Universal Studios’ Nostalgic New Parade Brings Your Movie Faves to Life

Universal Studios Florida has premiered the Universal Mega Movie Parade, filled with cinematic floats that immoderate movie nerd would suffer their minds over. The constricted clip parade marks the instrumentality of iconic Universal Studios Florida classics that were either opening time attractions oregon had an aboriginal beingness successful the parks, including Back to the Future, Jaws, Ghostbusters, Jurassic World, and E.T. (the second 2 with attractions inactive standing). They’re joined by caller hits for the kids similar Illumination’s Minions and Sing and DreamWorks Animation’s Trolls and Kung Fu Panda.

Take a look astatine the parade beneath shared by theme parkland video blog Park Hop of the Universal Mega Movie Parade if you can’t marque it to the taxable parkland earlier it ends its run.

The champion part: immoderate of the standout floats item nostalgic moments from iconic movies, including the 16-foot Stay Puft Marshmallow Man atop the Ghostbusters scene with the unit re-enacting the ending of the film. Although we find it a small jarring, we bash emotion the inclusion of the Spengler grandkids on with Egon being precise overmuch alive—huzzah movie magic! And past there’s Tully and Janine making appearances which we adore.

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The quality actors person their improv performances connected lock, a Universal Parks signature strength. The interactions betwixt the politician and Chief Brody up of the Jaws interval look spot on. I anticipation they bash dockside conscionable and greets by the shark photo-op extracurricular of the parade with Quint, who gets his ain show-stopping infinitesimal connected the float. Gotta admit we’re a small disappointed that Quint wasn’t flailing halfway successful Jaws’ mouth, but we could recognize however that mightiness beryllium traumatizing for the kids determination to spot the Minions and Trolls. One happening missing: wherever is Hooper?

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For the precise niche and mighty E.T. fans who are relieved that DreamWorks Land didn’t assemblage retired the long-lived E.T. Adventure ride, we got the legendary motorcycle country arsenic a float! It has Elliott and friends recreating their tear-jerking, gravity-defying escape. Kids mightiness beryllium puzzled, though, mistaking it for Stranger Things until they spot the small alien successful the basket.

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And yet successful the epic finale, Steven Spielberg continues to beryllium homaged with a mega interval featuring the Jurassic World franchise’s T-Rex arsenic a moving animatronic. Love seeing Rexy successful each her glory stomping a Jurassic Park-era jeep, portion a Jurassic World Gyrosphere makes an flight ahead. And we of people person to outcry retired the Back to the Future float; it looks similar movie poster creation travel to life.

It’s truthful large to spot the classics included with the modern movie wealth makers—those wouldn’t beryllium present without those Spielberg hits. If you’re determination this summertime beryllium definite to cheque retired the parade, arsenic good arsenic the unthinkable Cinesational nighttime lagoon amusement for much fandom movie practice from Universal.

For much accusation astir Universal Orlando Resort’s summertime slate sojourn universalorlando.com/newfor2024.

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