The Loews Hotels at the Universal Orlando Resort are making it possible for you to keep your conservation hat on while vacationing in Orlando. The recent Earth Day celebration probably has you thinking about how you can stay “green” on vacation. Well, since saving is on your mind, start right now. Save both money and time by getting your Universal tickets, Sea World tickets, Disney tickets and all of your Orlando attraction tickets at OrlandoFunTickets.com, your one-stop shop for Orlando theme park tickets.

The Universal Orlando Resort announced a new conservation program last year that persuades Universal employees and Universal theme park guests to “go green.” The Universal Orlando Resort has 3 hotels on property, all adjacent to Universal Studios Florida, Universal’s Islands of Adventure and Universal CityWalk. And all 3 Loews hotels at the Universal Resort have taken a step up to the conservation plate by voluntarily seeking membership in the Florida Green Lodging Program.

Universal Resort programs focus on saving energy and recycling
In its quest for inclusion in the Florida Green Lodging Program, the Universal Orlando Resort has many conservation programs in place, all geared toward energy conservation, waste reduction and environmental protection. Super green Energy Star appliances are used across Universal’s Orlando property in addition to environmentally friendly thermostats and lighting.

The Universal Orlando Resort is also concerned about conserving Florida’s diminishing water supply. And they’re doing their part by enabling Universal hotel guests to re-use their linens and towels, thereby cutting down on laundry. The Universal theme parks and hotels save even more water by using low flow dishwashers, washing machines and hot water heaters, and by irrigating their lush landscape with reclaimed water.

Staying at a Universal Orlando Resort Hotel has its benefits
Guests at one of the three Loews hotels at the Universal Orlando Resort get special benefits that are not available to anyone else. When you choose to stay at the Loews Portofino Bay Hotel, the Hard Rock Hotel or the Loews Royal Pacific Resort, you have the privilege of Universal Express ride access. You still need a Universal ticket to get into the park, but once there you can legally cut ahead in line by showing your valid room key card from one of the Universal Resort hotels.

Conservation is cool. So begin saving today by getting your Universal tickets and all of your Orlando theme park tickets in one place!

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The month of May is a great time for an Orlando vacation spring is a busy time of year in Orlando with tons of exciting events going on and the Universal Orlando Resort is right in the thick of the action. So, check out what’s going on this month at the Universal Orlando Resort, and then get your Universal tickets and get in on the hot times.

The Simpsons have arrived at Universal Studios® Florida
In case you haven’t heard, there’s a new family in town at Universal Studios Florida. It’s America’s favorite crazy clan, The Simpsons. After months of impatient waiting and thousands of “Are we there yet’s,” The Simpsons Ride opened in early May.

The Simpsons Ride is the newest addition to the Universal Orlando Resort. It took over the building formerly occupied by The Back to the Future Ride at Universal Studios® Florida. The Simpsons Ride “catapults” you into Krustyland on a Simpsons family vacation. Universal tickets are required to ride along with The Simpsons.

Get Extreme With TNA Wrestling at Universal Studios® Florida
TNA Wrestling stands for Total Nonstop Action, and their hot wrestling exploits are slamming into Universal Studios® Florida this month. With fierce concept contests like “Ultimate X” and “Six Sides of Steel,” and hard-hitting superstars like Christian Cage, Sting, Kurt Angle, Team 3D and more, you better jump on some Universal tickets and get in on the act.

Guests with a Universal ticket can visit the Studio Audience Center at the front of the Universal Studios® theme park and ask for directions to the TNA Wrestling show. If you don’t have a Universal ticket, don’t sweat it. Just go to the Sharp AQUOS Theatre, where the Blue Man Group performs, go around the theatre to the right and follow the TNA signs to Soundstage 21.

TNA Wrestling’s “IMPACT!” holds tapings for Spike TV and Pay Per View events each month at the Universal Orlando Resort. You can experience all the action live at Soundstage 21 at Universal Studios®.

A live Pay Per View taping will be held on May 11. Doors open at 6:45 p.m. and pre-show taping starts at 7:30 p.m., with the live airing from 8-11 p.m.

IMPACT will be taped on May 12, 13, 26 and 27. For these live tapings, the doors open at 5 p.m. and taping starts at 5:30 p.m.

A Universal ticket is not required to attend the TNA Wrestling taping events. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis, and it is suggested that audience members arrive at least one hour before the doors open.

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Ok, so you got your Universal tickets and had a blast at Universal Studios Orlando and Universal’s Islands of Adventure. Now you’re looking for a little nighttime action. Well, look no further than Universal CityWalk, the hot-hot-hot entertainment complex that connects both of the theme parks at the Universal Orlando Resort.

Universal CityWalk is one of the most happening places when it comes to Orlando night life, and you don’t even need a Universal ticket to get in. Last March, a star was born on the CityWalk skyline with the opening of CityWalk’s Rising Star, a karaoke club that is nothing like your karaoke outings at the sports bar back home.

Universal CityWalk karaoke club presents “karaoke with a twist”
Universal CityWalk’s newest nightclub, CityWalk’s Rising Star, is unlike any karaoke bar you have been to in the past. At CityWalk’s Rising Star, you don’t just sing some songs on a stage. CityWalk’s Rising Star transforms you into the star you have always wanted to be.

Karaoke singers at CityWalk’s Rising Star really get the chance to “shimmer, shine, and show off” because they don’t just mount the stage and perform lyrics off a TV screen. Before you step in front of the audience at CityWalk’s Rising Star, you are formally introduced by a real live emcee! And the star treatment doesn’t end there. At CityWalk’s Rising Star, your karaoke performance is enhanced by a full-live band and back-up singers to elevate your star power.

Universal CityWalk’s Rising Star turns karaoke into a live concert
You won’t find a broken down computer pumping out stale old songs on some souped-up home-stereo speakers at CityWalk’s Rising Star. No. CityWalk’s Rising Star has a brand new, state-of-the-art sound system for maximum amplification of your karaoke crooning. Throughout the club, flat panel monitors showcase your talent to audience members, who can sing along with the song lyrics on the screen too.

There’s nothing better after a day at the Universal Orlando Resort than being the guest of honor at your own live music extravaganza. Universal CityWalk’s Rising Star is just the place to wind down the night after using your Universal tickets all day.

CityWalk’s Rising Star is open nightly from 8 p.m.-2 a.m., and you must be over 21 years old every night except Thursday, when you have to be at least 18. There is a cover charge of $7 for admission, no charge to sing, and a Universal ticket is not required.

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