Collage of holiday-themed decorations and illustrations, including book displays and festive artwork with characters like the Grinch and a cartoon rabbit.

FULL TOUR of Universal’s 2024 Holiday Tribute Store Featuring Harry Potter, Grinch, and Earl the Squirrel

Shannen Ace

The 2024 Holiday Tribute Store at Universal Studios Florida features rooms inspired by “Harry Potter,” “How The Grinch Stole Christmas,” and Earl the Squirrel.

Holiday Tribute Store Full Tour

Entrance

Urban street scene with a large building featuring themed holiday decorations. People walk by, including a person in a mobility scooter.

The Holiday Tribute Store is in the New York area, next to Revenge of the Mummy and across from Gramercy Park. The façades are decorated for Christmas but the Tribute Store also has a unique façade.

Outdoor display of "The Nutcracker March" featuring a large illustrated book cover with a nutcracker character on a city street corner.

This year’s store has a storybook theme. The façade is made up of larger-than-life books. The open book on top of the stack features a “Tribute Store” pop-up design. The book below that advertises “Holiday POP UP Stories.” The other books include “The Universal Holiday Guide,” “A Visit From Santa,” and “The Nutcracker March.”

Holiday pop-up store entrance designed like an open book with festive decorations. Signs for "The Universal Holiday Guide," "A Visit From Santa," and "The Nutcracker Match" are visible.

When guests enter the store, they step through the pages of a book that features a holiday scene.

Storefront with holiday decorations, showing text: "Once upon a time, along the bustling holiday streets of New York, was a fascinating bookshop..." Holiday theme is emphasized.

Once upon a time, along the bustling holiday streets of New York, was a fascinating bookshop.

Normally, it was no ordinary store. But during the holiday season, it became so much more…

A corner decorated with Christmas-themed murals featuring a snowman, tree, candy canes, wreath, and garland. Nearby posters show holiday events.

The front “doors” are green with fake wreaths printed on them. The entryway has green-striped walls with printed garlands.

Flat decorations pinned to the wall include a snowman, a Christmas tree, and candy canes. A Santa Claus face is on the opposite wall. Similar décor is also in the foyer.

Foyer

Large open book with interactive elements, next to a decorated Christmas tree and a door. The book invites engagement with senses: touch, listen, smell, play, taste.

The small foyer has a Christmas tree and another giant storybook.

A large open book with a Christmas tree illustration. Left page reads about adventures. Right page shows colored shapes linked to actions: touch, listen, smell, play, taste.

The true delight of the tales came to be. Guests were part of the adventures in reality. Too fantastic to be surreal. It’s more than magic…

It’s real!

Open book with a snowy Christmas tree on the left and a page on the right showing colored shapes with sensory labels: touch, listen, smell, play, taste. Page number 27 is visible.

The storybook features instructions for interacting with the store — like you would with a real sensory or pop-up book. A red square represents touch, a purple hexagon represents listen, a green circle represents smell, a blue triangle represents play, and a yellow star represents taste.

A decorative green and white tree shape with a green circle in the center, set against a multicolored background.

Here is an example of a “smell” circle. To us, these all smelled like plywood.

Another Christmas tree is in the corner to the right. More flat decorations are on the white walls around it.

A collection of children's books displayed on a table, including titles by Dr. Seuss and a book about Earl the Squirrel. A decorated Christmas tree is partially visible.

The foyer also has a table of storybooks, including “Harry Potter,” “How The Grinch Stole Christmas,” and the new “Earl the Squirrel” book.

Hogsmeade For Christmas

Open book with two Christmas-themed posters: one about spending Christmas at Hogwarts, the other inviting visitors to Hogsmeade. Bright colors and festive imagery are featured.

Each room takes guests into a pop-up book inspired by a different IP. First up is “Harry Potter.” The storybook says, “Spending Christmas at Hogwarts? Come Visit Hogsmeade.”

Illustration of a fantasy castle with tall spires and turrets against a textured, orange-pink background with snowflakes.

There is artwork of Hogwarts Castle against a pink sky with snowflakes.

Illustration of an owl on a gift box with a frog nearby. Text reads "A shop for every witch and wizard's needs," surrounded by stars and wrapped gifts.

The Hogsmeade page advertises “A shop for every witch and wizard’s needs,” with images of an owl and a chocolate frog.

A colorful holiday-themed display for "Hogsmeade Christmas" with snow-covered buildings and trees, and text inviting visitors to celebrate Christmas at Hogsmeade.

In the room is a pop-up depiction of Hogsmeade with layers of flat images and Hogwarts in the background. It resembles a postcard, with “Hogsmeade for Christmas” at the top. All the buildings except Hogwarts are green and red.

