The town of Sweethaven in Universal Islands of Adventure is now blocked from guest access as Popeye & Bluto’s Bilge-Rat Barges undergoes its annual refurbishment. Popeye & Bluto’s Bilge-Rat Barges Refurbishment Construction walls and green scrim run behind the Popeye statue in the Toon Lagoon courtyard, blocking access to the ride and surrounding walkways. This … Read more
Popeye the Sailor, created by Elzie Crisler Segar, is now public domain. Popeye is among a slew of 1929 characters and works, as well as 1924 sound recordings, that entered the public domain on January 1, 2025. These include more Mickey Mouse cartoons and Disney’s “The Skeleton Dance.” Popeye debuted in the daily King Features … Read more
Though Popeye & Bluto’s Bilge-Rat Barges and Wimpy’s have reopened in Universal’s Islands of Adventure, Me Ship, The Olive remains closed for refurbishment. We saw crews touching up the paint on the ship’s funnel. Me Ship, The Olive is a water play area with slides, nets, and interactive games. Scaffolding currently surrounds the funnel and … Read more
Grab your cans of spinach and head on down to Universal’s Islands of Adventure, as Popeye & Bluto’s Bilge-Rat Barges have returned from refurbishment this week! Popeye & Bluto’s Bilge-Rat Barges The swashbuckling raft ride closed back in late February for its annually-scheduled refurbishment, around the same time it closed last year as well. Walls … Read more
Popeye & Bluto’s Bilge-Rat Barges at Universal’s Islands of Adventure is now closed for a standard refurbishment. It will reopen on March 10, 2023. Construction walls are up around the water ride, which closed as Jurassic Park River Adventure reopened. Walls also block Wimpy’s. We saw crew members in a cherry picker working on the … Read more
The refurbishment schedule for Universal’s Islands of Adventure has been updated with a new reopening date for Jurassic Park River Adventure and a new closing date for Popeye & Bluto’s Bilge-Rat Barges. Jurassic Park River Adventure was originally scheduled to reopen on February 4, 2023, but its refurbishment was extended. The calendar on the Universal … Read more
Popeye & Bluto’s Bilge-Rat Barges at Universal’s Islands of Adventure will close for a month-long refurbishment starting on February 13, 2023. The water ride is scheduled to be closed through March 10, 2023. It went through a standard refurbishment about this same time last year. Meanwhile, Jurassic Park River Adventure is closed for its regular … Read more
Popeye & Bluto’s Bilge-Rat Barges has reopened following its scheduled refurbishment at Universal’s Islands of Adventure. Walls were erected around the attraction’s entrance and are now gone. The raft ride closed at the beginning of the month for its annual refurbishment. And is now open again for guests to enjoy. Are you happy this attraction … Read more
Popeye & Bluto’s Bilge-Rat Barges has closed for refurbishment at Universal’s Islands of Adventure. Walls have been erected around the attraction’s entrance. It’s not unusual for water rides such as Popeye & Bluto’s Bilge-Rat Barges to close briefly during the winter season for a refurbishment. Dudley Do-Right’s Ripsaw Falls just reopened after a refurbishment the … Read more
More and more characters are appearing up-close again at Universal Orlando Resort. Whos have been freely walking around Seuss Landing for the holidays and we recently spotted Beetlejuice interacting with guests at Universal Studios Florida. We found more non-distanced characters in Universal’s Islands of Adventure. On Marvel Super Hero Island, Captain America and Wolverine are … Read more
Avast! Several days after the rest of the play area welcomed guests once more, the top deck of Me Ship, The Olive has finally reopened at Universal’s Islands of Adventure. The ropes blocking the staircase have been removed, so let’s explore! You can get a bird’s-eye view of the ship’s smokestack, featuring the likeness of … Read more
Just last week we found new face coverings hit the shelves around Universal’s Islands of Adventure. We’ve now discovered even more designs featuring some classic characters. Popeye the Sailor “100% American” Face Covering – $8.00 Popeye the Sailor shows off his “100% American” pride on this face covering as he poses in front of an … Read more
Ahoy Mateys! Popeye seems to be regaining his presence over at Islands of Adventure at Universal Orlando Resort between Popeye’s & Bluto’s Bilge-Rat Barges reopening earlier this year and this discovery today. On a trip to Universal’s Islands of Adventure Trading Company we came across face masks featuring our favorite sailor. Popeye the Sailor Man … Read more
On February 1st, Popeye and Bluto’s Bilge-Rat Barges closed for refurbishment at Universal’s Islands of Adventure. During the refurbishment, a small flash fire broke out at the attraction. However, the barges are now officially open for guests to enjoy. Though Universal Studios and Universal’s Islands of Adventure both reached capacity today, the wait time for … Read more
A brief fire erupted at Popeye & Bluto’s Bilge-Rat Barges at Universal’s Islands of Adventure this morning. We spotted the fire from across the lagoon and could hear shouting. Popeye & Bluto’s Bilge-Rat Barges is currently closed for refurbishment so no guests would have been in this area. The fire sent up a plume of … Read more
Popeye & Bluto’s Bilge-Rat Barges has closed for refurbishment at Universal’s Islands of Adventure, one day earlier than scheduled. The walls erected around the attraction’s entrance also block off Wimpy’s and the lagoon viewing area. It’s not unusual for water rides such as Popeye & Bluto’s Bilge-Rat Barges to close briefly during the winter season … Read more