It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at Universal’s Islands of Adventure. Crews have been installing trees, wreaths, garlands, and more decorations throughout the park, mainly in Seuss Landing, where every Who down in Whoville celebrates the Who-lidays.
Seuss Landing
Holiday decorations began to arrive at Seuss Landing earlier this week.
Garlands with colorful ornaments are wrapped around the entrance pillars.
There is a pair of “trees” made out of orbs with red tinsel along the bottom. These trees light-up with different patterns, which is more obvious at night.
We saw the trees turn into colorful cones.
One design features the Grinch with falling snow.
More garlands are wrapped around pillars and lampposts throughout the land.
Wreaths top off some poles, like this wreath featuring silver stars and a big pink bow.
Two small undecorated trees are next to the pole.
Another nearby small tree is decorated with colorful ornaments and stars.
Yertle the Turtle is now wearing a big pink bowtie.
The Yeps on the Steps have tinsel on their antlers.
Garlands are around the columns, roof, and sign of the Icee snack stand.
This “odd family of deer” have string bowties and ornaments hanging from their antlers.
The deer pals have purple tinsel collars with red and green decorations.
Garlands line the windows and the roof of Cats, Hats and Things.
There’s a thin Christmas tree outside the store.
The tree and garlands are Cat in the Hat-themed. The base of the tree looks like a giant ornament featuring the Cat’s hand holding his hat.
The same image is on some of the ornaments. Red ornaments also feature the “Thing 1” and “Thing 2” symbols.
Inside the shop are silver trees with red ornaments.
Matching garland is above a merchandise display.
The sign for The Cat in the Hat ride is wrapped in garland.
The cake on top of the sign also has a garland decoration.
Garland is draped over the Fuddnudler Bros. Popcorn sign.
Red garland is on the sign for One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish.
The ornaments in the garland feature some of the fish.
The Lorax is ready for Christmas parties with a giant purple bowtie.
In his hand is purple tinsel with three tiny Christmas trees sticking out of it.
The nearby fence is lined with garland dotted with purple orb lights.
This lamppost’s garland is punctuated by giant sparkling snowflakes.
More snowflake garland runs up the Lorax’s house.
He also has a wreath on his window.
At the center of the wreath is a gold snowflake and an ornament featuring the Lorax’s face.
The Whos have wrapped the precious truffula trees in colorful garlands and bows.
Circus McGurkus Café Stoo-Pendous is still closed, but there are decorations on its sign.
Two purple bows, a green bow, and a green star are on the poles of the sign.
The entrance archway of Caro-Seuss-el is lined with garland. A wreath hangs on top.
Ornaments in this garland feature gears.
The book stack columns outside Dr. Seuss’s All The Books You Can Read are wrapped in garlands.
Some of these ornaments feature sparkling ABCs.
A garland and wreath is also over the shop window.
There are garlands around the Hop on Pop Ice Cream Shop. At the top of the building is a wreath, and bows are on the ice cream sundaes on the roof.
Some garland is decorated with bells.
And more bells hang from this lamp.
Garlands are on the stroller parking station.
Large pieces of candy are in the garlands and giant lollipops are also on the station.
Garland hangs from the roof of Snookers & Snookers Sweet Candy Cookers.
There is light green tinsel around these windows, and ornament-filled garland around the awning.
More garland with bows hangs from the Mulberry Street Store marquee.
And two undecorated trees frame the Seuss Landing archway leading to The Lost Continent.
Hogsmeade
Wizards have decorated Honeydukes in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Hogsmeade. A green wreath with a pink bow and pink and blue puffs is on the door.
Matching decorations are inside, including a garland on the pink spiral staircase.
The hanging ceiling lamps have garland decorations with pink bows and puff balls.
Fake snow and pink candy canes line some of the displays.
Jurassic Park
Dinostore and The Burger Digs in the Jurassic Park Discovery Center have garlands and trees.
Garlands around the merchandise displays have green and red ornaments.
Trees in the entrance area have large orange, gold, and white ornaments.
Matching garlands are on the windows and above the counters of Burger Digs.
Garland hangs from the ceiling in Jurassic Outfitters.
There are also a few small trees, with lights and green and dark brown ornaments.
There are similar trees in Thunder Falls Terrace.
Toon Lagoon
A few trees are in the Toon Extra store of Toon Lagoon.
The trees have purple, green, and gold ornaments.
Marvel Super Hero Island
Marvel Super Hero Island has colorful trees. Purple trees with silver ornaments are in the Comic Shop.
The Spider-Man Shop has blue trees with red and blue ornaments, matching Spider-Man’s classic costume.
The trees in the Marvel Alterniverse Store are reminiscent of the Hulk, being green with green and purple ornaments. There are two large trees next to merch tables. Smaller trees and garlands are above the merch displays on the walls.
Port of Entry
Expedition Photography in Port of Entry is covered in garlands that light-up blue.
The marquee reading “The Adventure Begins” has a light-up string of garland.
And garland with golden lights is over the entrance of Islands of Adventure Trading Company. A matching wreath is on the tower.
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