food IS a theme park
Universal Orlando just reopened its doors to guests weeks ago.
Universal Orlando Resort
Even though Universal’s hotels are open, CityWalk locations are reopening, and the theme parks are resuming operations, it appears the company has taken steps to let go a number of employees even after operations have resumed.
Major aspects of the theme parks and attractions in California are beginning to reopen! We recently went on a trip to Universal Studios Hollywood to see what was up at CityWalk, which reopened to the public on June 10!
Main Entrance to Universal Studios Hollywood
After our first trip to CityWalk in Orlando, we were eager to see how the two shopping and dining districts compared! Much of what we saw was the same, but there were a couple of major differences!
It has been an exciting day at Universal Studios now the theme parks are open to the general public!
Hogsmeade
And believe it or not, the crowds haven’t been too bad today! We’re not sure what sort of wizardry is at work, but we’ll take all the extra elbow room we can get in Hogsmeade right about now!
We know you guys have a lot of questions about the Universal Studios theme parks grand reopening today!
Hagrid’s Motorbike Adventure Queue
So far, we’ve been running around to give you guys some perspective on what it was like arriving at the parks as well as how the crowds have been today!
Today is the official public reopening of Universal Orlando’s theme parks and, of course, we’re there to check it out!
Universal
We attended one of the Annual Passholder early access days this week and getting into the park was relatively simple. But on this first day open to the general public, one particular aspect of getting into the parks has been a little bit crazy so far!
A few days ago we reported LIVE from the Universal Orlando’s Annual Passholder preview.
Universal
Today, the park has officially reopened to the general public and we’re back to see how crowds look and to see if Universal has implemented new procedures and worked out a few of the kinks we saw at the Annual Passholder preview.
While we’re all about dishing up Disney news, we recently went to Universal Studios to do a little theme park reopening recon!
Jurassic Park River Adventure at Universal
And while we don’t know exactly what Disney World’s theme parks will be like when Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom reopen on July 11th followed by Epcot and Hollywood Studios on July 15th, we do have a better idea of you can expect!
We spent yesterday at Universal Orlando attending a special Annual Passholder preview!
Gringotts
And while we had some idea what to expect based on the new health and safety measures we’d already experienced when several CityWalk stores and restaurants began to reopen on May 14th, we knew our first time back to an ACTUAL theme park was probably going to look and feel A LOT more different!
We’ve been at Universal Studios today for an Annual Passhholder preview exploring all the sounds, sights, and smells of the newly reopened theme parks!
Knight Bus at Universal Studios
Yes, believe it or not, you can still smell the delicious aroma of theme park food, even while wearing a face covering! But while Universal Studios has pushed for more guests to use the mobile food ordering process at many of its restaurants, the app seemed to struggle a bit today.
We’re reporting LIVE from the Annual Passholder preview in Universal Studios today to see how a theme park operates with all of the new health and safety features that have been put into place.
Universal
While we were here, we learned that Universal has debuted URest Areas (similar to the “relaxation zones” Disney World mentioned in their reopening proposal).
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