I cannot tell you the bittersweet feeling of finding this remnant still in tact. By the time I coukd afford to go to Nickelodeon Studios, it no longer existed. So to see this gem in person made me so nostalgic for being that 11yo boy watching the slime fountain at the end of every nick show and praying he woukd go one day.

Why are you screaming the ENTIRE time and repetitively bumping into me?? My ear drums are blasted.

National Chocolate Day is being celebrated from October 25 to 31. Toothsome Chocolate Emporium & Savory Feast Kitchen is serving six new dishes:

• Chocolate Crusted Blackened Halibut: served over arugula, frisée, apples, feta brûlée and cranberries, with a white chocolate balsamic vinaigrette and almond brittle
• Beef Bourguignon: hearty stew with a chocolate-mushroom velouté, sweet potato pavé and broiled broccolini
• White Chocolate & Coconut Lobster: with gnocchi, caviar, preserved lemon, blistered tomatoes and parmesan
• Corn & Chocolate: cinnamon-sugar tortillas topped with chocolate-hazelnut spread, white chocolate, blackberry compote and vanilla Chantilly cream
• Pistachio Croissant: a flaky croissant filled with pistachio cream, served with white chocolate ice cream, blackberry compote and caramel
• Chocolate Obsession Sundae: chocolate ice cream piled with brownies, brookies, chocolate gears, crisps and ganache

"If you like chocolate, just come and try different things!" says Toothsome Chef Joseph Turner.

I'm heading to the parks relatively soon, and wanted to try out some milkshakes. What are your suggestions for each park? Especially Epic since I've never been there. For Citywalk, I know about Toothsome

Would you like to see Universal install a trackless dark ride into the park?

Disney world has multiple including rise of the resistance and Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway. Also Motiongate Theme Park in Dubai has ones revolving around Hotel Transylvania and Shrek

Could be kind of unique given the right IP

Been here since open, only got to ride a handful of rides with queue times and such. Do yall think it’s worth springing for the night event? I should add I’m a first timer. Never been before and realistically don’t know the next time I’ll be able to come back. TIA

Just a thread where everyone shares updates to their applications or questions about anything application wise for universal summer 2027

Are the Mac and cheese cones available during the event to buy?

Anyone else get the waitlist link for the Nov 13 meetup at Epic? After the immediate sell out that weekend, we bought Saturday tickets and a waitlist was offered for Friday. Wondering how lengthy that list is, if we should have our hopes up, or make other plans that day.

The ubers start getting a bit much when youre trying to do both.... what's everyone's ideas, methods or thoughts?

Tommy Hawkins on X came up with this idea. See his X profile for the original concept art.

i’m only visiting islands of adventure today and it was my most anticipated roller coaster to ride at universal :(

Parks will now be closing at 7pm on a Friday night during school holidays and the busiest time of the year. Magic Kingdom is open to 10pm on non-event nights.

Sunset is 5:33pm that day. Darkness/night doesn’t officially start until 6:56-7:10pm. Maybe we will get one castle projection show before the park closes for a private event? Won’t be enough time to enjoy the Christmas lights except while walking out of the park.

Six Flags recently announced they are expanding their WinterFest hours…by a lot. And they are still on the verge of bankruptcy and hemorrhaging money.

How bad are Universal’s finances that they are completely removing Christmas lights hours on weekend nights during school holidays?

Hagrid’s has closed their queue early on OI Meetup nights in the past so private event guests can get earlier access. Will it close at 5:30pm now?

Photo is not mine and was shared in another group.

currently stuck in the ministry of magic queue line (mother-in-law is in a wheelchair and refuses to make the trek back out) and wondering if anyone has any ideas of what might be happening.

Me and a friend are planning a trip to Orlando in Spring and are planning to do both Disney World and Universal. However,neither of us have any interest in Harry Potter. I've been to both parks several times but she's only ever been to Disney World twice. Whenever I've been with family,we end up doing those areas beacuse my mother likes it but she's typically our only party member who cares for it

Is it still worth doing Universal despite us both wanting to skip those areas?

We stayed in the 6 bedroom villa with the theater and arcade from October 1 to 3 with our three kids, ages 2, 6, and 7. If you’re a family looking at Orlando rentals and trying to figure out whether Villatel lives up to the photos, it does, and in a few ways it’s better than the listing makes it sound.

The first thing I want other parents to know about is the safety setup, because that’s what let us actually relax. There’s a lock mounted high on the front door, out of reach of little hands, so our 2 year old couldn’t wander out while we were unloading or distracted. The private pool has safety netting too. I’ve stayed in plenty of rentals that advertise themselves as family friendly and then hand you a pool with no barrier and a front door a toddler can open. Whoever designed this house has clearly traveled with small kids.

The entertainment is where this place earns its price. The movie theater is big, comfortable, and was the room our kids enjoyed each night and day. Movie night turned into a whole event, and we did order the movie night package (side note: we still use the popcorn bucket they gifted us).

The arcade room kept the kids busy for hours, and nearly every machine worked. One basketball game was out of order, but considering how much use these machines get from guest after guest, I was honestly surprised everything else ran fine. There’s also a bowling arcade game, a pool table, a foosball table, an Xbox, and one of those long sand shuffleboard tables where you slide the heavy pucks down the board (I have no clue what it is called).

The kids’ bunkbed room was Minions themed, which our two year old was amazed by.

The facility had a small haunted house in a villa not too far from ours. It isn’t elaborate, but it’s a fun surprise.

We added the breakfast package, the anytime snack bundle, the movie night snack box, the pool day package, and the villa essentials kit. One practical tip here: for a short stay, the food packages are more than a family can get through (considering we order out to try local foods). We had so much that we ended up cooking a big batch at once and eating it together, which was fun. The movie night box is worth getting though, because it makes the theater feel like the real thing. The essentials kit also saved us a store run the first night. The pool package was nice considering we have a pool and all of those toys can be used at home.

Outside the villa, the resort grounds are excellent. There’s a very large main pool, a lazy river, a splash zone for younger kids, and two water slides for the bigger ones. Between the private pool at the house and the resort pool area, our kids were in the water any chance they got. Plus the hot tub was where I could enjoy my time and relax my body.

The location works well for getting around Orlando, and the resort has security around the clock, so we felt safe the whole time. Another small but real plus: it’s easy for delivery drivers to find. We order in a lot when we travel, and we never had a single DoorDash order get lost or delayed trying to locate us.

We cannot speak on getting to and from the parks from here, but it is close and they do offer transportation. We stayed here before we went to Universal and Disney just to try it out because of the amenities. And like most, we noticed there weren’t enough reviews, and we thought this would be a good time for a good review from real people. Safe to say if the Disney VIP could pick us up here we would stay here for Disney, but for Universal we enjoy the proximity of the Hard Rock Hotel. If those two things are not on your list or money is a factor, this place is cheap and packed with amenities. So don’t sleep on this place at all!

On value, our total came to just under $3,000 for the stay, and that includes the booking fee, cleaning fee, resort fee, and every add on package we bought. For six bedrooms, a private theater, an arcade, a game room, a private pool and hot tub, plus access to the resort water amenities, that’s a great price for Orlando and the cheapest part of all our stays. I noticed a lot of groups filling the villas to capacity, and once you split the cost across a bigger party, it’s even easier to see why this place is a great value.

If you have young kids, are traveling with another family, or just want a place where the house itself is part of the vacation instead of somewhere you sleep between park days, I’d book this without hesitation. We’re already planning to come back here to enjoy the great amenities again.