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called the groove, with high-tech lighting and visual effects. If you want to go club-
bing, $12 plus tax admits you to all of the clubs. For details, call Universal CityWalk
information at 407-224-2691.
How To Make It Work
CityWalk is open daily, 11 a.m.-2 a.m., and parking is available in the same garages
that serve the theme park at the rate of $17 a day for cars and $20 for RVs, trailers,
and other large rigs. Regular parking drops to $5 6 p.m.-10 p.m. and is free after 10
p.m. If you stay at one of the Universal resorts, it's a short walk, but water taxi and
bus transportation are also available to transport you to CityWalk. For added fun, try
one of the pedicabs that will take you from CityWalk to your resort for a modest tip.
Call 407-224- FOOD for dinner reservations. Visit universalorlando.com and select
“At CityWalk” under “Events” for special events.
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS FLORIDA
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS FLORIDA OPENED IN JUNE 1990. At the time, it was almost four
times the size of Disney's Hollywood Studios (which today is the larger of the two
parks), and much more of the facility was accessible to visitors. USF is spacious,
beautifully landscaped, meticulously clean, and delightfully varied in its entertain-
ment. Rides are exciting and innovative and, like many Disney attractions, focus on
familiar and/or beloved movie characters or situations.
USF is laid out in a P-configuration, with the rounded part of the P sticking
out disproportionately from the stem. Beyond the main entrance, a wide boulevard
stretches past several shows and rides to the park's New York area. Branching off this
pedestrian thoroughfare to the right are four streets that access other areas of the park
and intersect a promenade circling a large lake. The area of USF open to visitors is a
bit smaller than Epcot.
The park is divided into eight areas: Hollywood, New York, Production Cen-
tral, San Francisco, Woody Woodpecker's KidZone, World Expo, Springfield
U.S.A., and The Wizarding World of Harry Potter-Diagon Alley. Except for Di-
agon Alley, where one area begins and another ends is blurry, but no matter. Guests
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