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**New York** is one of the nine themed areas of Universal Studios Florida. It contains two soundstages, and various sets which are themed to New York City, New York.

## Attractions

* Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon is a 3-D motion-simulator based on *The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon*, Fallon challenges guests on a wild race throughout New York City. It opened in 2017.
* Revenge of the Mummy: The Ride is an indoor roller coaster based on *The Mummy* and it's sequels. It opened in 2004.
* The Blues Brothers Live is an outdoor show featuring R&S songs performed by the Blues Brothers. It opened in 1991.
* Delancey Street Preview Center is an interactive attraction where guests could preview upcoming TV shows and films from Universal. It opened in 2006.

## Previous Attractions

* Ghostbusters Spooktacular was a live show based on the *Ghostbusters* franchise. It opened in 1990, and closed in 1996.
* StreetBusters was an outdoor show starring the Ghostbusters and Beetlejuice. It opened in 1991, and closed in 1993.
* The Screen Test Home Video Adventure was an added cost interactive attraction where guests could be digitally inserted into a short film. It opened in 1991, and closed in 1996.
* Kongfrontation was a special effects ride where guests encountered King Kong on a cable car. It opened in 1990, and closed in 2002.
* The Marvel Show was a seasonal outdoor show that featured multiple Marvel Comics characters, such as Spider-Man, Storm, Iron Man, and Wolverine. It opened in the summer of 1993, and closed in 1995.
* Extreme Ghostbusters: The Great Fright Way was a musical outdoor show. It opened in 2002, and closed in 2005.
* Street Breaks was an outdoor show featuring break-dancers. It opened in 1998, and closed in 2008.
* Twister...Ride it Out was a special effects attraction that simulates a tornado. It opened in 1998, and closed in 2015.

## Dining

* Louie's Italian Restaurant
* Finnegan's Irish Pub

## Shopping

* The Tonight Shop (Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon)
* Sahara Traders (Revenge of the Mummy: The Ride)
* Rosie's Irish Shop
Margo

**Margo** is a meet-and-greet character at Universal Studios Florida usually found in the Production Central area of the park. She is one of the three girls adopted by Gru in the *Despicable Me* film franchise. Margo is the oldest of the three girls, and generally considered the leader of the trio. At Universal Orlando Resort, she can be found as a major character in *Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem*, performing meet-and-greets with guests, and with the rest of the *Despicable Me* cast in the *Despicable Me Character Breakfast* at the Loews Royal Beach Resort hotel.

## Background

Margo is the oldest of the three girls adopted by Gru from Miss Hattie's Home for Girls. She is often seen as the voice of reason in the trio, and although initially has concerns about Gru, believes he is capable of being a good person.

In their spare time, Margo and her sisters take ballet lessons, a hobby that Gru is initially uncomfortable attending, but after warming up to them, begins to enjoy watching his daughters participating in the activity.

In the second film, Margo and her sisters believe Gru is lonely, and attempt to help him find a girlfriend. Gru is nervous about this due to a bad experience of confessing his feelings to a crush when he was a boy, and tries to prevent the girls from hooking him up. At the conclusion of the film however, they have succeeded, due to Gru falling in love with his Anti-Villain League partner Lucy Wilde, who becomes Margo's stepmother.

## Park Appearances

Margo is seen with the rest of the main cast of the *Despicable Me* films in most of the attractions based on the film. She is featured as a prominent character with her sisters in *Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem*, and is present in *Universal's Superstar Parade*. She also greets guests during the *Despicable Me Character Breakfast* at the Loews Royal Beach Resort hotel.

When performing meet-and-greets, Margo is usually seen with her sisters Edith and Agnes.

## Trivia

*For additional and more detailed information about the character of Margo from the Despicable Me franchise, please refer to the Despicable Me Wiki Article.*

* Margo's shirt changes its image throughout the films, but at Universal Orlando Resort, it is based on her shirt from the first film, and features The Lorax from the Dr. Seuss book of the same name.
	+ This is a reference to Illumination Entertainment having adapted *The Lorax* into a film in 2012, two years after the first *Despicable Me* film was released.
* In the films, Margo is voiced by Miranda Cosgrove, who returned to voice her in *Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem.*
Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure

Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure is a multiple-launch steel motorbike roller coaster located at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Hogsmeade section of Islands of Adventure. The attraction opened on June 13, 2019. It features both indoor and outdoor characteristics. It is the sixth Harry Potter-themed attraction created for the parks, with guests encountering characters and creatures throughout the ride duration.

The guests start the line on the other side of the building next to the train in Hogsmeade. From there you walk through a forestry area but can experience tiny details like an alligator/crocodile made up of different natural objects. Eventually you’ll reach an area which includes Hagrid’s hut and a few animal huts hanging on some trees.

After you’ll meet a sort-of rundown and out of service old time castle. You’ll encounter a fork in the castle and depending on the wait time, you can go to two rooms; the first happens when the line is much longer and the line will bring you to the left. This room consists of a sort-of u-turn, with multiple cartoonish drawings of animals on the walls. The second room (which is open when there is a short wait time) instead presents to us a clip. You and multiple other people are put in a room and are shown a clip of Auther Weasley fixing up Sirius Black’s old bike. Long story short, Hagrid is going to take you the edge of the Forbidden Forest to show us a few Blast-Ended Skrewts and perhaps even a Unicorn if you get lucky. After he explains this, he asks you to meet him at the stable.

