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Springfield: Home of the Simpsons

**Springfield** is a themed area at the Universal Studios Florida theme park in Orlando, Florida. The area is part of the two themed lands at Universal parks around the fictional town of the same name from the American animated sitcom, *The Simpsons*. As of August 11, 2013, Springfield consists of two attractions.

## Attractions

* The Simpsons Ride is a motion-simulator ride that is the flagship attraction for the area. In the ride, patrons are introduced to a cartoon theme park called Krustyland built by Krusty the Clown. Sideshow Bob, however, is loose from prison to get revenge on Krusty and the Simpson family. It opened in 2008.
* Kang & Kodos' Twirl 'n' Hurl is an Aero Top Jet attraction manufactured by Zamperla. It was the last item to open as part of the Springfield expansion. The goal of the ride is to help Kang & Kodos take over Springfield. It opened in 2013.

## Dining

* Krusty Burger
* Lard Lad Donuts
Trading

Trading allows you to exchange items with another player.

**Where:** North-east part of the Science Laboratory

**To Start Trading:** The trading area is divided into 2 sections enclosed by sandbags. To begin trading, 1 player must be in the north section and the other player must be in the south section. When a player is in each section, a trading session begins.

**Trading Sessions:** During a trading session, players cannot attack or use abilities. Neither player will be able to leave the trading area until the trading session has ended, which happens automatically after 100 seconds. There is a 15 second cooldown after a trading session during which another trading session cannot be started. Players will only be able to attack and use abilities again after this 15 second cooldown.

**Giving Items:** To give an item, move the item from your inventory into the green gift bag, which is closest to the other player. You can offer up to 8 items per trade.

**Receiving Items:** To receive the items you traded for, wait for trading to complete. The exchanged items will be dropped on the ground at the location of the purple gift bag. Alternatively, you can move your hero to the purple gift bag, select the bag, open it's inventory, and give yourself the items.
Xeltaria

**Rarity:** Legendary

**Description:** Xeltaria the Derpy Spaceship.

Lovingly nurtured to maximum derpiness by Issachar

**Passive:**

* +10% Movement Speed
* +15% Damage (base damage)
* +100% Health (base health)

**[Press C to move your pets to you]**

**Stage 4**

**Pet**

**Value:** 300,000

**Acquired From (Xeltaria Egg):** Apox

**Notes:**

* Tooltip mentions a heal effect, but there is no true healing. The health bonus is applied to both maximum and current health, which might be considered a heal, but this only happens once, when the pet spawns.
* Tooltip says "+7% all damage", but it's actually +15% to base damage
Triads Force Event

**Event Notice:**

- Triads Force Event -
All bosses spawn 30% faster permanently.
Happy huntings!

**Event Chance:** 10% every 900s (event can only happen once per game)

**Notes:**

* Like Unrelenting Lords, Triads Force does not affect the following bosses:
	+ Apox
	+ Graken
	+ Gurge The Demonic
	+ Rakari Behemoth
	+ Sadistic Mimic
	+ Tooth
	+ Vakhtank / Baal
Thrax Mask

**Rarity:** Epic

**Description:** Mask of the Thrax set.

**Stats:**

* +3 Armor
* +150 Health
* +7 Health Regen

**Set Attributes (Chest, Helmet, Feet, Hands):**

* +250 Health
* +45 Attack Damage
* +220 Spell Damage
* +10% Spell Resistance

**Stage 2**

**Helmet**

**Value:** 105 Gas

**Acquired From:** PvP Shop (105 Gas)
DreamWorks Theatre

The entrance to this attraction

## Overview

**DreamWorks Theatre** is a motion simulator attraction at Universal Studios Hollywood that opened on June 15, 2018, in the Universal City area of Los Angeles, California. The attraction is themed around characters featured in films from DreamWorks Animation and features the use of projection mapping. It replaced the Shrek 4-D attraction, which closed on August 13, 2017.

## History

Following NBCUniversal's purchase of DreamWorks Animation for $3.8 billion in 2016, the company sought to leverage its newly acquired intellectual properties. On June 5, 2017, Universal Studios Hollywood announced the new DreamWorks Theatre attraction, which would open in 2018 and be based on characters featured in DreamWorks Animation films. The attraction replaced the Shrek 4-D attraction on August 13.

## Ride Experience

The attraction's pre-show features a variety of DreamWorks characters, including Shrek, Donkey, Gingy, and the Magic Mirror from Shrek, as well as Poppy from *Trolls*, and Marty and the Penguins from *Madagascar*. Even DreamWorks' mascot, the Moon Child, plays a role in the pre-show, opening the auditorium doors by swinging his fishing rod after being asked to do so by Po.

The theatre uses projection mapping on the interior walls, with a total of seven Christie 4K Boxer Cinema Projectors, surround sound audio, and physical effects such as water, wind, and articulating seats.

## Kung Fu Panda: The Emporer’s Quest

The first attraction to show in the venue was *Kung Fu Panda: The Emperor’s Quest*, which is based on the *Kung Fu Panda* franchise. It takes place on the morning of the Emperor's Great Feast of Heroes, where dragon warrior Po along with Master Shifu and Mr. Ping embark on a quest to deliver the Liquid of Limitless Power to the Emperor. It includes "raging rapids, river wolf pirates, awesome magic and, obviously, Kung Fu." The film was developed in collaboration with DreamWorks, and it featured the original voice cast from Kung Fu Panda (except Dustin Hoffman, who is replaced by Fred Tatasciore as Shifu).

