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Texas is getting the nation’s second Peppa Pig Theme Park

DALLAS — Months after the reveal that Universal Parks & Resorts would open a kids-focused theme park in Frisco, another company has announced a family theme park in North Texas, this one featuring a familiar cartoon pig.

Tribune News Service

Universal theme parks division gets new name in rebranding

The theme park parent company of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter and The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man is getting a new name

The Independent UK

Redbox's top 10 DVD rentals

The top 10 DVD rentals at Redbox kiosks for the week of Feb. 27:

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Universal Hollywood Super Nintendo World is a hit, a good sign for Epic Universe

From the moment she walked through the green warp pipe into Universal Studios Hollywood’s Super Nintendo World, Ashlei Hartford felt transported back to her childhood video games.

Orlando Sentinel

80 Years Ago, A Highly Anticipated Monster Movie Invented an Unstoppable Trend

Two iconic creatures teamed up to make a mediocre movie and invent the cinematic universe.

Inverse

Streaming: the best films about journalism

Gritty drama She Said, about the two reporters who exposed Harvey Weinstein, joins newsroom classics from His Girl Friday to All the President’s Men

The Guardian - UK

'Moving near Disneyland saved my marriage - I take my family to the parks four times a week'

Holly Cole said her marriage to husband Cody was "on the rocks" before they moved close to Disneyland and says it was the "best decision" they ever made

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Pioneering flight uses hydrogen to power regional airplane

MOSES LAKE, Washington — A small crowd of investors, airline representatives and journalists at Moses Lake in Central Washington got a first look Thursday morning at whether hydrogen power might be the future of sustainable, zero-emissions aviation.

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Redbox's top 10 DVD rentals

The top 10 DVD rentals at Redbox kiosks for the week of Feb. 20:

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Comedy-horror Cocaine Bear is based on a true story. Well, kind of

Comedy-horror Cocaine Bear has an undoubtedly bizarre premise. But the movie is actually loosely based on real-life events.

The New Daily

Comcast bets on Universal theme parks during ‘bullish’ 2023

Demand for Universal’s U.S. theme parks is not slowing despite economic uncertainty, but parent company Comcast is still looking to recover straggling international guest numbers at these parks as it builds new attractions in Orlando, Florida, the Dallas area and Las Vegas.

Orlando Sentinel

Are you too fat for Universal’s new Mario Kart ride? The average American guy is

SANTA ANA, Calif. — Critics are blasting the new Super Nintendo attraction at Universal Studios Hollywood as “blatantly fatphobic” because the augmented reality dark ride has a size restriction that will leave many Americans with larger waistlines on the sidelines.

The Orange County Register

Universal's Super Nintendo World is the play-focused theme park land for our times

LOS ANGELES — A credit list into the hundreds — likely thousands — helped bring Universal Studios' Super Nintendo World to life. And the details show it.

Los Angeles Times

'Cocaine Bear' gets high with $23.1M, 'Ant-Man' sinks fast

Sunday studio estimates say the gonzo R-rated horror comedy “Cocaine Bear” sniffed up $23.1 million in its opening weekend, while Marvel's “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” was quickly dwarfed in its second weekend

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Cocaine Bear, inspired by the true story of a bear on stimulants, fails to live up to its over-the-top premise

Starring Keri Russell and Ray Liotta (in his final film role), Cocaine Bear is a gory comedy-thriller inspired by a true story — but with more "murderous rampage" than "major renal failure".

Tribune News Service

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The top 10 DVD rentals at Redbox kiosks for the week of Feb. 13:

Los Angeles Times

Amid calls for a boycott, ‘Hogwarts Legacy’ controversy questions what it means to be a ‘Harry Potter’ fan

LOS ANGELES — The night before visiting the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios Hollywood, Brittany Katter wondered whether the journey was a mistake.

The Orange County Register

7 tips, hacks and cheats for the new Mario Kart AR ride at Universal Studios Hollywood

SANTA ANA, Calif. — We’ve got everything you need to know to improve your top score and rise up the leaderboard on the Mario Kart augmented reality dark ride in the Super Nintendo World video game-inspired land at Universal Studios Hollywood.

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Universal Studios expanding regional theme park concepts in US and worldwide

Universal Studios has big plans to take on regional amusement park chains in the United States and around the globe with a pair of smaller scale and lower cost theme park concepts aimed at families with young kids and horror movie fans.

ABC News

Women Talking draws from a true story of mass sexual assault to re-imagine how a society can deal with trauma

In Oscars contender Women Talking, inspired by a devastating true story of mass sexual assault, a group of women in an isolated community grapple with whether to forgive, stay and fight, or leave.

Tribune News Service

Redbox's top 10 DVD rentals

The top 10 DVD rentals at Redbox kiosks for the week of Feb. 6:

Orlando Sentinel

Universal Orlando ups starting pay to $17 an hour as Disney wage talks go on

Universal Orlando is raising its minimum wage from $15 to $17 an hour starting June 4, boosting the theme park company’s base pay to $2 more than Walt Disney World’s current rate.

Daily Mirror

Lewis Capaldi rolls around the carpet as wild BRIT Awards after parties kick off

The Forget Me singer lead the stars on the red carpet at Universal Music BRIT Awards after-party at 180 Studios following the main award ceremony in London on Saturday night

USA Today Sports Media Group

15 movie trailers and teasers we can potentially expect to see during the Super Bowl

We could see trailers for Ant-Man, Shazam!, Scream, Fast X, John Wick, Transformers, The Little Mermaid and plenty more.

Los Angeles Times

'Fast X' trailer teases a villainous Jason Momoa and 'the end of the road'

LOS ANGELES — Vin Diesel is back in the new trailer for Universal's "Fast X," the first of two planned "final" films for Dominic Toretto & Co. But where do you go after you've taken a $6 billion action franchise about L.A. street racers all the way to space?

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