## Trivia

* Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure is the longest roller coaster in Florida at 5,053 feet and features a record-breaking seven launches.
* At a cost of $300 million, it held the record for the most expensive roller coaster ever built from 2019 to 2022. In 2022, Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind at Disney World's EPCOT broke that record.
* The roller coaster is the third attraction at Universal Orlando to employ Virtual Line, after Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon and Fast and Furious: Supercharged.
Lanterns of Legendary Legends

**Lanterns of Legendary Legends** is a balloon race ride located in Kung Fu Panda Land of Awesomeness in *Universal Studios Beijing*, which is themed on the DreamWorks Animation franchise, *Kung Fu Panda*.

## Ride experience

While there are countless colorful lanterns on display in The Valley of Peace, none are more luminous than the magnificent Lanterns of Legendary Legends. Commemorating twelve of the greatest Kung Fu masters of years past, the raising of these exquisitely crafted, giant lanterns is one of the most symbolic events of the Festival of Heroes.
Terra Queen

**The Terra Queen** was the main-antagonist of *Halloween Horror Nights: Tales of Terror* in 2005 and was originally intended to be the icon before the Storyteller was chosen instead.

## History

### Background

#### Origins

The Terra Queen is the ruler of the horrific fantasy land of *Terra Cruentus*. She rides on a motorcycle made from animal bones known as "Terra Beast", and is often accompanied by her biker guards, the Black Guard AKA The Bone Chopper Riders. The Terra Queen was also often accompanied by tall Terra Ladies, and her advisor and interpreter, *Eelmouth*.

Every fifteen years is the "Season of the Queen" in which human blood sacrifice is needed to be given to the *Gorewood Tree* from which the Terra Queen's throne is carved. Humans deemed "Pure of Heart" are sacrificed to the Terra Throne using a dagger known as *The Terra Blade* for this ritual. To determine who the Pure of Heart are, they would be sent through the North Hollow Household of Elizabeth Strickland AKA "The Storyteller", where the Storyteller would terrorize them and those who survived would be proven worthy sacrifices.

#### Tales of Terror

At some point (possibly the year 2005), the Terra Queen sought after new sacrifices while the Storyteller told the events like a story while in the normal world.

#### Gorewood Forest

Sixteen years after the *Tales of Terror* incident, the Terra Queen oversaw another Season of the Queen within the *Gorewood Forest*. During this incident, she killed Eelmouth as a sacrifice and hanged his body.

## Appearances

### Halloween Horror Nights

#### Halloween Horror Nights: Tales of Terror

The Terra Queen was main-antagonist for this event, as it surrounded her ritualistic sacrifice.

#### Halloween Horror Nights 22

The Terra Queen was identified as part of the Maschorians Legion.

#### Halloween Horror Nights 30

##### Gorewood Forest

The Terra Queen was main-antagonist of this scarezone with a new design.

#### Halloween Horror Nights 32

Doctor Oddfellow indirectly referenced the Terra Queen as a "**Matriarch**" past icon.

#### Halloween Horror Nights Tribute Store

The 2021 Tribute Store had various Terra Cruentus artifacts, as well as a black-and-white photograph of the Terra Queen.

## Trivia

* The Terra Queen's interpreter Eelmouth is likely inspired by the Lord of the Rings character Gríma Wormtongue.
* Various followers of the Terra Queen have made subsequent appearances. Eelmouth and the Terra Ladies appeared in the HHN 16 scarezone *Horror Comes Home, possibly summoned* by the *Lord of Darkness*. Eelmouth also appeared in the *Hansel & Gretel* section of Scary Tales: Once Upon a Nightmare at *Halloween Horror Nights: Reflections of Fear*, within Bloody Mary's mirror realm. During *Halloween Horror Nights: Ripped from the Silver Screen*, Eelmouth appeared in the unofficial scarezone *Shadows from the Past*.

## External links

* *Terra Queen on the Halloween Horror Nights wiki.*
Jurassic World Adventure

The entrance to this attraction.

**Jurassic World Adventure** (Chinese: **侏罗纪世界大冒险**) is a dark ride located at Universal Studios Beijing within the Jurassic World Isla Nublar area of the park. Broadly following the events of *Jurassic World*, it takes guests on a tour through the titular park just as all hell breaks loose. The ride opened on the park's opening day on September 20, 2021, and serves as the park's big signature new attraction.

The ride uses the same dark ride system as *The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man* and *Transformers: The Ride*, but eschews the 3D effects of those rides in favor of a more traditional mix of animatronics supported by screen effects.
Alex

**Alex the Lion** (born as **Alakay** and simply known as **Alex**) is the main protagonist of the *Madagascar* franchise. He is the deuteragonist in *Madagascar* and the protagonist in *Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa*, *Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted* and the first film's online prequel series *Madagascar: A Little Wild*. He also serves as a major character of the specials and a minor character of the short films and the *Penguins of Madagascar* movie.

He's a lion and "The King of New York." He was born in Africa. His father, Zuba, the alpha lion of his herd, tried to educate him to hunt, though Alex wanted to dance. When Makunga, Zuba's rival, tried to take his place as alpha lion, a group of human hunters trapped Alex and tamed him. Zuba couldn't rescue him. Ever since, he has lived in the Central Park Zoo, though he, and his three friends, Marty, Melman, and Gloria, have been shipped to the titular location, Madagascar.
Rick O'Connell

**Rick O'Connell** is a character from The Mummy (1999) where he was portrayed by Brendan Fraser.

## History

#### The Mummy

Rick was an American adventurer and was a former Colonel of the French Foreign Legion. He was married to Evelyn O'Connell née Carnahan and conceived a son, Alex O'Connell. Throughout his life, O'Connell had gone through many adventures, seeing many exotic locales and encountering many different peoples and customs, with his adventures turning towards a more eldritch direction as he first encountered the evils of the resurrected mummy Imhotep, going on to face many more supernatural foes later in his life.

