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Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift opening at Universal Studios Florida in 2027
Two night Christian music festival at Universal Studios Florida, January 22 and 23, 2027, with 18 artists across three open air stages.
Jan 22, 2027 — Jan 23, 2027
Experience nightly parades, international cuisine, and live concerts during Universal's biggest party of the year.
Feb 6, 2027 — Mar 27, 2027
Halloween Horror Nights 35 The Universal HHN Podcast debuted this week on the official Halloween Horror Nights YouTube channel and Spotify. Hosts Gabby, Gabbi and Carlos promise HHN talk all year round, starting with a nearly hour-long HHN 35 reaction episode.
Halloween Horror Nights 35 Halloween Horror Nights 35 ends November 1. From Monday, November 2, Universal Studios Florida runs 10am to 7pm and Islands of Adventure 9am to 7pm on most days, Epic Universe mostly holds at 8pm, and longer hours come back for Thanksgiving week.
Holidays at Universal Orlando Resort Earl the Squirrel, the character inspired by a light-chewing squirrel in the Universal Studios Florida Christmas tree, will fly in the 100th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 26, with dancers and a dancing acorn in tow, then join Universal's own holiday parade after Thanksgiving.
The 2025 TEA Global Experience Index ranks Epic Universe No. 13 in North America with about 4 million visits after its May 22 opening, while Universal Studios Florida fell 2.1% to 9.3 million and Islands of Adventure fell 2.6% to 9.2 million.
Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift Aerial photographer bioreconstruct posted video of the track switch serving Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift's 170-foot spike shifting between its two positions on October 24, paired with separately recorded audio of the air hiss as it locks. New aerials also show the brake run, the station and new paving on the CityWalk waterfront path.
Halloween Horror Nights 35 Guests waiting for the haunted houses at Halloween Horror Nights 35 now hear a rules announcement, recently added according to WDW News Today, telling them not to touch performers, harass others, cut the line or engage in horseplay. Breaking the rules "will result in removal from the event."
