Twister and Disaster have long closed to make way for the new attractions Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon and Fast & Furious Supercharged at Universal Studios Florida. More New York facades are being added around the gutted soundstage building for the Jimmy Fallon ride. It'll be nice to have that big bland building blocked by more themed New York building facades. Also, there is what looks to be a big rounded section of steel inside the building. It could be for a big screen, especially if this does turn out to be a Soarin' type attraction as rumored. Lots of digging continues at the site of Fast and Furious, but not much else is happening there. And new picture spot props have been added to the Hello Kitty store. Check out the update video and lots of construction images below!
Jimmy Fallon Construction Update
Please don't be another ride with 3D glasses. Please don't be another ride with 3D glasses.Lots of steel going up fast around the buildingYou can still see clear through the buildingAll remnants of the old Twister sign have been stripped awayLooks like New York facades will continue all the way around the side of the building for the first timeArea where old bathrooms were extended outward to make building biggerThis shows how far out the new facade will be from buildingA look inside the giant mostly empty structureThis will most likely be the ride entranceThis was also Twister's old entrance hereLooks like the building facades will continue on from there, as if they've always been there, and greatly expanding the New York area of USFHoping they continue to build the steel up, covering up more of the soundstageThe view from down the street near MummyView of the backside, entire wall is still missingInside view of the first floor area towards the frontPart of the building being extended outRounded steel supports inside the building... Could be for a huge screen, maybe?Closer view of the rounded steel area insideWork continues refreshing the 2-dimensional city facades at end of streetCloser view of what's left to do on skyline
Fast & Furious Construction Update
Looks like construction is stalled for this project, so themed walls is all we'll see for a bitView of where Beetlejuice used to be, now just a big 'ol dirt hole behind wallsDigging in the dirtBig pile of dirt and debris from demolitionHogwarts Express clearly visible now without anything to block the viewOld fountain and courtyard remains"Themed" wallsOther than the walls, nothing much has changed for the courtyard, leaving a big hole in the park for this areaFood stand still themed to Beetlejuice's Graveyard RevueSet enhancements in progress... slowly.Tentacle monster and tank now gone. And construction walls moved in closer to buildingSan Fransisco pictured in mural on construction walls, so it looks like the area will remain themed to that landPlants added in front of construction walls to fancy up the place a bitRumor has it Richter's Burger Co. will close to be rethemed eventually, to something more fitting than famous "Earthquake" burgers
New Additions to Hello Kitty Store
New photo spots have been added in and around the Hello Kitty storeHello Kitty's face added above doorwayHello Kitty's gone Hollywood!Signed her name in the concrete along with a picture of her iconic bowInside the store a new statue of 3D Glasses Kitty's been addedCloser view of 3D KittyKitty ready for a car rideThere's room in the backseat to get your picture taken riding with Hello KittyNew Universal globe added above entry to neighboring shopThat's all for this Universal Studios update!
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Twister and Disaster have long closed to make way for the new attractions Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon and Fast & Furious Supercharged at Universal Studios Florida. More New York facades are being added around the gutted soundstage building for the Jimmy Fallon ride. It'll be nice to have that big bland building blocked by more themed New York building facades. Also, there is what looks to be a big rounded section of steel inside the building. It could be for a big screen, especially if this does turn out to be a Soarin' type attraction as rumored. Lots of digging continues at the site of Fast and Furious, but not much else is happening there. And new picture spot props have been added to the Hello Kitty store. Check out the update video and lots of construction images below!
