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Posted on February 21, 2016 by Mark

Did they (the imagineers) first build the rock cliffs and then carve the faces in them? Probably not… That would be like building an entire granite mountain in the middle of the Black Hills before starting Mt. Rushmore.

Posted in PhotographyTagged fake rocks, imagineering, orlando, universal studios
Posted on February 21, 2016 by Mark

I love theme-park cabanas. This one has everything I like: a thatched conical roof, hexagon floor plan, log beams tied together with thick rope, a wooden platform and no walls.

BONUS: the foundation is a concrete boulder embedded with fake tree roots

Posted in PhotographyTagged cabana, fake rocks, jurassic park, orlando, universal studios
Posted on February 20, 2016 by Mark

At Seuss Landing in Universal Studios, children receive environmental training directly from the Lorax. The park also acts as the official steward for the last grove of Truffula trees.

In other news, Universal Studios is biggering…

Posted in PhotographyTagged environment, fake trees, lorax, orlando, seuss, truffula, universal studios
Posted on February 19, 2016 by Mark

Even the Florida sun can’t melt the snow in Harry Potter world…  obviously magic does exist.

Posted in PhotographyTagged fake snow, harry potter, orlando, universal studios
Posted on February 19, 2016 by Mark

Robotic owls have overrun Harry Potter World. In the rafters, you can even see white streaks where they poop.

Posted in PhotographyTagged harry potter, hogwarts, orlando, owl, poop, universal studios
Posted on February 18, 2016 by Mark

natural selections… 

Posted in PhotographyTagged darwin, food stand, jurassic park, orlando, unicorn, universal studios
Posted on February 17, 2016 by Mark

The most photographed falls in Florida…

Dudley Do-Right’s Ripsaw Falls

Posted in PhotographyTagged fake mountain, fake waterfall, not so old west, orlando, universal studios
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