Universal Orlando's Islands of Adventure Introduces ???Project Xibalba??? Bringing the Most Anticipated Phenomenon to Orlando in an Authentic Entertainment Experience. Beginning Summer 2015, ground will be broken and construction crews will begin to remove the popular Poseidon's Fury attraction in The Lost Continent to make room for this fully immersive ride experience.
Orlando ??? July 3, 2015 ??? The countdown to ???Project Xibalba?????? begins today as Universal Studios OrlandoSM announces the arrival of the East Coast???s most anticipated entertainment experience and the introduction of the land???s signature attraction, ???Project Xibalba??? in hyper-realistic HD to present a fully immersive thrilling experience fun for the whole family.
More than five years in the making, ???Project Xibalba??? at Universal Studios Orlando will bring guests the same authenticity and storytelling found at any other Universal Theme Park.
Visitors will be swept into a fully immersive themed land that brings them face to face with the beauty and horrors of the Mayan Temples. ???Project Xibalba??? will be faithful to the visual landscape, including a massive Mayan Temple which will serve as its iconic focal point.
"The momentum behind The Lost Continent is as strong as ever and we are incredibly excited to bring Project Xibalba to Orlando," said Brad Globe, President, Warner Bros. Consumer Products.
Like its counterparts, the Mayan Temple will sit at the heart of ???The Lost Continent??? where the land???s signature ride, ???Project Xibalba???" will take guests on a journey into an ancient Mayan Temple and brings brave tourists face to face with the Mayan god who watches over the Temple. Guests will board themed excavation vehicles as their tour begins at the base of the temple. The car begins to go up a lift into the temple where you soon find yourself hanging on for dear life as the vehicles make a frantic escape to evade the Mayan gods.
???Project Xibalba??? is an achievement in pioneering theme park ride technology featuring a groundbreaking robotics ride system, fused with elaborate filmed action sequences and immersive visceral effects.
???Project Xibalba??? will resonate with immense detail, inviting guests to revel in The ancient Mayan ruins.
As excitement builds for the arrival of ???Project Xibalba,??? in-park guests at Universal Studios Orlando are able to experience and purchase authentic merchandise.
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Universal Studios Orlando, The Entertainment Capital of L.A.SM, includes a full-day, movie-based theme park and Studio Tour; the CityWalk entertainment, shopping and dining complex, the Universal CityWalk Cinemas and the ???5 Towers??? state-of-the-art outdoor concert venue. World-class rides and attractions include the popular 3D Ultra-HD adventure, ???Despicable Me Minion Mayhem??? and immersive ???Super Silly Fun Land,??? the critically-acclaimed mega-attraction, ???Transformers???: The Ride-3D,??? ???Revenge of the MummySM???The Ride??? and ???Jurassic Park?? ???The Ride.??? As part of its milestone 50th anniversary celebration in 2015, Universal Studios Hollywood introduced a slate of dynamic new attractions, including the electrifying 3D-HD thrill ride, ???Fast & Furious???Supercharged??? as the grand finale to the famed Studio Tour, ???Springfield,??? hometown of America???s favorite TV family, located adjacent to the award-winning ???The Simpsons Ride??????.
Warner Bros. Entertainment is a global leader in all forms of entertainment and their related businesses across all current and emerging media and platforms. A Time Warner Company, the fully integrated, broad-based studio is home to one of the most successful collections of brands in the world and stands at the forefront of every aspect of the entertainment industry from feature film, television and home entertainment production and worldwide distribution to DVD, digital distribution, animation, comic books, video games and brand licensing, international cinemas and broadcasting.
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*Disclamer* Project Xibalba is
NOT a real project, however is intended to be treated like a real one. It's simply a large project being designed in NL2 by a team of 6 people. We hope to bring you the most innovative experience ever, and we have the technology in our hands. It all depends on the way we use it. Stay tuned for more updates. The team as of now consists of Dapalm, Donidia, BlaseRhine, Kyle Sloane and Mrcrolly*