#### Later history

In the late 1990s-2000s, Rick was played in a mummy movie franchise by actor Brendan Fraser. These films were cursed by Imhotep.

## Appearances

### Revenge of the Mummy

While Rick is not a character in the ride, his actor Brendan Fraser is and appears in interview segments talking about playing the character of Rick in the Mummy movies, which in this continuity are cursed by Imhotep whom they based the movies on. Footage of Brendan playing Rick in the Mummy movies are played.

#### Sahara Traders

*Sahara Traders* confirms that there was a real Rick O'Connell in the Revenge of the Mummy continuity, as letters reveal that museum curator Carl Denham was looking for Rick and asked Jonathan Carnahan for his location which Jonathan did not have. Carnahan also offers to sell Denham some of Rick's clothes, while Rick's marriage to Evelyn is referenced on her letters where she etched out her maiden-name Carnahan to replace with O'Connell.
Lord Darkenon

**Lord Darkenon** is an evil Greek god and the main antagonist of Poseidon's Fury. His main goal is to steal Poseidon's trident. He was voiced by Jeffrey Combs.

## History

### Background

#### Origins

Lord Darkenon was once the trusted advisor to the God of the Oceans, Poseidon. Lord Darkenon would betray Poseidon to try and achieve powers through a mysterious entity known as "The Dark One". At some point, Lord Darkenon sealed off the walls of the *Temple of Poseidon* in the Lost Continent and commit a massacre of those within as sacrifice to the Dark One.

In return for Darkenon's sacrifice, he was granted immense powers by the Dark One. With these powers Darkenon attempted to challenge and defeat Poseidon.

#### Poseidon's Fury

In 1998/1999, one thousand years after Lord Darkenon and Poseidon's battle, Professor Elias Baxter and his organization the Global Discovery Group excavated the Temple of Poseidon. At some point, Professor Baxter ordered everyone out of the Temple of Poseidon due to it being too dangerous. Baxter's assistant, Taylor did not hear this and took a tour-group into the temple, looking-for and awaiting the professor's presence. When contacting Baxter over the radio, Taylor heard the professor demanding they leave before getting attacked.

After this, Taylor and the tour-group were contacted by the voice of Lord Darkenon who opened a secret passageway deeper into the temple. Darkenon then sealed off the treasure chamber which they entered and made sure that they would never leave unless they found Poseidon's Trident for him. When looking to pry open the sealed doors, Taylor accidentally found Poseidon's trident. The temple's goddess then appeared to assist Taylor, and created a water-vortex for them to safely travel deeper into the temple into the Chamber of Poseidon.

Within the Chamber of Poseidon, Taylor awakened Poseidon from his statue form causing a battle between Poseidon and Lord Darkenon. At the end of this battle, Poseidon impaled Lord Darkenon's gut with his trident which seemingly destroyed the lord.

### Development history

In the original 1999 iteration of Poseidon's fury, the main-antagonist was Poseidon himself while the hero was Zeus. Darkenon was added in the 2001 refurbishment of the attraction.

## Appearances

### Poseidon's Fury

Lord Darkenon was main-antagonist of this attraction.

## Trivia

* Darkenon's disembodied voice telling guests "Welcome mortals (to your destiny)" may be a reference to or inspired by the Ghost Host from the classic Disney Parks the Haunted Mansion, in which the unseen Ghost Host famously greets riders with the words "Welcome foolish mortals".
* The Lord's name was often mocked by guests due to how cheesy of a villain name it was.
* The identity of Lord Darkenon's master, the Dark One, is a mystery.
Fast and Furious: Supercharged

Entrance to the attraction.

***Fast and Furious: Supercharged*** is a motion simulator ride located in the San Francisco section of Universal Studios Florida. It is a port of a ride of the same name at Universal Studios Hollywood, where it is part of that park's Studio Tour. It is based on the long-running *The Fast and the Furious* film franchise by Universal (specifically the 2013 entry *Fast and Furious 6*), and features many actors from the films reprising their roles as their respective characters. The ride opened on April 23, 2018, replacing *Disaster!*. The ride features guests joining Dominic Toretto and his crew on buses to protect an important witness from being captured by the FBI and Owen Shaw.

## History

Plans for a ride based on *The Fast and the Furious* at Universal Orlando Resort go all the way back to 2007, when *Back to the Future: The Ride* was closed. Although *The Simpsons Ride* later opened in its place at both Universal Studios Florida and Universal Studios Hollywood in 2008, a ride based on *The Fast and the Furious* was being considered for the space at the time, but the plans were dropped in favor of *The Simpsons Ride*.

Approximately ten years later, and shortly after the ride opened at Universal Studios Hollywood in 2015, *Fast and Furious: Supercharged* was announced for Universal Studios Florida. It would later open in 2018, replacing *Disaster!* and *Beetlejuice's Rock and Roll Graveyard Revue*. Much like other previous rides at Universal Studios Hollywood's Studio Tour, this ride is an expanded version of the same segment on the tour. The major differences at Universal Studios Florida are the additions of Jordana Brewster and Ludacris reprising their roles as Mia Toretto and Tej Parker in numerous preshow and safety videos, and no 3D effects.

On December 6th, 2022, the ride’s sponsor became NAPA Auto Parts.