The attraction opened on June 15, 2018.
Storm Force Accelatron

The ride running.

Storm Force Accelatron is a teacups ride located at Islands of Adventure. The premise of the attraction is that Magneto is threatening the world, so Storm and Professor Xavier recruit riders into the "Storm Force Accelatron", a device that they hope will stop Magneto.

## Ride

Riders enter circular shaped cars which are colored either purple or yellow. Once riders have been seated, Professor Xavier and Storm explain the crisis going on, and give guests the instructions on how to use their accelatrons; by turning the vehicle around as fast as possible in an effort to stop Magneto. The ride then begins as riders are spun around in circles on a spinning track while they spin the vehicle even more by turning the wheel in front of them. Sound effects simulating lightning and thunder as well as flashing lights serve as show elements during the ride which originate from an overhead "power generator" facing the center of the track. At the conclusion, Xavier informs riders that they are successful and Magneto is retreating. Riders then exit the vehicles.
Dino-Soarin'

**Dino-Soarin'** is an aerial carousel located in The Lost World at *Universal Studios Singapore*.

## Ride experience

On the ride, guests ride on the back of flying dinosaurs called Pteranodons in this gentle kids’ ride and look out over the lost world of Jurassic Park from on high. Parents accompany their little tots as they soar up into the sky and plunge down into the shadows, feeling the freedom of being a bird of prey in the prehistoric times when dinosaurs walked the earth.
Production Studio Tour

**The** **Production Studios Tour** is a former attraction at Universal Studios Florida. It opened with the theme park on June 7, 1990. Then it permanently closed in 1995, but the Universal Studios Store, where the tour stops at still remains open to this day.

## Plot

Guests would board a tram in front of soundstage 19 (which was located next to Nickelodeon Studios)
 or in the middle of two of the soundstages in the park's production
facilities. From there they would be taken on a 15-minute journey into
and around various sound stages as well as being taken on a general tour
 around the park. Upon the completion of the tour, guests would exit
into *The Universal Studios Store* where they could purchase a variety of merchandise.
Captain Jake

**Jake Grundy**, better known as **Captain Jake** is a character from the defunct attraction *Jaws*.

## History

Jake Grundy was a seaman in Amity Island during the latter end of the 20th century. Following the success of the movie *Jaws* (1975), based on historic shark attacks happening around the same time on the island, Jake opened up a tourism service called *Captain Jake's Tour Boats,* as well as *Saltwater Taffy's World of Seafood Flavoured Taffy* where he played the role of his fake, "Younger sister", "Saltwater Taffy".

Some of his boats were attacked by the shark years later.

## Appearances

### Halloween Horror Nights

#### Dead Man's Pier: Winter's Wake

The bulletin-board in this 2022 Haunted House had a promotion for *Captain Jake's Boat Tours*.

### Jaws

Jake was unseen proprietor of *Captain Jake's Tour Boats* which guests rode on. He appeared in the pre-show videos, as a stereotypical sailor with an eyepatch, a pipe and a fake parrot while promoting his service next to a man in a shark costume called, "Chompy".
Kung Fu Panda: Journey of the Dragon Warrior

**Kung Fu Panda: Journey of the Dragon Warrior** is a multimedia indoor boat ride themed to "The Valley of Peace.", in the Kung Fu Panda Lad of Awesomeness at *Universal Studios Beijing*.

## Ride experience

On the ride, guests make their way to the Jade Palace to meet Master Shifu and train to be among the next generation of Kung Fu warriors. But wait! Po has accidentally let Kai escape from the Urn of Eternal Imprisonment.  (He thought it was a cookie jar, but that’s beside the point.) Now Kai is going to destroy The Valley of Peace! Could the riders be brave enough to join Po and the Furious Five and help defeat the most dangerous villain in the history of Kung Fu?
Murder, She Wrote Mystery Theatre

**Murder, She Wrote Mystery Theatre** is a former interactive show at Universal Studios Florida that opened on June 7, 1990, based on the TV series, *Murder, She Wrote*. Followed by the cancelling of TV series, the show then permanently closed in 1996 and got replaced by *Hercules and Xena: Wizards of the Screen*.

## Plot

In the show, guests were selected to be executive producers on a new episode of the *Murder, She Wrote*
 television show. The 25-minute show focused on the production of a
variety of effects including makeup, sound and visual effects before
showcasing the editing process.
Doctor Doom's Fearfall

A photo of the entrance

Doctor Doom's Fearfall is a S&S space shot ride located at Islands of Adventure. The ride opened on May 28, 1999.

Guests enter a Latverian-themed embassy containing the science laboratory of Doctor Doom. The waiting line takes the guests through a series of hallways, painted with the vibrant theme colors of purple, blue, lime green, and orange. The ride's narrative places riders as test subject of Doctor Doom. The theming sets up the rider as captive who will have their fear extracted for Doctor Doom's weapon.

After walking through the queue, guests reach doors that act similar to an elevator. After using the elevator, riders have reached Doctor Doom's launch platform. When the guests arrive on the loading platform, directly ahead are the seats, aligned in a straight row of four. After riders have safely fastened all seatbelts, Doctor Doom explains his plan to become "the most powerful man on Earth" by using riders' fear as fuel. A doombot commences the countdown, as the ride begins to rise. After the countdown and slight elevation of the vehicle, riders are suddenly launched into the air. The ride then drops directly down, launches up again, and then drops down one final time.

