Universal Orlando Opening New ‘Bend The Bao’ Asian-Fusion Quick-Service At CityWalk – Full Menu And Pricing

On Tuesday, June 15, 2021, Universal Orlando Resort will open at brand new Asian-Fusion quick-service location called Bend The Bao. The new location will open in Universal’s CityWalk, and we now have the full menu along with pricing. Bend the Bao will feature a variety of delicious items that fuse popular Asian cuisine with diverse […]

Universal Orlando Resort No Longer Requiring Masks Indoors For Fully Vaccinated Guests As Of Saturday, May 29

Changes are continuing to be made, and Universal Orlando Resort is making the next big step. Beginning on Saturday, May 29, 2021, masks/face coverings are no longer going to be required indoors or outdoors. The “no masks required” indoors rule is for fully vaccinated guests. Guests will no longer be required to have on a […]

Universal Orlando Increasing Starting Pay To $15 An Hour For Team Members As Of This Summer

The Universal Orlando Resort is giving back to its Team Members in the form of a pay raise. An email has been sent out to Team Members to advise them that there would be some changes coming to the company. The major announcement is that beginning on June 27, 2021, starting base pay for Team […]

Universal Orlando Resort Drops Mask Mandate For All Guests Outdoors Beginning On Saturday

A little over one week ago, Universal Orlando Resort dropped temperature checks and reduced social distancing by half. As of Saturday, May 15, 2021, they will also no longer have a mask mandate for guests when they are outdoors. On Friday afternoon, Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings announced that masks were no longer required outdoors […]

Universal Orlando Resort Removing Temperature Checks, Shortening Social Distancing By Half

The Orange County Health Department has recently deemed temperature checks as an unnecessary waste of resources for businesses. Now, the Universal Orlando Resort is planning on doing away with them and also cutting social distancing measures in half. As of May 6, 2021, all temperature checks will be removed from the parking garages and resort […]

Universal Bringing Affordable Housing Community To 20 Acres In Orange County, Florida

Universal Parks & Resorts has now selected a developer to design, build and manage an affordable housing community near the International Drive corridor – an area identified as high priority by Orange County’s Housing for All Task Force. For months, Universal has been searching for someone to help them with this venture, and they’ve finally […]

Let The Good Times Roll – Mardi Gras 2021 Extended Until May 2 At Universal Orlando Resort

As they say down in New Orleans, “Laissez les bons temps rouler!” Universal Orlando Resort is letting the good times roll even longer as they have now extended Mardi Gras through May 2, 2021. The food, music, and fun of Mardi Gras was already extended once through April 11, but Universal figured that still wasn’t […]

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