The Modern Universal Studios Hollywood Tour Launches with Glamor Tram Fleet in 1964 | Jul 15, 1964
On July 15, 1964, two years after Music Corporation of America (MCA) took over Universal Pictures, the modern Universal Studios Hollywood Tour – then called the Universal City Studios Tour – was established to include a series of dressing room walk-throughs, peeks at actual production, and soon after, staged events. The attraction grew over the ….
Apple Releases Long-in-Development Apple Vision Pro Headset | Feb 2, 2024
On February 2, 2024, Apple releases their long-in-development advanced headset Apple Vision Pro with a retail price of $3,499. Apple Vision Pro launches the era of “spatial computing,” allowing users to control icons on a virtual desktop that blends into their surrounding environment through augmented reality. The device is able to navigate by using one’s ….
Amazon Prime Enables Ads for its Subscribers Becoming Largest Ad-Supported Streaming Platform | Jan 29, 2024
On January 29, 2024, Amazon permanently turns on ads for all of its Prime Video subscribers, a movie one top advertising executive calls a “tornado” that will “upend” the streaming video landscape, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Users will have the option to pay an additional $3 per month to remove the ads. The move ….
Stern Pinball Launches Jaws-Themed Game Models at CES 2024 | Jan 9, 2024
Stern Pinball’s Jaws Pinball games make their debut at Stern’s official booth during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2024, which takes place January 9th through 12th at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. Jaws Pinball games feature the characters and setting of one of the most iconic motion picture thrillers of all time ….
Play Playground at Luxor Hotel and Casino Opening Day | Jan 18, 2024
Play Playground is a 15,000 square foot immersive gamified
 bar and entertainment destination located at the Luxor Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Owners announced that the venue’s opening day is January 18, 2024. There is no VR, AR, or arcade games in this Playground. The experience features large-scale, tactile games and attractions, including over-the-top ….
Evermore Resort Near Walt Disney World in Orlando Opens New Year’s Day 2024 | Jan 1, 2024
Evermore Resort, located next to Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, opens on January 1, 2024. The vacation rental community of homes features hotel-quality standards, a tropical beach complex, a spa, golf course, restaurants, bars, and more. The 1,100-acre resort was developed by Dart interests and is a major redevelopment of the Villas of Grand ….
The Beam at 30 Rock Experience Opening Day | Dec 1, 2023
The Beam at 30 Rock recreates the famous photograph titled “Lunch Atop a Skyscraper,” featuring construction workers in 1932 enjoying a meal together while sitting on a steel beam, high above the then-under-construction 30 Rockefeller Plaza. The new photo-op opened December 1, 2023, as part of the Top of the Rock observation deck experience. Guests ….
Historic Vista Theatre Reopens After Quentin Tarantino-funded Renovations | Nov 17, 2023
The Vista Theatre, which filmmaker Quentin Tarantino purchased in 2021, reopens for regular programming on November 17, 2023 with the Eli Roth horror film Thanksgiving screening in 35mm. Ridley Scott’s epic biography Napoleon screens in 70mm starting the following week, November 22, 2023. Tarantino curated a number of renovations to the 400-seat theater, including the ….
Kino Lorber Launches Kino Film Collection SVOD in U.S. on Amazon Prime Video Channels | Nov 1, 2023
Independent film distribution Kino Lorber launches the Kino Film Collection, a U.S. streaming service available on the Amazon Service via Prime Video Channels for $5.99 per month. The Collection features Kino releases from movie theaters, along with hundreds of films from its expansive library of more than 4,000 titles, many streaming for the first time. ….
High-tech 3D Entry Experience Opens at Kennedy Space Center | Oct 18, 2023
On October 18, 2023, the Kennedy Space Center launched a high-tech 3D entry experience described as being educational and immersive. The experience includes a 3,000-square-foot LED video installation from SNA Displays, the company behind the mega LED display that wraps around a high-rise in New York City’s Times Square. The Entry Experience includes a six-minute ….