## Trivia

* Freddy Stebbins voices Doctor Doom.
* This is the second time Doctor Doom has appeared in a Universal park, the first being the long-gone "Marvel Super Heroes Showdown" stage show at Universal Studios Florida, where he was assumably voiced by Neil Ross.
* This and Storm Force Accelatron are the only rides in Marvel Super Hero Island not to receive an update in any form.
StreetBusters

**StreetBusters** is a former seasonal street show based on the Ghostbusters Franchise. The show opened in early 1991, and then permanently closed in 1993 and got replaced by *Extreme Ghostbusters: The Great Fright Way*.

## Plot

The show featured the Ghostbusters attempting to catch their biggest foe, Beetlejuice.
Reggie

**Reggie** is a character original to the *Revenge of the Mummy* ride.

### Background

Reggie was an assistant production assistant on, "THE MUMMY III" in the Mummy action-horror franchise around the 2000s. He was mistreated by the crew and by actor Brendan Fraser who he retrieved lattes for. While shooting in the cursed Museum of Antiquities in New York, Fraser and other members of the crew took away Reggie's Medjai amulet which the members of the crew used to protect themselves from the real-world curse of the mummy Imhotep.

Left unprotected, Reggie was attacked by Imhotep and wrapped in bandages like an Egyptian mummy. He was able to warn visitors who then escaped from the Mummy. Reggie's own fate is unknown.

## Appearances

### Revenge of the Mummy

Reggie appears in the pre-show videos. In the queue, the bulletin board has reference to him being missing and having last been spotting, "getting latte". On the same board, Reggie was mentioned on a posting looking for Medjai amulet, several, "While you were out" papers for Reggie asking where he is, and a paper offering out Reggie's job. Reggie then appears on the ride, wrapped in bandages by Imhotep.

### Sahara Traders

A scarecrow depicting the bound Reggie appeared in Sahara Traders during the Halloween "Scarecrow Stalk". Nearby was his worn out ID card, and a missing poster of him.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.theorlandoduo.com/mummy-ride-review/
2. ↑ https://wdwnt.com/2022/01/photos-video-tour-the-full-queue-and-pre-show-video-for-revenge-of-the-mummy-at-universal-studios-florida-2/
3. ↑ https://universalparksnewstoday.com/2021/09/photos-scarecrow-stalk-brings-trick-or-treat-fun-to-universal-orlando-resort/
Dominic Toretto

**Dominic Toretto** is a character featured in *Fast and Furious: Supercharged*, a simulator ride located in the San Francisco section of Universal Studios Florida at Universal Orlando Resort. He is one of three protagonists in *The Fast and the Furious* film franchise, along with Brian O'Conner and Sean Boswell, where he is portrayed by Vin Diesel. Diesel reprises his role for *Fast and Furious: Supercharged*.

## Trivia

* Dominic is one of the primary characters of *The Fast and the Furious* films, and is featured prominently in both advertising for *Fast and Furious: Supercharged*, and the attraction itself.
* Although he is a main character of the franchise, Dominic did not have a major role in two films of the franchise, those being the second and third installments, *2 Fast 2 Furious* and *The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift*.
* Dominic's crew has car keys collected in races from characters such as Doc Brown from Back to the Future, and the Weasleys from Harry Potter.
Magic Potion Spin

**Magic Potion Spin** is a junior Ferris wheel located in Far Far Away at *Universal Studios Singapore*.

## Ride experience

Guests enter Fairy Godmother’s Potion Shop and they’ll find bubbling vats concocted at the fantastical heart of the factory, the Magic Potion Spin. This miniature Ferris wheel drives a clinking, clanking potion assembly line that circles the room, bottling magical elixirs from a giant wooden vat. The guests climb onboard and let the spinning commence.
Curious George Goes to Town

The logo for this area.

## Description

**Curious George Goes to Town** is a kids play area at Universal Studios Florida in Woody Woodpecker's Kidzone that replaced *The Bates Mansion Set*. The play area is based on the classic *Curious George* books by Margret and H.A. Rey.

## Closure

Curious George Goes to Town's closure was announced on November 1st, 2022 and shut down on January 15th, 2023. Other attractions in the area of this land will be shutting down, such as Fievel's Playland, Woody Woodpecker's Nuthouse Coaster, Dreamwork's Destination and Shrek and Donkey's Meet & Greet.

## Gallery

Curious George Goes to Town area.Curious George Statue.The Buildings.The Ball Factory.The entrance.
Freeze Ray Sliders

**Freeze Ray Sliders** is a ride attraction located in Minion Park at *Universal Studios Japan*.

## Ride experience

The Minions are ready to cause mayhem with their giant Freeze Ray. They have transformed the pool into an ice rink! It's time to start the Ice Race where Minions merrymaking reaches its peak!

### Recommendations

Guests won’t be able to stop laughing at the Minions’ unpredictable antics!

