@MrMoKelly & “What’s Up” with Nick Pagliochini

with Universal Studios. The thing that's really cool about this, if you have ever done Halloween Horror Nights, that is something that is incredibly synonymous with Universal Studios, and what is happening now is specific to that you will be able to as you can see if you're visiting us on YouTube right now, you can get a little tease of the fan fest activities that'll be happening. But in the Halloween season you get all of the Halloween things.

And so what they're doing is taking the same footprint of a lot of these walk through houses and attractions and giving them a whole new flavor. So Star Trek, if you're a fan of Star Trek, they'll be there. Of course, the two existing things that are in park all the time for you at Universal Studios Hollywood are going to be Super Nintendo World with Super Mario and Friends, and then you'll also be able to experience the Wizarding

World of Harry Potter. So all of those things are there and will have an even better representation for you. But what is exciting or will be something for you to experience is going to be a Star Trek, which is not. In fact, I got a little bit of a sneak peek and I'm kind of excited about it because if you watched the series Picard on I watched some of this, so okay, when you saw the Enterprise D from the Next Generation, when you saw the bridge that was in that series, so they had to recreate

it from the original series that had been retired. Yes, it's kind of been piecemealed out and a lot of different people from the Star Trek world own parts of the original Enterprise D's bridge. They actually took the bridge from Picard the series and will be on that set as part of one of the experiences.

one piece, which is anime. They have the Grand Pirate Gathering happening up on the upper lot we talk I have not you should, but I will because I also.

So there's a lot happening, and I think the thing that I'm excited about this specifically is because I love Halloween. We all know that that's not news if you tuned into Later or KFI or Coast or anything here.

Universal Studios. But specifically that's this whole thing, and I'm excited because as opposed to Disney, who does a lot of these after dark events, and I always encourage you to really go because it's a fantastic time to get really short weight times on attractions, even if you're not into that specific idea, or if that's not you know, maybe you're not a fan of a certain portion of the Walt Disney you know Canon if you will, maybe Star Wars is not your thing, but Star Wars Night

is going on right now and it is still not sold out at Disneyland. It's a great time for you to experience all the attractions here at Universal Studios.

Like there's more and more things that I have been privy to but can't really speak on quite yet.

Having walked through it today, there's so many new businesses that are coming, both restaurants, bars.

towards Burbank. And so it's very interesting, but so many businesses are closed right now, and there's not a whole lot of footprint of anything once you're on site, as opposed to maybe Not's Berry Farm and Wayna Park, You've got lot of things around that area, Disneyland and Anaheim, You've got plenty of things going on here. You're kind

of in Universal City. And granted you can go across the one to one over to Venture Boulevard and go over to Studio City, but there's not a lot going on there, but the things that are coming to City Walk I'm stoked for because that thing is as opposed to the Orlando Resort, where they have really leaned into their city Walk and having incredible restaurants and bars and

nightclubs and everything else. We never really had that here, sadly, and so I'm excited to see what's going to be coming, especially with the new summer season right around the corner. We've also got the brand new Fast and Furious. We're waiting on that one for the roller coaster to open, and so many other things that are being added to

in and around. So I think, you know, even though a lot of Universal's resources have been focused on Epic Universe, which is getting ready to open Memorial Day weekend their third gate down in Florida, there's a lot that's being put into here, So I'm excited about that.

So I think that what and this is something like we talked about and you were talking about earlier about going to the theater, going to the movies. I think they're looking at who is spending the money where and how. So that's why I think they're leaning into those who

have more disposable income. Family vacations will always still happen, but if you look at historically our resorts here, be it at Universal, be it at Disney, and be it at Knots, those are a lot of locals that are coming over and over and over again, as opposed to Florida, where you have Kissimi and you've got Orlando, and you've

got SeaWorld and Universal and you've got Disney properties. I mean, you've got four gates for Disney, you've got three gates for universal gates, meaning the different theme parks that they're available. It's literally built out to be that way, and people come from around the world to visit Orlando and Kassimi as opposed to here we get a lot of maybe

folks coming off the Pacific rim. That's always historically been a very big thing, and that's why Tokyo Disneyland, if you ever go to Tokyo Disneyland, is a near copy, a carbon copy of Disneyland here because that is where the vast majority of that tourism group demographic was coming from. If you go to Tokyo Disney c that's a different ballgame altogether. But that's also very unique because it's owned not by Disney but by Oil Land, Oriental Land, and Sea.

