5 Reasons To Spend Christmas 2017 At Universal Orlando Resort

5. Universal's Holiday Parade Featuring Macy's

Macy's Holiday Parade Universal Orlando
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Last year I was able to visit Universal Orlando Resort over the Christmas season and I was blown away by their holiday parade.

As someone who has always dreamed of attending the Macy's parade, it was amazing to see some of the actual floats in action at Universal. The huge balloons were incredible, the street performers were brilliant and everything was performed to a soundtrack of Christmas tunes.

This year the parade is set to be bigger and better than last year. Working once again with Macy's, this year's parade will feature new balloons and over 15 floats that were built exclusively for Universal Orlando.

The brand new floats will feature Universal's own characters such as the stars of Despicable Me, Madagascar and Shrek.

Of course it wouldn't be a Christmas parade if Santa didn't make an appearance.

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Jen has been a writer and video editor at WhatCulture for over 10 years. She has a BA Hons in History from Newcastle University and in a past life worked at Beamish Open Air Museum and was a corporate trainer (BTC Award in Education and Training). Jen joined WhatCulture to discuss all things Universal Orlando Resort and Walt Disney World, as well as her love of all things movies. She has worked closely with Universal and Disney, giving WhatCulture readers breaking news and exclusives. Her knowledge of Disney parks has lead her to be published by The Sun. If you've ever completed a Disney movies or Friends quiz on WhatCulture it was probably written by Jen. Jen's love of all things Universal's Halloween Horror Nights brought her to WhatCulture's Horror Channel as a video editor. Her video edits can be found across WhatCulture's Film & TV and Horror channels, along with WhatCulture's Facebook, Instagram and TikTok accounts.