Production
Central is home to two of Universal Orlando's newest
attractions Shrek 4D and Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon
Blast; it also contains
state-of-the-art studios and sound stages that Universal
visitors can tour for free.
To find out what's "in production" upon
your arrival, visit the Studio Audience Center located
to the right of the main entrance turnstiles to
Universal Studios, or call (407) 224-6355.
Universal Express Plus Available
Minimum Height Requirement - 40"
May Remain In Wheelchair/ECV
Assistive Listening (Available
from Guest Relations)
Stationary Seating Available
Guests should be in good health and free from heart,
back or neck problems, motion sickness, or other
conditions that could be aggravated by this adventure.
The ride is based on the same state-of-the-art
motion based simulators and computer graphics that
made up the old Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera
ride that was replaced by Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon
Blast. The ride is virtually the same as the old
Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera ride except for
the obvious difference in the cast of characters
this time.
The ride begins in the preshow theater where Jimmy
Neutron and his best friend Carl demonstrate his
latest invention... the powerful Mark IV rocket.
Before Jimmy gets too far into explaining the details
of his new rocket, the evil, egg-shaped alien Ooblar
from the planet Yokian bursts into the lab and steals
the new Mark IV rocket, threatening to gain absolute
power over Nicktoon Studios... and then the world.
With little time and lack of options Jimmy recruits
you and the rest of the guests to help him save
the planet and get his Mark IV rocket back. The
problem is that you have to do it using the unpredictable
and antiquated Mark I rocket pod. You'll climb aboard
with Jimmy and best friend Carl along with Jimmy's
robot dog
Goddard.
You are taken on a wild ride through the Nicktoon
Studios where you'll encounter characters from "Hey
Arnold", "The Rugrats", "The
Fairly OddParents", "SpongeBob SquarePants"
The chase continues on the way to the planet Yokian
where you chase Ooblar through his home planet.
Then you end up back home at Nicktoon Studios
where the final battle between Ooblar and Jimmy
takes place.
When the ride comes to an end you'll be exited into
the Nicktoon's Interactive play area, where you'll
be able to meet and have your picture taken with
the likes of Spongebob Squarepants, The Rugrats
and Jimmy Neutron himself. Inside the interactive
play area are a bunch of games, from adding sound
effects to cartoons to trivia questions on your
favorite Nicktoon Shows.
Universal Express Plus Available
May Remain In Wheelchair/ECV
Assistive Listening (Available
from Guest Relations)
Stationary Seating
Available
Shrek
4D is a theater based ride/show, while it's primarily
a 3-D film... it also has moving seats which would
help classify it as a ride. Shrek 4-D utilizes four
state-of-the-art high-resolution digital cinema
projectors and uncompressed digital video servers
to create stunning 3-D images, it is the first movie
to ever be projected through four digital projectors
(two for each eye).
The attraction begins inside the castle of
Duloc,
where you'll receive your OgreVision glasses and
wait inside the torture chamber of the castle for
the preshow to begin. One of Lord Farquaad's evil
henchmen comes in to pass down the rules of the
castle and lets you know how many floggings you'll
receive for violating any of the rules. He then
directs your attention to the torture cam where
the poor little gingerbread man is trying to break
free from his chains. The spiel continues as the
gingerbread man eventually breaks free to tell us
we should not be inside the castle and that Lord
Farquaad is still alive. The gingerbread man then
wakes up the magic mirror to tell us what happened
after Shrek and Fiona went off for their happily
after at the end of Shrek 1 and how he, the three
pigs, Pinocchio and the magic mirror were captured
and taken back to the castle to be tortured. The
magic mirror does a very good 5 minute review of
Shrek 1 and starts replaying Lord Farquaad being
eaten by the dragon over and over again at the request
of the three little pigs. While everyone is laughing
the ghost of Lord Farquaad shows up on the torture
cam to see what's so funny inside his torture chamber.
Then asks the gingerbread man, the three pigs and
Pinocchio where he can find Shrek and Fiona... no
one is willing to tell him so he warns that he'll
be back to torture us all later. With Lord Farquaad
on his way in, his evil henchman orders everyone
inside the theater where the torture will begin.
Once you are seated and have your "seat belt"
fastened the curtains will rise and the movie will
begin. Shrek 4D leaves off exactly where Shrek 1
ended... except for one small detail... Donkey wasn't
in the carriage with Shrek & Fiona at the end
of the first film, he was singing with the rest
of the fairy tale creatures as Shrek and Fiona went
off into the sunset... so how does he suddenly show
up with Shrek & Fiona at the start of Shrek
4D? The movie starts with Fiona & Shrek along
with Donkey on their way to the Honeymoon Hotel;
Shrek is lost and looking for a short cut to get
there. Shrek thinks he's found a short cut through
the Forbidden Forest as they look into the eerie
looking woods a rider approaches, it's
Thelonious...
