Well the Nintendo food looks the least interesting tbh.
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At the end of the day, it's theme park food, so I'm not expecting to be blown away by anything. Overall, there appears to be enough variety to make anyone happy. I will say, the butterbeer crepe does look really good.
I actually have had some excellent food at theme park resorts. Several full-service restaurants at Disney and Uni have interesting and tasty dishes, and I often find things I really like at the special events (especially Epcot’s Flower & Garden).
Universal's (non-quick serve) food is generally really good. You want burgers and pizza, you get theme park burgers and pizza.
When Seagram's built Universal Orlando they wanted it to be a food destination (to sell more Seagram's liquor), which is why the restaurants almost all have open kitchens where you can see them preparing the food. It was one of those 90's ideas they wanted to feature in the parks.
When Seagram's built Universal Orlando they wanted it to be a food destination (to sell more Seagram's liquor), which is why the restaurants almost all have open kitchens where you can see them preparing the food. It was one of those 90's ideas they wanted to feature in the parks.
Theme park food CAN be good and we shouldn't lower our expectations at a place like Universal, unless it's your basic, crowd-pleasing burgers and chicken nuggets fare.
The Nintendo food in Hollywood just looked and tasted to me like it was designed for Instagram rather than actual eating.
Universal has some dud food inside the parks just like Disney does --- like the food courts at Islands -- but I think that gets less attention because better options at CityWalk are so close that it practically feels like an in-park option.
The Nintendo food in Hollywood just looked and tasted to me like it was designed for Instagram rather than actual eating.
Universal has some dud food inside the parks just like Disney does --- like the food courts at Islands -- but I think that gets less attention because better options at CityWalk are so close that it practically feels like an in-park option.
There are good in-park options, as well. I enjoy both Confisco and Mythos. And Leaky Cauldron is fun for breakfast. The crepe cart is pretty good, as well.
I'd take Mythos, Confisco, Finnegan's and even Lombards over any other full service restaurants in CityWalk. And right now the Mardi Gras Food Booths have some great options as well.
That is amazingly impressive to me how in-sync the entire Celestial Park area is.
The big fountain is huge and synched with lights and fireworks will be THE big nighttime event in Orlando
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Holy crap that’s a huge fountain show. Disney snoozed on an east coast version of World of Color, and now they’ve lost.
They could have done all that with the Epcot improvements, but they cheaped out
Just got word TMs can bring family members beginning on the 17th! Can’t wait to go next week!!!
My one concern, and people who’ve been around the project share this, is that they put too much design focus into how it will look at night, something that will last for maybe 20% of operating hours tops, at the expense of the daytime experience. Many things feel like they’re not designed to be at their best unless they have the carefully coordinated lighting that only nighttime can offer
The park looks absolutely beautiful in the daytime from the air. With the water features engaged and everything operational, it's going to be stunning. In daylight.
Tickets booked for next Thursday, the 20th, and for the 31st.
Single day tickets are now on sale for those who have been waiting for them-- prices are date based and range from $139 (September) to $199 (Christmas week). Available from June 1st-Decmebr 31st currently.
I think they are deliberately limiting the tickets until they have a better idea what the real capacity of the park is. Theoretical capacity is quite different than what actually happens in a park. They can always sell more tickets, you can’t revoke them if you realize you oversold the park. I’m sure tickets will still be sold at the gate for the day as well.