Based on the blockbuster motion picture, Men in Black, the ride is the world's first life-size, ride-through interactive video game experience and the first attraction where guests determine each ride's outcome by their individual and collective abilities. For the first time in theme park ride history, a dual ride track design allows guests to actually compete with the vehicle next to them, with a score being tabulated for each car. Riding in high-tech "MIB training vehicles" through a huge New York street set and outfitted with "alien zappers," guests try to zap the more than 120 animatronic aliens they encounter. This interactive experience allows for twelve different ride endings and thousands of different ride experiences, based upon the combined scoring of each vehicle.

12,500 foam balls, 15,000 gallons of water, gizmos, gadgets, squirters, shooters and a kid-friendly roller coaster are just the beginning at Woody Woodpecker's KidZone at Universal Studios. The KidZone combines two new attractions, Woody Woodpecker's Nuthouse Coaster and Curious George Goes to Town - an interactive play area based on the mischievous monkey in H.A. and Margaret Rey's beloved children's books. The KidZone also unites several other existing children's attractions, including the Animal Actors Stage, A Day in the Park With Barney, Fievel's Playland and the E.T. Adventure.

Based on the hit film, TWISTER ... Ride It Out places guests a mere 20 feet away from the awesome live spectacle of a five-story tornado. Discovering just how treacherous a twister can be, 2,400 guests per hour encounter intensifying winds and pounding rain as they brave Mother Nature's fury in this state-of-the-art attraction. The ominous funnel, the largest indoor tornado ever created, circulates enough air to fill four blimps in one minute, resulting in the deafening "freight train" sound often associated with actual tornadoes.

This virtual adventure is the most elaborate and technologically advanced theme park experience ever created. Based on the blockbuster motion picture Terminator 2, the centerpiece of Terminator 2: 3-D is an innovative 12-minute, 3-D film shot especially for Universal that features the cast and creative team from the Terminator films. An all-new Terminator adventure, Terminator 2: 3-D puts guests smack in the middle of the action through innovative 3-D film-making, live action stunt work and state-of-the-art special effects.

Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water, JAWS strikes with a vengeance. One of the top movie blockbuster thrillers in history, Jaws kept millions of beach-goers out of the water and in theaters. Now, the Great White is back with a ferocious fury never before seen. The incredibly realistic, multi-sensory ride adventure JAWS reawakens guests' most primal fears and excites the imagination to new heights by recreating the spine-tingling thrills of Steven Spielberg's blockbuster movie. Three tons of sheer terror, JAWS infiltrates the senses and shocks the emotions.

Engulfed in a cold fog, 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. Back To The Future ... The Ride utilizes specially designed DeLoreans powered by the latest in state-of-the-art motion-based technology. Guests literally become Doc Brown's time-traveling volunteers as they are led on a wild chase from the Ice Age to the year 2015.

Jake and Elwood Blues team up with a waitress and saxophone-playing waiter to sing the blues, a little soul and a lot of rock'n roll on Universal's Delancey Street in The Blues Brothers - Chicago Bound show that's sure to "shake up" visitors.

King Kong, six-tons of howling, growling fury, awaits visitors inside Kongfrontation. Visitors board an aerial tramway in Manhattan, where they come face-to-face with one of the most famous -- and terrifying - screen monsters ever in a heart-stopping, bone-chilling adventure that puts people into the middle of motion picture action. The largest animatronic ever created, King Kong stands nearly four stories tall.

Children are whisked into a fantasy adventure based on one of the most popular animated characters of all time at Fievel's Playland. This interactive, three-dimensional adventure of giant props and sets painstakingly recreated from both "American Tail" films features a four-story tall, 200-foot-long water slide and "transports" guests into a mouse-sized universe.

Earthquake: The Big One, a quaking, shaking, seismic sensation, puts visitors right into the center of one of the most shattering disaster films in movie history. Based on the Academy Award-winning film, the attraction introduces visitors to the world of special effects and then invites them to experience an 8.3 Richter Scale quake from the seeming comfort of a San Francisco subway train. Fiery explosions, crashing trains, tumbling walls and tidal waves engulf visitors in an experience so real, guests still quake after seeing how the magic is created.

It's an adventure beyond the stars. An adventure beyond belief. Housed in one of the world's largest soundstages, the E.T. Adventure continues the endearing saga of the world's most beloved screen character from one of the most popular movies of all time, E.T.--The Extraterrestrial. Studio guests are uplifted figuratively and literally as they climb aboard starbound bicycles, feel the wind on their faces and venture across the endless universe with E.T. in an effort to save his dying home - the mysterious, mist-shrouded "Green Planet."