A slipping, sliding race on flash-frozen ice that’s filled with thrills and spills!
She-Ra

**Adora** AKA **She-Ra**, **The Princess of Power** is a character who appeared as a live-performed character at *Islands of Adventure*. While originating from the Masters of the Universe franchise, her depiction in the parks was based off of the rendition from the acclaimed Dreamworks/Netflix reboot of the show which ran from 2018 to 2020.
Jimmy Fallon

**Jimmy Fallon** is a character featured in *Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon*, an attraction located in the New York section of Universal Studios Florida. Since 2014, he has been the host of *The Tonight Show*, the sixth host in the show's run, replacing Jay Leno. Due to *Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon* being heavily based on his tenure on *The Tonight Show*, he also serves as the host in the attraction.

## Background

Jimmy Fallon is the current host of *The Tonight Show* on NBC, the sixth host of the show since it began airing in 1954. Fallon's hosting tenure began in 2014. Prior to hosting *The Tonight Show*, Fallon was a cast member on *Saturday Night Live* and *Late Night*, other NBC series that focused on sketch comedy, which Fallon occasionally uses on *The Tonight Show*.

Jimmy Fallon's tenure of *The Tonight Show* focuses on heavy involvement of his guest stars. Various celebrities play games with Jimmy, and musicians sometimes not only perform their hit songs traditionally, but also in other segments of the show with a specific theme, such as the instrumentals being performed with classroom instruments. Jimmy himself also performs certain segments of the show by himself, such as Thank-You Notes, and reading tweets from Twitter accompanied with a hashtag promoted by the show.

## Park Appearances

Jimmy Fallon is featured in *Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon*, an attraction located in the New York section of Universal Studios Florida. As the name suggests, he is the host of the attraction, similarly to his role as the host of *The Tonight Show*. He is also featured on merchandise sold at The Tonight Shop, and advertising for Universal Orlando Resort.

## Trivia

* In order to achieve some of the special effects of *Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon*'s ride film, Fallon performed motion capture for the attraction, as well as green screen effects.
* As a real person and celebrity, Fallon is unable to perform meet-and-greets.
	+ However, Hashtag the Panda can be found doing meet-and-greets in the waiting room of the attraction's queue.
Backdraft

**Backdraft** is a fire special effects show at *Universal Studios Japan* and that used to be at *Universal Studios Hollywood*, which is based on the 1991 film of the same name. In the show, people could learn how the pyrotechnic effects were created and experience some of them first hand. It was the first attraction based on an R-rated film at Universal theme parks.

In Hollywood, the show was supposed to officially close after Labor Day 2009, but remained open to appease visitors due to temporary closures of other attractions for annual refurbishment. The Hollywood attraction officially permanently closed on April 11, 2010, and got replaced by *Transformers: The Ride*, however, the show still remains at *Universal Studios Japan*.

## Summary

### Queue

For the Hollywood version, guests entered a sound stage in the Lower Lot where *Backdraft* was being filmed. For the Japan version, guests enter a building facade in San Francisco and into a soundstage where *Backdraft* is being filmed.

### Pre-Show

As guests walk into the "Backdraft filming center", Ron Howard appears on a video screen and talks to the guests about making *Backdraft*. For the Hollywood version, guests enter another soundstage. For the Japan version, guests enter a set of a city alley, where the fire is burning the building. The stars from the film, Scott Glenn and Kurt Russell appear on the video screen and talk about the fire. The moment they finish, the fire surprises the guests. They are finally led into a set resembling the warehouse scene in the movie.

### Main show

The guests line up on a tiered observation platform, overlooking a simulated warehouse scene. The main show begins with a narration, "There is a fire in the center office. It burned up everything in the room, until it ran out of oxygen. Oh, it may look quiet now, but that is its deception...for hiding inside are unburned natural gases. Waiting...for a breath of fresh air..." Suddenly, fire breaks out in the warehouse, causing a backdraft. A series of explosions creates more fire. After a final explosion, the platform on which the guests are standing suddenly drops a few inches. Participants are then directed to exit through the building.
The sound of fire crackling can be heard throughout the show, but this is actually a sound effects recording. The fire is created by igniting jets of flammable gases, which are virtually silent.
Vakhtank

**Stage 4 Boss**

**Location:** Garnatian Territory

**Passive:**

* *Battlesworn*: +80% physical damage resistance.
* *Debuff Immunity*: Immune to stuns and weapon disables.
* *Undying Fortitude*: When Vakhtank is below 15% health. He gains Fighting Boost (-0.2) and 99% damage resistance.
* *Voodoo Healing*: [UNKNOWN]

**Active:**

* *Blood Storm*: boosts movement speed by 0.78

**Notes:**

* Fights as a team with Baal

**Drops:**

* 250,000 Mineral Bag [*Needs Verified*]
* Blackedge
* Energy Crystal
* Gauntlets of Redemption
* Tribal Pauldrons [*Needs Verified*]
Ghostbusters

The Ghostbusters logo

**The Ghostbusters** are the eponymous heroes of the *Ghostbusters* film franchise.

## Description

### Members

* **Dr. Egon Spengler**:
* **Dr. Peter Venkman**:
* **Dr. Raymond "Ray" Stantz**:
* **Winston Zeddemore**:

## Appearances

### Halloween Horror Nights

#### Ghostbusters

This was a 2019 Haunted House in both Florida and Hollywood.

### Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon

Outside of this building is a window which has a newspaper with an advertisement , "Paranormal Investigators".

### The Simpsons Ride

There is a poster for, "The Haunted Condo" being closed for annual ghost busting, with a ghost buster busting the attraction's ghosts. This is a parody of Disney's classic Haunted Mansion attraction.

