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FLORIDA TODAY, Tuesday, May 22, 1990 Universal opens its doors to the public American Legion Post honors longtime resident 't i Or narrowly escaping a gory death in the jaws of a famous, 24-foot long great white shark. "Ghostbusters Live-Action Spooktacular" will take visitors through a slimy roller-coaster ride of supernatural special effects. Nickelodeon Studios will offer children a chance to audition for national kids' shows such as "Super Sloppy Double Dare" and "Think Fast," which are filmed on site. "Back to the Future" is expected to be delayed until this fall. It will be a super-fast trip through time in a replica of a DeLorean, with Doc Brown, the half-crazed scientist, at the wheel.

Universal Studios Florida is open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily through June 5 and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on June 6.

Preview tickets are on sale at main gates: $15.95 per adult, $12.95 per child age 3 to 11. Beginning June 7, summer hours will be 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily. One-day tickets will be $30.

74 tor ages 12 and up, $24.38 tor ages 3 to 11. Two day tickets will be $51.94 for ages 12 and up, $41.34 tor ages 3 to 11. Annual passes will be $90.10 for ages 12 and up, $71.55 for ages 3 to 11. Parking is $3 per day. Call UNIVERSAL, From ID details of his acting credits, which I include a part as "the third munch-r.

kin from the left in The Wizard of i Just around the corner is Mel's Diner, a glittery, neon-lit replica of the '50s hangout in "American Grafitti." "Tequila" blares from the speakers, vintage '50s automobiles in mint condition are lined up outside and tourists chow down on mouth-watering burgers inside. All of this, and more, is at the park, which is just off of Turkey Lake Road (for real) in Orlando. If visitors get confused about just where they really are, it's no wonder On Monday, one Universal media guide was spotted wearing a Mickey Mouse watch. Rides that are available during the preview are expected to change from day to day. Here are high-.

lights of some of the attractions that are open now: "E.T. Adventure" A kami-; kaze bike ride through outer space with the world's most famous extraterrestrial midget. Over the river and through the redwoods, to E.T.'s FROM THE PEOPLE FRONT PASE home planet we go, narrowly escaping being caught by the police. A veil of perfumed, purple fog marks the entry to E.T.'s home planet, where families of extraterrestrials sing and frolic in fields of funky mushrooms. "Alfred Hitchcock: The Art of Making Movies" Step into the macabre world of Hitchcock's most famous movie scenes, including a 3-D snippet of "Dial 'M' For Murder," with a chilling up-close of Grace Kelly's hand grasping for scissors in defense against a would-be strangles At the end, actors stage the shower scene in "Psycho," complete with a bathroom on wheels and a temperamental Janet Leigh stand-in.

They demonstrate how Hitchcock used camera angles to achieve a stabbing effect without ever actually showing a stabbing; and explain why he used chocolate syrup instead of fake blood (it films better in black and white). "Earthquake: The Big One" keep orchestra's Showcase in tune Volunteers By Amy Clark FLORIDA TODAY Today is the 10th day the Brevard Symphony Orchestra's 8th annual Designer Showcase at The Savannahs at Sykes Creek has been open to the public. Have you ever wondered as you wandered through the showcase houses just who are those women Sand men who answer your questions and keep an eye on the beautifully decorated rooms? They are the dedicated volunteers of the BSO. Without them says everyone neither the BSO, nor any of its fellow cultural organizations in Brevard County could survive. Volunteerism, in these days of difficult dollars to come by, makes the difference in surviving or going under.

Eileen Moran, director of development for BSO, estimates 600 Volunteers from throughout Brevard contribute more than 10,000 hours per year to the Designer Showcase. Although the final tally isn't in Only part of this ride was ready on Monday the preview part where visitors enter a film set, and see first-hand how special effects were achieved in disaster films such as "Earthquake." A scene in which actors tumble and roll on solid ground can be spiced up with blue screen effects and film painting, to simulate crumbling buildings and quaking ground. The rest of the ride is expected to open by June 7, taking visitors on a high speed train ride to San Francisco, only to be struck down by a manmade tremor that simulates an earthquake measuring 8.3 on the Richter scale. "Phantom of the Opera Horror Make-Up Show" Inside a replica of the Paris Opera House, the phantom mesmerizes visitors or at least, attempts to with an insider's look at how makeup effects were achieved in "Frankenstein," "An American Werewolf in London" and other horror movies. After the preview ends, the biggies will be ready.

Take a whirl on rides such as "Kongfrontation" and "Jaws," and soon you will find yourself swinging in a tram, high above the New York City skyline, face to face with a furious, four-stories-tall King Kong. Another team the BSO could hardly do without are Darcia Jones-Francey, chairwoman of the Designer Showcase since 1988 and a co-chairwoman since 1983, and her mother, Ann Jones. An old Eau Gallie family, the mother-daughter combination believes strongly in giving to the community. "When you're born and reared in a community and it's good to you, you have to give back to try to make it a better place to live," said Jones-Francey. "It's important to us all to have a symphony, an art center, a science center.

It improves the quality of all our lives. Without the volunteers and we have wonderful volunteers none of this could exist" Natalie Walls of Titusville says it's the "good music" that has given her the inspiration to volunteer. "I grew up surrounded by good music. When we came here in 1965, I began working for the orchestra then." Walls has been a showcase hostess since the first one eight years ago. She became in charge of Dave Arnsberger, a radio announcer and actor, founded Spamarama in 1974.

