Several new props have gone up outside of Tribute Store Plaza, the mall-themed facade of this summer’s Tribute Store at Universal Studios Florida. The store opened two weeks ago but Universal continues to add movie references and clues.
Tribute Store Facade Updates
The biggest addition to the Tribute Store Plaza facade is Bill and Ted’s time-traveling phone booth from “Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure” and subsequent films. The silver phone booth with an umbrella-like antenna on top is in front of the faux display windows to the left.
The booth’s installation comes just a few days after Universal Orlando Resort posted on X, “PSA: If you see a [phone] in the park, answer it.”
A sign on the phone booth window reads:
…Sorry…
This payphone is out of order
For your convenience, management for Mega Video Rentals has a phone.
(You can’t use it, but they do have a phone)
Inside the phone booth are various references beyond just Bill and Ted. This paper from Lou’s Cafe with “Do not open until 1985” written on the outside is from “Back to the Future.” It’s the letter Marty writes to Doc, hoping to stop his future death.
The letter is on the floor next to Abraham Lincoln’s top hat from “Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure.”
Cowboy boots are in another corner of the booth, next to a Food Palace brochure.
A knight’s helmet sits on a shelf.
Behind the helmet is a newspaper clipping about a giant ape terrorizing the Roosevelt Island Tram. This is a reference to the defunct Universal Studios Florida attraction Kongfrontation. There are also two circle stickers on the shelf, one reading “Mystery.”
A newspaper clipping on another shelf has “Call Rufus” written across it. Rufus is the time traveler sent back in time to ensure Bill and Ted become successful musicians.
Also on this shelf is a Laguna Lounge ad and more circle stickers reading “Comedy” and “Science Fiction.”
Hanging under this shelf is the Circuits of Time directory.
Exposed wires stick out of the phone booth wall.
Next to the phone booth is an orange and yellow bicycle. It has a sleek retro design.
Two new cork boards in blue frames have been added above the planters along the wall.
The boards are covered in flyers and business cards.
This flyer advertises “Danger Space Road” with a neon design.
The action packed eleventh sequel to the world-wide Danger Road franchise. When family just isn’t enough to save the world, one cybernetic being is ready to take on the space cyber apocalypse. Hand to robot hand.
The flyer seems to be poking fun at Universal’s own “Fast & Furious” franchise.
One flyer advertises Universal’s Great Movie Escape, a real escape room experience in CityWalk featuring rooms inspired by “Back to the Future” and “Jurassic World.”
Another flyer advertises the repair services of Mega Video Rentals, one of the Tribute Store’s fictional businesses.
Business cards pinned to the bottom of this board include those for Biff’s Automotive Detailing and Dr. Emmett L. Brown Enterprises — both references to “Back to the Future.” Another card is for Louis Tully, Certified Public Accountant from “Ghostbusters.” A card for Maitland Hardware from “Beetlejuice” covers another card reading, “Call Betelgeuse Betelgeuse Betelgeuse.” Martin C. Brody, the Chief of Police from “Jaws,” has added his business card to the mix.
There’s also a hand-written letter from Brody beseeching for help catching the shark that killed Alex Kitner.
Sitting inside the frame below the cards is a Tribute Theater ticket for “Ghostbusters.” The date — May 24, 2024 — is the opening date of the Tribute Store.
There’s also a card for Mega Video Rentals.
There’s a matchbook for Monsters Hideaway, “open all summer.” The All Hallows Eve Boutique at Universal Islands of Adventure has transformed into the Universal Monsters-themed tiki bar-themed shop for the summer.
A set of keys hanging inside the corkboard display case is labeled for phone booth access.
Check out our full tour of the summer Tribute Store and a list of exclusive Tribute Store merchandise.
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