## Trivia

* The window for, "Above & Beyond Paranormal Travel Agent Thomas E. Macht" appears in the building which used to be Ghostbusters headquarters in Universal Studios Florida.

## References

1. ↑ https://orlandoparkstop.com/feature/easter-eggs/10-easter-eggs-in-the-windows-at-universal-studios-florida/
2. ↑ https://orlandoparkstop.com/feature/easter-eggs/10-easter-eggs-in-the-windows-at-universal-studios-florida/
San Francisco

**San Francisco** is one of the nine themed areas of Universal Studios Florida. It is themed to the historic city of San Francisco, California. It is notable for being one of only three areas of the park in which all 1990 original attractions have been replaced by new rides, the other two being Production Central and World Expo. It is replaced by many other "stuff".

## Attractions

* Fast & Furious: Supercharged is a motion-simulator ride based on the *Fast & Furious* film franchise by Universal. It opened in 2018.

## Previous Attractions

* An American Tail Theatre was a live stage show based on the 1986 Universal film *An American Tail*. It opened in 1990, and closed in 1992.
* Beetlejuice's Rock and Roll Graveyard Revue was a live stage show based on 1988 horror comedy Beetlejuice and Universal's Classic Monsters.
* Earthquake: The Big One was a special effects ride that put guests in the middle of the 8.5 earthquake from the 1974 disaster film of the same name. It opened in 1990, and closed in 2007.
* Disaster!: A Major Motion Picture Ride...Starring You! is a special effects ride that puts guests in the middle of a new disaster film made by fictional film company Disaster! Studios. It opened in 2008, and closed in 2015.

## Previous Shopping

* Disaster! Studios Gifts (Disaster!: A Major Motion Picture Ride...Starring You!)
Dennis Nedry

**Dennis Nedry‏** is a character from Jurassic Park.

## History

### Background

Dennis Nedry was the head programmer behind Jurassic Park though he had financial problems which his boss John Hammond refused to assist him with. Because of this, Nedry conspired with Hammond's rival Lewis Dodgson to steal the dinosaur embryos from Jurassic Park in a canister disguised as a barbaksol spray can.

To arrange this, Dennis took out some of the park's security systems during a hurricane resulting in the dinosaurs of the island breaking loose. While making his escape, Nedry was attacked by a Dilophosaurus which incapacitated him with venom then ate him.

## Appearances

### Jurassic Park: The Ride

Nedry's barbasol can is visible on the rocks.
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle Show

**The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle Show** is a former live stage show at Universal Studios Florida that opened in 1992, based on the cartoon TV series of the same name. The show featured many characters from the TV series including Rocky, Bullwinkle, Boris, Natasha and Snidley Whiplash. The sixteen minute show then permanently closed and got removed in 1993 in Florida and 1996 in Hollywood and got replaced by *StarToons*.

## Cast

* June Foray as Rocket J. Squirrel, Natasha Fatale
* Keith Scott as Bullwinkle J. Moose, Boris Badenov, Dudley Do-Right
* Corey Burton as Narrator and Snidely Whiplash

## Links

https://lostmediawiki.com/Rocky\_and\_Bullwinkle\_Universal\_shows\_%28partially\_found\_video\_footage\_of\_live\_shows;\_1992-2001%29
King Julien's Beach Party-Go-Round

**King Julien's Beach Party-Go-Round** is a carousel that's themed and decorated on the DreamWorks Animation franchise, *Madagascar*, located at *Universal Studios Singapore*. It has all of the *Madagascar* characters and is located in the park's *Madagascar Land*.

## Gallery

Alex, Marty and Melman.Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private and Nana.Marty, the Tied-Up Captain and Nana.
Snoopy's Sound Stage Adventure

**Snoopy's Sound Stage Adventure** is an indoor playground located in Snoopy Studios at *Universal Studios Japan*, which is based on the *Peanuts* comic strips by Charles M. Schulz.

## Recommendations

This indoor playground is packed with fun tricks and devices for kids to enjoy. Kids can be the director, and can make a movie with their friends from Peanuts!

They can learn the importance of creativity and teamwork, play their hearts' content on the hot-set of a Western movie—but be careful not to fall on the slope and visit Charlie Brown's house and school.

## Areas

* Beachwood School
* Spike's Corral
Rugrats Magic Adventure!

**Rugrats Magic Adventure!** is a theme park stage touring show at *Universal Studios Hollywood*, that was in the Panasonic Theater on the Upper Lot, that's based on the Nickelodeon franchise, *Rugrats*. The show opened on June 9, 2000, and permanently closed on September 2001, and got replaced by Shrek 4-D.
Illumination's Villain-Con Minion Blast

The entrance for the attraction.

**Illumination's Villain-Con Minion Blast** is a moving walkway shooter attraction based on the villains of the *Despicable Me* and *Minions* franchises. The ride is located in Minion Land on Illumination Avenue. It replaced Shrek 4-D, which closed in 2022.

The ride soft opened on July 15, 2023, and will enter full operation in Summer 2023.

## Timeline of Events

* October 6th, 2021: Universal announces the closure of Shrek 4-D
* January 10th, 2022: Universal shuts down Shrek 4-D
* March 2nd, 2022: Universal removes the murals off of Shrek 4-D
* October 25th, 2022: Universal starts construction on the exterior of an unknown Villain-Con attraction
* December 8th, 2022: Villain-Con Minion Blast is announced
* July 12, 2023: Universal holds an employee testing where the ride is unveiled to staff members
* July 15, 2023: Villain-Con Minion Blast soft opens to the public for technical rehearsal.
* July 31, 2023: Villain Con Minion Blast Open Date August 11, 2023.