## Trivia

* Series mainstay Brian O'Connor, does not appear in the ride, due to his actor, Paul Walker, having died in a car accident in 2013. A photo of his character can be seen in one of the preshow rooms as a tribute to Walker.
* The queue line of the ride resembles a repair garage, with many replicas of the cars featured in the films.
* The ride is notable for receiving negative reception from fans and critics at both parks, primarily due to the attraction being yet another attraction that focuses heavily on projected screens instead of practical effects such as animatronics, following other multiple attractions such as *Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon*, and *King Kong 360 3D* (A Studio Tour segment at Universal Studios Hollywood that became the basis for *Skull Island: Reign of Kong*.)
Mario Kart: Bowser's Challenge

Mario Kart: Bowser's Challenge (known as Mario Kart: Koopa's Challenge at Universal Studios Japan) is an augmented reality dark ride at Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Japan and Universal Studios Hollywood, with an upcoming version at Universal Epic Universe.

## History

Details of the attraction were revealed across several years worth of leaks, the attraction was confirmed via the "We Are Born to Play" music video on January 13, 2020. The attraction was then unveiled on November 30, 2020. With the attraction opening on March 18, 2021, alongside Universal Studios Japan's Super Nintendo World.

The ride located at Universal Studios Hollywood opened on February 17, 2023. With another clone of the ride being announced for Universal Epic Universe scheduled to open in 2025.
Optimus Prime

**Optimus Prime**, also known by his Japanese name **Convoy**, is a meet-and-greet character at Universal Studios Florida. He is one of the main characters of the *Transformers* franchise. He is the leader of the Autobots faction of the title characters, and is noted for his strong will to protect humanity, and prevent the Decepticons from achieving their goals.

## Background

*This bio applies only to the live-action film portrayal of the character.*

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## Park Appearances

Optimus Prime appears as a meet-and-greet character near *Transformers: The Ride*, where he also makes several major appearances in both the various preshows and the ride itself.

## Trivia

*For additional and more detailed information about the character of Optimus Prime from the Transformers film franchise, please refer to the Transformers Wiki Article.*

* Peter Cullen, who voices Optimus Prime in the film series and reprises the role for the ride, also voiced the character in the 1984 animated series based on the toy line.
* Optimus Prime and the other meetable characters of the *Transformers* franchise are different from most meet-and-greet characters due to their ability to occasionally speak, and being much taller than the average human. This is most likely achieved with stilts within the costume.
* At Universal Studios Florida, the *Transformers* characters speak with prerecorded lines that can be played by the actor within the costume at certain points. For instance, Optimus Prime will sometimes say "Now is the time to smile." when posing for a picture with guests.
	+ However, at Universal Studios Hollywood, the *Transformers* characters speak in real time via a hidden actor, similarly to Donkey of the *Shrek* franchise at *Donkey's Photo Finish*.
Loop-Dee Doop-Dee

**Loop-Dee Doop-Dee** is a steel indoor roller coaster located in Minion Land at *Universal Studios Beijing*, that's from the *Despicable Me* franchise.

## Ride experience

On the roller coaster, guests get to enjoy a unique experience and have a blast as they twist and turn their way up and down before shooting through the Super Silly Creature's mouth on the family-friendly coaster.

## Gallery

The coaster train.The coaster train going down the tracks through the Super Silly Creature.
Flying Dinosaur

Flying Dinosaur is a steel flying roller coaster located at Universal Studios Japan. The roller coaster opened on March 18, 2016, and it is currently the world's second longest flying roller coaster, behind F.L.Y. at Phantasialand in Brühl, Germany.

## History

In June 2015, Universal Studios Japan confirmed that they would be getting a attraction themed to Jurassic Park. In July, construction began, when the park completed building the first supports and track. Later in August of the same year, the park released teasers around the park saying "The Greatest DINOSAUR RIDE IN THE WORLD! Coming in 2016...". On October 2, 2015, the park officially announced that the coaster will be named "Flying Dinosaur".
The Adventures of Curious George

The signage for this attraction

**The Adventures of Curious George** was a play area located at Universal Studios Hollywood that replaced the Nickelodeon Blast Zone, similar to Curious George Goes to Town in Universal Studios Florida. It then permanently closed and was replaced with The Wizarding World of Harry Potter.

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Islands of Adventure Preview Center

The sign for this attraction.

**Islands of Adventure Preview Center** is a former preview center at Universal Studios Florida that operated during the construction of Universal's Islands of Adventure from 1997 to 1999. It replaced *The Screen Test Home Video Adventure*, then it permanently closed shortly after the grand opening of Universal's Islands of Adventure. After entering the building the guest would be given a passport, where you would get a stamp in each room.

## Plot

The Preview Center was designed to give guests a sneak peek at some of the themes and attractions for *Islands of Adventure*.
 In the attraction, guests would walk through various rooms themed to
the various "Islands" in the new park, getting a stamp for each room. The final room stated when the *Islands of Adventure* park would open, and showed guests Universal's future plans for the *Universal Orlando Resort*.

### Seuss Landing preview

This room, which is also the first room showed concept art for Seuss Landing, also showing a video of an animated Cat in The Hat riding a machine featured in the Cat in The Hat ride. This room also featured concept art for the other attractions in this land, such as If I Ran The Zoo, One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish and The Caro-Seuss-el.

### The Lost Continent preview

This room featured concept art and models of different parts and concept art of rides of the Lost Continent, such as Merlinwood, Merlinwood’s attractions, which were Dueling Dragons and the Flying Unicorn, and the show Poseidon’s Fury.

