The Marvel Character Dinner will return to Marvel Super Hero Island at Universal’s Islands of Adventure beginning on February 9, 2023, and reservations are now open. The character dining experience will be on Thursday through Sunday each week. It is a buffet dinner at Cafe 4 that includes one non-alcoholic beverage. Guests also get one … Read more
Jurassic Park River Adventure in Universal’s Islands of Adventure has now closed for refurbishment. It will remain closed through February 3, reopening to guests on February 4, 2023. As a water ride, a winter refurbishment is pretty standard and it likely won’t see any major changes. Hurricane Ian did rip a hole in the side of … Read more
Welcome to a chilly December day here at the Universal Orlando Resort. Let’s get going and start our day at Universal Studios Florida and see what’s new. The crowds aren’t too bad this morning entering the park, but when we stopped into TODAY Cafe for breakfast, we found quite a long line for food. This … Read more
Earlier this month, the beloved kids’ glider ride Pteranodon Flyers closed unexpectedly for an indefinite refurbishment. After later being promised a Christmas Day reopening, the attraction has officially reopened early! The fun glider attraction is located in Camp Jurassic in the Jurassic Park area at Universal’s Islands of Adventure. Pteranodon Flyers is perhaps most notable … Read more
Jurassic Park River Adventure in Universal’s Islands of Adventure will be closed for refurbishment starting on January 9, 2023. It will remain closed through February 3, reopening to guests on February 4, 2023. As a water ride, a winter refurbishment is pretty standard and it likely won’t see any major changes. Hurricane Ian did rip … Read more
Pteranodon Flyers in Universal’s Islands of Adventure closed earlier this month for an indefinite amount of time. We now know it will reopen on December 25, Christmas day. The Universal Orlando Resort calendar now lists the attraction as closed through December 24, 2022. There is still no listed reopening date for Dudley Do-Right’s Ripsaw Falls, … Read more
Just in time for the holiday season, scrim has been removed from the front of Port of Entry Christmas Shoppe in Universal’s Islands of Adventure. The store has remained open while the exterior was refurbished for the past several weeks. The scrim previously covered the top of the building. Construction walls remain around the first … Read more
About a month ago, we showed off new themed turnstiles which were installed at the entrance of Universal’s Islands of Adventure. Now they’ve finally been activated and are open for guests to use! The new turnstiles are located on the right side of the main entrance area in Port of Entry. The new scanners are … Read more
He’s a mean one, but he’s still everyone’s favorite meet and greet during the holidays! The Grinch meet-and-greet has returned to Seuss Landing at Islands of Adventure. From now through January 1, you can meet the Grinch at Honk Honkers in Seuss Landing. This meet-and-greet is in a new location this year, decked out as … Read more
This evening, fans unofficially gathered in front of Hogwarts Castle in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter to honor the passing of Robbie Coltrane, who portrayed Hagrid in all eight “Harry Potter” films. Fans of the Harry Potter series raised their wands to the sky in front of Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey at … Read more
As you’re preparing to exit your journey around the Islands of Adventure at Universal Orlando Resort, for more than two decades you’d usually push your way out through a turnstile. But now they’ve been removed in favor of new digital turnstiles similar to those we saw added over the summer at Universal Studios Florida. Walls … Read more
Dudley Do-Right’s Ripsaw Falls is currently closed for maintenance in Toon Lagoon at Universal’s Islands of Adventure. Team Members told us the attraction was down for unplanned maintenance and would be unavailable for an extended period of time, though couldn’t say exactly how long. An A-frame was up at the entrance letting guests know about … Read more
Jurassic Park River Adventure at Universal’s Islands of Adventure reopened this afternoon after Hurricane Ian ripped off some paneling of the show building, creating a large hole. The hole is near the top of the water ride’s drop. The steel structure of the building is visible but does not appear damaged. Water likely got into … Read more
Universal Orlando Resort remains closed today, September 29, as Hurricane Ian continues to make its way across the state. In addition to flooding in the area, the hurricane has punched a hole into the ride building for Jurassic Park River Adventure at Universal’s Islands of Adventure. Jeff Allen at News 13 shared a video of … Read more
The Hogwarts Express reopens at Universal Orlando Resort after a multi-day closure.
The Dark Arts at Hogwarts Castle will be returning to Universal’s Islands of Adventure on select nights from September 16th through October 31st, 2022. From Universal: As darkness falls on Hogwarts™ castle, Dementors™, Death Eaters™ and other unspeakable creatures cloak the stone walls in sinister images and fiendish magic. Chaos erupts as the image of … Read more
