a food sampling of Universal CityWalk’s newest restaurants – Vivo Italian Kitchen and the new Antojitos Mexican Restaurant. Both restaurants – owned and operated by Universal itself – offer a variety of dishes inspired by their respective authentic cuisines that all are sure to enjoy. As we have already covered the openings of both restaurants, we’ll use this article to offer you a look at a number of the delicious dishes you can try for yourself at both restaurants. Firstly, we began with a taste test of the many delicious offerings at Vivo…
It’s time for October’s photo update around Universal Studios Hollywood! This month, we take a look at construction progress on The Secret Life of Pets: Off the Leash!, as well as the numerous other projects under construction throughout 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 Howl at the Moon – a piano bar located on the upper level of Universal CityWalk – recently announced that their final night of operation…
This year’s Halloween Horror Nights brings guests a blast from the past on ‘80s Throwback Thursdays! Operating each Thursday during the event, ‘80s Throwback Thursdays feature a number of special offerings centered around the theme of the 1980s, including – but not limited to – a live band playing iconic hits from the decade, a DJ dance party, and even multiple appearances from Beetlejuice himself. As mentioned in our review of this year’s Halloween Horror Nights, many of this year’s mazes – including Ghostbusters, Stranger Things, and Killer Klowns from Outer Space – are based on properties either released in…
Halloween Horror Nights is now in full swing at Universal Studios Hollywood! This year’s event sports a lineup featuring a mixture of horror properties both classic and new, offering something for attendees of all ages to enjoy. With the 1980s becoming increasingly popular in the media, it is not much of a surprise that a number of this year’s mazes – including Ghostbusters, Killer Klowns from Outer Space, and Stranger Things – are based on properties either released or centered around the 1980s. Likewise, much of the advertising and merchandise for Halloween Horror Nights 2019 emulates the vibrant, unique styles…
After nearly a year of renovations on the former Camacho’s Cantina, Antojitos Mexican Restaurant officially opened to the public on August 26, 2019. We recently got our first look inside of the new restaurant and a chance to try out some offerings on the new menu that we’ll share with you later on in the article. For a little bit of backstory, Antojitos is an original restaurant owned by Universal that opened its first location in CityWalk Orlando in 2014. Now, as part of Universal’s dedication to revamping CityWalk Hollywood as well as promoting synergy between the two coasts, many…
We’re back with September’s photo update around Universal Studios Hollywood. This month, we focus on Halloween Horror Nights setup throughout the park, in addition to the numerous projects currently under construction. Let’s get started! Park Update Index » CityWalk Hollywood » The Secret Life of Pets: Off the Leash! » Lower Lot » Halloween Horror Nights 2019 » Halloween 2019 Merchandise » A Little Bit of This and a Little Bit of That CityWalk Hollywood In honor of the upcoming opening night of this year’s Halloween Horror Nights, Voodoo Doughnut is selling a selection of Halloween-themed doughnuts. IT’SUGAR continues its…
In the final part of our behind-the-scenes preview of Halloween Horror Nights, we’ll take a look at Killer Klowns from Outer Space, found in the extended queue of Revenge of the Mummy: The Ride. The 1988 horror-parody, cult classic film has become a highly-requested property by Halloween Horror Nights fans, particularly after the widely acclaimed Killer Klowns from Outer Space scare zone at Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights 28. Similarly to the Trick r’ Treat maze at last year’s event, Killer Klowns from Outer Space will be tackling the challenge of living up to the hype associated with its name.…
In part two of our behind-the-scenes preview of Halloween Horror Nights, we’ll take a look at Creepshow, also located on the Universal metro sets. You can check out part one here, where we preview Ghostbusters. Based on the 1982 horror anthology film as well as Shudder’s upcoming television series, the maze follows three of the stories from the original film – “Father’s Day”, “The Crate”, and “They’re Creeping Up on You!” – in addition to two stories from the television series – “Grey Matter” and “Bad Wolf Down”. Guests enter a facade designed to look like a giant Creepshow comic…
Yesterday afternoon, Inside Universal was graciously invited for a behind-the-scenes tour of some of the mazes that will be featured at this year’s Halloween Horror Nights: Ghostbusters, Creepshow, and Killer Klowns from Outer Space. In the first part of our behind-the-scenes preview, we’ll take a look at Ghostbusters. Though most would not consider it to be a horror franchise due to its emphasis on comedy, Creative Director John Murdy made it a point that Ghostbusters also features a number of horror elements – including the iconic library ghost and terror dogs – giving it an unexpectedly fitting spot at Halloween…