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Background

Universal Parks & Resorts is the theme park department of NBCUniversal. It owns and operates the well-renowned Universal Studios theme parks around the world.

(March 2, 2012-)

Logo: We fade into a far-right zoomed-in shot of the 1997 Universal globe and starfield. A white flash occurs, which is then followed by the "UNIVERSAL" text appearing from behind the globe and circling around it. As the text rotates to its usual center position, a giant golden arc segues in and rotates into the view of the camera. The arc stops at the bottom of the "UNIVERSAL" text with "PARKS & RESORTS" appearing underneath the arc. As the camera pans out to its usual distance, the arc shines and reflects both the globe and the text as they cast a dark shadow over it. The URL address (also in gold) narrows in underneath before fading out.

Trivia:

Despite the globe, text, and starfield being based on the 1997 Universal Pictures logo, the animation is reminiscent of the one from 1990, albeit faster in speed.
The finished product looks identical to the Universal Parks & Resorts print logo that was in use from 2002–2015.

Variant: At the end of theatrical prints for Candyman (2021), the logo is still.

FX/SFX: It's all computer animation.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Common. This first debuted with theatrical prints of The Lorax and is usually only seen on theatrical prints of movies released by Universal Pictures appearing after the end credits. Don't expect to see this on home video prints or television airings; nor the theatrical prints of Minions (2015), as it used a special logo promoting from the attraction Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem. However, it did appear on the new 2021 Shout! Factory 4K UHD Blu-ray of Krampus: The Naughty Cut, which marks the first time the logo was seen in a high-definition format.

Editor's Note: An interesting mix of the 1997 Universal logo's aesthetics with the 1990 logo's animation. Unfortunately, its former strict use for theatrical-only presentations dooms it to obscurity. It's also worth noting the discrepancy in branding, with the 1997-derived globe being used in contrast to the 2012 one (not unlike the Universal Animation Studios logo).

External links

Official Website

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 '''Universal Parks & Resorts''' is the theme park department of NBCUniversal. It owns and operates the well-renowned Universal Studios theme parks around the world.
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-'''Logo''': We fade into a far right, zoomed-in shot of the 1997 Universal globe and starfield. A white flash occurs, which is then followed by the "UNIVERSAL" text (as it also appears in the 1997 logo) appearing from the behind the globe, circling around it. As the text rotates around the globe to its usual center position, a giant golden arc segues in and rotates into the view of the camera. The arc stops at the bottom of the "UNIVERSAL" text with "'''{{font color|gold|PARKS & RESORTS}}'''" in gold appearing underneath the arc. The camera pans out to its usual distance and the globe moves to the center while all of this is happening. The arc shines and reflects both the globe and the text; the "UNIVERSAL" text and arc also cast a dark shadow over the globe. The URL address (also in gold) narrows in underneath the logo in its last few seconds afterwards before fading out.
+'''Logo''': We fade into a far-right zoomed-in shot of the 1997 Universal globe and starfield. A white flash occurs, which is then followed by the "'''UNIVERSAL'''" text appearing from behind the globe and circling around it. As the text rotates to its usual center position, a giant {{color|gold|golden}} arc segues in and rotates into the view of the camera. The arc stops at the bottom of the "'''UNIVERSAL'''" text with "'''{{font color|gold|PARKS & RESORTS}}'''" appearing underneath the arc. As the camera pans out to its usual distance, the arc shines and reflects both the globe and the text as they cast a dark shadow over it. The URL address (also in {{color|gold}}) narrows in underneath before fading out.
 '''Trivia:'''
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 * The finished product looks identical to the Universal Parks & Resorts print logo that was in use from 2002–2015.
-'''Variant:''' At the end of theatrical prints for ''Candyman (2021)'', the logo is a still image alongside the [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] and [[Monkeypaw Productions]] logos.
+'''Variant:''' At the end of theatrical prints for ''Candyman (2021)'', the logo is still.
-'''FX/SFX''': The white flash, the panning out of the globe, the rotation of the arc and letters, the narrowing of the web address. All computer animation.
+'''FX/SFX''': It's all computer animation.
 '''Music/Sounds''': None.
+'''Availability''': Common. This first debuted with theatrical prints of ''The Lorax'' and is usually only seen on theatrical prints of movies released by Universal Pictures appearing after the end credits. Don't expect to see this on home video prints or television airings; nor the theatrical prints of ''Minions (2015)'', as it used a special logo promoting from the attraction ''Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem''. However, it did appear on the new 2021 Shout! Factory 4K UHD Blu-ray of ''Krampus: The Naughty Cut'', which marks the first time the logo was seen in a high-definition format.
-'''Availability''': Ultra rare. This logo is only used in theatrical prints of movies released by Universal Pictures from the era (including [[DreamWorks Animation]] [2019–onwards] and [[Amblin Entertainment]] films), appearing after the end credits. Some of the known titles that retained this logo in their respective theatrical prints are ''Ouija (2014)'', ''Furious 7'', ''The Secret Life of Pets'', ''Sing'', ''The Fate of the Furious'', ''Despicable Me 3'', ''Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom'', ''The House with a Clock in Its Walls'', ''Halloween (2018)'', ''The Grinch (2018)'', ''Welcome to Marwen (2018)'', ''How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World'', ''A Dog's Journey'', ''Abominable (2019)'', ''Happy Death Day 2U'', ''Dolittle'', ''The Turning'', ''The Photograph'', ''The Croods: A New Age'', ''News Of The World'', ''Nobody (2021)'', ''Spirit Untamed'', ''F9: The Fast Saga'', ''Candyman (2021)'', ''The Boss Baby: Family Business'', and ''Sing 2''. Don't expect to see this on home video prints or television airings; It did appear on the New 2021 Shout! Factory 4K UHD Blu-ray of ''Krampus: The Naughty Cut''. Strangely, This was not used on a few theatrical prints like ''Jurassic World (2015)'', and ''The Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019)''. Also, Don’t expect this on theatrical prints of ''Minions (2015)'', as it used a special logo promoting from the attraction ''Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem''.
-'''Editor's Note''': An interesting mix of the 1997 Universal logo's aesthetics with the 1990 logo's animation. Unfortunately, its strict use for theatrical-only presentations dooms it to obscurity. It's also worth noting the discrepancy in branding, with the 1997-derived globe being used in contrast to the 2012 one (not unlike the [[Universal Animation Studios]] logo).
+'''Editor's Note''': An interesting mix of the 1997 Universal logo's aesthetics with the 1990 logo's animation. Unfortunately, its former strict use for theatrical-only presentations dooms it to obscurity. It's also worth noting the discrepancy in branding, with the 1997-derived globe being used in contrast to the 2012 one (not unlike the [[Universal Animation Studios]] logo).
 === External links ===