Universal Orlando® Resort

Universal Orlando® Resort

Jump headlong into the action of your very favourite movies at the amazing Universal Studios® Florida! Remember, this is a real working motion picture studio where movies are being made all the time, but you will go behind the scenes and beyond the screen as you experience a huge and thrilling array of rides, shows, classic movie sets and amazing attractions! 

• Careen and crash your way through Krustyland in the hilarious The Simpsons Ride™.   
• Plunge into total darkness on Revenge of the Mummy™: The Ride - a psychological thriller of a ride, 3,000 years in the making!
• See, hear and feel the action through the technological miracle of OgreVision in Shrek 4-D™.
• Blast through the worlds of your favourite Nicktoons® on Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast™!
  
• Zap aliens on Men in Black™ Alien Attack™ - an incredible interactive ride based on the smash hit Men in Black™ movies. It is never the same ride twice!
• Ensure the future of humanity in the action-crammed Terminator 2: 3-D™.
• Rock out at 65 mph on the brand new Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit™, the only roller coaster where YOU pick the soundtrack and cameras record your ride!  

Universal Studios Florida Rides & Attractions

• Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit- Take Your Music for a Ride n this multi-sensory coaster where YOU pick the music, while on-board cameras capture every moment of your pulse-pounding experience. Height restriction: 51"
• Revenge of the Mummy- Plunge into total darkness as you face fireballs, scarab beetles and an army of warrior mummies on a psychological thrill ride unlike anything that's come along in the past 3,000 years. Height restriction: 48"
• The Simpsons Ride- For the first time ever, you can join America's favorite animated family in an all-new theme park adventure. It's a wild and hilarious ride that sends you swooping, soaring and smashing your way through Krustyland! Height restriction: 40"
• Twister-Ride it out- Step into one of the most action-packed movies of all time and feel what it's like to be a storm chaser, looking a tornado right in the eye. Grab onto the railing and Ride It Out, as our special effects wizards re-create the explosive force of nature at its worst.
• The Blues Brothers- It’s a party on Delancey Street in New York with Jake and Elwood, the bad boys of blues.
• Terminator 2:3-D - Join forces with the TERMINATOR; in a battle to prevent mankind's extinction at the cold, steel hands of futuristic cyborgs. Live action stunts, special effects and amazing 3-D film come together in this TERMINATOR adventure.
• Universal Horror Make up Show- See how top make-up artists create amazing special effects from some of Universal’s most popular movies. Before the show, check out authentic props, set pieces, and behind-the-scenes video from Universal’s film Van Helsing.
• MEN IN BLACK Alien Attack- As an agent trainee, you'll zap aliens as you spin and careen through the streets of New York in this interactive ride based on the hit movie. With multiple endings, it's never the same ride twice! Have you got what it takes to be the best of the best? Height restriction: 42"
• Jaws- Just when you thought it was safe to go back in to the water a giant fin slices through the waves. Only this time you're riding a boat through the water where he's lurking just around the corner! Are you ready to withstand the all-out assault of JAWS?
• Bettlejuices’ graveyard Revue- Beetlejuice cranks up Dracula, Wolfman, Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein® for a Mega-Monster Rock Show filled with screamin’ demons and wailin’ guitars.
• Disaster- Take a harrowing trip into the world of disaster movies in Universal Orlando Resort's newest attraction. If all goes according to plan, it'll be a total catastrophe!
• Animal Actors on location- Animal Actors on Location! is an outrageous show featuring a humorous mix of video, live animal performances and audience interaction. Don't be surprised if things don't always go as scripted, because as anyone will tell you, the animals are running the show!
• A day in the park with Barney- Meet Barney and his friends Baby Bop and BJ in a live sing-along, clap-along stage show. Then afterwards, have fun in Barney’s interactive playground. It’s Super-Dee-Duper!
• E.T. Adventure® - Can you help E.T.; (the extra terrestrial) make it back home? Bring the kids and board your flying bikes as you soar across the stars to help E.T. save his home planet. It's an adventure that will touch your heart all over again. Height restriction: 34"
• Curious George goes to town- Follow the footsteps of that mischievous monkey Curious George® in this colorful play area with water-based fun, as well as a dry area with thousands of soft sponge balls.
• Woody Woodpeckers Nuthouse Coaster- We have a roller coaster for your young kids too! Climb into your crate and take a fun-filled ride through Woody Woodpecker’s own nut factory on this family-style coaster. It’s the nuttiest ride you’ve ever seen! Height restriction: 36"
• Fievels Playground- Get a mouse-eye view of the world in this one-of-a-kind outdoor playground featuring a 1,000-gallon cowboy hat, a 30-foot spider web to climb, and a twisting, turning 200-foot water slide.
• Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast™- Board your own rocket, and follow Jimmy on a wild chase through your favorite Nicktoons, including SpongeBob SquarePants™, The Fairly OddParents™, Hey Arnold!™, and Rugrats™. Height restriction: 40"

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Reviews

Just got back from Orlando and I thought I would let you know all about my time in Universal.

Alot of my friends said I was mad going to Universal with 2 kids quite young "as there wasn't anything for them to do there and I was better just going to Disney". I did have a word with Attraction tickets direct when I booked my tickets and the girl on reservations put my mind at rest and said that there was plenty to see and do in Universal.

We were really lucky and it wasn't busy at all and so didn't have to queue at all for rides.But not sure what it would be like at busy times but I think you can buy passes to by-pass the worst.

We all had our favourite rides but there is 1 that I wouldn't even go on with the rest of them, so I held all the bags while the other half and kids went on Revenge of the Mummy. This would be my worst nightmare an indoor roller coaster. Mind you one of our friends use to hate roller coasters but his wife tricked him into going on it and he loves them all now.They had the old favourites Jaws and ET but to be honest Jaws does seem a bit dated now.My favourite of them all was the Men in Black ride and I was really pleased to get the most points for killing the aliens out of everybody.The kids loved Shrek and so we had to stop and wait for them to have their picture taken with Donkey and of course Shrek.

The thing is with Universal studios it is not just the rides but they have areas which are based around towns in the US. My favourite one was New York mind you, one of my favourite films is the Blues Brothers and I have found a good way of embarrassing my kids. It was when we were walking past what was a New York set and the Blues Brothers turned up in the battered old police car and started to sing and dance and of course I just had to join in and the next thing I was told to come away and not show them up. We had lunch quite late at Mel's drive-in and sat outside and watched the singers and dancers which was really good and yes I did behave myself.

Infact it was such a full day that we didn't see everything and we had to come back another day to see the rest. So I would say to anyone that has kids to go to Universal studios because there is enough to see and do for everyone.

The Brodie Bunch