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
In preparation for the eventual re-opening of Universal Studios Hollywood, signs reminding guests to wear face coverings over both their nose and mouth have been added to the Upper Lot of Universal Studios Hollywood, behind the park entrance. In addition, hand sanitizing stations have been set up along the high traffic entryway to the park, … Read more
Universal Studios Japan has been fully reopened since June 19th to Guests living in the 6 prefectures of the Kansai area, and to Annual Passholders nationwide. Now, the park is moving forward to continue reopening to the rest of Japan starting July 20th! The lifting of restrictions comes as COVID-19 has come under control in … Read more
Paving the way for California theme park venues, Universal CityWalk Hollywood became the first major shopping and dining complex to reopen on June 10th. With this reopening, we came expecting social distancing precautions and temperature checks similar to the reopenings that we’ve seen in Orlando. Come take a look at what safety measures were taken. … Read more
Today marked the momentous date in theme park history, as Universal Studios Japan became the first park to reopen following 99 days of the extended COVID-19 closure. While we aren’t able to visit yet as we don’t have anyone living in Osaka Prefecture, many fans of the park were on-site today to give a peek … Read more
Earlier this week, Universal Studios Japan became the first major park in Japan to announce its reopening. Soft openings for Osaka Prefecture residents with Annual Passes begin on June 8th, while the park will reopen to Guests in the Kansai region of Japan on June 19th. Since concerns are still high regarding COVID-19 in Japan … Read more
Universal Studios Hollywood is urging Los Angeles County officials to allow for reopening between mid-June and July 1. President and Chief Operating Officer of Universal Studios Hollywood, Karen Irwin, has asked the L.A. County Board of Supervisors to allow employees to return to work to prepare for reopening as soon as possible. Irwin believes that … Read more
Universal Orlando Resort is preparing to reopen all three of their theme parks, starting with soft openings for Team Members today and registered Annual Passholders leading up to the grand reopening on June 5. CityWalk, Universal Orlando’s smaller version of a “Disney Springs” shopping and dining district, reopened earlier this month with added health and … Read more
Theme park history was made once again by Universal today. But this time, it was across the Pacific Ocean in Japan. As we reported earlier, Universal Studios Japan in Osaka announced today that they will be reopening their gates on June 8th to passholders, and June 19th for general guests! This makes them the first … Read more
We may once again see theme park history very soon. An accidentally-posted video on the official Universal Studios Japan Twitter account may have revealed that Japan’s third-most-popular theme park will reopen its gates on June 19th, the first major park to return in Japan! The news came from a video that was accidentally tweeted by … Read more
While Universal Studios Japan quietly extended the halt on ticket sales through June 8th this week, a special notice was issued to holders of Annual Passes today, informing them that their pass validity was extended by 107 days, according to Twitter users. This could possibly correlate to a reopening date around June 15th. Universal Studios … Read more
Welcome to another week of quarantine in the weird world of post-Disney closures! The parks may be closed off for now, but we’re trying to bring you as much entertainment as possible, with daily lineups full of fun YouTube content. This morning, join our host Colleen as she talks about the art of cosplay and shares … Read more