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Unofficial Universal Orlando Podcast

This Month In Universal Orlando History - May

Unofficial Universal Orlando Podcast

Lee Mallaby

Performing Arts, Arts, Society & Culture, Places & Travel

4.6543 Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2021

⏱️ 3 minutes

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On this bonus episode, we bring you a look at what happened in Universal Orlando history in the month of May.

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0:00.0

Hello everyone. Welcome to another this month in Universal Orlando History, brought to you by the

0:04.7

unofficial Universal Orlando podcast. It's May the first. I am Tracy. Let's take a look at what

0:10.4

happened this month in Universal Orlando History. Now this month saw the opening of Islands

0:15.2

of Adventures Preview Centre, which gave guests a chance to take a look at what they would be

0:19.4

able to experience when the second Universal Orlando theme park opened. Another opening this month saw the twister

0:25.1

ride it out experience at Universal Studios Florida that opened May 4th, 1998. The new Universal Studios

0:33.4

Florida Lagoon show Universal's cinematic spectacular 100 years of movie memories opened back

0:39.3

on May 8th, 2012. This day also saw the debut of the superstar parade in Universal Studios

0:44.7

Florida, featuring the characters from Despicable May, SpongeBob and Dorrit the Explorer.

0:49.8

And, sad one for Darren. Poor Darren.

0:57.3

May the 15th, so back to the future, the ride's replacement open.

1:01.2

And that was The Simpsons, the ride in Universal Studios, Florida.

1:07.5

A huge favourite of all of us here in the podcast opened on May 16th, 2019. And that was the Today Cafe inside Universal Studios, Florida, replacing the Beverly Hills

1:14.5

Boulangerie. Yes, I really need to get back for my matcha green tea puff. And it's really

1:20.9

great coffee as well. And not long before Man and Lee's first ever trip to Universal Orlando,

1:25.8

May the 21st, 2004, Confrontations

1:28.7

Replacement, Revenge of the Mummy, opened to Universal Studios, Florida. The Raptor

1:33.5

Encounter of an Islands of Adventure's Jurassic Park section opened back on May 23, 2015. Universal

1:40.9

Orlando opened their first water park back on May 25th 2017, dubbed a water theme park,

1:47.2

Volcano Bay opened mixed reviews, but having visited it, wow, stunning, absolutely stunning.

1:55.7

And it's that good, I actually might go back in the water.

2:01.9

Hmm.

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