Walt Disney World: It's Not Just for Kids

Changes are coming to Universal Orlando in 2012. Read about them here.

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For this week, I have a reminder of what was: Here’s what Amity looks like today.

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For this week’s comparison, we are going on a boat ride.  The captain narrates the tour, and it’s kind of dated0eeling.  It was an opening day attraction. I’m talking about Jaws at Universal Orlando. Much like the Jungle Cruise, while I find the ride itself pretty dull, the theming around it is pretty cool.  See [...]

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It was ok.  There were definitely some funny parts (and some adult-fan extras I’ll get to), but I’d say it’s RedBox-worthy. Some plot points squicked me a little (both the adult with whom I saw the movie and myself were bugged that Carlos the Underling has a Spanish accent, although TVTropes points out that it [...]

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I woke up early the next morning. I headed back down to the Orchid Court Lounge to grab a cinnamon bun. My package from WWoHP was in, so I picked it up-you pick it up at the front desk at Loews resorts, which I find weird. I hopped into a cab to get to the [...]

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I woke up early, and headed to ride the Mummy. Even with my earplugs in, it’s a little loud for me. I then had my fortune told by someone in the New York area. I then headed onto the Horror Makeup Show, which was great as always. I was hungry-I quickly learned that 10am-ish there [...]

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I’ve gotten this this guide for my past two Universal trips, but with The Wizarding World of Harry Potter opening, I thought a touring plan might be a good idea. The guide to Beyond Disney comes from the folks at The Unofficial Guide and Touring Plans. As I’ve said before, I have grown weary of [...]

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As Shrek: The Final Chapter is opening Friday, May 21, I thought I’d be topical and go to Production Central to visit the main green guy himself.  Now, let us be honest here:  if you’re walking into Universal Studios with a case of the “Not Disneys”, Production Central is not going to help.  It’s studio-themed, [...]

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First of all, let me do you a favor.  The Universal parks do not have Expedition Everest, Splash Mountain, Buzz Lightyear, or the Jungle Cruise.  Dig?  Dig.  Then, let me start discussing the best rides and shows at each park. At Universal Studios, my top five must sees are: Beetlejuice’s Graveyard Review is a great [...]

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