### Toon Lagoon preview

This room showed concept art for the area, and previews of Popeye and Bluto’s Bilge Rat Barges and Dudley Do-Right’s Ripsaw Falls.

### Marvel Superhero Island preview

This room featured Marvel Comics character insignia and previews of the attractions in this area, such as Doctor Doom’s Fear Fall, The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man, and The Incredible Hulk Roller Coaster. This room also featured a scale model of the The Incredible Hulk Coaster itself.

### Jurassic Park preview

This room featured a T-Rex Dinosaur on display in front of a wall and also showed concept art of the attractions in the land, such as Jurassic Park: River Adventure.

### Final Room

This room states when the islands would open, and showed guests further plans of the park and expansion of Universal Orlando Resort.

## Trivia

* A tank used to advertise the Incredible Hulk Coaster attraction at Islands of Adventure was later moved into that attraction, and later repainted and put in the queue of Disaster!: A Major Motion Picture Ride...Starring You!.
* A Jurassic Park display, similar to the one seen in the attraction, was set up in the park's now former The Boneyardattraction for a short time as The Jurassic Park Visitor Center.
Monster Gram Pictures

**Monster Gram Pictures** is a fictional film studio often referenced alongside the *Universal Classic Monsters* in the Universal Studios parks.

## Description

Monster Gram Pictures is a movie-studio predominately run by notable monsters. They appeared to have possibly had a studio base in *Sindbad’s Bazaar* in the *Lost Continent*.

### Members

* **Art Department Monster**: A large tentacled monster in a tank was the studio's art department.
* **B. Fraser**:
* **The Bride of Frankenstein**:
* **Dr. Jack Griffin**:
* **Dracula**: Recorded sound.
* **Frankenstein's Monster**:
* **The Gill-Man**: A camera-man.
* **Imhotep**:
* **Larry Talbot**: A film editor.
* **The Phantom of the Opera**:

## History

### Background

The studio *Monster Gram Pictures* was founded in the year 1931.

## Appearances

### All Hallows Eve Boutique

This shop received theming to being a studio for *Monster Gram Pictures*.

### Halloween Horror Nights

#### Halloween Horror Nights Tribute Store

Multiple posters promoting the *Dead Coconut Drive-In Theater* presenting *Revenge of the Red Planet in 3D* appeared in the 2023 Tribute Store. One appeared in the Boris Shuster themed story, while the other was in colour and outside of McPherson's Collectibles.

#### Universal Monsters: Revenge of the Dead Coconut Club in 3D

In 2023, the Red Coconut Club was themed to the *Dead Coconut Drive-In Theater* presenting *Revenge of the Red Planet in 3D*.

## Trivia

* The studio's founding year, windmill logo and electrified bolts on the sign is a reference to of James Whales' *Frankenstein* (1931).
* In the *All Hallow’s Eve Boutique*, Imhotep holds a tray of coffee cups. One is labelled "B. Fraser" in reference to the story of *Revenge of the Mummy*.
* The poster for the *Dead Coconut Drive-In Theater* presenting *Revenge of the Red Planet in 3D* showed the claw of the *Metaluna Mutant* from *This Island Earth* (1955), one of the less popular official Universal Classic Monsters.
* Earl the Squirrel made a cameo in 2023's *Revenge of the Dead Coconut Club in 3D* where graffiti of him in the club was accompanied by the words "EARL WAS HERE".

## References

1. ↑ https://www.pastemagazine.com/travel/universal-orlando/scare-up-some-halloween-drinks-at-universals-revenge-of-the-dead-coconut-club
2. ↑ https://wdwnt.com/2023/08/halloween-horror-nights-32-tribute-store-tour/
3. ↑ https://wdwnt.com/2023/06/all-hallows-eve-boutique-becomes-monster-gram-pictures-studios-at-universals-islands-of-adventure/
Bates Motel

*This article is on the fictional location. For the set piece formerly located in Universal Orlando, see The Bates Motel Set.*

## The Bates Motel

### Attractions

Alfred Hitchcock: The Art of Making Movies
The Bates Motel Set
Halloween Horror Nights
Studio Tour

## Location information

### Inhabitants

Mother Bates
Norman Bates

### Visitors

Betelgeuse
Blues Brothers
Earl the Squirrel (possibly)
Marion Crane
Milton Arbogast
Lila Crane
Sam Loomis

The **Bates Motel** and nearby **Bates House** (frequently referred to as the "**Psycho House**" in the parks) is the central location of Alfred Hitchcock's classic film, *Psycho* (1960).

## Description

The Bates Motel is located in the town of Fairvale, California. Overlooking the Bates Motel is the hilltop house of the Bates family which owns the motel.

## History

### Development history

Universal's Bates Motel was constructed in 1990 as a set for *Psycho IV: The Beginning* (1990) and was later used to house the haunted house, *The Psycho Path Maze* for several years during *Halloween Horror Nights* at the park. It then permanently closed and got demolished in 1995 and got replaced by *A Day in the Park with Barney.*

## Appearances

### Halloween Horror Nights

#### Beetlejuice Graveyard Tours

In this show, the Blues Brothers ran out of gas and had to stop at the Bates Motel, where Norman allowed them to stay if they did a concert.

#### The Psycho Path Maze

This haunted house occurred within the Bates Motel and Bates house.

#### Psycho Path: The Return of Norman Bates

This was one of the sequel haunted houses to the Psycho Path Maze.

