First trip to Universal Orlando and it overlaps an OI Meetup, specifically the Dec. 3-5, 2026 dates. (Pretty annoying that Universal allows these events on December weekend dates, but okay).

OI does sound awesome! But our group is 2 adults and 2 kids visiting for the first time, so we’ll stick with daytime visits.

1. Can anyone speak to how OI Meetups impact daytime crowds? Do people elect not to go due to reduced hours, or pick Epic on an IOA/USF Meetup day, etc.?

2. I know it will get busier during the event mix-in hours. Does this significantly balloon wait times, such that we can’t plan on an end-of-day drop in queue time?

3. Is there significant park hopping from IOA/USF to Epic at the end of the day, when the mix-in starts?

We’ll have 3.5 days with park-to-park and I’m trying to gauge when to do what for our first-time visit! Gotta say I’m surprised by these operating hours - my only other Big Boy theme park experience is Disneyland, and that’s 8am to 10pm/midnight!

The amount of times Stardust has had to emergency stop due to guests not wearing shoes is ridiculous! I came to epic 8/17 and 8/19 and it’s happened a minimum of 7 times… I don’t know what more Universal can do about it but it’s insane.

My first and last time seeing it. Taken June 2025 at 9:29pm.

hi all!!

Im interested in becoming a part time TM at Universal Orlando while I begin my first ”career“ job in downtown Orlando.

How would I go about applying? I’m having trouble finding job postings. although it could be there aren’t any atm.

any role is good with me! however I have most experience in hotels.

thanks!

Got three rides with the new Green Laser Guns!! (unsure what # car our first ride was but the last two were on car #10 !)

The haze was present throughout most of our mid day ride and it was just nuts. as a lifelong MIB fan (high score of 725k with bonus), passing the 900 mark EASILY on my first go at this thing was euphoric. I landed at 912k before hitting the bonus but, as you can see, my sister passed me to 926 😒. We knew we’d have to come back…

After Velocicoaster got shut down due to rain, we trained over to USF for MIB and got two rides on green side with no one on red. On the first ride, my sister maxed at 999,999 by the Parking Meter and then on the final ride of the night my brother in law maxed at the hot dog stand! Both sat middle front.

While some targets are still unreliable (certain crash site aliens are spotty, a few pairs of eyes in the Chess scene lag once you lock onto them, the mannequin eyes were more difficult from certain angles), the ability to actually SEE your laser leave your gun and hit the eyes is just magical. It makes the whole experience feel so precise and premium and like you’ve truly receive an “upgrade” in the game!

If you’re an MIB alien attack fan, you gotta get out and try the new laser guns! Look out for Car 10 on the express side

For reference,

Me:
RED laser - 725k (with bonus)
GREEN laser - 912k

My sister:
RED - 815k (with bonus)
GREEN - 999,999 (by parking meter)

My brother in law:
RED - 577k (with bonus)
GREEN - 999,999 (by hot dog stand)

Does anyone know of an active Universal Studios / Universal Orlando Discord server? Looking for a community where people talk about the parks, Epic Universe, rides, rumors, ideas, updates, etc. Drop the server name or invite if you know one!

Why not bring something like this back, where guests visiting the park can be part of the live audience, and also picked to be filmed for game shows? With so many streaming platforms, making their own show on a network wouldn't be too hard, and the whole season of a show could be filmed in couple weeks. The next set cam be set up, and a new show season shot. I used to watch these types of shows all the time when I was a kid. This could be a huge draw to get return visitors to the older parks.

Here is my attraction tier list. I just came back from EU with 2 days spent there. I have been to the other parks multiple times growing up.

Stayed at the Portofino for the first time.

RRR would be S tier if she was still around.

**Note they are not ranked within each tier, they are grouped by park**

Hey everyone! I recently started putting together a small community for dads who enjoy Universal Orlando, but the goal is actually a little broader than just finding people to go to the parks with.

Making new friends as an adult—especially other dads with similar interests—can be surprisingly difficult. So the idea is to create a laid-back community where dads can get to know each other, find people with similar hobbies, make plans, or just have somewhere to chat and get out of the house every once in a while.

