Archive for the ‘Universal’ Category

3 Doors Down will be among the acts appearing at the annual Mardi Gras event at Universal Studios Florida. Full story

Universal Orlando has been slapped with a fine and forced to make changes following an accident this summer involving the resort's Dueling Dragons roller coaster. Full story

General Electric has reached a tentative agreement to buy Vivendi’s 20 percent stake in NBC Universal for about $5.8 billion. Full story

Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando are among the winners of the Themed Entertainment Association’s annual awards. Disney’s Toy Story Mania! was honored as one of two outstanding attractions. Judges said the ride, which is in both Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Disney’s California Adventure, is “consistently ... Full story

The global recession continued to squeeze Universal Orlandoduring the third quarter, as attendance, sales and profit all dropped from a year ago. Full story

The parent company of Universal Studios theme parks in Orlando, California and Japan said this morning that attendance at the resorts continued to struggle during the third quarter but that it was able to offset the declines with continued cost-cutting. Full story

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter has an opening date, although it's a pretty broad one: Spring 2010. Full story

Blue Man Group at Universal Orlando Resort is offering students with valid college ID a specially priced $30 ticket – more than half-off the regular ticket price – to see Blue Man Group nightly performances in Orlando, Florida. Full story

Just four days after launching a soft opening of its long-delayed but highly anticipated roller coaster, Universal Orlando on Wednesday declared Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit officially open to all guests. Full story

Universal Orlando has matched Walt Disney World's latest price increase . Full story