## Trivia

* Even before it was confirmed, many knew it was Villain-Con due to true rumors.
Canopy Flyer

**Canopy Flyer** is a steel hanging roller coaster in The Lost World at *Universal Studios Singapore*.

## Ride experience

On the roller coaster, guests gain a prehistoric birds-eye view as they fly high above the canopy over the lost world of Jurassic Park and search for prey on the landscape below. They soar through the air like a pterodactyl, swing and swoop side to side, then accelerate after their prey. They can feel as free as a bird of prey on the Canopy Flyer.

## Gallery

One of the coaster cars going down the track.
Flight of the Hippogriff

Flight of the Hippogriff is a junior roller coaster at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Hogsmeade section at Islands of Adventure.

It was formerly known as The Flying Unicorn and it was one of the first rides to be added to Islands of Adventure after its opening, opening on June 29, 2000, in the park's Lost Continent area.

With the announcement of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter section in 2007, both Flying Unicorn and Dueling Dragons were shown to be in the new area. After eight years of operation, Flying Unicorn closed on July 7, 2008, to allow construction to proceed on the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. On September 15, 2009, the park revealed the attractions would open in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter section, confirming that Flying Unicorn would be rethemed into Flight of the Hippogriff. It officially opened with the Wizarding World of Harry Potter on June 18, 2010.
8-Passenger DeLorean

The **8-Passenger DeLorean** is the vehicle that riders rode on in the former *Universal Studios* theme parks attraction, *Back to the Future: The Ride*. It was what guests rode on to travel through the space-time continuum in determine to catch and stop Biff Tannen after he steals Doc Brown's DeLorean before he causes havoc.

## History

### Development history

When *Back to the Future: The Ride* permanently closed and got replaced by *The Simpsons Ride*, this ride vehicle was replaced with the Krustyland Coaster Car.
One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish

**One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish** is an aerial carousel located in Seuss Landing at *Universal's Islands of Adventure*, which is based on Dr. Seuss' book of the same name.

## Ride experience

On the ride, guests fly low and high, spinning and swooping. They'll pass an array of fountains that squirt in time to a musical rhyme.
Mayor Vaughn

**Mayor Larry Vaughn** is an antagonist from *Jaws* (1975).

## Appearances

### Jaws

An older Mayor Vaugn appeared in the pre-show debate section, arguing with shark expert, Dr. Pamela Darnell, PhD over the likelihood of another shark attack leading to a fight between them. His house was passed on the actual boat tour.

### Tribute Store

In the Jaws themed area of one of the Tribute Store's iterations, promotional papers for Vaughn's mayoral campaign could be found.
Poseidon's Fury

The attraction’s show building.

**Poseidon’s Fury** was a special effects show at Islands of Adventure in Orlando, Florida.

## Experience

Follow an archaeologist guide and venture through the ruins of the ancient Temple of Poseidon, Greek god of the sea. But once you've journeyed far beneath the ocean, you're caught in a colossal battle between Poseidon and the evil Lord Darkenon. Fireballs burst, lasers flash, and water erupts around you in this special effects experience. After 24 years of operation, Poseidon's Fury officially closed on May 10th, 2023, with the final tour taking place on May 9th, 2023. It is rumored to be replaced with a ride themed to The Legend of Zelda.

## Tributes

* **Halloween Horror Nights**: In the story tie-in for *Dueling Dragons: Choose Thy Fate*, Merlyn attempted to fight the Lady of the Lake by chanting, "The **Fury of Poseidon**".
General Ross

**General Thaddeus E. "Thunderbolt" Ross** is one of the Hulk's arch-enemies from Marvel Comics and a central character of *the Incredible Hulk Coaster* in Universal's Islands of Adventure.

## History

### Background

#### Gamma Base

General Ross oversaw the "Gamma Base" on *Superhero Island*. At this base he oversaw tourist 'volunteers' being brought in and infused with high exposure nano-molecular gamma radiation, attempting to create more Hulks which he could control and use to fight the Incredible Hulk himself.

## Appearances

### Marvel Superhero Island

#### The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man

In the queue there is a Daily Bugle newspaper with the story "Secret Army Project gets Green Light". The story covers General Ross leading a new secret army bomb fortress in New Mexico, with Dr. Bruce Banner on its staff (meaning he presumably isn't publicly known to be the Hulk yet) where General Ross is implied to be leading Gamma experiments in his efforts to capture the Hulk.

#### The Incredible Hulk Coaster

General Ross is the central character of this roller-coaster. There are references to him running Gamma base. The original pre-show featured an animated depiction of General Ross.
Matt Hooper

Richard Dreyfuss as Hooper

**Matthew "Matt" Hooper‏‎** is a character from *Jaws* (1975).

#### Jaws

In 1974, Hooper was hired by Chief Brody of the town of Amity to help investigate a series of shark attacks. This lead to Brody, Hooper and a seaman called Quint going hunting for the shark on Quint's boat, the ORCA.

There are three conflicting accounts of who killed the shark and how, with Hooper claiming to have injected its mouth with a syringe of poison, Quint (or a man years later claiming to be Quint) claiming that he gave it food poisoning when it tried eating him causing the shark to vomit him out, and Brody claiming to have blown up a canister of pressurized air in the shark's mouth with one shot.

