Join us daily from Feb 3 - Mar 30 for Mardi Gras 2025 at Universal Orlando Resort. Enjoy a parade and live concerts on select nights, beads, incredible food available for purchase and more. Catch spectacular floats, including colorful new ones inspired by New Orleans Mardi Gras traditions like masks, beads, food, music, and more. Event Map Find all your favorite dining spots and check out the parade route so you can pick the best spot to watch and grab beads. Join us daily from Feb. 1-Mar. 30 for Mardi Gras 2025 at Universal Orlando Resort. Enjoy a parade and live concerts on select nights, beads, incredible food available for purchase and more. This year at Universal Mardi Gras the music’s louder, the celebration’s wilder, the food’s spicier and the party’s bigger than ever. The new parade floats are inspired by 30 years of Universal’s Mardi Gras and its traditions – like masks, beads, food, and more. To ensure a good spot to view the parade, we recommend picking out a location about an hour before the parade starts, especially during weekend/concert nights. This season’s Mardi Gras Tribute Store offers an unforgettable shopping experience—one that’s worth exploring, even if you’re just passing through! Mardi Gras 2025 Merchandise. While beads are the traditional Mardi Gras garb, Universal has a plethora of options to join in the celebration, from apparel to drinkware. Guests can toss beads from a Mardi Gras float and enjoy a three-course meal at one of the participating Universal Orlando restaurants, which include Cowfish Sushi Burger Bar, NBC Sports Grill Join us daily from 3 Feb - 7 Apr for Mardi Gras 2024 at Universal Orlando Resort. Enjoy a parade and live concerts on selected nights, beads, incredible food available for purchase and more. Universal even installed a memorial to Blaine on the Universal Horror Make-Up Show façade, the ongoing step off location of the Mardi Gras parade. Celebrations on Every Corner The Universal Mardi Gras Parade. Beads, beads, BEADS. We say it for a reason, but the nightly Universal Mardi Gras parade is also home to several story-telling elements Join us daily from Feb 3 - Apr 7 for Mardi Gras 2025 at Universal Orlando Resort. Enjoy a parade and live concerts on select nights, beads, incredible food available for purchase and more. This year at Universal Mardi Gras the music’s louder, the celebration’s wilder, the food’s spicier and the party’s bigger than ever. 2024 Universal Studios Mardi Gras Beads. YouTube Video. 2024 Universal Studios Mardi Gras Jester. 2024 Universal Orlando Resort Mardi Gras Float at Universal Studios Florida. This year’s parade features six all-new floats inspired by some of the most famous Krewes in New Orleans. The new collection of floats will highlight food, beads, and the bayou, and will join Universal’s traditional lineup of New Orleans-inspired signature floats – complete with energetic live music, dozens of performers, and more. Mardi Gras: International Flavors of Carnaval, returning to Universal Studios Florida starting February 1 through March 30, 2025! The fan-favorite event offers fun for the entire family and features a nightly spectacular parade with colorful floats, hundreds of street performers and tons of beads; mouth-watering cuisine inspired by New Orleans favorites and international flavors; and – on Peach Cobbler Smash-Old Forester ® bourbon, peach puree, lime wedge and Coca Cola ®-20 oz. Souvenir Cup 16.50 Refill 13.50 12 oz. Single Serve 13.50; Peach Cobbler Smash Mocktail-9.00-peach purée, lime wedges and Coca-Cola ® Since 1995, Universal Orlando Resort has been bringing the fun and flavors of the Big Easy’s Mardi Gras celebration to the streets of Universal Studios Florida.For select nights from February to April, you can catch an outrageous and colorful parade (my favorite part of the event), enjoy live entertainment and concerts, indulge in food and drinks from around the world, and catch a whole lot Universal’s Mardi Gras parade gives park visitors and annual passholders the opportunity to actually ride in the parade and throw out beads to those waiting in the streets and sidewalks below! The only catch to being able to participate is that you’ve got to know WHEN you can sign up! Mardi Gras Float Ride & Dine Experience. WHEN is the Mardi Gras Float Ride and Dine Experience: Select Dates Feb. 1–Mar. 30, 2025; The time you select to eat will depend on when the Mardi Gras Parade starts that night. WHAT is the Mardi Gras Float Ride and Dine Experience: Reserve a guaranteed spot on one of our spectacular Mardi Gras parade
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