January 30, 2026
1:02 AM
Pied-billed Grebe, seen in the Universal Lagoon. Notice the beads of water. These birds dive frequently to hunt for small fish. Disappear completely for about a half minute. Then surface 12-15 feet away.
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Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift
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demolition of Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit
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Luke Combs' Category 10
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Monsters Inc. land
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demolition of the Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit station
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refurbishment of Hogwarts Castle
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Hogwarts Castle refurbishment
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Piston Peak
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Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit demolition
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refurbishment of Finnegan's Bar & Grill
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Blue Man Group theater
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Sinbad theater demolition
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Tropical Americas
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bridge refurbishment
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Backwater Bar exterior refurbishment
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Cat Lady of Crooked Lane #HHN scare zone
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Celestial Goodnight
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Curb replacement
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Festival of the Arts staging
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Refurbishment
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Retheming
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demolition of the Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit tower
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demolition of the non-inverted loop
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refurbishment
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refurbishment of rock work at the big splash
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repainting
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Battle at the Ministry
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Constellation Fountain
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Demolition of Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit station
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Demolition of The Lost Continent
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Encanto ride show building
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Epic Universe Preview Center
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Halloween Horror Nights
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KOVEN
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Magic of Disney Animation
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Millennium Falcon area
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Monsters Unchained
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Monstropolis roller coaster
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Celestial Park
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The Isle of Berk
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Cinderella Castle
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Disney's BoardWalk
18
Jurassic Park River Adventure
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Seuss Landing
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Super Nintendo World
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Lost Continent
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Port of Entry
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Spaceship Earth
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Constellation Carousel
8
Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets
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Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
7
Dark Universe
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Hogsmeade
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Toy Story Land
5
Beach Club resort
4
Monsters Unchained: The Frankenstein Experiment
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Test Track
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The Spike of Fast & Furious Hollywood Drift
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All Star Movies
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Earl and Gerg's Nutcracker Lodge and Emporium & Museum & Car Wash
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Fast & Furious Hollywood Drift service building
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Frontierland
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Piston Peak National Park
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Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring the Muppets
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The Wizarding World at Epic Universe
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Toothsome Chocolate Emporium
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Universal CityWalk
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CommuniCore Plaza
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Isle of Berk town square
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Universal Studios Store
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January 30, 2026
12:44 AM
Curb replacement continues in Universal Studios Florida.
January 29, 2026
1:21 AM
Backwater Bar remains open, although there's a refurbishment in progress out of frame at left.
January 29, 2026
1:18 AM
Current scrims at the refurbishment near Backwater Bar.
January 29, 2026
1:10 AM
Excavator spotted at the street where the entrance of Fast & Furious Hollywood Drift will be.
January 29, 2026
1:07 AM
Current theming of a popup Mardi Gras bar across from Mel's Drive-In.
January 29, 2026
1:04 AM
Facade construction starting for the next Tribute Store.
January 28, 2026
1:18 AM
Recently added lighting is in surprisingly low-hanging easy reach of many guests. At the bridge between Seuss Landing and Lost Continent.
January 28, 2026
1:11 AM
A refurbishment in Islands of Adventure that started as a restrooms refurbishment has increased to encompass much of the Backwater Bar exterior.
January 28, 2026
1:03 AM
Starbucks is closed in Islands of Adventure for refurbishment.
January 28, 2026
12:52 AM
Finnegan's is closed for refurbishment for the remainder of the year.
January 27, 2026
12:31 AM
Current theming of Cursed Coconut Club.
January 25, 2026
8:48 PM
Construction next to the monorail track switch at TTC Transportation and Ticket Center.
January 25, 2026
8:45 PM
Magic Kingdom sighting of the hillside recently cleared behind the crypt-themed interactive queue of The Haunted Mansion.
January 25, 2026
8:38 PM
Sighting from Magic Kingdom of site preparation for Villain's Land.