Lord Farquaad's dim witted
head henchman. Thelonious
heads for Fiona where he then ties her up and heads
off with her back into the woods on his way to Fairy
Tale Falls. Shrek and Donkey rush to their carriage
and go after Thelonious and try and save Fiona.
The chase takes you through
the Forbidden Forest and the
Gingerbread man's house, the chase comes to a stop
when the carriage is destroyed at the Dead End Graveyard
where Lord Farquaad is buried, in true Lord Farquaad
fashion his tombstone is a monument of him fighting
the dragon to his death. Lord Farquaad's ghost appears
at the graveyard where be uses his ghostly powers
to bring the dragon in his monument to life to kill
Shrek and Donkey. Donkey whistles and whistles for
his own dragon to come to his rescue which she does.
The chase ensues high above Death Canyon where Shrek,
Donkey and Dragon outsmart Farquaad's Dragon; free
from the dragon and Farquaad Shrek Donkey &
Dragon head for Fairy Tall Falls where Thelonious
is tying Fiona to a raft as
Lord Farquaad explains he wants
to kill her so she'd be his ghostly queen and he
can be king of the underworld. Shrek and Donkey
get there in time to go over the falls with Fiona
on the rafts, but from the help of Dragon they manage
to survive the fall. Lord Farquaad thinking he's
accomplished his goal calls for Fiona who hovers
above the falls atop of dragon, as in the movie
the dragon blows fire at Lord Farquaad's ghost and
causes it to explode. With Farquaad gone Shrek and
Fiona hitch a ride with Dragon and Donkey to the
Honeymoon Hotel where they kiss and start the honeymoon
with all the fairy tale creatures there to celebrate.
Just
outside the attraction is the Shrek & Donkey
Meet & Greet where you can meet Shrek, talk
to Donkey and from time to time see Princess Fiona
stopping by to entertain the people in line waiting
to see Shrek & Donkey.
MONSTER
CAFE
Frankenstein,
the Wolfman and The Creature from the Black Lagoon
are your hosts at this horror and science fiction
themed restaurant filled with lots of movie and
TV memorabilia. Enjoy monster salads, frightfully
good wood oven pizza, pasta like Mummy used to make
and devilish desserts.
Soups & Salads:
Chopped
Chef Salad, Chicken Caesar Salad, Caesar Salad and
Soup of the Day
Pasta:
Spaghetti with Bolognese Sauce
- Served
with rich meat tomato sauce.
Penne Primavera
-
Served with fresh broccoli, carrots, squash &
zucchini, topped with diced tomatoes in a creamy
garlic sauce.
Pizza:
Personal
Sized Cheese or Pepperoni
Pizza
Chicken:
Rotisserie 1/4 Chicken
-
Served with oven roasted potatoes and fresh corn
Desserts:
Devil's
Food Cake, Butterscotch Chocolate Parfait, Strawberry
Shortcake, Deep Dish Apple Pie, Fresh Fruit Cup
Beverages:
Coke,
Diet Coke, Sprite, Barq's Root Beer, Ginger Ale
and Minute Maid Lemonade, Apple Juice, Cranberry
Juice, Pineapple Juice, Grapefruit Juice, 2% Milk
Or Chocolate Milk, Iced or Hot Tea, Moon
Coffee or Zephyrhills Spring Water.
Universal
Studios Store - If
you want something with the Universal Studios logo
on it, you'll find it here. From Shirts, Sweaters,
Hats, Sunglasses, Watches, Pins, Plush Dolls, Toys,
Pens, Pencils, Autograph Books, Candy, Videos, DVD's,
CD's, Snow Globes and a vast collection of Universal
pins for all you pin traders.
Studio Sweets - Treat
yourself to a tantalizing assortment of savory fresh
fudges and delightful gourmet candies. Seasonal
specialties, too!
Shrek's
Ye Olde Souvenir Shoppe - Anything
& Everything Shrek can be found here. Pins,
Shirts, Hats, Shrek & Donkey Ears, Bobble Heads,
Plush Dolls, Action Figures, Cups, Mugs, CD's, Videos,
DVD's and Tons More.
NICKSTUFF -
Children and adults alike will enjoy these items...
including plush dolls, t-shirts, sweatshirts and
other apparel... featuring some of Nickelodeon's
most popular characters, from the Rugrats to SpongeBob
SquarePants.
On
Location -
Rent 2-Way Radios, Film, Batteries, Sundries &
Apparel, This is also where you need to pick up
your Souvenir Photos.
It's
A Wrap -
Looking for good discounts? It's A Wrap has various
Universal items marked down 30% to 50% off original
value.
