Universal Studios Florida Guide Overview
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Guide Contents: Park Overview | Key Vacation Resources | Explore the Park | Tips & Recommended Reading | Stay Connected
Universal Studios Florida Park Overview
Experience the movies at Universal Studios Florida, the first theme park to open at Universal Orlando Resort in 1990. This park hosts a variety of movie-based rides and entertainment offerings, including street shows that fill the park with activity. The park also features themed lands to The Simpsons and Harry Potter. Most notably, guests can explore Diagon Alley within The Wizarding World of Harry Potter and break out of Gringotts Bank on Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts.
Other guest favorites at the park include The Bourne Stuntacular, the park’s newest stunt show, the Men in Black Alien Attack shooting ride, and the classic E.T. Adventure dark ride.
Key Vacation Resources
Avoid the Crowds
Daily Touring Plans
- 1-Day Universal Studios Florida Touring Plan
- 1-Day Universal Park-to-Park Touring Plan (Both Theme Parks)
Navigate the Parks
- Guide to Universal Express Passes
- Guide to Single Rider Lines at Universal Orlando
- Guide to Lockers at Universal Orlando
- Guide to Child Swap at Universal Orlando
Other Universal Orlando Vacation Planning Guides
- Universal Orlando Resort Overall Planning Guide
- Islands of Adventure Planning Guide
- Halloween Horror Nights 2023 Event Guide
Explore Universal Studios Florida
View in-depth information and recommendations on park attractions, entertainment, and dining options below.
Production Central & Minion Land
Rides & Attractions
Despicable Me Minion Mayhem
Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit
Transformers: The Ride-3D
Villain-Con Minion Blast
Entertainment
Meet The Transformers
Dining
Minion Café
New York
Rides & Attractions
Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon
Revenge of the Mummy
Entertainment
The Blues Brothers Show
Marilyn & the Diamond Bellas
Sing It!
Dining
Finnegan’s Bar & Grill (full-service)
Louie’s Italian Restaurant (quick-service)
Guido’s Gelato (quick-service)
Auntie Anne’s Pretzels (quick-service)
Häagen-Dazs (quick-service)
Starbucks (quick-service)
San Francisco
Rides & Attractions
Fast & Furious – Supercharged
Entertainment
Beat Builders
Dining
Lombard’s Seafood Grille (full-service)
Richter’s Burger Co. (quick-service)
San Francisco Pastry Company (quick-service)
Chez Alcatraz (bar)
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Diagon Alley
Rides & Attractions
The Hogwarts Express – King’s Cross Station
(Note: Park-to-park admission or annual pass required to ride)
Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts
Entertainment
Ollivanders Wand Shop – Diagon Alley
Knight Bus
Celestina Warbeck and the Banshees
The Tales of Beedle the Bard
Dining
The Leaky Cauldron (quick-service)
Florean Fortescue’s Ice-Cream Parlour (quick-service)
The Fountain of Fair Fortune (quick-service)
The Hopping Pot (quick-service)
World Expo
Rides & Attractions
Men in Black Alien Attack
Springfield U.S.A.: Home of the Simpsons
Rides & Attractions
The Simpsons Ride
Kang & Kodos’ Twirl ‘n’ Hurl
Dining
Fast Food Boulevard (quick-service)
Bumblebee Man’s Taco Truck (quick-service)
Lard Lad Donuts (quick-service)
Duff Brewery (bar)
Moe’s Tavern (bar)
Woody Woodpecker’s KidZone
Rides & Attractions
Curious George Goes to Town
Woody Woodpecker’s Nuthouse Coaster
Fievel’s Playland & Water Slide
E.T. Adventure
Entertainment
Animal Actors on Location!
DreamWorks Destination
Dining
KidZone Pizza Company (quick-service)
Hollywood
Entertainment
Universal Orlando’s Horror Make-Up Show
The Bourne Stuntacular
Dining
Central Park Crepes (quick-service)
Mel’s Drive-In (quick-service)
Schwab’s Pharmacy (quick-service)
TODAY Cafe (quick-service)
Parkwide Entertainment
Universal Orlando’s Cinematic Celebration
Tips & Recommended Reading
We are still actively creating this guide, so please enjoy a few general tips below as we create additional vacation planning content to put here in the future.
- Guests need a “park-to-park” ticket to ride The Hogwarts Express between parks.
- Butterbeer is served four different ways including regular, hot, frozen, and as ice cream.
- The water inside the Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Diagon Alley (labeled “Gillywater”) is more expensive. Gillywater costs $5.50 while Niagara bottled water, found in most other places, costs $2.00 less at $3.50.
- Guests may bring two sealed water bottles into the park with them.
- Hotel guests, and some annual passholders, qualify for Early Park Admission to enter the parks before normal guests and experience select attractions with little to no wait.
Stay Connected
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Also, if you’re a fan of Universal Orlando trivia, we recommend checking out our Quiz Corner page featuring a handful of trivia quizzes about the resort.