May 1, 2006
UNIVERSAL ORLANDO VACATIONS
Guests Can Customize Universal Orlando Vacations
With Wide Selection of On-Line Booking Options Available Through Universal’s Travel Company
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April 26, 2006
UNIVERSAL ORLANDO INCREASES HOURLY START RATES FOR EMPLOYEES
ORLANDO, Fla. - April 25, 2006 - Universal Orlando Resort is increasing its hourly start rate for new employees to $7.25 an hour from $6.75 an hour – and adding an extra 25-cents an hour for workers with two years experience in tourism or hospitality, creating a potential start rate of $7.50 for some employees.
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April 15, 2006
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS FLORIDA
Imagine plummeting down a virtual 1,000-foot waterfall in Shrek 4-D or speeding through darkness in the world’s first psychological thrill ride in Revenge of The Mummy—The Ride or performing pulse-pounding stunts in the new Fear Factor Live attraction.
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April 4, 2006
SHREK 4-D
ORLANDO, Fla -- The comic talents of Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz and John Lithgow return to give voice to the swamp-dwelling ogre, Shrek, his faithful companion, Donkey; his bride, Princess Fiona; and the vengeful ghost of Lord Farquaad in Shrek 4-D, an animated saga that picks up the story where the Oscar-winning feature film “Shrek” left off.
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April 4, 2006
THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF SPIDER-MAN
ORLANDO, Fla. –Your world is turned upside-down as you seem to step into a living comic book, where you are attacked by super villains, aided by super heroes, soar through the sky and help rescue the Statue of Liberty. You feel rushing wind when you fly, searing heat as you duck fiery flameballs and the “thud!” of a web-swinging Spider-Man landing on the hood of your vehicle.
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May 31, 2005
CRITTER CONTACT
ORLANDO, Fla. – The Goliath Bird-Eating tarantula is the size of a dinner plate and feeds on everything from mice to small birds. The Black Rat snake can grow up to eight-feet long, is an excellent climber, and can shake its tail so vigorously it is often confused for a rattle snake.
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May 31, 2005
REALITY TELEVISION
ORLANDO, Fla. -- In 1948, NBC aired "I'd Like to See," a first-of-its kind show that allowed viewers to request such things as the chance to watch two railroad trains collide. NBC then filmed and broadcast the requested events. It was with "I'd Like to See" that reality TV was born.
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May 31, 2005
FROM TV TO THEME PARK
ORLANDO, Fla – The idea of creating a “Fear Factor”-based attraction at the famed Universal theme parks began soon after Universal and NBC joined to create NBC/Universal.
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April 15, 2005
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS - THE HEART OF THE ACTION
Imagine plummeting down a virtual 1,000-foot waterfall in Shrek 4-D or speeding through darkness in the world’s first psychological thrill ride in Revenge of The Mummy—The Ride or performing pulse-pounding stunts in the Fear Factor Live attraction.
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April 15, 2005
“MUMMY” MOVIES ROAR TO LIFE AT UNIVERSAL ORLANDO
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Based on the phenomenally popular “Mummy” films that have grossed nearly $1 billion worldwide, Universal Studios’ Revenge of The Mummy-The Ride heralds in a new era in thrill rides. It’s the first attraction in history to feature an unprecedented fusion of threshold technology, high-speed roller coaster engineering and space age robotics, which propels guests through special effects-laden and ancient Egyptian catacombs.
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