Hello, and welcome to Dateline Universal Orlando! This week we’re taking a look at Islands of Adventure. Harry Potter, Spiderman, Kong, Jurassic Park, the Hulk, the Toon Lagoon water rides and Seuss Landing make this one of the most well rounded parks in Orlando, and with one of the best lineups of any park in the world.  Let’s see what’s going on . . .




, Dateline Universal Orlando – Islands of Adventure Photo Update
Welcome to the park!
, Dateline Universal Orlando – Islands of Adventure Photo Update
Universal is doing AP upgrades for those who want to add Volcano Bay to their AP.

, Dateline Universal Orlando – Islands of Adventure Photo Update

, Dateline Universal Orlando – Islands of Adventure Photo Update

, Dateline Universal Orlando – Islands of Adventure Photo Update
Grad bash is still happening.
, Dateline Universal Orlando – Islands of Adventure Photo Update
Hulk, you know, smashing.

, Dateline Universal Orlando – Islands of Adventure Photo Update

, Dateline Universal Orlando – Islands of Adventure Photo Update

, Dateline Universal Orlando – Islands of Adventure Photo Update

, Dateline Universal Orlando – Islands of Adventure Photo Update
Prime real estate at this once used theater.

, Dateline Universal Orlando – Islands of Adventure Photo Update

, Dateline Universal Orlando – Islands of Adventure Photo Update
Popeye recently reopened after a refurbishment.

, Dateline Universal Orlando – Islands of Adventure Photo Update

, Dateline Universal Orlando – Islands of Adventure Photo Update

, Dateline Universal Orlando – Islands of Adventure Photo Update

, Dateline Universal Orlando – Islands of Adventure Photo Update
Has anyone purchased this Kong shirt? Seems like a stretch even for theme park merchandise.

, Dateline Universal Orlando – Islands of Adventure Photo Update

, Dateline Universal Orlando – Islands of Adventure Photo Update
A people dryer has been placed near the Jurassic Park River Adventure.
, Dateline Universal Orlando – Islands of Adventure Photo Update
More Grad Bash things.
, Dateline Universal Orlando – Islands of Adventure Photo Update
Lots of foliage hiding the Raptor from view of those who did not wait in line.

, Dateline Universal Orlando – Islands of Adventure Photo Update

, Dateline Universal Orlando – Islands of Adventure Photo Update

, Dateline Universal Orlando – Islands of Adventure Photo Update

, Dateline Universal Orlando – Islands of Adventure Photo Update
We rode Forbidden Journey this trip after its recent refurbishment. Many effects were working that have not been for some time, and the projections seemed much clearer!

, Dateline Universal Orlando – Islands of Adventure Photo Update

, Dateline Universal Orlando – Islands of Adventure Photo Update

, Dateline Universal Orlando – Islands of Adventure Photo Update
Big rumors swirling around that Universal is eyeing the space where Dragon Challenge is for an expansion to the Wizarding World. Would you be sad to see it go?

, Dateline Universal Orlando – Islands of Adventure Photo Update

, Dateline Universal Orlando – Islands of Adventure Photo Update

, Dateline Universal Orlando – Islands of Adventure Photo Update


, Dateline Universal Orlando – Islands of Adventure Photo Update
Not much going on in the Lost Continent these days.

, Dateline Universal Orlando – Islands of Adventure Photo Update

, Dateline Universal Orlando – Islands of Adventure Photo Update

, Dateline Universal Orlando – Islands of Adventure Photo Update
This is the Grad Bash cut through area between IOA and the Studios park.

, Dateline Universal Orlando – Islands of Adventure Photo Update

, Dateline Universal Orlando – Islands of Adventure Photo Update

, Dateline Universal Orlando – Islands of Adventure Photo Update
Time to head out!

That does it for this week! How do you think the park looks? Ready for some changes here? Let us know in the comments below. Thanks for reading!

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Cory Disbrow
Cory likes Walt Disney World so much, he recently packed his bags and moved to Orlando. Cory is a photographer and writes MiceChat's Dateline Disney World columns every Friday.