#### The Terror Tram

The Bates Motel frequently appears on this tour which repurposes the Studio Tour's path.

### Studio Tour

This tour in Universal Hollywood passes by the Bates motel while Norman is committing a murder.

### Tribute Store

The 2023 Holiday Tribute Store featured a photograph of the Psycho House covered in Christmas lights while Earl the Squirrel stands in the foreground.

## References

1. ↑ https://wdwnt.com/2023/11/holiday-tribute-store-2023-usf-full-tour/
Chief Brody

**Chief Martin Brody** is the protagonist of *Jaws* (1975).

#### Origins

Martin Brody was chief of Amity Island during the 1970s. He had a wife named Ellen with whom he had two sons and a house overlooking the sea.

#### Jaws

In 1974, Brody investigated a series of deaths in the Amity beaches caused by a monstrous Great White Shark. Brody tried to have the mayor shut down the beaches, only for the mayor to keep them open for tourism which resulted in more death. Brody then teamed up with marine-biologist Matt Hooper and shark-hunter Quint to go hunt the shark on Quint's ship, the ORCA.

The boat baited for the shark, causing an attack where the shark killed Quint. Brody was able to seemingly kill the shark, presumably by firing at a tank of oxygen in its mouth. A shark's body was seemingly brought back to land and hung upside down while labelled, "JAWS".

#### Later history

In 1975, Steven Spielberg made a movie based on the shark attacks with Brody as protagonist played by Roy Scheider. 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. He became associated with, "Chief Brody's Beach Patrol", a group of dogs on the beach which the local news featured for fluff stories.

Around the 1990s, a tourism boat for, "Captain Jake's Tour Boats" was attacked by a shark virtually identical to, if not synonymous with that which Brody had fought years earlier. The boat's skipper contacted Brody who planned to save them and the guests by making contact with them in a boathouse, only for the shark to infiltrate the boathouse forcing the skipper to kill the shark by other means.

## Appearances

### Jaws

Chief Brody's house appeared on the ride and was talked about by the skipper. When the shark attacked Captain Jake's boats, Brody contacted the skippers and planned to save them. In the pre-show videos, news anchor Frank L. Dithers mentioned Chief Brody as introducing Amity's beach patrol on the day of his reporting, however it only played footage of dogs acting cute on the beach. The news people also mentioned him fighting the shark and having been played in the movie by Roy Scheider. After this, it cut to the, "Real" chief Brody, significantly older and doing photo-ops then claiming he took out the shark with only one shot instead of several which missed before the killing blow, and saying he should have been cast as Arnold Schwarzenegger instead.

### Studio Tour

Brody is indirectly referenced by a sign on Amity's billboard saying, "BEACH CLOSED BY ORDER OF AMITY POLICE DEPT.".

### Tribute Store

In the theatre's "Local news" area of the bulletin board was a story about Brody and his team being able to kill the shark, along with a photo of the suspended shark.

## Trivia

* Various (somewhat offensive racial caricature) shrunken heads in the Knockturn Alley of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter sing *Show Me the Way to Go Home* which was sung by Brody, Quint and Hooper in the film.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.undercovertourist.com/blog/universal-studios-hollywood-studio-tour/
Playing with Curious George

**Playing with Curious George** is show at *Universal Studios Japan* that replaced Animation Celebration, that's based on the franchise by Marget and H.A. Rey, *Curious George*.

## Plot

He wants to know about everything all the time! Adorable and always curious, this world-famous monkey Curious George™ has hopped back onto the stage! Set in a cartoon studio, watch as George breaks out of the world of drawings and into the real world! Become friends with George and let your curiosity take over on an adventure with him as he takes over a studio!

Everything is exciting for George who’s broken out of the animation world! Enjoy many adventures with George as he takes over the animation studio. Let’s all have fun playing with George! Don’t miss hide-and-seek time where it’s your turn to find George, play Monkey See Monkey Do and dance along with Curious George.
AT&T at the Movies

**AT&T at the Movies** is a former attraction at Universal Studios Florida that replaced *How to Make a Movie Deal*. It opened in 1998, and permanently closed in 2001 and got replaced by Cafe la Bamba the following year. It was an interactive attraction that included various AT&T-based technologies presented in a movie style.
Super Nintendo World

The logo for this area

## Overview

***Super Nintendo World*** is an upcoming themed area at Universal’s Epic Universe, opening in 2025. This area was originally gonna be placed in the Woody Woodpecker’s Kidzone area at Universal Studios Florida in 2018. The area is based on Nintendo video game franchises, primarily the *Mario* franchise and its various sub-series.

## History

On January 24, 2020, Universal confirmed that a Super Nintendo World themed area would be included in the upcoming Universal's Epic Universe park at Universal Orlando Resort. The park was originally scheduled to open in 2023, but the planned opening has been delayed to mid-2025 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

There are also plans to bring Super Nintendo World to Universal Studios Singapore, which is expected to be complete by 2025, and already has opened in Japan and Hollywood.

