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Destinations

Posts about non-Disney destinations.

Universal Orlando Update: Dragons on Buildings and Jurassic Park Suites

We're back this week with a big Universal Orlando Resort update.  After taking a week off to explore SeaWorld and Aquatica in San Antonio,...

Unofficial Universal Orlando Podcast #95 – News, Rumors and Menchies

Welcome back to the Unofficial Universal Orlando Podcast! It's time for another news show. We start by letting you know the announcements that Universal Orlando...

Universal Orlando Update – Kicking Off Wizarding World of Harry Potter...

It seems like just yesterday that we here at MiceChat were covering the closure of JAWS at the Universal Orlando Resort.  And just a...

Wizarding World of Harry Potter Diagon Alley Preview, Part 1: CityWalk...

Universal has kicked off their week of previewing Diagon Alley by pulling out all of the stops.  With the Tonight Show and the Today...

Wizarding World of Harry Potter Diagon Alley Preview, Part 2: Red...

After a crazy kick off day, Universal, hit the gas, and wasted no time, getting everyone up to speed on the incredible changes they...

Wizarding World of Harry Potter Diagon Alley Preview, Part 3: The...

On July 8th, muggles will get to experience the Wizarding World of Harry Pottter - Diagon Alley at the Universal Orlando Resort. Those who...

Diagon Alley Officially Opens and CityWalk Update at the Universal Orlando...

July 8th, 2014 marks the official public grand opening of The Wizarding World: Diagon Alley at Universal Orlando Resort. Diagon Alley Opens In the days leading...

The Disney EAR in Review – A Look Back at the...

This week, Ricky Brigante (Inside the Magic) joins Paul Barrie (WindowtotheMagic) for our twice yearly discussion of EVERYTHING (literally) that has happened in the...

Samland: Free Parking After 6, How Universal Orlando CityWalk was Saved

Recently, I took a trip back in time to the genesis of CityWalk at Universal Studios Hollywood. This week I will turn my attention...

Universal Orlando Halloween Horror Nights 24 Thrills

The dark veil of Halloween Horror Nights has descended yet again on Universal Studios in Orlando. For the past twenty-four years around Halloween time,...

Universal Orlando Halloween Horror Nights 24 – The First Scream

On September 19, the gates of hell opened a little wider as Universal Orlando Resort ushered in the 2014 Halloween season with the opening...

A Closer Look at Universal Orlando Loews Portofino Bay Hotel

If you have been reading about the newest Harry Potter attractions at Universal Orlando Resort and wondering if this might be the trip to...

Unofficial Universal Orlando Podcast #111 – News, Rumors and Autism...

We begin this episode with a Listener Butterbeer preference. If you would like to throw your hat in the ring, all you have to do is record...

Unofficial Universal Orlando Podcast #113 – News, Rumors and Irish...

The Unofficial Universal Orlando team are back and we begin as we always do with our news shows, with listener Butterbeer preference, this time...

Unofficial Universal Orlando Podcast #115 – Universal Studios Japan

We step away from our usual coverage of the U.S theme parks and take a trip over to Japan to talk about Universal Studios...

Unofficial Universal Orlando Podcast #116 – News from Around the...

Hello everyone, we have a news heavy show this week. You can be on the show, all you have to do is record us a...

Unofficial Universal Orlando Podcast #118 – Disney Hipsters Assumptions of...

Welcome to another episode of the Unofficial Universal Orlando Podcast. On this show we begin helping a listener out by suggesting ways that they could...

Unofficial Universal Orlando Podcast #119 – News and Emails

Welcome back to UUOP. On this show we begin with a Butterbeer taste test from Micechat's very own Dusty Sage and Fishbulb. Which do...

Oceaneering: Creating the Ride Systems that Changed Theme Parks

In 2013, SeaWorld Orlando's Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin introduced a ride system that has changed everything we know about motion based entertainment.  The...

Unofficial Universal Orlando Podcast #121 – News, Emails and Grinch...

We are back to our normal show schedule and we begin with a listener Butterbeer preference from Jason Gallant and then head in to...