29 August 2009: Stage 12 has, after more research, been relegated to the 7th largest soundstage in the world.
4 July 2009: New Behind the Scenes video from Miami Vice Action Spectacular and video of Earthquake, with live stunt performers!
3 May 2009: New page about the Gorilla attraction by the Red Sea.
25 April 2009: New video of Collapsing Bridge.
12 April 2009: New timelapse video of the Black Tower under construction.
11 April 2009: New page on the new King Kong: The Eighth Wonder of the World attraction, coming next year to the Studio Tour. New page about Norman Bates attacking the tram outside the Psycho House.
29 January 2009: New King Kong attraction DVD produced by our friends at Extinct Attractions.
28 September 2008: New online store selling theStudioTour.com exclusive products. Check it out!
26 August 2008: Stills from The Wizard added to the King Kong page, showing backstage views of the attraction.
16 June 2008: Before & After photos of the New York Street area.
2 June 2008: Coverage of the devastating backlot fire.
25 May 2008: New page about The Universal Experience exhibition.
22 April 2008: New press release about the environmentally sound construction of The Simpsons Ride.
8 April 2008: Lots of updated information on The Simpsons Ride page.
21 March 2008: New page about The Adventures of Curious George (replacing Nickelodeon Blast Zone)
2 March 2008: New page about Bruce Almighty (2003)
1 March 2008: New page about Home Alone 2 (1992)
24 February 2008: New page about Dirty Harry (1971)
16 February 2008: New pages about Newsies (Disney movie, 1991), and the forthcoming Superhero Movie, both heavily featuring New York Street.
20 January 2008: New page about a backlot fire in 1997.
16 January 2008: New photo galleries on the T2:3D page and the House of Horrors page.
6 January 2008: Updated pages on Castle Dracula and Land of a Thousand Faces make-up shows following an interview with Verne Langdon, the creator of the shows.
5 January 2008: New Womphoppers photos from 1981.
27 December 2007: Updated Lucy: A Tribute page - the attraction is rumoured to be closing at the end of this month - can anyone confirm?
10 November 2007: Check out www.unitedhollywood.com for information on the Writer's Guild strike which is affecting Hollywood and the industry at the moment.
4 November 2007: Kwik-E-Mart shop page. More shops added to Shopping page.
28 October 2007: Fung Lum restaurant page.
27 October 2007: Desperate Housewives photo gallery, Apartment set page, New BTTF 2015 photos. Colonial Street map from 1988.
26 August 2007: New photo gallery of Falls Lake activity this summer. Scooby Doo joins the streetmosphere pages.
5 August 2007: Updated Elm Street, Psycho House and Falls Lake pages, and new stills gallery from Norbit, Hulk and Michael Jackson's Moonwalker .
28 July 2007: House of Horrors poster gallery is now online. 3 photos added to the Transportation Department page.
23 May 2007: New Back to the Future on-set photos.
4 May 2007: Revised and updated Chronology page.
20 April 2007: Additional Airwolf stills on TV shows page (3 new episodes covered)
19 April 2007: Ticket offer on one-man show in LA about Universal Studios tour guide
18 April 2007: New Terminator 2: 3D pages.
11 April 2007: New Little Europe pages, including photo gallery.
7 April 2007: House of Horrors page updates, including photo gallery.
5 April 2007: Ultimate Marvel Mania page (event in 2003)
4 April 2007: New Back to the Future: The Ride pages under construction. New Patents page, new Music in the Theme Park page.
31 March 2007: An American Tail Live full soundtrack now online.
30 March 2007: New Shopping section and updates continue across the site.
28 March 2007: The full video of Miami Vice Action Spectacular is now online!
18 March 2007: New photos on Victoria Station and An American Tail Live pages. New page with Marvel Mania restaurant photos.
4 March 2007: Updates continue across the site. New pages on Nutty Professor props, World of Cinemagic and Trams. Courthouse Square and Brownstone Street pages redesigned with new photos.
20 February 2007: New Crossing Jordan page with exclusive behind-the-scenes photos.
17 February 2007: Two new Airwolf episodes added with great stills of New York Street and Spartacus Square.
13 February 2007: New JAWS section with loads more photos, new Panoramic Photos section, lots of additional photos as the site redesign continues!