#### Later history

In 1975, Steven Spielberg made a movie based on the shark attacks with Brody as protagonist. According to Matt Hooper, Brody threatened to have the film crew arrested if they didn't make him the hero so fabricated his successful defeat of the shark. Professor Hooper wound up working at the local elementary school as the Jaws film supposedly ruined his reputation and chances of a Nobel prize.

Around the 1990s, during the lead-up to one of Amity's Old Shark Days Festivals, Matt Hooper tried telling his side of the story on the local news show, "Hey There Amity".
Alfred Hitchcock: The Art of Making Movies

The outside sign of the ride.

**Alfred Hitchcock: The Art of Making Movies** was a former 3D film, part live-action show at Universal Studios Florida. It featured attacks from birds similar to Hitchcock's film, *The Birds*, in the pre-show and featured the shower scene from the film, *Psycho*, in the main show with Anthony Perkins as the narrator who played the part of Norman Bates in *Psycho*.

As the guests were waiting outside the building, they saw movie posters of Hitchcock's movies, the guests then entered the building, and they saw a big collage of props from Hitchcock's films.

The pre-show began with a scene from The Wrong Man where Hitchcock told the audience that the new film is very extraordinary. It leads to a montage of clips from various movies. The film ended with a scene from Dial M for Murder in 3-D, but was interrupted by a swarm of attacking crows and seagulls from The Birds.

After the pre-show film ended, guests entered the main theater which consisted the set of Bates Motel and the house of Norman Bates. Anthony Perkins, the actor who played Norman Bates, narrated of how Hitchcock made Psycho the most frightening movie in cinematic history. He also explained about the camera techniques that were used in the shower scene. The clip of the shower scene from Psycho is shown.

It permanently closed on January 3, 2003 and got replaced by *Shrek 4-D*, and later *Illumination's Villain-Con Minion Blast*.

## *Films Shown During the Show*

* The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)
* The 39 Steps
* The Lady Vanishes
* Jamaica Inn
* Rebecca
* Foreign Correspondent
* Saboteur
* Shadow of a Doubt
* Lifeboat
* Spellbound
* Rope
* Strangers on a Train
* Dial M For Murder
* Rear Window
* To Catch a Thief
* The Trouble with Harry
* The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
* The Wrong Man
* Vertigo
* North by Northwest
* Psycho
* The Birds
* Marnie
* Torn Curtain
* Topaz
* Frenzy
* Family Plot
Madame Basiel

**Madam Basiel** is a character referenced in the New York section of *Universal Studios Florida*.

## History

### Background

#### Origins

Madam Basiel was a psychic based out of 701 Delancey Street, New York City, presumably at some point in the 20th century (likely around the 1920s-1960s).

#### Doctor Oddfellow

In 2023, Madam Basiel assisted the villainous occultist Doctor Rich Oddfellow when Oddfellow escaped from the *Dark Dimension of the Zodiac*. Basiel gave psychic readings at his circus and assisted Oddfellow in what she described as "a myriad of cosmic untangling".

## Appearances

### Halloween Horror Nights

#### Halloween Horror Nights 32

Posters for Doctor Oddfellow's Circus promoted Madam Basiel as giving psychic readings.

##### All Hallow’s Eve Boutique

Within this store was a sign from Madam Basiel reading, "DEEPEST APOLOGIES FOR MY ABSENCE Currently helping DOCTOR ODDFELLOW with a myriad of cosmic untangling I WILL RETURN SHORTLY". Basiel also appeared as a figure within this store. Advertisements for her psychic readings also appeared within the store.

##### Dr. Oddfellow's Collection of Horror

In the window for Basiel's business was a sign which said "DEEPEST APOLOGIES FOR MY ABSENCE Currently helping DOCTOR ODDFELLOW with a myriad of cosmic untangling I WILL RETURN SHORTLY".

### New York

Madam Basiel's apartment and business is visible within this part of Universal Studios Florida, below the apartment of Boris Shuster.

## Trivia

* While a stereotypical Romani-coded fortune-teller, Basiel as a theme-park character may be influenced by *Madame Leota*, a character from the classic Disney Parks attraction *The Haunted Mansion*. She is also similar to racist "Gypsy Fortune Teller" characters who appeared in earlier Halloween Horror Nights iterations.

## References

1. ↑ https://touringplans.com/blog/the-saturday-six-looks-at-hhn-32-across-the-universal-orlando-resort-revenge-of-the-dead-coconut-club-in-3d-cabana-bay-and-more/
2. ↑ https://twitter.com/HorrorNightsORL/status/1707064810729357508
3. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/HHN/comments/15obg6x/scarezone\_construction\_updates\_81123\_a\_sign\_for/
4. ↑ https://englishdisneyblog.wordpress.com/2012/08/25/hidden-gems-series-the-private-detectives-office-in-universal-studios/
Fear Factor Live

The stage for this show.

**Fear Factor Live** was a stunt show at Universal Studios Florida based on the *Fear Factor* NBC TV series. The show opened on 2005 and replaced *The Wild Wild Wild West Stunt Show*.

It was permanently closed on October 20th, 2021.

## Trivia

* The ending to Fear Factor Live used the same "falling building" facade which was used for the Wild Wild West Stunt Show which used to occupy the stage that Fear Factor Live is located in.
Evac

**Evac** is an Autobot from Earth and is one of Optimus Prime's team mates in the *Universal Studios* theme parks attraction, *Transformers: The Ride*.

