 Last week was the Inaugural Minions 5k at Universal Studios Hollywood. Originally only supposed to take place on Saturday, the event was so popular that they had to actually do two 5k's, one on Saturday and one on Sunday. We were invited out to cover the event early Saturday morning (good thing I was still on Orlando time). As somebody who's run over 40 half-marathons and 6 marathons, it was odd for me to be on this side of the race, but equally as fun!! Written by Gregg Condon Welcome to Universal Studios Hollywood!!  Never have seen the sun rising on the sign, it was kind of cool.  The racers getting ready, there were probably about 6-7 "waves" of runners. They did an amazing job making sure the course wouldn't be overcrowded.  Run that way!!   Even the Minions were excited to race  And of course, they were out at the start    Check out some highlights of the race start and finish. We definitely did more video than pics. Pika, Pika  The atmosphere at the finish was amazing   A look at the medal, very nice. And it's animated, you can spin it (totally should have done a .gif).  This was just the first race, Universal will be holding a Jurassic themed race in November, we'll definitely be running/covering that one as well. As soon as details are released we will for sure be sharing them. Related Videos:
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 It's been a few weeks since our last Universal Studios Hollywood update, and if the progress of work going on around the park is any indication, we're going to have to start doing more of them. The park is starting to remind us of 2015 when the entire upper lot was being worked on for Springfield and Wizarding World. But this time there are three major projects happening on the upper and lower lot. Let's take a look!! Written by Gregg Condon Our first stop most days is of course Wizarding World. We got into the park right at opening and had about a 15 minute wait for Forbidden Journey.  Usually we just do single rider, but sometimes we go for the full experience.  It was a perfect day at the park, didn't get too busy until about 1 or 2 (as we were leaving).  We of course had to get some Butterbeer. What's your favorite kind?  Most of the people in our group hadn't done Kung Fu Panda yet, so we had to give that a visit. Really enjoy it.   Now that Lunar New Year is over they are doing some work in Universal Plaza. Not sure if it's just general refurbishment or if they're doing something for the next event.   Let's first take a look at "Unannounced Project #1" (or is this Unannounced Project #2). We have a hard time keeping track. =)  The pictures seen from the upper lot don't do the size of this area justice.  But on the lower lot, you can get a feel for just how big this addition is.   There is actually more room here than you might think.  A crane on-site can only mean one thing ... vertical construction.    As you can see they are starting to go down before they go up.  One of the walls is already taller than the tram.  Jurassic World is really starting to take shape, you can see the T-Rex on the outside very clearly now.   The most interesting thing though is this new build down near the former maintenance pool. Not sure if this is an extension of the ride or they're just re-doing this part of the backstage area.  But as you can see, there is a LOT going on in this area.  Further on the tour, Jaws is getting some love.    Back on the upper lot, "Unannounced Project #2" is getting bigger with each visit.     Alright all, that's gonna wrap it up for this update. As you can see, many new exciting things are coming to the park. They didn't move all those soundstages for nothing. As for when these projects will be "officially" announced, your guess is as good as ours. They just officially announced the new coaster in Florida, and that opens in less than 4 months. So even though we all pretty much know what the construction is for, we think it's more fun to keep calling them "Unannounced #1 and Unannounced #2" for the time being. Kind of like Thing 1 and Thing 2. =) Related Videos:
Related Updates:  Today we were invited out to Universal Studios Hollywood to check out the ever-expanding Lunar New Year Celebrations including new shows, food and a lot of fun. We also took a couple of minutes out to check out the plethora of projects going on around the park. Let's check it out!! Written by Gregg Condon Welcome to Lunar New Year!!   Fun Minion Costumes!!  Some highlights of the event  All of the great things to check out  As well as some fun facts!!  Some great treats at Mr. Ping's Noodles    Year of the Pig cookies  Potstickers were very yummy  As were the Bao. 10/10 would eat again.  A Lunar New Year Tradition  More fun facts ... it's bad luck to clean today!!    You can also learn to draw!!   The stage looks great, lots of fun shows  Including this one that we totally loved which tells the story of the Lunar New Year. The host was great, and her "evil laugh" was so great. Let's take a look at the projects going on around the park. Unannounced Project #1 is looking great!! Look for it to open in 2020.   It's quite large now      Down on he lower lot, it looks like Unannounced Project #2 is going vertical    Let's look at the one project going on at the park that we do know what it is, and it's looking great!!  Brown turns to Grey   The entire area is getting a very nice facelift  The park is gone. The world is coming soon.   Something is missing here ...  Better  CRANE!!!  This will look different soon   Be sure to check out Lunar New Year, you can find out all of the info about this years event here. Related Videos:
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