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Universal Studios Update: Super Nintendo World and Holiday Prep - November 23, 2021

11/23/2021

 
During our marathon day last Friday, our first stop was at Universal Studios Hollywood. While the holidays have not officially started at the park yet, there was a lot to see, lots being prepared for the holidays and of course, a lot of work going on at Super Nintendo World! Let's head into the park! 

Written by Gregg Condon
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Always love the tree at Citywalk. Note: Why can't we get those types of barriers for HHN? =)
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Santa Kong is the best Kong
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Even though the Holidays at the park don't begin until November 26th, still lots of Holiday touches and merchandise!
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What's up snow person!
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I got to meet the future Max!!!
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Lots of progress on Super Nintendo World
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You could see a lot of movement going on inside the building
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Hoping they do something with the rest of the exposed building here
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Lower Lot Christmas Tree
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Rode the Mummy, because I could. =)
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Lots of great merchandise all through the park
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Had a thought to watch all of the movies on the Universal timeline, maybe in 2022
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It was finally cool enough for Hot Butterbeer!
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Who Car
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I think I need this!
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Lots of Grinchmas merchandise, some returning designs, but some new too!
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Hi Max!
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The pajama section
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Cannot wait for Grinchmas! Hoping to check it out over the next few weeks!

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Universal Studios Hollywood Welcomes Nearly 300 Homeless School Children from Operation School Bell as Part of its Inspirational 16th Annual “Day of Giving”

11/10/2021

 
Universal Studios Hollywood, joined by employee volunteers, celebrated its 16th annual “Day of Giving” philanthropy outreach event by hosting nearly 300 homeless children from Operation School Bell with a day of fun at the theme park
Highlights of the event will include providing the children with an assortment of new clothing and school supplies, from tennis shoes, uniforms and jackets to backpacks and books. The morning will culminate with an adventurous day at the theme park where the children will have a chance to enjoy such rides as the new “The Secret Life of Pets: Off the Leash!,” journey through “The Wizarding World of Harry Potter” and embark on a behind-the-scenes look at how movies are made on the world-famous Studio Tour.
The inspirational “Day of Giving” event is a yearly Universal Studios Hollywood tradition designed to connect employees with diverse community organizations, many of which are beneficiaries of the company’s in-house philanthropic organization, Discover A Star Foundation whose mission is to empower individuals and families to lead more productive and fulfilling lives. The day-long event will also support several other non-profit organizations across Los Angeles, including Covenant House, MEND Foodbank, The Foster Children’s Resource Center and Project Angel Food.

Universal Studios Hollywood Super Nintendo World Update - November 2, 2021

11/2/2021

 
Happy Tuesday everybody and welcome to another amazing Park Journey update! 

Today we're heading to Universal Studios Hollywood to check out the progress on Super Nintendo World and a few other things around the park. I'll also give my final thoughts on HHN 2021. 
Written by Gregg Condon
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Welcome to Hollywood, Universal style! It was an awesome day!
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I'll be honest, my main goal for visiting was to get one of the Minion Halloween Popcorn Buckets. But apparently they had sold out weeks prior. =(
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Some work going on in Super Silly Funland
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Figured I should ride the only working tram in Southern California (seriously, SFMM and Disney only have buses right now, no other parks have them for now)

What’s this? A working tram!!! □@UniStudios FTW!! #UniversalStudios #UniversalStudiosHollywood #StudioTour pic.twitter.com/qprV9Qx6Cd

— Park Journey (@Park_Journey) October 29, 2021
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The backside of Super Nintendo World
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Yep, this is still here. I really wish they'd re-do some of the Studio Tour. I mean, they're STILL talking about Desperate Housewives.
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The front side of Super Nintendo World
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They really are working rather quickly now
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In our video we mentioned that the building on the left (with the purple) was Bowsers castle, and were basing this off of Universal Japan. But in looking at the shapes of the building a bit closer, it does appear we're getting a mirrored image of the one in Japan.
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That would mean that this is the mountain where the Yoshi ride is in Japan (that Hollywood is reportedly not getting at opening)
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And that this is Bowsers Castle, more at the center of the land.
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And these are all of the shops and restaurants that are to the left of the entrance in Japan.
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A pic of the land overview from Japan for comparison. (photo from Reuters)
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If you think I'm wrong about this, please let me know! =)
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I'm sure somebody smarter than me had already picked up on this, but I haven't really seen anything about it.
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Looking forward to seeing this project progress over the next few months. Hopefully we'll get an announcement with an opening time-frame soon!

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Before we end Halloween season completely, wanted to give some final thoughts on HHN 2021.
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We loved that Wizarding World was open, and enjoyed it every time! Now about those Dementors?
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Bride of Frankenstein Lives was our favorite maze on opening night, and all the way through the run.
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We hope the Universal Monster mazes continue, we'd love to see The Creature next year!
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Even though we probably won't get the Frequent Fear next year (we'll be in Canada for a bit) we will definitely be making a few visits.
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For those of you who have been following along with us for awhile, you'll be happy to know that we FINALLY parked in Curious George. In all our visits to USH, I had never parked in this structure. Which is bizarre and weird right? Lol.

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