"I came up with the idea of Spamarama in response to the excesses of chili cookoffs," said Arnsberger, 39. "In the mid-1970s, everyone and their neighborhood association were having cookoffs. That's not creative. Whatever you do to it, it's still a bowl of chili." Spamarama, he said, forces cooks to use their imaginations because they start with a neutral medium and try to make it edible. Arnsberger can vouch for the infinite variety of dishes possible with Spam.

In fact, he wishes the product was less versatile. A handful of cooks, however, have elevated Spam to an art form. John Myers is defending holder and two-time winner of the Spame-rica's Cup, which is awarded to Spamarama entrants who make extraordinary contributions to the BINGO American Legion Post 163 Every Toes, at 7:00 pjn. Aurora Bd. fi Route 1 Refreshments JPree Wild Card with Ad Spam festival terrorizes, tickles the Minnie Sealy, a member of one of Melbourne's pioneer families, recently was honored by members of American Legion Post No.

191 in Melbourne in celebration of Mother's Day and Sealy's 85th birthday. The male members of the post prepared and served dinner. The honor came as a surprise to Sealy, who has known some of the members since their kindergarten days. She was given a dozen red roses and was toasted with champagne. Attending the dinner were Post Commander Willie Harris, who gave a welcoming address; Pat and Leonard Ross, who made a Mother's Day presentation; and former Post Commander Joe McNeil.

Several other well-wishers and friends were on hand to help Sealy celebrate. Student salutes Scott Crosbie, son of Mac Crosble of Cocoa Beach and Susan Wiliams of Evergreen, has graduated from the university or Colorado. Chris Cannon, son of William and Delores Cannon of Cocoa, has been elected secretary of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity at Centre College, Danville, Ky. Jodi Michele Verdugt, daughter of Joyce and WUIard Verdugt of Rockledge, graduated from the University of South Florida in Tampa. Verdugt was a member of the USF Sun Dolls, Pi Kappa Alpha Little Sisters, Themis Honor Society, Bull Spirits and the Student Productions Board.

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currently is working on the movie "Picture Perfect." Happy day Happy birthday to Central Brevard RSVP members Ruby Graham, Dorothy Heindl and Evelyn Pieper; to Meals on Wheels volunteer Hilda Archdeacon; to Carnegie Gardens Nursing Center residents Maybelle Fitzgerald and Mabel East; and to Garden Apartments SNAP site member Mel Jones. Reported by Lou Simpson and Kathy Reakes To have a notice published in FLORIDA TODAY, mail the information to Milestones, P.O. Box 363000, Melbourne, Fla. 32936. MAXI CINEMA PUB 269-7552 -X.

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She has served on the BSO board, been a Guild president, and from time to time even filled in as a violinist. This year, as chairwoman of the silent auction, she's thrilled because between $27,000 and $30,000 in donations were received. "I'd say we've done better this year than ever." Design Coordinator Pat Stewart has one of the most important jobs of all as a volunteer. Although she was involved in the boutique the first few years, she has coordinated all the interior designers and the rooms they decorate for the past three years. Moran sums it up: "Being new to the showcase and the community, I am totally, totally astounded at the commitment of these volunteers and the immense amount of work they accomplish.

Without the showcase, we wouldn't have a BSO." Photo, 1D. taste buds world of Spam. "I saw a Spamarama ad in the paper and was challenged," said Myers, 38. "If I could make something delicious using Spam, I could do anything. I've never tasted any of my Spamarama dishes, but I like the mystique of it." Myers, food and beverage director for a Howard Johnson's hotel, has submitted creations such as Spam cordon bleu, eggplant spame-gian, spam pate en croute, spamuc-cini alfredo and mushroom spamanoff.

He lost the Spamerica's Cup to an urban guerrilla group called the "Spamdinistas" in 1988. The Spam terrorists confounded bystanders by waving toy machine guns and lobbing cans of Spam-like fragmentation grenades. But Myers regained the cup last year when he appeared in a turban as the "Spa-matollah." BINGO EVERY TUESDAY 11:45 A.M. EVERY THURSDAY 7:00 P.M. VFW POST 4206 3201 South Dairy Road Melbourne rbbbntoYies MSSIS MSSfS DIMWITS mows sifflw 800 Ul.

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Gus got involved through the Women's Association for the Brevard Symphony in 1977. WABS later became known as the BSO Guilds and Gus served as president of the Central Guild for three years, plus serving on the BSO board at the same time. "Bill got interested in helping as we were trying to make money to improve the orchestra," said Gus, 70. "Bill served on the board three years and then became president from 1984 to '86." The "Spam Eat" requires a can-do attitude. Contestants show how fast they can open and eat a container of Spam.

And there's the "Spam Call," which works roughly like an Arkansas hog call. Any wild Spams that show up, however, will be in danger of ending up in the stew pot. Spam cuisine, whatever that is, will remain the focus of Spamarama. Known more for their showmanship than their cooking, Spam chefs develop thick hides. Comments made by judges and adventurous passersby such as "It's my Spam pate, and I'll cry if I want to" would send most cooks shrieking back into the kitchen.

Entrants at the 15th annual Spamarama can expect more of the same. And they do expect it. Like punsters, they know their creations will generate more "ughs" than "ahhs." There are two categories of Spamarama competition: home chefs and professional chefs or restaurateurs. In the professional division, first prize for both taste and showmanship is $100. Amateurs are awarded non-cash prizes.

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