PARKS & RESORTS

Universal Parks & Resorts

Universal Parks & Resorts features some of the world’s most popular entertainment destinations. Each year, millions of guests visit Universal’s theme parks in Florida, California, and Japan to experience thrilling, world-famous attractions that combine interactive groundbreaking ride and show technology with the world’s most recognized characters in movies and pop culture. New theme parks are planned for Dubai as well as Singapore. Universal Studios Singapore will also feature the debut of “Transformers,” a mega-attraction based on the blockbuster hit movies of the same name.

Universal Studios Hollywood includes a movie-based theme park and Studio Tour; the CityWalk entertainment, shopping, and dining complex; the Universal Cinemas; and the Gibson Amphitheatre concert and special event venue. The theme park features the groundbreaking attractions “Revenge of the Mummy – The Ride,” “Shrek 4-D,” “Jurassic Park – The Ride,” “The Simpsons Ride,” the acclaimed stage musical, “Creature From the Black Lagoon,” as well as the world-renowned Studio Tour, which takes guests behind the scenes of such landmark TV and movie locations as Steven Spielberg’s War of the Worlds. Soon to be introduced are a major new Studio Tour attraction, “King Kong 360 3-D,” and, in 2012, a “Transformers” mega-attraction. CityWalk features over 60 entertainment-themed restaurants, nightclubs, shops, and dynamic entertainment options, including the new Jon Lovitz Comedy Club and the I-Fly indoor skydiving experience. World-class concerts are held at the Gibson Amphitheater, and the Universal CityWalk Cinemas, which includes California’s largest IMAX venue, features the best movie-going experience in Los Angeles. For more information visit www.UniversalStudiosHollywood.com.

Universal Orlando Resort has created some of the world’s most innovative theme park attractions based on pop culture’s most compelling films and stories. Guests experience two exciting theme parks—Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure—as well as Universal CityWalk, a 30-acre restaurant, shopping, and nighttime entertainment complex, and three magnificently themed on-site hotels: the Loews Portofino Bay Hotel, Hard Rock Hotel, and the Loews Royal Pacific Resort. Flagship experiences featured in the theme parks include “The Simpsons Ride,” “Revenge of the Mummy – The Ride,” “The Incredible Hulk Coaster,” and “The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man.” In 2010, Universal Orlando will reveal The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Islands of Adventure—an entire land that will bring one of the most popular stories of our time to life. More information is available at www.UniversalOrlando.com.

NBC Universal wholly owns Universal Studios Hollywood and has significant interests in Universal Orlando Resort and Universal Studios Japan in Osaka.