New attractions at Universal Studios Orlando - Shrek and Jimmy Neutron About This Page:

[Shell_of_the_South]

This information is posted on IOACentral. The Funtastic World of Hanna Barbera will be replaced with a Jimmy Netron attraction which should open in Spring 2003. Alfred Hitchcock: The Art of Making Movies has closed and will be replaced with a Shrek 3D attraction that is also scheduled to open in Spring 2003. And construction is underway at the site of the former Kongfrontation which is rumored to be an attraction based on "The Mummy" movies. An official announcement on this new attraction is scheduled for Spring 2003 and is scheduled to open in Spring 2004.

Here is a link to the site if you want more info:

http://www.ioacentral.com/

[ 03-25-2003, 10:33 AM: Message edited by: MichelleC ]

[Pooh N Piglet]

I can't believe they're closing the Hanna Barbera ride! Say it isn't so! First they take away King Kong and now this! I guess it's just me, but I thought that both King Kong and Hanna Barbera were absolutely adorable and they were always two of my top five to do's when I went to Universal! Boo Hoo!

[DisneyEveryJanuary]

Thanks for the info.

[maggy_1]

Thank you for all the information [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/wavin.gif[/img]

[Grandmere]

When is the Hanna Barbera (sp?) attraction to be closed? We are going next month. Thanks in advance.

[Shell_of_the_South]

It looks like the Hanna Barbera attraction is already closed. It's not listed on the Universal website, and www.screamscape.com has posted pictures of the construction of the new Jimmy Neutron attraction. You can check out Universal'sl website for more info:

http://themeparks.universalstudios.c...ite/index.html

[gumby74]

My DH and I are going to Universal for a few days in the beginning of February.... We love Disney so much - will this park even compare?

I know there are more thrill rides, but will I be as wowed with the theming and the CMs?

We're really excited about trying something new. (Of course we WILL HAVE TO make at least one visit to the Adventurer's Club while we're in Orlando.) [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

[greystone98]

My DH and I are going to Universal for a few days in the beginning of February.... We love Disney so much - will this park even compare?

<font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS, Arial">Gumby, keep an open mind. You may actually fall in love with Universal just as we have. We cannot imagine a trip to Orlando without visiting Universal now. The theming is very good and we think US outshines MGM by far.

We just think it's perfectly fine to love both parks. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

Have a great time!
Debbi

[ 01-16-2003, 02:16 PM: Message edited by: greystone98 ]

[Shell_of_the_South]

Originally posted by greystone98:
We just think it's perfectly fine to love both parks. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

<font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS, Arial">I agree! I was unsure that I would enjoy Universal as much as I did Disney, but I really did! IOA has spectacular theming - and thrill rides! I think you will really enjoy it!

[Diz]

Here's another link about "The Mummy" ride.

Orlando Sentinel

[chezp]

This was the main reason we decided not to go to Universal this time, too much was shut. We're planning to go in May 2004, so I hope the Mummy ride will be open, as well as the other two, then we can try them all out! [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]

Cheryl

[CRCrazy]

Thanks for the heads up - we've never tried Universal. We were going to go last March when they were still running the Heroes program - DH is a firefighter/EMT-I/police officer, so he would have gotten in free, and the girls and I would have been 1/2 price, but we only had a week, and just didn't have time to get off-site -we were having too magical a time in Disney.

We are huge Shrek fans, however - the girls' catchword for Dad every vacation is "Careful, Donkey!" We may have to check this out when we are in Orlando in June - we will be offsite, for a TSA Conference, and I believe it is right next to Universal. I hope the new Shrek attraction will be open!

[Dopey007]

I wondered who was going to pick up the Shrek idea! I will check it out on our next visit. I loved The Mummy movies, I hope they do a good job of it. Thanks for the links

[Shell_of_the_South]

Originally posted by CRCrazy:
We may have to check this out when we are in Orlando in June - we will be offsite, for a TSA Conference, and I believe it is right next to Universal. I hope the new Shrek attraction will be open!

<font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS, Arial">It should be, I think it opens in April. When are you going in June? We'll be there June 22-27.

[Shell_of_the_South]

According to the Orlando Sentinel, Shrek is scheduled to open in June with a possible soft opening in late May.

Universal Orlando's new Shrek 4-D will open in June, according to the latest Passport newsletter to annual passholders of the Studios and Islands of Adventure parks.

Employees say a "soft" opening, in which the ride would be tested at certain hours, with guests welcome, could occur as soon as Memorial Day weekend at the end of May.

<font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS, Arial">Here's a link to the entire article:

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/busin...,4906192.story

Screamscape.com listed the opening date for Shrek to be June 30. I hope it does open earlier as we will be there June 22 - 27!

Jimmy Neutron should open in April. Check out www.screamscape.com for more details!