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 Drops Mask Mandate For All Guests Outdoors Beginning On Saturday
May 14, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Universal Orlando Resort Removing Temperature Checks, Shortening Social Distancing By Half
May 5, 2021 by Leave a Comment
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
April 13, 2021 by Leave a Comment
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
April 5, 2021 by Leave a Comment
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 […]
Universal Orlando Resort Sends Out Alert To Passholders That The Parks Will Be ‘Extremely Busy During The Next Few Weeks’
March 12, 2021 by Leave a Comment
As the busy Spring Break season is already upon us in here in Central Florida, it is only going to get busier. Universal Orlando Resort has sent out an email to Annual Passholders to advise them that the parks will be “extremely busy” in the coming weeks. On Friday, Annual Passholders received this email stating […]
Surfside Inn And Suites Temporarily Suspending Operations At Universal Orlando Resort Beginning In April
March 12, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Universal Orlando Resort sent out notice today that one of their resorts will temporarily suspend operations for a little over a month. Universal’s Endless Summer Resort – Surfside Inn and Suites will suspend operations beginning April 1, 2021. This suspension will run through May 3, 2021. Guests with reservations at Surfside during this time are […]
‘Beetlejuice’ Confirmed As First House For Halloween Horror Nights 30 At Universal Orlando Resort
March 5, 2021 by Leave a Comment
It’s Showtime! The first haunted house for Halloween Horror Nights 30 at Universal Orlando Resort has been confirmed, and it is…Beetlejuice! All the fun and spooky enjoyment begins September 3, 2021. The event will run through October 31, and by the looks of things on the Halloween Horror Nights website, there will be 10 houses. […]
Universal’s Volcano Bay Set To Reopen At The End Of February
February 4, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Closed for months now for “seasonal purposes,” Volcano Bay water park at Universal Orlando Resort is reopening this month. The theme park reopened after the temporary closures and then stopped daily operation for a while before closing in the late fall. Now, we know that Volcano Bay is reopening its doors to guests on February […]
Blue Man Group Will Not Return To Universal Orlando – Ends 14 Year Run
February 1, 2021 by Leave a Comment
After 14 years of unique and messy performances inside CityWalk at the Universal Orlando Resort, the Blue Man Group has ended its run. On Monday, the Blue Man Group made the official announcement that they will not return. The show has been closed the since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and park closures in […]
Universal Orlando Resort Already Advising Guests To Rethink Plans On December 30 – Expecting Capacity To Be Reached Early
December 29, 2020 by Leave a Comment
The two theme parks of Universal Orlando Resort have hit their modified capacity a number of times during the 2020 holiday season. Now, they are giving guests a heads-up for December 30, and advising them to rethink their plans or get there early. On Tuesday, both Universal Studios Florida and Universal’s Islands of Adventure reached […]
