{"id":74202,"date":"2017-03-12T23:10:14","date_gmt":"2017-03-12T23:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/?p=74202"},"modified":"2017-03-12T23:10:14","modified_gmt":"2017-03-12T23:10:14","slug":"jimmy-fallon-ride-in-orlando-heres-what-we-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/travel\/jimmy-fallon-ride-in-orlando-heres-what-we-know.html","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy Fallon float in Orlando: Here&#8217;s what we know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CLOSE<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/RSSPoster_PRO\/cache\/d0a7d_38321750001_5352927200001_5352919163001-vs.jpg\" width=\"540px\" height=\"304px\" class=\"ui-pluto-still-img\" \/><span class=\"js-close-embed-overlay close-embed-overlay\">x<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"pluto-embed-overlay-title\">Embed<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"close-share-overlay\">x<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"pluto-share-overlay-title\">Share<\/p>\n<p class=\"video-desc\">\n    Universal Orlando&#8217;s newest attraction, Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon, will strictly open Apr 6. While Jimmy Fallon&#8221;s in Orlando, a &#8220;Tonight Show&#8221; horde will film some episodes here. Photos by Tim Shortt and video by Jennifer Sangalang, FLORIDA TODAY.<br \/>\n    <span class=\"credit\">Wochit<\/span><\/p>\n<section id=\"module-position-PyxX7ux7TEg\" class=\"storymetadata-bucket expandable-photo-module story-expandable-photo-module\">\n<aside class=\"single-photo expandable-collapsed\"><span class=\"toggle\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"image-credit-wrap\"><span class=\"js-caption-wrapper\"><span class=\"cutline js-caption\">A media preview was hold Tuesday, Mar 7, 2017, for a new Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon captivate during Universal Orlando.<\/span><span class=\"credit\">(Photo: Tim Shortt, Florida Today)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- cxenseparse_start --><\/p>\n<p>ORLANDO \u2014 It&#8217;s reduction than a month compartment curtain, though <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\">Jimmy Fallon is prepared for you<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cxenseparse_end --><!-- cxenseparse_start --><\/p>\n<p>Well, his float is anyway.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cxenseparse_end --><!-- cxenseparse_start --><\/p>\n<p>Universal Orlando Resort hosted a media preview of a newest captivate Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday. Universal executives\u00a0call it a world&#8217;s initial drifting theater. You are a assembly and Jimmy, of course, is a host.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cxenseparse_end --><!-- cxenseparse_start --><\/p>\n<p>It strictly opens Apr 6. Till then, here&#8217;s what we know, interjection to Jason Surrell, artistic executive for Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cxenseparse_end --><!-- cxenseparse_start --><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong>Related:<\/strong>Universal Orlando preps for Jimmy Fallon ride, Volcano Bay<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- cxenseparse_end --><!-- cxenseparse_start --><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"presto-h3\">Oops<\/h3>\n<p><!-- cxenseparse_end --><!-- cxenseparse_start --><\/p>\n<p>It is <em>not<\/em> a drum coaster. The float is a computer-generated simulator. Big difference, though still unequivocally entertaining. Fallon apparently told a <em>Today<\/em>\u00a0show that he&#8217;s removing a drum coaster. It was never meant to be a drum coaster. Said Surrell: &#8220;It was Jimmy being excited&#8221; when he pronounced that.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cxenseparse_end --><!-- cxenseparse_start --><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"presto-h3\">Fallon wants a ride. But what?<\/h3>\n<p><!-- cxenseparse_end --><!-- cxenseparse_start --><\/p>\n<p>At first, Universal struggled perplexing to find a right story to tell. &#8220;Late night speak uncover doesn&#8217;t indispensably roar disturb float to people,&#8221; Surrell explained. &#8220;It was unequivocally critical to us to try to come adult with an knowledge that felt organic, that felt like it emerged from a universe of Jimmy Fallon and a <em>Tonight Show<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!-- cxenseparse_end --><!-- cxenseparse_start --><\/p>\n<p>The Universal group watched hundreds of hours of DVR-ed <em>Tonight Shows<\/em>\u00a0to figure this out. In a end, it was a dumb luminary races. Said Surrell: &#8220;It gives us a vehicle, it gives us motion, it gives us a crazy route.