Please don’t be another ride with 3D glasses. Please don’t be another ride with 3D glasses.

Lots of steel going up fast around the building

You can still see clear through the building

All remnants of the old Twister sign have been stripped away

Looks like New York facades will continue all the way around the side of the building for the first time

Area where old bathrooms were extended outward to make building bigger

This shows how far out the new facade will be from building

A look inside the giant mostly empty structure

This will most likely be the ride entrance

This was also Twister’s old entrance here

Looks like the building facades will continue on from there, as if they’ve always been there, and greatly expanding the New York area of USF

Hoping they continue to build the steel up, covering up more of the soundstage

The view from down the street near Mummy

View of the backside, entire wall is still missing

Inside view of the first floor area towards the front

Part of the building being extended out

Rounded steel supports inside the building… Could be for a huge screen, maybe?

Closer view of the rounded steel area inside

Work continues refreshing the 2-dimensional city facades at end of street

Closer view of what’s left to do on skyline

Looks like construction is stalled for this project, so themed walls is all we’ll see for a bit

View of where Beetlejuice used to be, now just a big ‘ol dirt hole behind walls

Digging in the dirt

Big pile of dirt and debris from demolition

Hogwarts Express clearly visible now without anything to block the view

Old fountain and courtyard remains

“Themed” walls

Other than the walls, nothing much has changed for the courtyard, leaving a big hole in the park for this area

Food stand still themed to Beetlejuice’s Graveyard Revue

Set enhancements in progress… slowly.

Tentacle monster and tank now gone. And construction walls moved in closer to building

San Fransisco pictured in mural on construction walls, so it looks like the area will remain themed to that land

Plants added in front of construction walls to fancy up the place a bit

Rumor has it Richter’s Burger Co. will close to be rethemed eventually, to something more fitting than famous “Earthquake” burgers

New photo spots have been added in and around the Hello Kitty store

Hello Kitty’s face added above doorway

Hello Kitty’s gone Hollywood!

Signed her name in the concrete along with a picture of her iconic bow

Inside the store a new statue of 3D Glasses Kitty’s been added

Closer view of 3D Kitty

Kitty ready for a car ride

There’s room in the backseat to get your picture taken riding with Hello Kitty

New Universal globe added above entry to neighboring shop

That’s all for this Universal Studios update!