Every week is a busy week when it comes to Universal Parks news. To help you keep up with all the updates coming out of Universal Orlando Resort and other Universal resorts around the world, here’s our Universal Parks News Today weekly recap from December 28, 2020, to January 3, 2021.
Universal Orlando Resort
- Ring in the new year with our photo reports from December 26, December 27, December 31, and January 1
- Both Universal Studios Florida and Universal’s Islands of Adventure reached capacity at 10:15 AM on December 28
- We shared photos of the December 28 crowds
- The parks did not reopen later in the day on December 28
- Capacity was once again reached before 9:00 AM on December 29; once again, the parks did not reopen
- On December 29, Universal Orlando Resort warned guests that it expected the parks to reach capacity early on December 30
- Sure enough, the parks reached capacity at 7:30 AM on December 30
- Despite massive crowds on New Year’s Eve, the theme parks did not reach capacity
- Review 2020 with our most popular stories of the year
Universal’s Islands of Adventure
- Universal released new concept art of the Jurassic World VelociCoaster currently under construction
- Aerial images provided a unique view of the Jurassic World VelociCoaster, including two raptors
CityWalk
- A “2021” doughnut from Voodoo Doughnuts is so bad, it should have been a “2020” doughnut
Universal Studios Hollywood
- The Southern California stay-at-home order was automatically extended with regional ICU bed availability below 15%
- The stay-at-home order extension was officially announced on December 29
Universal Studios Japan
- Super Nintendo World commercials began airing in Osaka, giving us a look at Mario Kart: Koopa’s Challenge
