PHOTO REPORT: Universal Orlando Resort 07/21/22 (Nettlewoods Cemetery and other HHN Preparations, Jurassic World Raptor Egg Popcorn Bucket, Monsters Cafe Demolition, and more)

Welcome to another great day here at Universal Orlando Resort. The sun is shining and we are ready to face the parks. Let’s go and see what’s new today. Since we’re looking for the Halloween Horror Nights build, let’s start our day at Universal Studios Florida.

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Welcome to Nettlewoods Cemetery. This fear zone in Hollywood is becoming More details, including a name! According to last speculation card, this area could have a vampire theme. The graveyard is a great place for the undead, be they vampires or zombies. Now we look forward to the next announcement.

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When Fast and Furious: Supercharged was released, a large frame appeared. This zone will most likely be a zone of fear, so we will come back to this subject soon.

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Lighting for Halloween Horror Nights was recently installed by Central Park and there are now spooky speakers in the bushes. It’s such an exciting time to be in the parks! We can’t wait for Halloween Horror Nights, so watching the spooky areas take shape around the park is a real treat for us.

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The Monsters Cafe is no more. The sign and entrance were demolished to make way for something new. You can take a closer look and watch some of the demolition in our article here.

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The former Shrek and Donkey also meet and greet each other. New things are coming and it’s exciting to watch.

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This window in the Hollywood section of the park has been refreshed. The text looked rough recently, but this sign looks much better.

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Things look interesting around here. It looks like this setup is for the Florida Cup, judging by the logo.

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Revenge of the Mummy is still not open, but we love watching everything in Sahara Traders while we can. Once the ride reopens, there will definitely be a lot more people in this gift shop.

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Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem draws large crowds early in the day. As it is the first attraction people encounter when entering the park, it tends to get very crowded.

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Skipping a ride on the Hogwarts Express because there’s no waiting. The earlier you take the train, the shorter the wait.

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It’s full here at Islands of Adventure! We made our way quickly through the crowd, but it wasn’t easy.

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Toon Lagoon is the place to be on a hot day. As we rounded the corner, we spotted a freshly painted ship on Toon Extra. A lot of things in this area have been refreshed lately. We would love to see comic bubbles return to the trees one day.

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There is a nice variety of popcorn buckets available now! If you haven’t seen the new Jurassic World raptor egg, be sure to check out our article here. It even lights up!

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90 minutes of waiting for the Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man. Crowds always gather in the afternoon, and it seems like the majority of people head to Marvel Super Hero Island first.

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We’re getting out of here, but thank you for joining us today around the parks. We’ll be back soon, so be sure to stay tuned to Universal Parks News Today for all the latest updates.

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Larry D. Stahl