## Attractions

* Mario Kart: Bowser’s Challenge
* Yoshi’s Adventure
* Donkey Kong: Mine Cart Madness
* Power-up Band Challenges

## Trivia

* The land at Universal's Epic Universe is codenamed "P904". At Hollywood, it was "P526".
* After securing the Super Nintendo World rights and developing the idea into the land we know today, it was still initially the intention to have the area replace Woody Woodpecker's KidZone, which even got as far as demolition permits being filed, but it was cancelled at the very last second so that the land's Florida location could instead be at Epic Universe.
Minion Land on Illumination Avenue

## Overview

**Minion Land** is an upcoming area at Universal Studios Florida based on the Illumination characters, The Minions.

## Featured Rides

* Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem
* Illumination’s Villain-Con Minion Blast

## Trivia

* The land is being built around a pre-existing Minion’s ride, similar to Springfield being built around The Simpsons Ride.
Norman Bates

> "*We all go a little mad sometimes*"
> ― Norman Bates, Psycho (1960)
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**Norman Bates** is a character who has appeared in several former attractions at Universal Studios Florida, as well as a select number of attractions at the park's annual Halloween Horror Nights event. He is best known the primary antagonist of the *Psycho* film franchise, and for being a major pioneer in popularizing the slasher sub-genre of horror films.

## History

### Background

#### Origins

It is believed that Bates suffers from either multiple-personality disorder or schizophrenia, as he frequently believes he is his own mother, Norma "Mother" Bates. Even though Norma has been deceased for a long time and her decayed corpse was found inside the Bates Motel, Norman has been seen imitating her while killing his victims. Norman Bates is recognized as a dangerous man, and prone to attack just about anyone who happens to cross his path.

#### Later history

In 2006, Norman Bates appeared to be one of the figures who was summoned to celebrate the "Sweet" sixteenth cycle of Halloween Horror Nights. Norman's appearance here may have been the result of the demonic *Lord of Darkness* who oversaw the arrival of the sixteenth cycle.

A movie version of Norman Bates was ripped from the silver screen at the haunted Moonlight Drive-In theater of Los Angeles, seemingly in connection to the powers of the Usher. Similarly, a live black and white version of Norman Bates in his "Mother" personality appeared to have been one of the movie-monsters which escaped the screen to terrorize the Carey Drive-Thru in the town of Carey, Ohio.

## Appearances

### Halloween Horror Nights

#### Halloween Horror Nights 22

Norman Bates was identified as a member of the Strengoits Legion.

### Shrek 4-D

During the Holidays, a bloody knife ornament was added to tribute how it used to be *Alfred Hitchcock: The Art of Making Movies*.

### Studio Tour

Hollywood's tram tour involved passing by the Bates Motel where an audio clip of him saying, "We all go a little mad sometimes" plays. The trams then encounter Norman taking a corpse out of the motel and placing it in his car-trunk before noticing the tram, pulling out a knife and trying to kill the witnesses.

### Universal Studios Store

A scarecrow in the likeness of Norman appeared along with those depicting Alfred Hitchcock and Melanie Daniels from the Birds during the Halloween Scarecrow Stalk.

## Trivia

* During filming of Man on the Moon, actor Jim Carrey dressed as Norman/Mother Bates and charged at a passing-by tour from the Psycho House.

## References

1. ↑ https://orlandoparkstop.com/feature/easter-eggs/12-holiday-easter-eggs-at-universal-studios-florida/
2. ↑ https://universalparksnewstoday.com/2021/09/photos-scarecrow-stalk-brings-trick-or-treat-fun-to-universal-orlando-resort/
Accelerator

**Accelerator** is a spinning thrill ride attraction in Sci-Fi City at *Universal Studios Singapore*.

## Ride experience

On the attraction, guests get transported by an intergalactic space ride that will test their stamina and balance thresholds. They get to see how long can they ensure the centrifugal force created as their pod turns and accelerates, sending them spinning in unexpected directions. It's like being in a space battle and changing course mid-flight to dodge the enemy's lasers!.
Steven Spielberg

**Steven Spielberg** (1946-present) is a film producer, writer and director of many critically acclaimed films such as *Jaws*, *Close Encounters of the Third Kind*, *E.T. the Extra Terrestrial*, *Jurassic Park*, the *Indiana Jones* series, and *Scheidler's List*.

## Relation with Universal Studios Florida

Spielberg has served as the executive creative consultant for Universal Studios Florida since it's pre-production in 1986. Spielberg served as the director and writer for *E.T. Adventure*, and was a creative consultant for *Jaws*, *An American Tail Theatre*, *Twister...Ride it Out* and *Men in Black: Alien Attack* and was also both a creative consultant and co-producer for *Back to the Future: The Ride*. He is also the main VIP at the park, and still visits at least once a year.

Spielberg has requested that the park not close original attraction E.T. Adventure in Florida, after the parks closed the ride in Hollywood and *Jaws* in Florida; threatening to cut his connections with the park if they did. He has also said that he enjoyed former attractions *The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera* and *Kongfrontation*.

## Park appearances

### E.T. Adventure

Steven Spielberg appears in the pre-show videos, recruiting guests to assist E.T. in saving the Green Planet.

### Jaws

Spielberg was mentioned as part of the attraction's backstory. In the lore of the ride, Jaws (1975) was a popular movie based on real shark attacks which occurred in Amity, leading to Amity's increased tourism and the creation of *Captain Jake's Tour Boats*. According to Matt Hooper in the pre-show, Spielberg's crew was threatened into making Chief Brody the hero or else they'd be arrested.

### Men in Black: Alien Attack

On a bench is an animatronic of Spielberg reading a newspaper though his head comes off, revealing him to be an alien in disguise. He is wearing a Jurassic Park baseball cap. While Spielberg did not make Men in Black, it was made by Spielberg's company, *Amblin Entertainment*.

### The Simpsons Ride

A Simpsons version of Steven Spielberg can be seen waiting in-line for *Captain Dinosuar's Pirate Rip-Off* while wearing an E.T. hat.