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!-- cxenseparse_end --><!-- cxenseparse_start --><\/p>\n<p>Instead of a Hemsworth Cup, named after brothers Chris and Liam, it&#8217;s a <em>Tonight Show<\/em> Cup, and it&#8217;s a ultimate prize.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cxenseparse_end --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"wide single-photo\">\n<p>&#8220;Tonight Show&#8221; story is one shred of a Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon during Universal Orlando as seen during a media preview Tuesday, Mar 7, 2017.\u00a0<span class=\"credit\">(Photo: Tim Shortt, Florida Today)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p><!-- cxenseparse_start --><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"presto-h3\">Tickets to a <em>Tonight Show<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><!-- cxenseparse_end --><!-- cxenseparse_start --><\/p>\n<p>Not available. Fallon will film some episodes during Universal Orlando a week of Apr 3-6. However, according to a <em>Tonight Show<\/em>\u00a0ticket website, tickets to his Orlando shows and monologues are sole out. Also, guest are TBD.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cxenseparse_end --><!-- cxenseparse_start --><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong>Related:<\/strong><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\">No joke: Universal Orlando to open Jimmy Fallon ride<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- cxenseparse_end --><!-- cxenseparse_start --><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"presto-h3\">Fun Fallon float facts<\/h3>\n<p><!-- cxenseparse_end --><!-- cxenseparse_start --><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Before Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon, Universal asked a comedian to horde a tram debate during Universal Studios Hollywood, that debuted in 2011.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cxenseparse_end --><!-- cxenseparse_start --><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0#JimmyFallonRide transposed Universal Orlando&#8217;s <em>Twister<\/em> attraction, that transposed <em>Ghostbusters<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cxenseparse_end --><span class=\"gallery-sidebar-close\" \/><\/p>\n<form method=\"post\" class=\"util-bar-share-form-facebook\"><span class=\"util-bar-share-form-status-facebook\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"util-bar-share-loading-facebook\" src=\"http:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/RSSPoster_PRO\/cache\/bab57_facebook-loading.gif\" \/><span class=\"util-bar-share-status-text-facebook\" \/><\/span><span class=\"util-bar-share-submit-btn-facebook\">Post to Facebook<\/span><\/form>\n<h4 class=\"util-bar-success-title util-bar-success-title-facebook\">Posted!<\/h4>\n<p class=\"util-bar-success-description util-bar-success-description-facebook\">A couple has been posted to your Facebook feed. <\/p>\n<ul class=\"thumbslist scrollable-content\">\n<li class=\"thumb-item active\"><span class=\"thumb-count\">1 of 21<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"thumb-item \"><span class=\"thumb-count\">2 of 21<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"thumb-item \"><span class=\"thumb-count\">3 of 21<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"thumb-item \"><span class=\"thumb-count\">4 of 21<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"thumb-item \"><span class=\"thumb-count\">5 of 21<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"thumb-item \"><span class=\"thumb-count\">6 of 21<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"thumb-item \"><span class=\"thumb-count\">7 of 21<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"thumb-item \"><span class=\"thumb-count\">8 of 21<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"thumb-item \"><span class=\"thumb-count\">9 of 21<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"thumb-item \"><span class=\"thumb-count\">10 of 21<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"thumb-item \"><span class=\"thumb-count\">11 of 21<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"thumb-item \"><span class=\"thumb-count\">12 of 21<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"thumb-item \"><span class=\"thumb-count\">13 of 21<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"thumb-item \"><span class=\"thumb-count\">14 of 21<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"thumb-item \"><span class=\"thumb-count\">15 of 21<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"thumb-item \"><span class=\"thumb-count\">16 of 21<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"thumb-item \"><span class=\"thumb-count\">17 of 21<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"thumb-item \"><span class=\"thumb-count\">18 of 21<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"thumb-item \"><span class=\"thumb-count\">19 of 21<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"thumb-item \"><span class=\"thumb-count\">20 of 21<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"thumb-item \"><span class=\"thumb-count\">21 of 21<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\">Last Slide<\/a><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\">Next Slide<\/a><!