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 » June 29, 2008 Resort Update

 

 

 

 

The logo slightly resembles the old one.

 

 

 

The Volkswagen sponsorship with Revenge of the Mummy appears to be over. The logo was removed from the entrance and the Touareg that was parked out front has also been cleared.

 

With one promotion gone, in comes another!

 

Signs around the attraction now advertise the newest film in the Mummy franchise - "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor." The film stars Brendan Fraser and Jet Li, and will be released in theaters August 1st.

 

 

 

The sign in front of Sahara Traders invites guests to "experience the game demo" inside the store.

 

Venturing into the arcade, you will find a rather neat feature that the sign was referring to - hanging from the ceiling are instruction on how to download the game directly onto your Nintendo DS by merely standing inside the store. Kind of neat - but how many people bring their gaming systems to a theme park?

 

Universal 360 returns for the summer - the cinespheres have been shined and polished, and are looking better than ever.

 

Universal now offers a character breakfast at the International Food and Film Festival. The breakfast features the Simpsons.

 

Two large maps of fictional theme park "Krustyland" have been added to the front of the attraction. The maps replaced two large banners that previously read "Welcome to Krustyland."

 

Changes are underway for the Horror Make-Up Show. The exhibit is currently under renovation and all of the Van Helsing props are getting the ax. Thankfully, the new exhibit focuses on classic horror movies and some popular techniques of make up and effects. While the exhibit is partially viewable, it is officially set to open on Thursday, July 3rd.

 

The windows out front have been touched up to feature several popular monster masks and make-up tools.