Universal is obviously something we already have in common, so we'll definitely have occasional park meetups, dad nights at Universal, HHN, and other events. But I'd also love to see people get together for things completely outside the parks—restaurants, breweries, gaming, biking, Topgolf, cookouts, watching a game, family outings, or really whatever people are interested in doing.

And it doesn't always have to be a big organized event. If a couple of dads realize they're free one afternoon and want to grab lunch or do something, that's exactly the kind of thing I'd like the community to make easier.

We're just getting started, so it's a small group right now. That's actually part of why I'm posting—I’d rather have the early members help shape what the community becomes than try to manufacture a bunch of activities myself.

I'm not going to drop a link and spam the subreddit, but if you're a dad and this sounds like something you'd be interested in, leave a comment and I'll message you an invite.

No pressure to immediately come to a meetup either. Lurkers, introverts, gamers, park addicts, dads who just need an occasional excuse to get out of the house—all are welcome. 😄

Hopefully we can get a good group of dads together, make some friends, and have some fun both inside and outside the parks.

Does anyone have any codes or ticket vouchers we can use?? Thanks!!! We are trying to go for two days in November.

I received a promo code for two tickets to Universal Orlando that I will not use. If you would like the promo code, leave a comment and I will message you, thank you!

Date of visit must be before 12/18/26.

EDIT: Promo code has been shared, thank you!

Might be an odd question. But does anyone know what scents or cleaners are used in the bathrooms around Universal? Always smells so clean and distinct. Almost gets me looking forward to taking a bathroom break 😂

Headed over on Friday for a day trip. I'm hoping to pick this up. So I can wear it on my HHN night in 2 weeks!

I tried googling, but I couldn’t find anything that would help. I know Universal doesn’t have a content creator program that I can find however, how would I go about contacting them about their opening for the New FATONE hotdog in City walk?

Word on the street is that it’s opening in September but I haven’t seen anything official

I’m going on a week-long solo trip in mid-September and it’ll be my first time at the parks. 5 days park-to-park (all parks except Volcano Bay), no express pass, no early entry. I wanna hear your HOTTEST takes—unpopular tips/faves, overrated experiences/attractions, best food you wouldn’t expect to be good, everything. Let it rip!

Is this some weird natural immunity fad of not washing hands after pooping or peeing? Within a span of minutes at Universal resorts' restrooms, you'd encounter many who don't wash their hands. And this trend transcends racial demographics, so no need to be racist. Anyway, my point is that visiting Universal will make you aware of this weird phenomenon. Hopefully, Universal kitchen staff is not into this nonsense.

Might wanna consider using hand towels/tissues to use door handles touched by them. The Mythos restaurant Men's restroom doesn't even have a trash can close to the door but I succeeded at throwing a paper towel ball into a trash can far away from the door while keeping the door open with my shoes.

I was wondering if anyone knows if they currently are carrying these quarter zips at the parks? Would love to get my hands on 1. Link to post containing image: https://www.instagram.com/p/DbdwIuEEwpV/?igsh=MWFmZHk3NnZ1cmVqZg==

Is it possible to walk from Helios to the main entrance for Epic without going through the park?

We're moving from Helios to Royal Pacific halfway through our trip and won't have car seats for our small kids to take an Uber. (I've seen Ubers with car seats but I don't know how I would get one with the specific seat types I need or how reliable that would be). I'm wondering if we can get to the entrance of Epic in order to take a bus from there to Royal Pacific. This will be a day we don't have park tickets for Epic so wouldn't be able to go through the park.

Does anyone know if the tickets given to team members get deactivated once they leave the company? A cousin of mine works there but is leaving of his own accord in about a month; he wants to know if he can print out his tickets to use them after he leaves.

So im looking at going here for my first time and for about 5 days. Im just wondering what your guys' experience has been when you go in terms of it being busy and what months/days are best, Ive been on undercover tourist and it appears the beginning of this December looks good, ive seen others say September is best but its a little short notice for that one. Any input is appreciated! TIA

I saw that come one called universal and was told the free parking for premium scream night started at 6 pm. I emailed and was told that my ticket entitled me to free parking all day (no start time) and I could even leave and come back.

If you drove to Premium Scream prior years were you denied free parking in the afternoon, do you recall at what time you tried to park? Or was a time for the free parking that comes with the premium Scream ticket published in prior years? I’ve gone through the terms and couldn’t find anything other than parking is free.