What's New

From magical spells to magical creatures, from dark villains to daring heroes, it’s all here at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter™ only at Universal Orlando^® Resort. Explore the mysteries of Hogwarts™ castle. Visit the shops of Hogsmeade™ and sample fare from the wizarding world’s best-known establishments. Plus experience pulse-pounding rides and attractions that transport you into a world of magical thrills and excitement.

Sesame Street^® Safari of Fun is coming to Busch Gardens Tampa Bay! This sunny, funny playland will feature Elmo, Big Bird and all their friends, filled with rides, shows and adventures, just for the little ones. Featuring a splashy flume ride and junior coaster, and much more! Opening in Spring 2010.

This spring, the all-new water slide Omaka Rocka thrills you with high-speed tubes and half-pipe funnels that’ll have you splashing and sliding frontward and backward and climbing the walls! It’s all-new and only at Aquatica in Orlando.

Adrenaline pumping and music thumping, you head straight toward the sky. Suddenly, you’re doing 65 mph, 17 storeys over the streets and buildings of Universal Studios^®. Gasping with excitement, you rock out to the song YOU picked before strapping in. And, best of all, your aerial adventure has been caught on video. Get ready to take your music for a ride^SM on Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit^SM, the world’s most technologically-advanced roller coaster. For the first time ever, you pick the soundtrack while on-board camera record your pulse-pounding flight in, around, and over Universal Studios. Back on the ground, you can even purchase a music video of your ride. The “never been done before” elements also extend to the track itself with several world’s-first moves. Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit will be the most personalized and immersive roller coaster experience in the world!

Manta is the next generation of SeaWorld thrills. Taking you on an extraordinary journey from “seeing to being,” this all new breed of mega-attraction combines the best of the sea and sky, immersing you in the beautiful and mysterious world of rays, then taking you for a flying roller coaster thrill ride aboard the biggest ray of them all, the manta. You’ll glide, speed, soar and spin headfirst like a ray on an experience only SeaWorld could create.

Voted best New Theme Park Attraction for 2008! by Theme Park Insider
Careen and crash your way through Krustyland in Universal Orlando^® Resort’s wild and hilarious The Simpsons Ride™, based on FOX-TV’s long running animated series. Join Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie as you pay a visit to Krustyland, the low-budget theme park created by famed TV personality and shameless product huckster Krusty the Clown. You’ll swoop, soar and smash through all of Krusty’s crazy attractions and see many of your favourite characters from the TV series in this all-new animated adventure. The ride was created in collaboration with The Simpsons™ Creator and Executive Producer Matt Groening and Executive Producer James L. Brooks. It’s the first-ever attraction based on the TV series!

You’ll find rides from relaxing to exhilarating, a huge play area, especially for the little ones and even the closest Orlando has to it’s own beach! The signature ride is Dolphin Plunge^® which will send you speeding through one of two 300 foot long clear tubes which take you through the Commerson’s dolphin habitat. To get an altogether different view, the relaxing river will take you floating past the stunning fish grotto and give you an underwater view of the Commerson’s dolphin habitat too. The more adventurous river will send you shooting past geysers and through waterfalls. Take a dip in one of Aquatica’s two wave pools and experience gently lapping surf or 5 foot high waves! The fun at Aquatica is as endless as the sea.

Jungala is situated in the Congo area of Busch Gardens^® Tampa Bay. Here you’ll find two of the world’s most endangered animals, Bengal tigers and orangutans. Watch the orangutans through one of the 3-storey treetop observation platform, offering the perfect opportunity to watch these animals at rest and play. Subterranean caves and underwater windows offer a clear view of tigers swimming and roaming in their habitat. In amongst the towering trees, cascading waterfalls and elaborate stone structures, there are also two amazing rides, Jungle Flyers, a zip line experience that will take you across the treetops of Jungala and The Wild Surge which will launch you above a towering waterfall.

The Black Hole is back with a wilder attitude. The Twists and turns are still there, but the colour explosions and sounds will shock your senses. Welcome to the next generation in aquatic thrills. If you dare tackle such a challenge, hold on! The Black Hole: The Next Generation has evolved beyond extreme.