7 Reasons You Must Visit Universal Orlando This Christmas Season

Even the Grinch won't be able to steal your Holiday cheer!

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The most magical time of year is fast approaching.

Advent calendars are already finding their way into the shops, the Boots Christmas catalogue is out and mince pies can be found in Greggs. Christmas is officially on its way, so lets get excited!

One of the best things about this time of the year is that soon Universal Orlando Resort will become transformed into a fantastic wonderland. There's Whos of Whoville out singing carols, Diagon Alley gets a festive make over and Santa Claus joins the parade.

The festive season at Universal runs between 17th November to 6th January so there's plenty of time to visit and see everything the resort has to offer at this time of year. And best of all it won't cost you anything on top of your park admission.

Personally, it is my favourite time of year to visit the parks due to the fun atmosphere and amazing entertainment.

Here are 7 reasons why we think you should be taking a trip to Universal Orlando Resort this Christmas.

7. Grinchmas

The Grinch Universal Orlando
Universal Orlando

Happy Grinchmas everyone!

Seuss Landing at Islands of Adventure is transformed with decorations and the Who's are out singing carols, hanging out in Seuss Landing getting into the spirit of the season.

A must see is the Grinchmas Who-liday Spectacular, which is the perfect retelling of the original story, mixed with the sassy Grinch of the Jim Carrey movie.

You can even hang out with the Grinch himself at breakfast in Circus McGurkus Cafe Stoo-pendous. If you haven't spent time with the mean one, then you are truly missing out. He's the absolute best character I've ever met in any theme park.

With a new Grinch movie coming out this year, why not join the main man at Islands of Adventure this Christmas.

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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.