Every week is a busy week when it comes to Universal Parks news. To help you keep up with all the updates coming out of Universal Orlando Resort and other Universal resorts around the world, here’s our Universal Parks News Today weekly recap from November 1st to November 8, 2020.

Universal Orlando Resort

• Check out our photo report from November 1
• There will be a merchandise garage sale on November 13 and registration opened a few days ago
• The Loews Portofino Bay Hotel will be reopening on December 1 and Universal’s Endless Summer Resort – Dockside Inn and Suites will have its grand opening on December 15
• Universal announced several new holiday offerings, including a Macy’s balloons walkthrough

Universal Studios Florida

• Diagon Alley started putting up Christmas decorations
• The Halloween Horror Nights Tribute Store has been transformed into a Christmas Tribute Store
• We reviewed the new beef picadillo arepa rellena available at Production Central’s holiday food truck
• Speaking of, Production Central, as well as the New York and Hollywood areas of the park, got some Christmas decorations

Universal’s Islands of Adventure

• Details have been added to the Jurassic World VelociCoaster, including some plants and trees
• We then caught Jurassic World VelociCoaster ride vehicles being tested at full-speed

Universal Studios Japan

• Check out our photo report from Halloween

New Merchandise

• The latest retro Universal Studios Florida marquee face mask is for Back to the Future
• A new chocolate frog mask at Universal Orlando Resort is inspired by the candy’s unique packaging
• Several new Christmas-themed face masks arrived in Orlando this week
• A line of neon Universal Studios Japan merchandise is now available

• Travel from “London to Hogwarts” with a new collection of Harry Potter gear at Universal Orlando Resort
• A second mask was added to the “London to Hogwarts” collection a few days later
• Universal Studios Japan has ski coats themed for Jurassic World, Minions, and Peanuts
• You can buy Harry Potter face masks featuring the Hogwarts crest at Universal Resort Orlando

Universal Parks News Today

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Shannen Michaelsen