6 February 2007: Updated Airwolf and Knight Rider pages (TV Shows) plus more completed Movies pages. If you have stills from movies I've not yet featured, please send them over! The TV shows and Movies pages will be steadily updated in the coming weeks. The promised Miami Vice video is nearly ready.
14 January 2007: New TV Shows and Movies pages. New page on Stage 13.
7 January 2007 - New forum to discuss the Universal City Vision Plan under Movie Studio in the forum.
29 December - New page about the Universal City Vision Plan for 2030.
6 December - New Food and Drink page, with photos of Doc Browns Chicken, Frank N Steins, Womphoppers, Victoria Station, Country Star Restaurant etc.
15 October - New plan of Colonial Street and lots of new current photos (Desperate Housewives)
13 October - New Halloween Horror Nights photos
24 September - Film clip of Runaway Train and Jaws from 1979, and rare footage from The Land of a Thousand Faces Make-Up show from 1979.
23 September - New pages for the Living Statue , the Stock Units Department. Many pages have been updated with new photos, and many more will continue to be tweaked in the coming weeks. There's also a new page for the Upper Lot attractions, food and shops.
28 August - Work on the redesign continues - let me know if you have trouble accessing the menus at the top of the page. Updates to WaterWorld page. New photos on Curse of the Mummys Tomb page. Apologies about various bits of the site not working yet - always takes longer that you think, doesn't it.
23 August 2006 - New site design - currently in progress. Please be patient for a couple of days while updates continue across the site.
12 August 2006 - New photos of the Animal Actors stage and Blues Brothers stage in 1995. New page about Halloween Horror Nights added.
6 August 2006 - New information added to most soundstage pages - please email me with any additions!
31 July 2006 - New page with great photos of the New York Street theming on the Upper Lot.
22 July 2006 - Added Curse section to Revenge of the Mummy page. Launched Flickr account for photos from this site.
15 July 2006 - New article added about the 1990 Backlot Fire.
7 July 2006 - New page about the new Zorro Street show. New photos of Dracula and Doc Brown streetmosphere. The car has been moved outside the Bates Motel. New photos on the Studio Tour page. New photos on the Universal's Animal Actors page.
4 July 2006 - Photo of action movie set decoration on New York Street.
1 July 2006 - New photos on the Curse of the Mummys Tomb page. Panoramic photo added to Spartacus Square page. New information added to Spartacus Square and Denver Street pages.
25 June 2006 - New video on the A Team Live Action page.
18 June 2006 - New photos of The Fast and the Furious: Extreme Close-Up, new photos of Courthouse Square, Court of Miracles
17 June 2006 - Interview with John Murdy (Creative Director at USH)
14 June 2006 - New photos of Six Points Texas and a short video
13 June 2006 - New photos on the Prop Plaza page
9 June 2006 - New video of Spitters at the Jurassic Park vehicle display
5 June 2006 - Photos of Ark construction at Falls Lake for Evan Almighty.
1 June 2006 - New photos of Fast and the Furious construction, the Picture Cars display and animatronic dinosaur (almost).
17 May 2006 - New photos of Wisteria Lane added. Wolverine photo added to Streetmosphere page.
16 May 2006 - Added Knight Rider stills to Boragora, Stage 28, Ice Tunnel pages (more coming soon).
8 May 2006 - Added Boragora to the backlot set list, new photos on the Jurassic Park and T2/3D pages. Corrected naming of Jurassic Park: The Ride.
6 May 2006- Photo of Stage 52 added to Streetmosphere page. New information and artwork on the Revenge of the Mummy page.
4 May 2006 - History of The Studio Tour added, and opening date in 1964 clarified on Chronology
Full credit list for Earthquake: The Big One added
1 May 2006 - Jurassic Park - Ride video (2 mins 37 seconds) added in Quicktime and Windows Media Video format
Transformers page, advert and photos
30 April 2006 - A Team Live Action advert added
28 April 2006 - Original Press Releases (1976) added for Runaway Train, Jaws, Ice Tunnel