BEETLEJUICE’S GRAVEYARD REVIEW
Location: San Francisco
Universal Express: Yes
Age range: All ages but parental guidance advised. The latest incarnation of this show has ratcheted up the raunchiness considerably. Much of the sexual innuendo will go over the heads of little ones, but parents should be advised nonetheless.
Additional Information: Show takes place in an open-air amphitheater.
Beetlejuice cranks up Dracula, Wolfman, Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein for a 20minute Mega-Monster Rock Show. This is perhaps one of Universal’s best kept secrets. If you are a fan of classic horror movies and rock music, do not miss this show. Beetlejuice takes charge as four classic Universal monsters are transformed into rock stars!
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ANIMAL ACTORS ON LOCATION
Location: Woody Woodpecker's Kidzone
Universal Express: Yes
Age range: Adults, Teens, Pre-Teens and Children
Additional Information: This is an open air, under cover amphitheater, and is a good attraction to hit when you need a break.
Sit and watch as dogs, birds, and even an orang-utan grace the stage and perform tricks for your enjoyment. Audience members are also picked to take part in the show and help canines complete against each other. Plus a very special member of the audience will come face to face with a huge python. Get ready to expect the unexpected as the animals are running the show! Combines live action with video footage. The show exhibits both natural and learned behaviour used in movie and television productions.
This show is a must see for animal lovers and uses animals rescued from local shelters that are subsequently trained for work in television and films.
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FEAR FACTOR LIVE
Location: Located in a specially built amphitheatre located between the San Francisco and World Expo areas of Universal Studios
Universal Express: Yes
Age range: Adults, Teens & Pre-Teens
Additional Information: A casting process is used to select 6 park guests to be contestants in 3 stunts in front of the live audience, with 1 winner for each show. Additional participants are chosen from the audience to participate in the show. Guests who wish to participate must be at least 18 years of age or older and can sign in at a booth located across from the attraction. Volunteers go through a very serious casting procedure to be sure they are in good health.
See if you have what it takes at the most extreme audience participation show ever — Fear Factor Live. Guests become contestants in various stunts from the TV show, which include hanging two stories high while struggling to hold on, eating insects, and having a large arachnid placed on their head.
Between each stunt, additional volunteers are submitted to skin-crawling encounters with a selection of spiders, snakes, roaches and scorpions. Others compete in a drinking contest of the worst kind, involving stomach-churning concoctions.
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Meet Barney and his friends Baby Bop and BJ in a live sing-along, clap-along stage show. The show begins, in a standing area where Mr. Peekaboo and his bird friend Bartholomew sing and dance. The view is excellent no matter where you sit.
Peekaboo greets the audience and tells them to use their imagination to make Barney appear. Peekaboo asks everyone to chant "Barney" The lights dim and soft music plays as stars appear in the darkness. Barney appears via a trap door in the middle of the stage. Barney jumps in the air as the lights turn on and confetti cannons explode with glitter, which at that point the "Barney Theme Song" is played.
Following the show, children have a chance to meet the big purple dinosaur himself and explore Barney's backyard, which features a tree house, musical stepping stones, and a train. Then afterwards, have fun in Barney’s interactive playground.
HORROR MAKE-UP SHOW
If your stomach can handle the gore, this show is definitely worth seeing.
Get the party started on Delancey Street with famed Blues Brothers, Jake and Elwood. This show combines music, dance and comedy.
The warm up comes in the form of a waitress who just happens to be a belting blues singer! You will find it hard not to be dancing in the street as Jake and Elwood sing their greatest hits, including "Soul Man", "Everybody Needs Somebody", "Gimme Some Lovin'," "Rawhide," and many more backed by a live sax player. This is one of the more enjoyable shows in the park and has everyone joining in to 'shake their tail feathers!'
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