Universal Orlando Gets High...in the Sky

Nearly all other theme parks announced their new attractions and features for the 2006 season long ago, and since Universal Orlando didn't make a peep, it appeared it was going to be sticking with the status quo this year. Not so. With some better-late-than-never news, the Florida resort just announced that it will debut Universal 360: A Cinesphere Spectacular at Universal Studios Florida. The nighttime show, which debuts in early July, will feature highlights from the studio's impressive movie catalog projected onto four, 40-foot-tall, 360-degree globes set up around the park's lagoon. The show will incorporate original music, lasers, and, because it's Universal, some in-your-face pyrotechnics. The resort says that it will develop other Cinesphere shows for its Halloween Horror Nights (which will move back to the Universal Studios park this year) and Christmas holiday events. At Islands of Adventure, the overhead track and show building at the edge of Seuss Landing that has been dormant since the park opened in 1999 will finally spring to life when the High In The Sky Seuss Trolley Train Ride debuts in June. The attraction will feature scenes from Dr. Seuss stories, including “Dr. Seuss's ABCs” and “The Sneetches and Other Stories.” The CityWalk entertainment complex will welcome the Red Coconut Club in June and the Bubba Gump Shrimp Company restaurant in July.
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