College Football & Roller Coasters: The Benefits of Bowl Game Travel
As a college football fan, Bowl Season is one of my favorite times of the year. Throughout December and January, football teams from 86 colleges and...
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Universal Orlando Announces Attraction Closures in Early 2023
In a Tuesday announcement on social media, Universal Orlando Resort announced that several long-time attractions at the park would close to make way for a project...
Ranking All Ten Houses at Universal Orlando Halloween Horror Nights 31
Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights is legendary in the theme park community for being the scariest, most immersive Halloween event in the game. As a big fan...
The Coaster101 Podcast: Taking A Family to Universal Orlando Resort
Recently, Nick returned from a long weekend at Universal Orlando with his wife and two kids – Henry and Nora, who you may remember from our...
Comparing Orlando’s Value Resorts Part 1: Universal’s Surfside Inn and Suites
This summer, I was finally able to take my first major vacation in a while, and where better for a theme park fanatic to visit than...
From Tame To Thrilling: The Roller Coasters of Universal Orlando
For its first decade of operation, Universal Studios Florida was a park where guests could “ride the movies,” but roller coasters at the park were non-existent....
The Coaster101 Podcast Goes to Orlando
We’re back! This week on the podcast, Shane joins Andrew to discuss his recent trip to Orlando, celebrating his 21st birthday. During the trip, he visited Universal...
Inside Experiential Retail with Robert Cametti, Universal Orlando’s Director of Visual Merchandising
For many amusement parks, retail might be considered an afterthought; a gift shop at the exit of an attraction with countless trinkets and logoed t-shirts, or...
Universal Orlando Announces “DreamWorks Destination” Interactive Experience
With room for only one dinosaur franchise on resort property, Universal Studios Florida announced earlier this year that the park’s long-running “A Day in the Park...
Velocicoaster at Islands of Adventure to Open June 10
For months, coaster enthusiasts around the country have been wondering what “Summer 2021” means as it relates to the opening date for Universal Orlando Resort’s newest...
Universal’s Epic Universe Resumes Construction
Universal Orlando announced this morning that its planned Epic Universe theme park has resumed construction after being paused in July 2020 due to uncertainty surrounding the...
Six Reasons You Need to Read “The Unofficial Guide to Universal Orlando 2021”
If you’re a regular listener to the Coaster101 podcast, you know that we recently interviewed Seth Kubersky, author of the recently released Unofficial Guide to Universal...
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