Jimmy Buffett's plane, Hemisphere Dancer, is returning to CityWalk after about an 11-month refurbishment. The fuselage was placed overnight at Lone Palm Airport Bar.
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Show every monthFuselage of Hemisphere Dancer is back at Lone Palm Airport Bar in CityWalk. Jimmy Buffett's plane. Was at an off-site location about 11 months for refurbishment.
It's odd that flying dragons have rarely been seen at Epic Universe. Among the oddities: • Not seen in any media preview day. • Not seen during Grand Opening VIP party. • Not seen during Grand Opening morning. • Not mentioned in either opening Livestream.
A summer season event kitchen in Universal Studios Florida.
A Jaws themed event kitchen in Universal Studios Florida. Zoom in to see details of the menu items!
Reverse side of the Jaws 50th anniversary display in San Francisco Candy Shop.
My Helios Grand Hotel time lapse projects resulted in 166,291 photos, creating 90 min of video to sift through! Surprise problems of camera vibration to fix. Two LRTimelapse PRO Timer controlled 4 of the cameras. Much easier than in-camera, unlimited photo counts.
T-Rex in this season's Universal Mega Movie Parade. However: no special musical fanfare to close the parade, or final roar. (At least not today.)
Dean DuBlois (left) was at the Grand Opening of Epic Universe a few days ago. • Director of the 2025 How to Train Your Dragon • Co-director of the 2010 How to Train Your Dragon • Co-director of the 2002 Lilo & Stitch
Epic Universe Preview Center video has changed to say: NOW OPEN.
Recently added billboard for Volcano Bay. Seen on both sides of a wall at the Universal Studios Florida entrance plaza.
Some of the Jaws 50th anniversary items available in a redone section of the Universal Studios Florida primary gift shop.
Might be interesting to skip to about 2:59 in the Epic Universe Grand Opening livestream with a video preview of Universal Horror Unleashed in Las Vegas. @shelby_neat is interviewed. You may remember her from the VelociCoaster development team. https://www.youtube.com/live/94Ov4ji34HM?si=JX9UZaoLw860pxZQ
Aerial photo of Epic Universe at about noon on Grand Opening day. May 22, 2025 • It's fun to watch the construction stories unfold! • End of this story. • New stories soon!
Aerial overview of Epic Universe at about noon on Grand Opening day. May 22, 2025