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11/23/2021 0 Comments

Universal Studios Update: Super Nintendo World and Holiday Prep - November 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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5/24/2021 1 Comment

Universal Studios Hollywood Update - May 24, 2021

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Over the weekend I made a return trip to Universal Studios Hollywood. It was my first visit since they lifted the reservation requirements for annual passholders so I wasn't sure what to expect. 

And to be honest, I think it was actually less busy than the opening weekend for the Annual Passholder free month. The park seems to be running very smoothly despite the ongoing capacity restrictions on rides. I felt very comfortable during my entire visit, was able to ride quite a few things and had a great day. Let's head into the park and see what's going on! We've got video and pics for you to enjoy! 

Written by Gregg Condon
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I arrived at the parking structure at about 8:35. So it took me 13 minutes to park, go through CityWalk, Security and the entrance gates. Not too bad!
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Lots of photo ops for the 2021 graduates
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Having a child who graduated with a bachelors degree in 2020 I feel bad they don't have at least one 2020 photo op for those forgotten graduates
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Let's check out what's going on with Super Nintendo World!
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I know a lot of people feel this is going to open in 2022, but honestly, given the progress being made, I can't see it. At least not in early 2022.
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Will be interesting to see how they dress up this side
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Still amazed just how close it is to the buildings on the lower lot
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Really do hope they do "something" to cover up the soundstages here
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The entrance to the land
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Halloween Horror Nights is definitely coming, although no official announcement has been made ... yet
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In addition to a few normal locations of mazes, two will be in the lot next to the parking structures
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A bit of a zoom here, it says HHN 2020 Wall.
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A look from above. Next time we're at the park I'll walk around a bit to see the facade of this.
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Back inside the park, the upper lot mazes are taking shape
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The rumored Halloween 3.5
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A few more quick notes from the park. Rode Mummy, super fun as always.
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Rode Transformers as well, not a huge fan of this, but it's always fun.
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Always forget just how long this queue is
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This is new since opening weekend
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Some land clearing going on in the far back corner of the lot (beyond the little Europe area). Most likely more soundstages.
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Waterworld has resumed shows!
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Unfortunately no Sea Plane for our show
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But super fun nonetheless
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Dongpo is still closed, anybody know if it's reopened at all?
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No visible work going on with Toothsome
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It looked like iFly was back open
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Alright, that's a wrap! Thanks for reading! Cheers!

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3/22/2021 0 Comments

Universal Studios Update: Taste of Universal, Pets Place, Super Nintendo World - March 22, 2021

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Over the weekend we made a trip up to Universal Studios Hollywood to take in their Taste of Universal event. We were super excited to get back into the park, try some yummy food and spend a few hours in the park. 

Since our last visit in February 2020, there's been a lot of stuff going on. Namely the all new Pets Place near the Secret Life of Pets: Off The Leash attraction and construction on Super Nintendo World. So of course we had to check out both. 

Written by Gregg Condon
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Kong has always been the King of Citywalk
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The movie theater is back open, but no theater attractions in the park are.
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Nothing has changed on the outside of Toothsome since the last time we were at CityWalk
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But it is coming soon!
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Lots of outside seating available all around CityWalk
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Mmm, Donuts
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One of our favorite eateries at CityWalk is now open for outdoor dining
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NBC Sports Grill looks like it could open at any time
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In the meantime, the outside seating area is being used for Antojitos
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Vivo is also open for outdoor dining, they don't have as much outdoor space as some of the other eateries however
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New store too!
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Let's head in to get our taste on!
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Bello!
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The park looks great, didn't feel too busy at all and had signs and table cleaners everywhere
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Lots of space around the park to get pics of things with no people in them
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Pets Place looks awesome! Some pics from inside the store are below.
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Can't wait for this to open!
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The virtual queue machines are ready to go as well as the height markers for the attraction!
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Test seat too!
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There are even some new additions to Super Silly Fun Land!
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The Minion Café is super cute, and we can't wait to try all of the food offerings here.
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Unicorn Cupcakes
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The Loaded Mac and Cheese was very tasty, would recommend
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Gabe from Theme Park Duo got the Meatball Mac and Cheese and said it was very good
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Minion Pudding Thing
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We of course had to head into Wizarding World. At Three Brooksticks got some Sticky Toffee Pudding and of course Butterbeer
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It was nice to be back in Wizarding World

Super Nintendo World Construction 

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The first escalator down to the lower lot was open so we were able to get some pics and video of Super Nintendo World
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You can see where Super Nintendo World is in relation to the rest of the Lower Lot
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An overview of the entire lower lot
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You can see the entry warp pipe in the bottom right corner of this pic. It will be near Transformers.
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A zoomed in view of the entry area and warp pipe
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A look at the entire land
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A different view from Super Silly Funland
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A year ago I would have said the stores/restaurants here would be removed for Super Nintendo World. Now, it's obviously not happening. As you can see the walls around the land have been built around the existing buildings.
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Oh look, HHN Construction!
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One of the HHN Speculation Maps indicates we will get "HHN Lite" here in Hollywood, with two mazes being open during the day. Definitely have some questions about that, namely that these tents get SUPER hot and are not completely dark during the day.

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Back to the food. Chicken Chicharrón. This may have been my favorite thing I ate all day.
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The Street Tacos were also very good, and not just for "theme park tacos". They were actually really good tacos.
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Now that's a pretzel!
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If you didn't get a pink donut, did you even go to Springfield?
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Hello Kitty!!
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Overall we had a great time at Taste of Universal. Many of the food items were pretty much what you can get when the park is open vs specialty food items, but since the park isn't open we were ok with that. The longest lines for the event were at Three Brooksticks and Krusty Burger, which struck us as odd if I'm being honest. But hey, people like those Krusty Burgers! 

The event runs for the next few weeks. Be sure to check it out! 

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