Snow-capped Roofs
From the cobblestone alleyways to the snow-capped roofs, you get the sense you are on the street of an English village. It all feels very natural, organic, and comfortable, and that’s was deliberate by the designer. There are film artifacts throughout the village. The school desks and chalkboard in the Defense Against Dark Arts classroom […]
Spell Limits
Above the entrance to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, a sign says “please respect the spell limits.” Â Once inside, our eyes immediately go skyward to a huge, rambling, castle with a jumble of towers and battlements. Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, the magical wizarding school towers over the snow-capped village of Hogsmeade.
Houses Around 747 Jet Airliner
It was fun walking around this set but we were glad it was a movie set and not something we had to experience!
747 Jet Airliner
Our tram stopped at the set from 2005’s “War of the Worlds” (with Tom Cruise), where an airliner has crashed into a residential neighborhood. The actual, full-size 747 jet airliner fuselage was purchased and shipped to Hollywood at the cost of $2 millions. The plan was ripped in two, its tail section is still intact, while […]
Robot Creatures and Hungey Walkers
The Transformers a 3-D thrill ride, takes place in the middle of a war zone. As our seats rocked, the HD 3D media and flight simulation technology made us feel like we had things being thrown at us, hurtling down tall buildings, and large robot creatures coming at us full force. We entered The Walking […]
Dinosaurs
The Jurassic Park river raft adventure, was inspired from the hit movie, Jurassic World. where we saw dinosaurs in their natural jungle habitat. One encounter was with one of the Park’s most famous inhabitants, a 9-foot tall Velociraptor. We narrowly escaped a 50-foot T-Rex as our raft made an 84-foot plunge to safety.
Training
We started our Despicable Me Minion Mayhem 3-D adventure in Gru’s home, where we were recruited for his latest scheme. After making it through “Minion training†things didn’t go as planned! Within moments, we were launched into a trip through his super-villain laboratory. After the ride there was a Minion inspired dance party.
A professional Demonstration
The Special Effects Show was presented by the best stunt performers in sounds, sights and illusions. They fool the cameras to create moments in our favorite films. People were pulled from the audience for the zero-gravity space travel and to produce sound effect. Through professional demonstrations we were shown how they set a person on […]
Odds and Ends
At the Universal’s Animal Actors show, we saw exotic birds, dogs, cats, pigs and other special animals that have been featured in some of Hollywood’s biggest productions. As our tram passed by the infamous Bates Motel from Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho, Norman Bates came out carrying one of his mom’s victims. The Shrek 4-D attraction was […]
Gourmet Lunch
We arrived at Jardin de Paris, the VIP dining room, for our gourmet lunch prepared by Universal’s very own executive chef. The food selection and quality was outstanding!  We had New York Roasted Sirloin, Penne Alfredo with shrimp, Chicken Marsala, Salmon and lots of other things. The food and the atmosphere was so well done, […]