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After being cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID pandemic, Universal Orlando will be thrilling and scaring visitors once again with Halloween Horror Nights beginning Friday night. Running through October 31st, the tradition for many across the state and around the country will be unleashing legends, pop culture greats and haunting original stories in 10 haunted houses, five care zones…

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Employees at Universal’s Orlando theme parks and resorts will be required to add a new piece of clothing starting Saturday – a face covering. The theme park announced the decision in a statement released late Thursday, while saying guests will not be required to wear masks or face coverings but are encouraged to do so while indoors and to follow…

“If we were all vaccinated it would be hard to spread COVID. But so many of us are not.” Dr. Lynn Goldman from George Washington University talks about low vaccination rates – they’re like kindling on a fire. That is contributing to a rise in cases of COVID and the Delta variant, and the return of mask mandates in some...

After a pandemic-related absence of a year, Halloween Horror Nights are back with haunted houses based on the “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” and “The Bride of Frankenstein” planned for Universal theme parks in California and Florida.

Universal Orlando’s new Jurassic World themed ride, “The VelociCoaster,” opens Thursday, June 10th.

Adrenaline junkies, get ready. A new rollercoaster is coming to Universal Orlando’s Islands of Adventure, and it’s being touted as the park’s most intense ride to-date. The Jurassic World VelociCoaster opens Thursday, promising high-speed twists, turns, drops and of course, raptor encounters, according to the official website. “Feel the rush of the hunt as you race alongside these nimble...

A new exciting roller coaster is opening up in Jurassic World tomorrow in Orlando.

Universal Orlando Resort is raising its starting minimum wage to $15 an hour

Visitors to Walt Disney World and Universal Studios-Orlando were allowed Saturday to remove their masks when outdoors, except when on attractions, in line or riding transportation. Florida’s major theme parks are adjusting face mask policies after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention loosened its recommendations on Thursday as more people get vaccinated for the coronavirus. Masks remain mandatory...

Universal Orlando has released new mask guidelines.

Universal Orlando will stop doing temperature checks and reduce social distancing requirements starting Thursday.

Universal Orlando is bringing back several popular graduation events that were temporarily halted due to the coronavirus pandemic. NBC affiliate WESH-TV reports the Central Florida theme park will bring back Grad Bash and Gradventure for high school and middle schools students starting in the spring of 2022. The events will take place in the months of April and May and…

After being shut down for months due to the coronavirus pandemic, Universal Orlando’s Volcano Bay Water Park is set to reopen in late February, according to a news release. According to the release, enhanced health and safety procedures will be implemented when the park reopens. Changes include temperature screenings, social distancing protocols and “aggressive” cleaning and disinfection procedures. The...

Blue Man Group is officially ending its 14-year run at Universal Orlando

Halloween Horror Nights may not fall victim to 2020 after all

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a roundtable discussion Wednesday about the state’s theme parks as they continue their recovery amid the coronavirus pandemic. DeSantis held the discussion at Universal Studios with executives from the major central Florida parks. The governor spoke about the recent positive trends in COVID-19 in the state, particularly since the theme parks began to reopen....

Almost two months after reopening, Universal Orlando is laying off an undisclosed number of workers

Amusement parks around the U.S. are getting ready to welcome back visitors

Universal Orlando Resort along with bars, movie theaters and other entertainment venues reopened with restrictions in most of Florida as the state took another step away from the economic shutdown caused by the coronavirus outbreak