A DAY IN THE PARK WITH BARNEY

 It's a whimsical, magical, sing-along, clap-along, imaginatively interactive show at A Day in the Park with Barney, Universal Studios's super-dee-duper attraction that is the only place in the world where children can see Barney live every day. Featuring Barney, the lovable purple dinosaur, his best friend Baby Bop and her big brother BJ, the attraction showcases some of Barney's best-loved songs, such as "Mr. Knickerbocker" and "I Love You" in a specially designed, naturally themed, splendid park-like setting. The 60,000 square-foot attraction also boasts soothing colors and soft sounds as well as an innovative, handicapped accessible interactive play area. 

ANIMAL ACTORS STAGE

The extraordinary animal magnetism of the screen's most lovable stars draws audiences irresistibly to the Animal Actors Stage, starring Lassie, Beethoven, Benji, Cory the Chimp and Mister Ed, along with a supporting cast of birds, cats and other assorted wildlife. These talented furry and feathered actors win guests' hearts with their incredible tricks and feats.

Maybe it's not such a good idea to take a shower. Universal Studios reveals the terrifying secrets of the legendary director whose name sends chills down guests' spines -- Alfred Hitchcock. Actors recreate the chilling shower scene in "Psycho," while the spooky house from the thriller looms in the distance at Universal's Alfred Hitchcock: The Art of Making Movies.

BEETLEJUICE'S GRAVEYARD REVUE 

This live, 25-minute rock 'n roll dance concert of some of rock's greatest classics features the musical misfits of horror, including Dracula, The Phantom of the Opera, The Wolfman, The Bride of Frankenstein and the Frankenstein monster himself - literally "pounding out the hits" in a monstrous special effects production. Serving as the macabre maestro of these wretched rap refugees, fresh from a Catskills gig (yes, the Catskills are dead - that's why he did the gig) is Beetlejuice - a ghoul with the cool. Beetlejuice's Graveyard Revue could literally wake the dead with pulsating music combined with hot MTV-style dance steps choreographed in synchronization with brilliant high tech lighting, special effects and illusions.

Hold on to yer hats. Crackling bullwhips, whirlwind fistfights, thunderous gunplay and explosive western mayhem are combined in the fast-action Wild, Wild, Wild West Stunt Show. One of the most daring "live" stunt shows ever devised, it features the finest stuntmen and stuntwomen in a 15-minute action-comedy that involves more than 1 00 stunts unfolding amidst shattering buildings, thunderous gunfights, breathtaking horseplay and an explosive finale that literally "brings the house down."

She was America's queen of comedy. Her career spanned the vaudeville stage, classic motion pictures and the golden age of television. Indeed, Lucille Ball was a one-of-a-kind talent, loved by millions of all ages. Lucy: A Tribute features never-before-seen memorabilia of the "zany redhead's" life both in front of and away from the public's adoring eye, set in a specially designed, interactive showcase.

Universal Studios is also home to two incredibly successful annual events. Mardi Gras, which runs for 44 nights in early spring, is the longest running and largest Mardi Gras celebration outside of New Orleans. Featuring a nightly parade with floats direct from the Big Easy, authentic cuisine, lively street entertainment and millions of beads, Mardi Gras also boasts top-name bands as part of its annual Concert Series. It just completed its fourth successful year.

"Halloween Horror Nights" will return to Universal Studios for a ninth terrifying year on selected nights through October. During Halloween, the backlot is transformed into a labyrinth of madness, mystery and mayhem, with state-of-the-art haunted houses, hundreds of monsters and ghouls and a nightly "Festival of the Dead" parade.

Universal Studios is the largest working motion picture and television studio outside of Hollywood. Home to the national cable network - Nickelodeon -- Universal boasts nine state-of-the-art soundstages and numerous backlot sets throughout the Beverly Hills, Hollywood, New York, San Francisco and Amity areas. Fifteen major feature films, including The Waterboy, Matinee and Parenthood have been shot on the studio backlot, as well as hundreds of hours of television episodes and commercials.

Some of filmdom's most famous characters, including Charlie Chaplin, Woody Woodpecker, the Marx Brothers, Laurel & Hardy and Marilyn Monroe call Universal Studios "home" and are always willing to pose for pictures.

Photo opportunities abound, including a 24-foot-long hanging shark at JAWS, a bicycle with E.T. in the basket at E.T. Adventure and a T-Rex hovering above one of the actual vehicles from the Jurassic Park blockbuster motion picture. In addition, Kodak Trick Photography Spots are located throughout the park providing interesting area backdrops for souvenir photos.

Amity's Pitch and Skills Games will most certainly keep families busy honing their skills to win prizes at the games of chance. Souvenir shops and eateries are in abundance for gift items and any food service needed.

Mel's Drive-in presents fabulous food from shakes to burgers, while Louie's Pizza and the Universal Studios Classic Monsters Caf6 serve up unbeatable Italian fare. The International Food Bazaar takes guests on a culinary trip around the world. Richter's Burger Co. offers mouthwatering entrees and never misses a beat when the building begins shaking. Those that prefer full-service can patronize Finnegan's, an authentic Irish Pub, while Lombard's Landing offers the finest in dining.

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