food IS a theme park
It’s a good time to be a Universal Orlando Passholder!
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With Annual Passholder previews available currently for Epic Universe, Universal Orlando fans have been enjoying some pretty big perks of their passes. But that’s not the only offering available — Universal has announced some new Passholder perks on its website.
You know what can really put a damper on your theme park vacation? If your favorite ride is closed and you weren’t expecting it to be!
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From weather to technical difficulties to refurbishments, we’ve seen rides in the parks close for all kinds of reasons in the past. Typically, longer refurbishments are announced ahead of time and listed on theme park websites so that you can plan around the closure. And if you’re going to Universal Orlando soon, then you need to be prepared for the closure of Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey!
This week, we’ve been keeping a close eye on the path of Hurricane Milton.
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The storm made landfall in Florida last night and many businesses and tourist destinations were closed in preparation for the bad weather. Among those locations that closed was Universal Orlando, but they’ve now released information about reopening.
If you’ve been here a while, you know that we’re a little nerdy when it comes to Disney.
Magic Kingdom Train Station
We’ve seen the animated classics countless times, visit the parks daily, and altogether our staff probably owns an obscene amount of Disney merchandise. But besides those “typical” fan behaviors, we like to glance at the Disney data every now and then. We keep up with the stocks, the quarterly financial reports, and of course, the theme park rankings and surveys. And recently, a new report came out with some very interesting results.
It’s no secret that Disney World is expensive.
The Walt Disney World Railroad
Chances are that won’t be changing anytime soon. But believe it or not — not all theme parks are as pricy as the Most Magical Place on Earth. In fact, a new report shows which amusement park offers the BEST value for a family — and the answer might surprise you!
Last summer, it was announced that Universal Orlando Resort would be opening a brand new theme park: Universal’s Epic Universe.
Universal Parks – Epic Universe ©Universal
Epic Universe will ultimately join Universal Studios Florida, Universal’s Islands of Adventure and the Volcano Bay water park when it makes its debut at the Resort. However, it has been announced that the construction of the new theme park has met with delays in light of the current global health situation which has led to the temporary closure of Universal Orlando Resort and Universal Hollywood as well as Walt Disney World and other Disney destinations. [Read more…]
Don’t tell Mickey; sometimes we venture off Walt Disney World property to take in the sights, sounds, and food at other parks.
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Since you might also go on these non-Disney adventures, we want to tell you about the Universal Orlando Theme Parks (Universal Studios Florida and Islands of Adventure) Dining Plan. After all, if you save money at Universal, you’ll have more to splurge back at your favorite Disney parks and resorts!
The Universal Orlando theme parks have announced the Universal Dining Plan giving guests the option to book their meals and snacks when booking a Universal vacation.
Each day the Universal Dining Plan enables guests to enjoy:
Green Eggs & Ham Cafe
When Universal guests purchase a vacation package and [Read more…]
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