Universal Studios Escape is home
to the world's most technologically advanced theme park, Universal
Studios Islands of Adventure.
With Academy Award-winning
producer/director Steven Spielberg as creative consultant, Universal
Studios Islands of Adventure introduced some of
the most thrilling
and technologically advanced rides and attractions ever made, as well
as the world's most beloved characters, including The Cat in the Hat.
Spider-Man, Popeye, The Incredible Hulk and the dinosaurs of
"Jurassic Park."
Universal Studios Islands of
Adventure is adjacent to the Universal Studios Florida motion
picture/television theme park and is part of a huge resort destination
known as Universal Studios Escape, which features dramatically themed
hotels and an entertainment complex, Universal Studios CityWalk, which
features an eclectic mix of themed specialty restaurants and cafes, live music,
nightclubs, theaters and
specialty shops.
The 110-acre Universal Studios
Islands of Adventure features five spectacularly themed islands
featuring innovative attractions, shows, restaurants and rides:
Seuss
Landing
A cacophony of colors, music and
mood, Seuss Landing is where the whimsical characters of Theodore "Dr. Seuss" Geisel's famous books spring to life.
Attractions include The Cat In The Hat, Caro-Seuss-el, Green Eggs and
Ham Cafe, If I Ran The Zoo, and One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish.
Toon
Lagoon
This delightful land is where
everyone's favorite cartoon characters live when they're not in the
Sunday funnies. Visitors will delight in Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw
Falls ride and Popeye & Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges.
Marvel
Super Hero Island
This island features epic
battles between renowned super heroes and super villains, with such
exciting rides as Doctor Doom's Fearfall, The Amazing Adventures of
Spider-Man and the incredible Hulk Coaster.
The
Lost Continent
Myths and legends come to life
in this mysterious, fog-shrouded land, which features the Dueling
Dragons double coaster ride, Poseidon's Fury: Escape From the Lost
City and The Eighth Voyage of Sindbad.
Jurassic
Park
A full-fledged incarnation of
the novel and motion picture, this hauntingly fascinating island will
be inhabited by the most advanced animatronic creatures ever designed
- dinosaurs that will respond to the humans around them. In addition,
Jurassic Park River Adventure, featuring the longest and steepest
water drop ever built, a Discovery Center featuring an interactive
opportunity to create a dinosaur via DNA
Sequencing (in the Jurassic
Park films, the dinosaurs were brought to life from DNA drawn from
mosquitoes fossilized in amber), Camp Jurassic, an interactive play
area with a multitude of adventures including lava pits, amber caves
and tropical rainforests, and new Pteranodon Flyers, bring Jurassic
Park roaring to life.
Islands of Adventure at
Universal Orlando enthralls youngest guests with newest
attractions STORM
FORCE ACCELATRON and FLYING
UNICORN
Comic Book Heroine Harnesses Whirling Weather to Defeat Archenemy
Magneto New Mini-Coaster Soars Through Magic Forest Aboard Mythical
Equine
Islands of Adventure at Universal Orlando introduces maxi-thrills for
mini-guests and their families when two new attractions, the STORM FORCE
ACCELERATION and the FLYING UNICORN roller coaster, debut this summer.