A Christmas-themed room with an advent calendar wall and displays of holiday merchandise. Snowflake decorations hang from the ceiling.

Paper snowflakes hang from the ceiling and falling snow is projected on the walls above the merchandise displays.

Large "Hogsmeade Christmas" advent calendar with trees in the background, next to shelves displaying holiday-themed merchandise.

Against one wall is a giant Hogsmeade for Christmas advent calendar.

Starting on December 1, Universal has opened one door of the advent calendar each door, revealing different “Harry Potter”-themed items. The first four days revealed a chocolate frog, Hogwarts letter, Peppermint Toads, and Butterbeer.

Inside the holiday tribute store, a magical Harry Potter-themed advent calendar captures the eye. With 24 compartments, each reveals a unique collectible pin. A sign reads "Hogsmeade Advent Calendar $150," accompanied by two small wrapped gifts in front, completing this enchanting display.

The artwork in the giant calendar is the same as the pins in the advent calendar available for purchase for $150.

A store display featuring plush toys in blue triangular boxes arranged on stacked suitcases and barrels, with shelves of merchandise in the background.

The Baby Niffler shoulder plush is available in the store. They are displayed with gold bars, which are not for sale but also aren’t secured to the table.

These are debossed with the Gringotts logo and other symbols. Press were given souvenir gold bars at the media event. We expect the gold bars on display won’t remain there much longer.

Decorated ceiling with snowflakes and garlands featuring red and green patterns in a festive-themed shop interior.

Flat garlands are hung from the ceiling. Remember, everything is supposed to be from a pop-up book, so looks like it’s made of paper.

Hanging garland with green tree shapes and red ornaments featuring letters 'H', 'N', and other designs against a dark background.

Some of the “ornaments” feature a simple version of the Hogwarts crest.

A festive display of holiday-themed merchandise, including clothing, ornaments, and gift sets, set against a decorated background with an owl and festive colors.

The merchandise displays are red, green, and pink. They feature different “Harry Potter” imagery, like owls.

Display area featuring a butterbeer-themed backdrop with text and a shelf stocked with merchandise.

One display features a screen in a snowglobe advertising Butterbeer.

A colorful sign reads "Hogsmeade Village Gifts Galore" with illustrations of owls and brooms. In the background, stuffed toys are displayed on shelves.

One poster display advertises owl post, Pygmy Puffs, and broomsticks at “Hogsmeade Village Gifts.”

Illustration of "Pygmy Puffs" with a pink and white fluffy sample in a red frame on the right, against a vintage-style background.

Guests are encouraged to touch a patch of fluffy Pygmy Puff fur in a red square.

Colorful display of a Honeydukes sweet shop, featuring candy boxes and decorative elements, with a central rotating stand of sweets.

A Honeydukes display features different unique confections: peppermint toads, fudge flies, Bertie Bott’s Every-Flavour Beans, and Fizzing Whizzbees.

They are depicted in a holiday colorway.

More holiday imagery on displays includes a Quidditch ornament and a mug of Butterbeer.

How The Grinch Stole Christmas

Large open book display of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" with illustrations and hanging ornaments. Nearby, a decorated tree and shelves with merchandise.

The next room retells the entirety of “How The Grinch Stole Christmas” by Dr. Seuss. red circular ornaments throughout the room feature lines from the book. The ornaments are numbered so you can easily follow the story.

Illustration of a green, furry creature with a grumpy expression, standing in a snowy cave entrance, as if emerging from a holiday tribute store, reminiscent of a classic children's book character.

The artwork of the room is mostly black-and-white, with the Grinch in green and other elements highlighted in red.

A wall displays an illustration of the Grinch in a shop with red spiky lines around it. Shelves with merchandise are visible to the right.

The displays use artwork straight out of the book.

A festive display with "Merry Merry" sign, featuring illustrated panels and holiday decorations in a store.

Some of the art is on giant pages but other pieces are turned into flat props filling the space.

A festive decoration with the words "Merry Merry" hangs in a room with various Christmas-themed illustrations.

A red “Merry Merry” banner is across the ceiling.

A festive holiday display with a "Merry Merry" sign, hanging ornaments, presents, and decorative figures above green-lit shelves.

Connecting a pair of pages is a line of Whos carrying dishes.

One of the sensory spots is where the Grinch is stealing stockings. A red square features a patch of the Grinch’s green fur.

The smaller displays resemble stacks of gift boxes.

People walking through a dimly lit store area with T-shirts and wall decorations featuring colorful designs. An exit sign is visible.

This room also uses projections to show the Grinch’s sleigh sliding down the mountain.

Visitors inside a Dr. Seuss-themed exhibit with colorful, whimsical decorations and large illustrations.