That's why it's sixty eight dollars a ticket tick right in, and that's the thing to think. It's only sixty eight bucks to get into the parks there. Thank you, Sam Goochime good chime in there. Sixty eight bucks. So they do not have an anualassoord or program in Tokyo right now, purely because sixty eight bucks, I mean, that's two movies at this point in time with popcorn and candy or

that's dinner for four, Like, it's very inexpensive. And on top of that, depending on where the dollar is against the en, you're able to really enjoy a lot of merchandise, shopping, a lot of things. Oriental Lendency is very very smart with how they develop things. I mean they literally close their Space Mountain completely. It's being demolished all the way

to the ground. And in twenty twenty seven to twenty twenty eight is when they'll be opening a brand new Space Mountain like we've never seen with a whole new ride system inside of it. So there's so much else happening in that realm. But also to go with Universal specifically, as they're talking about here, Universal properties in Asia are incredible and the things that they do to pour into it.

I mean, I'm so ecstatic, and it's been a long time since I've been really stoked about something a Universal because I love it's in our backyard. I love the history that's behind it. But you don't get a lot. We don't get a lot here now. We Florida gets incredible things, but they have the land and then spice and everything else here we have a physical working studio, to the point that Universal the company has sold off

portions of the back lot to other studios. Now not only were they contracting and still contracting, but like it's piecemealed out, so you'll be able to go through things. But you have to think Fast and Furious. The three D attraction just closed, and you've got also Peter Jackson with his King Kong three D. That's King Kong three sixty. Rather that could be on the chopping block here in the near future, but there's so much happening the thing

that I would be excited. I think this is kind of like the not to go off topic a little bit, but the studio tour is where you experience or previously experience the Fast and Furious portion of the attraction. Here in Florida, it's a free standing attraction.

South Bay. So this weekend I've talked about it before, Open Studios, Long Beach, but this is going to be arts Open Sam Pedro so open Studios and Galleries happening both Saturday, and Sunday, Saturday from noon to six and Sunday from noon to four, and that'll be April twenty six and twenty seven. This is a great opportunity for you to get out. And again we're always talking about spending a few extra bucks on your local community and

what's in your own backyard. And one of my favorite places to go that I've talked about many many times is Crafted, which is at the Port of Los Angeles, and it is a collection of many artists who have between food and drinks and flowers and soap and candles and you name it. All the goodies are there. So you've got so much as you can check out in the San Pedro area. But it's a great opportunity for you to get out. A lot of the studios will be avail even if they're not at the facilities, such

as Crafted, which is a big warehouse. But there's gonna be dance parties going on. They've got looks like Tango Lessons, Dance Factory, Folklodco, Ivy League Suit Okay, lots of stuff going down. I mean yeah, I was like at this point, I'm just kind of looking over some of the events.

I'm like all right, well that sounds interesting. But the thing that's really cool going on Sunday, the San Pedro Ballet will be performing as well as giving some novice classes if you will, So if you're curious about ballet, that's something to check out. You can get details about all of this by checking out event bright dot com Arts Open San Pedro or just check out the link in bio at a Nick Poliochini or this week I

with Nick. Also, if you are out and about and are going to be happening to be in the La Live Downtown LA area on Saturday, keep an eye for Staffushani because we will be I know he may not be here now.

a great opportunity for that. And then the last thing that's going on this weekend it's been Filipino Food Month, and also this weekend is Filipino Weekend at Disneyland, and so there's actually a special event that has been really hard to come by. I actually will be there on Sunday, but happening at Pixar Place Hotel, which used to be a Paradise Peer hotel which has now had the whole Pixar overlay at the Great Maple Restaurant. There, they're actually

having a special so calf Filipino Food Month celebration. So if you're interested in it, you can check it out on again Nick Pouli o'kinny this weekn and Nick event Bright also has it by looking at Filipino Food Month. But it is an opportunity for you to go into a place that doesn't usually serve that are specifically cultural in one way or another unless it's attached to a movie or attached to Adventureland or Frontierland or whatever it is. So there's some really fun things that are going on.

But you can also again check out event Bright or this week of a Nick Nick Poliochanni the Lincoln Bio and get more information about Filipino Food Month, which will be you know, wrapping up the end of April. So that's enough. It's enough. It's enough to keep me busy. But it's so much fun. And I think the thing that's so nice right now is that we're getting back

into a time period where the weather is nicer. And I love that we live in southern California because we really can do so much outdoors all year round, and so we really are spoiled in that regard, and so go to kind of going back to CityWalk. There's a lot of stuff coming to it back with you, and that's the thing is I'm excited to see what's coming.

For a long time, it was the very stale things that had been there for years, and that's great, but CityWalk really, I mean, the funniest part is there's an Abracarm and Fitch that was there for years and that will become a new store now. And there are many many restaurants that have been there for years that I had never even thought about attending, and now the new places are coming and I'm so excited for so it's

nice to have something on this side of town. I am hoping sending out big hopes, hopes hopes with Cedar Fair having purchased six Flags. Along with that whole merger between Nottsberry Farmer and six Flags, I'm hoping that we'll be seeing some nice things coming to the future of six Flags. Magic Mountain up in Awesome Town or Valencia, So we'll see, because it's another opportunity for you to enjoy a place to go for the summer season again.