-- cxenseparse_start --><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Universal&#8217;s perplexing to fight prolonged lines with a new system: A practical line experience. There&#8217;s no tangible station in line. Guests will squeeze a tone add-on or download Universal&#8217;s app, afterwards they&#8217;re giveaway to rally via a 30 Rock building \u2014 upstairs, downstairs or unresolved during a interactive tables. Once they get an app presentation or a tone from a NBC peacock trademark starts flashing, guest are prepared to ride.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cxenseparse_end --><!-- cxenseparse_start --><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0Universal done New York a literal, loyal co-star of a show. &#8220;New York City is something that flattering most transcends all borders,&#8221; Surrell said. &#8220;Even if you&#8217;re not indispensably informed with who Jimmy Fallon is, you&#8217;ll get to see Times Square, a Statue of Liberty, a Empire State Building \u2026&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!-- cxenseparse_end --><!-- cxenseparse_start --><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 The Ragtime Gals will move to life a series of sketches from a <em>Tonight Show<\/em>.\u00a0On TV, it&#8217;s a bit that&#8217;s meant to be funny, though these musicians are amazing. Other facilities embody Jimmy Fallon appreciate we notes, <em>Tonight Show<\/em>\u00a0history (did we know there were 6 hosts?), and a Tonight Shop present shop.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cxenseparse_end --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"wide single-photo\">\n<p>Hashtag a Panda poses with attendees of a media preview for a new Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon captivate during Universal Orlando on Tuesday, Mar 7, 2017.\u00a0<span class=\"credit\">(Photo: Tim Shortt, Florida Today)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p><!-- cxenseparse_start --><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0Meet a <em>Tonight Show<\/em>\u00a0mascot Hashtag a Panda. He signs autographs, too. But don&#8217;t design some-more than a hashtag.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cxenseparse_end --><!-- cxenseparse_start --><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"presto-h3\">Easter eggs (spoiler alert)<\/h3>\n<p><!-- cxenseparse_end --><!-- cxenseparse_start --><\/p>\n<p>Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon has a few Easter eggs or dark gems: Fallon&#8217;s family creates an coming in a float and so do dual Universal writers. A blue shirt identical to a one ragged by a late actor Bill Paxton in <em>Twister<\/em>\u00a0is unresolved adult in one of a window displays. There&#8217;s also a <em>Twister<\/em>\u00a0reference.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cxenseparse_end --><!-- cxenseparse_start --><\/p>\n<p><em>Follow Jennifer Sangalang on Twitter: @byjensangalang<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- cxenseparse_end --><!-- cxenseparse_start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>The details<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- cxenseparse_end --><!-- cxenseparse_start --><\/p>\n<p>Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon opens Apr 6 with special guest Jimmy Fallon during Universal Orlando, 6000 Universal Blvd. Single-day single-park tickets start during $110 for adults. Call 407-363-8000 or revisit <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\">universalorlando.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cxenseparse_end --><\/p>\n<p>Article source: http:\/\/rssfeeds.usatoday.com\/~\/279638458\/0\/usatodaycomtravel-topstories~Jimmy-Fallon-ride-in-Orlando-Heres-what-we-know\/<\/a>\r\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CLOSEx Embed x Share Universal Orlando&#8217;s newest attraction, Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon, will strictly open Apr 6. While Jimmy Fallon&#8221;s in Orlando, a &#8220;Tonight Show&#8221; horde will film some episodes here. Photos by Tim Shortt and video by Jennifer Sangalang, FLORIDA TODAY. 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