Mardi Gras
15 Years of Beads, Bands and Good Times!
Saturdays & Select Nights Feb. 6 - Apr. 17

Bring on the music! Bring on the parade! Bring on the party! Celebrate 15 years of Mardi Gras with the most amazing concert line-up ever, featuring some of the biggest names in pop, rock, R&B, country, hip-hop and more. You're right in the middle of the celebration with outrageous street performers and our most spectacular parade ever, featuring colorful costumes, dazzling floats, and beads by the handful. Plus, the air will be filled with the spicy aroma of authentic Cajun food* and the sweet sounds of real New Orleans musicians playing in the French Quarter Courtyard. Join in 15 years of the biggest party this side of the bayou with Mardi Gras at Universal Studios - and let the good times roll!

February:
6 - KC & The Sunshine Band
13 - Heart
14(Sunday) - Kool & The Gang
20 - Blondie
27 - Dierks Bentley

March:
6 - Akon
13 - Aretha Franklin
20 - Miranda Lambert
27 - 3 Doors Down

April:
3 - Beach Boys
9 (Friday) - Sheryl Crow
10 - Flo Rida
17 - Chicago

Attention Marching Bands!

Don't miss your chance to be a part of this
premier marching opportunity!

Now you have the chance to take part in one of Universal Studios' two premier marching opportunities! The streets are filled with park guests and beads - but that's just the start. Marching bands will now have the opportunity to be a part of a pre-parade to the official Mardi Gras parade. After your marching performance you will have the opportunity to sing-along and dance with legendary party bands that take the stage to turn your night into a party of historic proportions!

For more information please call 1-800-YOUTH-15

Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit^SM
NOw open!!

Universal Orlando^® Resort is ready to unveil one of the most radically innovative roller coasters ever created - Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit^SM. The coaster combines hit music, breathtaking first-ever maneuvers and highly sophisticated audio and video for a one-of-a-kind ride experience.

Riders will pick their own soundtrack and listen as it blasts through individual concert-quality audio systems - all while hurtling through a series of never-before-attempted maneuvers and at speeds up to 65 m.p.h. Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit’s audio system will carry songs representing five genres of music: rap/hip hop, country, classic rock/metal, pop/disco and club/electronica. Each rider’s song pick will also be featured on a ride video they can purchase that uses a network of sophisticated cameras to mix music, moves and special effects.

Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit features 3,800 feet of steel track, a 17-story vertical lift and six maneuvers - three of which have never been built before.

• Double Take – First-Ever Maneuver
• Treble Clef – First-Ever Maneuver
• Jump Cut – First-Ever Maneuver
• Crowd Surfer
• Drop Tuning
• Plot Twist

The new Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit Roller Coaster will rock Universal Orlando Resort.

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