Universal Studios Update: Lots of Refurbishments

Universal Studios Florida is really receiving attention in these last few months. We've noticed a lot of minor refurbishments of the public areas and of some rides' facades, which is a truly great thing. Let's take a look together at what has changed since our last visit, and you'll see that there are quite a few new things to look at:

Welcome to the best Studios theme park ever (after Universal Studios Japan, of course)!:

We started to notice work going on right after the entrance of the park, near the Universal Studios Store:

Jimmy Neutron was open... but not for long! August is approaching soon. Tic-tac, tic-tac.

Believe it or not, Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit is receiving some love too:

One of our readers reported that they were repainting the sides of the outdoor queue of the ride... And, that's exactly what they're doing:

As you can see, this wall has been repainted with a solid red color:

But this side has not been touched yet::

This may change soon:

Hmmm... The storm's approaching:

This can only mean that HRRR will...

... be closed.

Twister is still a great attraction. They only need to replace the first pre-show room with something more interesting:

New York's Yellow Cab:

The wind is becoming strong:

The refurbishment on this part of the boardwalk has been completed:

Shiny, new pieces of metal, with new wood:

The shack looks great too:

More work to be done:

A really long wall separates the newly-refurbished area from the still-to-be-renovated area:

A look behind the walls:

Did they really need to change all the wood on the boardwalk? Judge by yourself:

Yes, it was rotten:

A look around:

Ghirardelli's building... which has no Ghirardelli shop in it:

This is bad, really bad. Extremely bad:

The clouds were promising a good downpour:

Work is being done on the base of one of the sound system's columns on the bridge between Amity and the World Expo area:

This is how it should look like:

Work on Krusty's "tongue" is done:

And that's all, for now. Thanks for viewing, and have a very nice day!