### Twister...Ride it Out

Spielberg's director chair appeared in the queue, along with those for Bill Paxton, and Helen Hunt.
Dr. Septimus Pretorius

**Dr. Septimus Pretorius** was main-antagonist of the classic universal monster movie *The Bride of Frankenstein* (1935).

## History

### Background

Dr. Septimus Pretorius was an old school friend of Doctor Frankenstein. Like Frankenstein, Pretorius experimented in creating life though his manner involved creating homunculi, grown to appear aesthetically pleasing and whom he would keep in jars. After learning about Frankenstein's Monster, Pretorius sought out Doctor Frankenstein and attempted to convince him to collaborate on creating a new creature which would be both aesthetically pleasing and the size of a normal human. Frankenstein, still haunted by the failure of his creature, rejected this proposition.

Pretorius and his dwarf henchman, Karl, grave robbed to acquire corpse matter for the experiment anyways. While in the graveyard, Pretorius met a distraught Frankenstein's monster who was trying to seek companionship amongst the dead after the living rejected him. Pretorius offered to make the monster a companion (whom the monster described as a, "Friend" while Pretorius described it as a, "Mate" and, "Bride"), if the monster assisted in blackmailing Frankenstein to collaborate in the creature's creation.

The two doctors created the creature which Pretorius described as, "The Bride of Frankenstein", only for her to be mortified of Frankenstein's monster. The monster then let Frankenstein escape with his wife Elizabeth while destroying machinery to collapse the laboratory and kill himself, Pretorius, and the Bride.

## Appearances

Some parts of Universal sell a candle called, "Potion Pretorius Candle", themed to the Bride of Frankenstein. Septimus' co-creation, the Bride of Frankenstein, has made various appearances in the Universal theme-parks.

### Sahara Traders

There is a copper bust which appears to be of Doctor Pretorius.

## References

1. ↑ https://wdwnt.com/2022/07/sahara-traders-gets-a-new-look-with-tons-of-amazing-details-and-easter-eggs-ahead-of-revenge-of-the-mummy-reopening-at-universal-studios-florida/
Camp Jurassic (Universal Studios Beijing)

**Camp Jurassic** is a children's indoor play area inside the indoor aviary in Jurassic World Isla Nublar at *Universal Studios Beijing*.

In the play area, kids can step into Camp Jurassic, a prehistoric playground nestled within the lush tropical landscape of the Aviary. Explore this hidden world with four unique zones filled with interactive adventures for junior explorers.
Mel's Drive-In

**Mel's Drive-In** is a restaurant located in *Universal Studios Florida*, that's themed on a Hollywood Drive-In Movie Theater. Its 50's drive-in features golden oldies on a jukebox and burgers and fries, chicken sandwiches, chicken fingers, floats and milk shakes. It's also a Coca-Cola freestyle station.
Earthquake: The Big One

The entrance for this ride.

**Earthquake: The Big One** is a former dark ride attraction at Universal Studios Florida that opened on June 7, 1990 in the San Fransisco section of the Theme Park. It was based on the 1974 film, *Earthquake*. The experience is twenty minutes, and it operated for short periods during the 5 months after opening due to a series of problems in the design of the ride.

The attraction permanently closed on November 5, 2007 and got replaced by *Disaster!: A Major Motion Picture Ride...Starring You!*, and then later on, *Fast and Furious: Supercharged*.
Citywalk

Citywalk’s logo

The Universal CityWalk in Orlando opened in February 1999. It was built to replace the old Universal Studios parking lot and entrance. Guests arrive at the resort park in one of parking garages then travel by covered moving walkways over Universal Boulevard into CityWalk. From there, guests can proceed to enter either Universal Studios Florida or Universal's Islands of Adventure.

## Dining

* Hard Rock Cafe
* Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville
* Lone Palm Airport
* Antojito's Authentic Mexican Food
* Starbucks
* Bubba Gump Shrimp Company
* Cinnabon
* Pat O'Brien's Bar
* BK Whopper Bar
* Panda Express
* Moe's Southwest Grill
* Bob Marley – A Tribute to Freedom
* Fat Tuesday
* Red Oven Pizza Bakery
* Cold Stone Creamery
* Menchie's Frozen Yogurt
* Vivo Italian Kitchen
* Hot Dog Hall of Fame
* Bread Box Handcrafted Sandwiches
* The Cowfish Sushi and Burger Bar
* NBC Sports Grill & Brew
* The Toothsome Chocolate Emporium & Savory Feast Kitchen
* Voodoo Doughnut
* Bigfire American Fare
* Bend the Bao

## Entertainment

* Cinemark
* Rising Star
* Hard Rock Live
* Red Coconut Club
* Hollywood Drive-In mini golf
* Universal’s Great Movie Escape

## Shopping

* Candy Smith
* CityWalk Hub Store
* Hart and Hurlington Tattoo Company
* Quiet Flight Surf Shop
* The Smuggler’s Hold
* Universal Legacy Store
* Universal Studios Store
Carousel of Kung Fu Heroes

**Carousel of Kung Fu Heroes** is a carousel located in Kung Fu Panda Land of Awesomeness in *Universal Studios Beijing*, which is themed on the DreamWorks Animation franchise, *Kung Fu Panda*. It's a family carousel attraction, with seats themed to the franchise's characters.

## Ride experience

As a creation of Master Beaver, this one-of-a-kind carousel is a true work of art and a must-see for any visitor to The Valley of Peace. Riders get to pick their favorite character, hold on tight and enjoy the ride around and around and around again!