Universal Studios - Low Season Means Big Changes (1)

Jimmy Neutron being replaced, Shrek 4D using a second theater, Universal 360 being removed, Fear Factor closed again, Fast Five cars moved... Now it is the best time to make changes in the parks. Crowds are extremely low, and this is going to get even better (or worse, for the parks) with the beginning of September.

Talking about this update, it is going to be one of the biggest since the site's conception, so be prepared. We've got a lot of things to talk about (we listed some of those things at the beginning of the post, to give you a preview), so let's start right away:

Talking about minor news - Universal has removed some of their notorious banners located on the entrance/exit bridge:

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They should be under refurbishment:

Welcome to Universal Studios Florida - Where showbiz is:

The Universal Studios Store has finally received its official logo back, which has been refurbished:

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The big news of the day: JIMMY NEUTRON'S NICKTOON BLAST is finally gone, forever:

It is unbelievable to see how fast they can be in repainting an entire building:

Take a look:

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The working walls have some "Despicable Me" advertisements:

We still have to know which kind of ride system they will be using. I certainly hope they will get rid of that simulator. I absolutely avoided Jimmy Neutron not only for the movie, but also for the jerky motions of the ride:

A "G." Having not seen the movie, I feel a bit lost:

You can see the silhouette of the movie's gentle villain:

No more Jimmy Neutron sign. What a dream!

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No more Nicktoons on the side of the building:

Now, let's move on to another quite interesting news. Did you know that Shrek 4D had TWO theaters?:

This is the entrance to the pre-show room. That was the only way to enter the theater I had ever seen... until yesterday!:

This is the entrance to the normal queue, and there's nothing new here:

But, look! We're going toward the back of the theater! Here, we are looking behind ourselves:

And here we are looking toward the queue that leads to the second pre-show room:

The extended queue... never seen being used:

And we're still walking:

They have some tv screens here too:

We're going so far in the back that we could even see the back of the facades of the Hollywood area:

After, we turn left, and we find another long section of the queue:

Here too we find the jokes about Disney's attractions:

This joke doesn't work at all here in Florida, as we don't have the "Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln" show at the Magic Kingdom:

Entering the pre-show area:

Maybe they've gone too far with these jokes about Disney:

The pre-show area looks almost exactly like the other one:

The second theater looks much smaller than the bigger on. We thought this was a great surprise, though. Are they renovating the bigger theater? Do they usually open the smaller theater when the crowds are very light? We are not sure...

The Hollywood theater is still missing a banner from one side:

Twister:

New York:

The (creepy) characters from Hop are still here:

...but the showtime schedule has been removed. Are they going to disappear soon?:

Well, that's all for part 1. Now, please head to PART 2, for some more exciting news and rumors!