In the attraction, guests ride in him while he's in his vehicle form to get them evacuated to safety, and they get to experience the fight going on between the Autobots in the city.

## Gallery

Evac's vehicle form.Guests in Evac in his vehicle form.
Agent J

**Agent J** is a character featured in *Men in Black: Alien Attack* at Universal Studios Florida. He is one of the two main protagonists of the *Men in Black* film franchise, which is based by the comic series of the same name by Lowell Cunningham. Actor Will Smith portrays the character in all three main installments of the franchise, and reprises the role in *Men in Black: Alien Attack*.

## Background

Agent J is a member of the Men in Black, an underground organization that

Prior to joining the Men in Black, James Darrell Edwards III was a police detective in New York City. He was recruited to the underground organization by Agent K, who had witnessed J attempting to capture a suspect that was actually an alien in disguise.

As a rookie agent of the MIB under K's guidance, J faced off against a cockroach-like alien known simply as a "bug." Taking the name Edgar after the human he had killed and taken control of, the alien had a strange obsession with cockroaches, which J used as a method towards defeating him.

After the two defeated the bug, K revealed he was planning to retire, and was training J as a replacement. Though K's retirement was short-lived, due to knowing important information on a later foe. After being deneuralized with some help from pawn shop owner Jeebs, K returned to the organization, once again working with J.

## Park Appearances

Agent J appears numerous times in *Men in Black: Alien Attack*, an attraction located in the World Expo section of Universal Studios Florida. In the ride, he contacts the guests, who have been recruited as new MIB agents, multiple times. Although J usually just sends voice messages to the riders with advice on repelling the alien invasion that occurs, he also appears on a screen twice. The first was in Times Square, while the second was at the end of the ride, giving the riders their final score and how they contributed to cleaning up New York City. Even if you do well, he still neuralizes the guests, wiping their memory of alien life as they saw in the ride.

## Trivia

*For additional and more detailed information about the character of Agent J from the Men in Black film franchise, please refer to the Men in Black Wiki article.*

* Will Smith reprises the role of Agent J from the *Men in Black* films for *Men in Black: Alien Attack*.
* Canonically, *Men in Black: Alien Attack* is set between the events of the first and second film, so Agent J has not yet encountered any characters or events from the second or third films in the franchise.
Studio Tour

The Studio Tour (also known as The Backlot Tour) is an attraction at Universal Studios Hollywood. Studio Tour is the theme park's signature attraction. It travels through a working film studio, with various film sets on the Universal Studios Lot. Guests sit on multi-car trams for the duration of the ride.
SING on Tour

**SING on Tour** is a live show at *Universal Studios Japan* that's based on the Illumination franchise, *SING*.

## Plot

Guest join the superstars from Illumination’s SING—Buster Moon, Meena, Rosita, Gunter, Johnny and Ash. The story starts at the Japanese premiere of “SING ON TOUR,” led by Show Director Buster Moon. With the theater’s inaugural show, guests will sing and dance with their favorite characters as they come to life.
Oscorp

**Oscorp** also known as **OsCorp**, **Oscorp Industries**, and possibly even **Osborn Industries** is a villainous fictional science/tech corporation from the Spider-Man franchise of Marvel Comics, which was run by Norman Osborn AKA The Green Goblin.

## Description

Oscorp Industries is an amoral science and technology company. They are based in New York City, and Superhero Island where they have an Oscorp building/store, and a base for "Osborn Industries" on Yancy Street.

### Known members

* **Norman Osborn**: Norman Osborn is an evil and insane business-man who runs Oscorp while he leads a double-life as the murderous and chaotic super-criminal, "The Green Goblin".

## Appearances

### Halloween Horror Nights

#### Toxic City

This 2003 scarezone revolved around the island being polluted and under quarantined bio-hazard by highly toxic and acidic and radioactive materials left by OsCorp. This might have been framed as a film-set being used by snuff-film director, Paulo Ravinski.

### Marvel Superhero Island

#### Spider-Man Shop

This shop is themed to being an Oscorp building, with a cut-out of the Hobgoblin flying by it.

#### Yancy Street

In this area of Marvel Superhero Island, there is a building with windows for "Osborn Industries".

## Trivia

* The Osborn Industries building on Yancy street has statue heads by its entrance, depicting the heads of Spider-Man's Symbiote bonded super-villains Venom and/or Carnage.
Hello Kitty's Cupcake Dream

**Hello Kitty's Cupcake Dream** is a spinning ride located in Hello Kitty's Fashion Avenue at *Universal Studios Japan*.

## Ride experience

Guests are invited to Hello Kitty's cupcake party. Which cake would they choose from a wide array of colorful cupcakes? Cups rotate to the music. Riders will have more fun when they turn the steering wheel.
The Boneyard

**The Boneyard** is a former outdoor attraction at Universal Studios Florida that opened with the theme park on June 7, 1990. It permanently closed and got removed on September 8, 2008 and got replaced by the *Universal Music Plaza Stage*.

## Plot

The attraction featured a variety of props from Universal Pictures films and TV programs including *Jurassic Park*, *Waterworld*, *Back to the Future* and as well as other films like MGM's *Ben Hur*. The area also housed special events such as Halloween Horror Nights and concerts.