This winter Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure will celebrate the holidays from November 17th, 2019 to January 6th, 2020 with festivities and family-friendly holiday events in Orlando included in your general admission ticket price.
Spending Christmas in Orlando? Here is a list of fun park patrons can look forward to this holiday season:
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter: Expect Hogsmeade and Diagon Alley to have totally decked halls and for the Hogwarts castle to transform into a holiday display enhanced with projection technology. Carols will be sung by the Frog Choir, Celestina Warbeck and her Banshees, London's street buskers, and after dark? The Ghosts of Hogwarts. The world will also feature new holiday foods, drinks, and entertainment.
Christmas Orlando Universal Studios Holiday Events
Universal's Holiday Parade: This event occurs nightly (around dusk) and features Santa Claus, floats, and many of the balloons you've come to know and love from the Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. In addition to these iconic characters are newer balloons of Universal Studio fan favorites from movies like the Minions, Madagascar, and Shrek. The parade lasts around 45 minutes.
The Grinchmas Who-liday Spectacular: You can find this show at Seuss Landing in the Islands of Adventure. The performance features the Grinch and a cast of Who-ville residents collaborating in a live retelling of How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Expect performances of The Grinchmas Who-liday daily.
The Blues Brothers Holiday Show: Multiple times a day you can hear Christmas favorites sung by Jake and Elwood followed by a flurry of snow on Delancy Street.
Mannheim Steamroller Concerts: This American Neoclassical new-age music group will perform their holiday set on select nights at Universal Studio's Music Plaza stage.
For any visitors staying on-site (or Central Florida locals springing for a staycation) all five Universal Resorts will be full of festive cheer with tree and menorah lightings alongside holiday buffets on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Eve in Orlando.
Regardless of accommodation arrangements, you'll find a magical time waiting for you this holiday season at Universal Studios | Orlando.
Looking for even more holiday cheer? Make sure to check out our full guide to Christmas in Orlando.