Universal Orlando is keeping the buzz going. In addition to the new Despicable Me attraction coming to Universal Studios Florida and the spiffed-up Spider-Man ride that will reopen at Islands of Adventure, the resort announced two more new additions for 2012. This spring, the nighttime show, Universal's Cinematic Spectacular: 100 Years of Movie Memories, will open. According to Universal, the presentation will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the film studio by projecting iconic clips from its vast library onto water screens in the lagoon at the Studios park. The show will include colorful fountains and pyrotechnics. That sounds mysteriously similar to World of Color at Disney California Adventure, doesn't it? Cinematic Spectacular will have one thing that Disney's nighttime show does not: the distinctive, booming voice of Morgan Freeman as narrator. I suspect that Universal's show will not be as elaborate as (the incredible) World of Color. Then again, let's wait and see. Universal has been on a tear lately.
The Studios park will also be getting Universal's Superstar Parade, which will feature characters such as SpongeBob SquarePants and the minions from Despicable Me aboard floats. In another Disney-esque move, guests along the parade route will be encouraged to sing and dance with the performers. A new miniature golf attraction is set to open in February at Universal's CityWalk, and the Blue Man Group will launch a revamped show in February at its CityWalk theater.
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When I went to Los Angeles, CA, back in 1980, it was an exciting time -especially for me, being just a teenager and going with my friend and her family. We went to Universal Theaters which back then, their tours were basically the sets of different shows filmed there. We were in a moving audience of chairs and we saw the set of The Bionic Woman (wow, that’s going way back! lol), and Battlestar Gallactica – the original.
I think there was one ride, where one of the biggest attractions, back then was “Jaws.” The film had just been released in 1975 and it was so fun! Ironically, Universal had to retire the Jaws attraction, as it wasn’t attracting many people anymore!! lol..