Kicking off the day after Thanksgiving, the Holiday events at Universal Studios Hollywood are in full swing. From Friday, November 29th to Monday, January 6th, 2025, guests can experience the magic of the holidays with Super Nintendo World, Grinchmas, and Christmas in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. There’s so much to do, you might need to come back for more at the park. Universal Studios Hollywood is also extending savings on an Annual or Season Pass of up to $50 now through April 23rd, 2025 when purchasing online.
As for the park, almost every area is getting in on the fun and joy of the season.
SUPER NINTENDO WORLD joins this year’s festivities with holiday décor, inviting guests to celebrate alongside Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, and Toad within the Mushroom Kingdom. Guests can shop for new, exclusive holiday-themed merchandise, including a holiday sweater featuring a snowman adorned in a Mario cap and scarf, a Mario snowman plush, and a Mario snowman headband, along with apparel, drinkware, and more. Toadstool Cafe™, located within SUPER NINTENDO WORLD, also sweetens up its menu with an all-new holiday treat as a complement to its popular menu items.
The spirit of the Who-lidays will shine brightly this “Grinchmas” season with an assortment of fun holiday favorites, including an “Always Naughty” Grinch Spirit Jersey® and a “Dashing through the Nope!” women’s boxy fit t-shirt along with pins, key chains, blanket, home décor and other apparel.
This year, Grinchmas serves up an array of tempting items available at the “Who-bilicious Treats” venue located within Universal Plaza. Highlights include such whimsical favorites as Who Pudding, Whoville Present Cookie, Cocoa Cookie, Grinch Donut, 2 Sizes Too Small Cupcake, Who-bilicious Cinnamon Roll, Heart Grew 3 Sizes Sugar Cookie and The Grinch™ Heart Lemonade.
“Christmas in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter” spellbinds with a collection of treasures and treats offering unique magical gifts for friends and family, from a new line of sherpa items, including a blanket, backpack and trapper hat, to bespoke ornaments, stationery, apparel and home décor inspired by the Wizarding World.
With an opportunity to personalize gifts for all the special witches and wizards in one’s life, items such as robes, key chains, wands, scarves, journals and hats can be engraved with individual names and is available at select locations within “The Wizarding World of Harry Potter” and at the Universal Studio Store inside the theme park. Holiday-themed fare, including the English Holiday Meal and Pumpkin Pasty, plus a selection of Butterbeer™ – hot, cold or frozen – will further enhance the overall Harry Potter experience.
For other theme park holiday merchandise favorites, guests can visit Super Silly Stuff, the Animation Studio Store, Jurassic Outpost and the Universal Studio Store for a wide selection of collectibles primed for holiday gift-giving and stocking stuffers. Additionally, select items can be personalized to “Make It You-niversal,” from engraving and embossing to embroidery and embellishment at the Universal Studio Store.
Universal CityWalk joins in on the holiday festivities with nightly tree-lighting ceremonies, dining, and shopping. In particular, the all-new and very popular Hello Kitty® and Friends Cafe features a selection of delicious menu items, including a 50th Cookie Sandwich, a 50th Anniversary Cake and a Sparkling 50th Drink, offered now through the end of the year to celebrate Hello Kitty’s 50th Anniversary. At the Sanrio Smile Shop, located next door, offers a variety of Hello Kitty merchandise and exclusive holiday-themed items from ornament to apparel and a must-have holiday glass tumbler.
The Toothsome Chocolate Emporium & Savory Feast Kitchen introduces a new seasonal milkshake, the Wintermint Spice Shake, available both at the Foundry milkshake bar and in the dining room. Voodoo Doughnut will feature all-new, seasonal doughnuts such as the Candy Cane, Grandma’s Hot Cocoa, Peppermint Chocolate Bar and Snowball to celebrate the holiday season. Antojitos Cocina Mexicana serves up a variety of festive-themed drinks, including Champurrado, Chestnut Horchata, Mistletoe Mule and Apple Cider Margarita. NBC Sports Grill & Brew cheers to the holidays with a tasty Peppermint Mocha Martini, while VIVO Italian Kitchen presents a new dish, Aranci, which is comprised of crispy-fried risotto, sun-dried tomatoes, pancetta, pepperoni, mozzarella cheese, Grana Padano® cheese, marinara, balsamic glaze and oregano.
It sure sounds like Universal Studios Hollywood and CityWalk are the places to be this holiday season!
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