The aerial archive

Although there's a daily Mardi Gras parade, refurbishment continues at the Universal Studios Florida parade gates.

Shrubs and flowers added at crates hiding the exit of the Mardi Gras Tribute Store.

Interesting ropes added at the construction of Shrek's house in DreamWorks land.

Exterior of a structure at far end of DreamWorks land. Aerial photo Feb 2.

Water shooters added to the DreamWorks land elevated walkway play area.

A Minion caught Mardi Gras beads.

New episode of the 3, 2, 1 ... Go! podcast is all about the recent Olympic Marathon Trials in Orlando. Inside scoop, including the sportscasting teamwork of Carissa Galloway and colleagues at the finish line.

A quick note that I post same photos at same time in Twitter/X, Bluesky, and Mastodon. Bluesky no longer needs an invitation to join.

Spider web added to the top of Troller Coaster in DreamWorks land. (Giant spider bottom left.)

Islands of Adventure flag above Port of Entry.

Latest change at the former Universal Legacy Store is changing color background lighting has been turned off in the signage at right.

One of the traditional floats of the Universal Mardi Gras parade.

The Universal Mardi Gras parade starts and concludes with some traditional floats. This year's theme floats are bookended by this float design.

A look at the reverse route of this year's Universal Mardi Gras parade.