Caro-Seuss-el in Seuss Landing at Universal’s Islands of Adventure abruptly closed last summer and has remained closed for refurbishment. The attraction remains surrounded by pink construction walls and grey scrim. Nearby, construction walls also surround the “If I Ran the Zoo” playground. From the ground, we could see some crew members working on the roof … Read more
Poseidon’s Fury at Universal’s Islands of Adventure was closed again today, March 21, after being closed yesterday, March 20. A Team Member told us it would be down for the rest of today and did not know when it would reopen. The attraction only just reopened after almost two years on March 14. The reason … Read more
A new metal model kit, where you can build Hagrid’s motorbike as seen in Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure, has just landed at the Universal Studios Store in CityWalk. Hagrid’s Motorbike 3D Metal Model Kit – $30 With the metal parts, you can build your very own miniature 3D version of Hagrid’s motorbike. The motorbike … Read more
Camp Jurassic at Universal’s Islands of Adventure has had its fair share of closing and reopening due to maintenance and refurbishments over the past year. Today, we are happy to report the walls are once again down at the camp. The net has been removed from one of the slides. Walls were last put up … Read more
Dudley Do-Right’s Ripsaw Falls has officially reopened at Universal’s Islands of Adventure! Construction walls and scaffolding are now gone and the log flume ride is back up and running. The attraction reopened just yesterday. While we were there, the attraction opened for about an hour then must have had some technical issues as it went … Read more
Whichever red superhero you prefer, we’ve got you covered with these new Spider-Man and Deadpool Loungefly wallets now available at Universal’s Islands of Adventure. Spider-Man Loungefly Wallet – $35 The pattern on this wallet is Spider-Man’s suit. We found it in 5 & 10. The Marvel and Loungefly logos are on the back of the … Read more
We noticed more refurbishments underway on a recent visit to Universal’s Islands of Adventure! Several parts of The Lost Continent were looking as good as new with fresh coats of paint. Team Members recently repainted this golden octopus outside of the seasonally-changing Halloween shop (currently the All Hallows Voodoo Boutique) at The Lost Continent. They … Read more
Dudley Do Right’s Ripsaw Falls in Toon Lagoon at Universal’s Islands of Adventure is currently closed for a scheduled standard refurbishment. Construction walls surround the water ride and we can now see scaffolding against a façade. A crew member was working on the scaffolding this morning. As a water ride, Dudley Do-Right’s Ripsaw Falls closes most … Read more
Back away, muggles. Magic is currently at work around the Hogwarts Express in Hogsmeade. Construction walls have been erected around the Hogwarts Express display train in Hogsmeade in Islands of Adventure. This is expected to be a short refurbishment and has no effect on the Hogwarts Express ride that transports witches and wizards from park … Read more
During our recent excursion at Universal’s Islands of Adventure, we came across this frighteningly cute new “Jurassic Park” T-rex refillable mug in Jurassic Outfitters. T-Rex Refillable Mug – $15.99 Just like a real Tyrannosaurus rex, this refillable mug is cutely disproportionate, with the head making up the majority of the mug. Then the rest of … Read more
Mardi Gras 2022 kicks off on February 5 at the Universal Orlando Resort and preparations for the festival are continuing around the parks. Over at Islands of Adventure, more decorations have been added to the All Hallows Eve Boutique. This new store has maintained its creepy vibe and has successfully been themed around each holiday … Read more
In compliance with the recent Emergency Temporary Standard requiring employees of companies larger than 100 employees to implement a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy or to undergo weekly COVID-19 testing and wear a face covering while working, Universal Orlando Resort has announced that their policy regarding the resort’s Team Members will go into effect starting today, … Read more
It seems that Universal Orlando Resort is getting ready for the holiday crowds because they opened both tracks of The High in the Sky Seuss Trolley Train Ride. And if you hop on, you’ll get clear views of the latest construction of the Caro-Seuss-el. In October, we reported how the roofing of Caro-Seuss-el seemed to … Read more
Construction walls have been moved back around Caro-Seuss-el in Universal’s Islands of Adventure, which has been under refurbishment since August. In addition to the themed construction walls, grey tarp surrounds the carousel. The evacuation stairs for the closed track of The High in the Sky Seuss Trolley Train Ride! are now visible. This track of … Read more
Construction walls are back up at Camp Jurassic in Universal’s Islands of Adventure. The walls block off the entrance to the first floor play area. One of the slides is also closed off with a net. A couple of weeks ago, we reported how the construction walls were removed. But it looks like a little … Read more
More scaffolding has been erected against the façade of Poseidon’s Fury in Universal’s Islands of Adventure. Yesterday we noted that crew members seemed to be working on putting up the scaffolding and it now reaches higher than before. The scaffolding is just past the entrance to the attraction, which has been closed since August 2020. … Read more