Fireworks or Parades?

[admiral nelson]

I don't think IOA has any of these, but if they do, I'd like to catch them. Anyone know?

 

[gschmerl]

Fireworks start July 4th and run for the summer. They have what is called the "Super Hero Parade", but it's not what you really think of when you think "PARADE".

 

[BarryHom]

The Marvel Super Hero Parade is composed of the Marvel superheroes on ATVs. Then they do a meet and greet.

 

[the Dark Marauder]

What they said...

 

[stephaniebatesjones]

What are the fireworks like? I have never seen fireworks at universal. Are they at IOA and U.studios?

Thanks,
Steph

 

[robvia]

They're at both, and they're awesome.
Here's how it went last year. My dad and I ate a wonderful dinner at Mythos in front of the window looking at Hulk. Then we walked outside and the show started. The back of Mythos is a great place to watch. There's a story to the show, a battle takes place. Fireworks shoot across the lagoon back and forth. Lots of fireworks shoot up from the middle. Music plays (orchestra), and the fireworks are synced to it. There's a quiet part in the middle where a circle of fireworks on tall poles sway back and forth. Then a grand finale with intense music.
As you are walking out of IOA, you see the end of the USF show in the distance. Don't have the details, but there's a story to the IOA show with the battles. Maybe someone will post it. It's one of those hidden things you would never know about. The USF show takes place in the middle of the lagoon. Their fireworks seem to shoot higher, and seem to be bigger. While the IOA ones shoot across the lagoon and are more specialized. The patterns of the IOA fireworks are unique. You don't see them at the regular shows at your home town. They do weird things, dance in the sky. Hard to explain, but they're really good.
Eating dinner at Mythos, walking out to the back, watching the show, and then seeing the end of the USF show as you leave, is a great end to your day.

 

[suei]

Does anyone know if the Fireworks shows will still be running at USF & IOA during the last week of August? And, if so, what times?

 

[vellamint]

Bump....wondering also!

 

[BarryHom]

Fireworks usually run from July 4th to mid-August.

 

[msr709]

Barry, is there anywhere we can look up the schedule for these fireworks, I caught them last summer and would love to show my little niece and nephew this summer but we are going the weekend of Aug. 21 to 25th. Will they still be fireworks then?

 

[markey]

We have been there in 01 and 02, both times passed the 13th of August and the fireworks were over. This year we will be arriving on th 5th, hope to catch them this year.