- Creature from the Black Lagoon- The Musical
infobox Universal ride
name= Creature From the Black Lagoon- The Musical
park=Universal Studios Hollywood
caption= Promotional artwork for Creature From the Black Lagoon- The Musical.
land= Upper Lot
theme=Creature From the Black Lagoon
opened= Spring,2009 [citenews|url=http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/index.php/creature-from-the-bl-1989/|title='Creature From the Black Lagoon: The Musical' coming to Universal Studios Hollywood in '09 - Seriously!|author=Brady MacDonald|publisher=Los Angeles Times |]
duration=
type= Live Show
custom_label_2= Previous Attractions
custom_value_2=The Land of a Thousand Faces (1975-1980)Castle Dracula Live Show (1980-1983)Conan the Barbarian (1983-1992)Beetlejuice 's Graveyard Revue (1992-1999)Spider-Man Rocks (2002-2004)Fear Factor Live (2005-2008)Creature From the Black Lagoon- The Musical is an upcoming Live performance show to be added to the
Universal Studios Hollywood theme park inLos Angeles ,California . It is scheduled to tentatively debut in theSpring of2009 , when it will replace "Fear Factor LIVE".Plot
In
July ,2008 , Universal Studios Hollywood released this official synopsis [citenews|url=http://media.universalstudioshollywood.com/attractions/creature_from_the_black_lagoon_the_musical|title=Creature from the Black Lagoon - The Musical|author=Universal Parks & Resorts |publisher=Universal Studios Hollywood ] :cquote|"Drawn from Universal’s crypt of classic monsters and updated with spectacular Broadway Production values and special effects, "Creature from the Black Lagoon: The Musical," will rise, live, on stage at Universal Studios Hollywood beginning spring, 2009."History
Due to the recent unpopularity of the park's former Fear Factor Live show, the attraction went down for improvements in
Spring ,2007 and early2008 , both failing to outperform their previous versions. Because of this, Universal closed the attraction onAugust 14 ,2008 , confirming that it would soon be replaced by a "Creature From the Black Lagoon" themed show titled Creature From the Black Lagoon- The Musical to open the following Spring.Location
The show will be located in the Castle Theater located in the Upper Lot, which has hosted many shows in the park's past including "
The Land of a Thousand Faces ", "Conan the Barbarian", "Beetlejuice's Rock and Roll Graveyard Revue", "Castle Dracula Live Show", "Spider-Man Rocks" and "Fear Factor Live". The theater has also served as a location for horror/comedy themed shows during the park's Halloween Horror Nights annual event.Construction
The attractions former tenant began demolition in
August ,2008 , with construction following shortly after the same month. Set design is expected to begin inOctober ,2008 .Opening debut
The attraction will hold a grand opening debut in Spring, 2009. It is unknown whether or not it will include additional events.
References
ee also
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Universal Studios Hollywood
*Creature From the Black Lagoon
*Universal Horror External links
* [http://media.universalstudioshollywood.com/attractions/creature_from_the_black_lagoon_the_musical Creature From the Black Lagoon- The Musical] at
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