Universal Orlando can get new sights

New Spider-Guy ride opens in MarchUniversal revealed plans Wednesday to incorporate new sights towards the Orlando theme park this year incorporated within the company's celebration of the 100th anniversary. The main attraction is "Universal's Film Spectacular," a evening time light and pyrotechnics show, read by Morgan Freeman, that will project images from U movies onto three screens created by waterfalls in the heart of Universal Art galleries Florida's lagoon. The 20-minute show will bow this spring. "This can be greatly a sizable finish-of-day spectacular," mentioned Jim Timon, Universal Orlando's senior V . p . of entertainment. "This really is really the big show we send our site visitors offered by, while using Universal logo design and message and emotion and impact." Concept resembles individuals of Disneyland's "Arena of Color," which has shown a sizable draw at California Adventure, particularly with families -- and U is searching to draw more families towards the own parks. Playing into that theme, Universal may even introduce in the year a normal "Celebrity Parade" featuring floats with figures from "Wretched Me," "Hop," "SpongeBob SquarePants" and "Dora the Explorer." Each float is built to behave as its show with effects and musical score that might be featured across the park otherwise inside the parade. Universal parks only every once in awhile offered character parades, mainly through the holidays they are commonplace at Disney's locations. The nightly show and daily parade are the highest additions since U opened up in the "Wizarding Arena of Harry Potter" attraction this season. But Universal is during the time of opening more rides and sights inside the Orlando resort's history, and they are likely to be featured in the new "Year being Here" campaign. An up-to-date "Amazing Adventures of Spider-Guy" ride, at Islands of risk, opens in March with new 4K-high-definition 3d technology, character designs, new ride effects and cameo from comicbook icon Stan Lee. "It's really a mind-dazzling presentation, if you think about the imagery," mentioned Mark Woodbury, prexy of Universal Creative for your company's theme parks. "When Spider-Guy jumps towards the vehicle, you will notice every thread of his costume, as well as the particulars behind him are wealthy and deep and full and very spectacular." After already announcing expects to build up a 3 dimensional ride based on "Wretched Me," U introduced that "Wretched Me Minion Mayhem" will open this summer season and replace "Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast." Ride will feature the voices of stars Steve Carell, Miranda Cosgrove and Elsie Fisher their figures. Orlando's CityWalk complex also will receive a Hollywood Drive-In 19 fifties B-movie-designed 36-hole miniature course, set to start in February. As well as the Blue Guy Group returns in February having a completely new show and props. Contact Marc Graser at marc.graser@variety.com