Universal Orlandosm, a combination of many world-class and technologically unique sites, has developed into a vacation destination beyond your imagination. It will set the standard for entertainment well into the millennium.
Universal Studios is the largest working film and television production studio outside Hollywood. With 40 incredible rides, shows, movie sets and attractions, The No. 1 Movie Studio And Theme Park In The World is the only place on earth where you can Ride The Movies®. CityWalksm is an unparalleled entertainment, dining and shopping complex featuring famous name restaurants and nightclubs. Islands of Adventuresm, offers state-of-the-art rides and attractions that will carry us into the next millennium and beyond.
Universal Orlando is situated on more than 840 acres. Follow through for a brief taste of the "Orlando Vacation Destination for the 21st Centurysm ."
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS
Ride The Movies® and experience what it's like not only to be behind the scenes ... but IN the scenes!
TWISTER ... "Ride it Out"sm -- Based on the hit film "Twister," this attraction places you a mere 20 feet from the awesome, live spectacle of a towering, five-story tornado.
TERMINATOR 2: 3-D BATTLE ACROSS TIME -- Based on the popular "Terminator" movies, this 3-D adventure is one of the most elaborate and technologically advanced theme park experiences ever created.
JAWS® -- Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water, the Great White Shark is back with a ferocious fury never before seen.
Back To The Future The Ride® -- Become part of the most intense, multi-sensory, motion-picture experience possible. Time travelers free-fall down volcanic tunnels aflame with red-hot, molten lava, cascading and careening through the past, present and future in the most ambitious ride ever engineered.
Other attractions you won't want to miss are Earthquake® --The Big One, E.T. Adventure®, Kongfrontation®, The FUNtastic World of Hanna-Barbera and Beetlejuice's Graveyard Revue.
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS ISLANDS OF ADVENTURESsm
Creative consultant Steven Spielberg and Universal Orlando have put together the most thrilling and technologically advanced rides and attractions ever made at Islands of Adventure. Your journey begins at the exotic Port of Entrysm and takes you through five uniquely themed islands:
Seuss Landing -- A cacophony of colors, music and mood set the scene on this island which is the only place in the world where the whimsical characters of Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel's famous books spring into being.
The Lost Continentsm -- Those who dare to proceed must do so cautiously or quickly find themselves lost in a foreboding, medieval forest inhabited by fiery dragons and mythical gods ... a land once believed to exist only in the mists of time, a land where myths and legends come to life.
Toon Lagoonsm -- This island brings to life more than 150 of the world's best-loved, two-dimensional cartoon characters in an an environment that melts the boundaries between imagination and reality.
Jurassic Park® -- Inspired by one of the most successful motion pictures of all time, this island offers you a remarkable voyage of discovery into the earth's most primitive past. Here guests will come face-to-face with moving, breathing dinosaurs.
Marvel Super Hero Islandsm -- This futuristic city incorporates unprecedented technology with the most popular comic book heroes and villains of all time, showcasing revolutionary rides and attractions that combine moving vehicles, 3-D action film and special effects.
For those who search for the ultimate in thrill rides you won't be disappointed.
Incredible Hulk Coastersm -- Guests are shot out of a 150-foot-long tunnel at 40 mph and immediately go weightless in a zero-G roll ... this is the same thrust as in a U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jet. Experience a cobra roll, a 360-degree high-speed spiral, double loops and two corkscrew turns. The coaster's largest drop is 105 feet, with speeds of more than 60 mph.
Dueling Dragonssm -- The world's first inverted dueling roller coaster, Dueling Dragons is actually two separate and intertwined roller coasters. Each track, Fire Dragon and Ice Dragon, is a different layout. There are three "near misses" where the coasters come to within 12 inches of each other. You will experience one Immelman curve, one camelback hill, one 70-degree inclined loop, two vertical loops, one cobra roll, one zero-G roll, one corkscrew and two interlocked corkscrews.
Come see for yourself ... there is something for everyone at Universal's Islands of Adventure, from the youngsters who love Dr. Seuss and cartoon characters to adults wanting the adventure of "Jurassic Park" and "The Lost Continent." These are once-in-a-lifetime adventures ... creating memories that will last a lifetime.