A rooftop over the walkway features the Grinch tip-toeing into a chimney.

Here is a closer look at the story as told by ornaments:

The ornaments are placed next to their corresponding art pieces.

The story ends with the Grinch carving the roast beast.

Illustration of the Grinch carving a roast, donned in a red Santa outfit. Nearby, a pink ornament reads: “…HE HIMSELF…! The Grinch carved the roast beast!” This scene captures the whimsical spirit of a holiday tribute store.

The Tale of Earl the Squirrel (Part 1)

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The final two rooms tell the Tale of Earl the Squirrel. The first few pages are in the hallway in the middle of the store, which has blue walls and green tree flats.

A large open book with illustrated mountains and a village details Mistletoe Pines, part of the Holiday Tribute Store at Universal Studios Florida. An emergency exit sign is visible above, inviting you to explore this enchanting world on your 2024 Tour.

Earl is Universal Orlando Resort’s holiday mascot, based on a supposedly real squirrel discovered chewing on lights in the Universal Studios Florida Christmas tree. The story starts at Mistletoe Pines.

In a mural showcasing a cartoon squirrel named Earl, clad in winter attire and surrounded by a decorative border, the delightful tale unfolds of Earl finding solace among the low branches of Universal Studios Florida's Holiday Tribute Store.

Earl the Squirrel was no ordinary woodland creature. Unlike his tree-dwelling counterparts, Earl found solace amidst the low-lying branches of the local tree farm.

A decorative poster displays a pickup truck against a festive border. Text reveals a surprising discovery outside a makeshift home: a tree marked for harvest, surrounded by unusual devices, reminiscent of enchanting scenes from Universal Studios Florida's Holiday Tribute Store.

The storybook pages have Christmas light borders.

The hallway, part of the 2024 Holiday Tribute Store at Universal Studios Florida, is lined with large, illustrated story pages featuring holiday-themed decorations and trees, all under dim lighting.

The story follows Earl trying to get his favorite Christmas tree.

The Tale of Earl the Squirrel (Part 2)

uor usf 2024 holiday tribute store earl room 1

The final room has Christmas tree-shaped merchandise displays and decorations.

Large illustrated holiday-themed book pages are beautifully displayed between decorative trees at the Holiday Tribute Store during the 2024 Tour at Universal Studios Florida.

When he awoke, Earl found himself in a completely different world. The tree was now upright and adorned with festive trimmings.

Earl was transported to a wondrous new world — Universal Orlando Resort, where the holiday spirit was in full swing!

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Earl explores the Christmas tree, spending hours enjoying the decorations.

Earl becomes entranced by the Christmas lights. Red, green, orange, and blue spotlights shine on this page, representing the lights that Earl is staring at.

There are several artistic depictions of Earl biting Christmas lights throughout the room. Giant fake lights connect the different storybook pages.

Earl activates the lights on the Universal Studios Florida Christmas tree and receives thunderous applause.

A cartoon tree with colorful ornaments and a surprised face peeking through a hole in the trunk stands at Universal Studios Florida's Holiday Tribute Store, bringing festive spirit to 2024.

A projection of Earl appears in one of the tree flats.

A charming squirrel illustration adorned with Christmas decorations and text about seasonal change adds festive cheer indoors, reminiscent of the enchanting vibe at the Holiday Tribute Store in Universal Studios Florida, making it a delightful prelude to 2024 celebrations.

One of the last pages reads, “If the winter season could change him in such a fantastic way, what could the other seasons and holidays provide?”

A thought bubble projection above Earl shows different holiday icons, including a Halloween jack-o’-lantern and a Mardi Gras mask.

The entrance features a space-themed mural of a planet with a snowflake sign above, and "EXIT" boldly displayed. Decorated with holiday lights and greenery, it's the perfect start to your full tour of the 2024 Holiday Tribute Store at Universal Studios Florida.

The decoration above the exit door of this room resembles the Universal Studios Florida archway with the parade medallion.

Snack Room

Step into the 2024 Holiday Tribute Store at Universal Studios Florida, where Christmas trees, wreaths, and lights enchant every corner. Discover festive merchandise like shirts and cups under twinkling lights. A vending machine waits in the background for those exploring the full tour of this winter wonderland.

The final room has three-dimensional Christmas trees and garlands as guests step out of the storybook. This room is where guests can purchase their merchandise and themed treats.

A display of decorated Christmas trees with lights and snow-covered branches, surrounded by wrapped gifts in a festive indoor setting, reminiscent of the Holiday Tribute Store at Universal Studios Florida. Banners hang from the ceiling above.

The trees are covered in twinkling lights. Wrapped gifts are around them.

Explore the festive store interior with Christmas trees and holiday decorations, offering a sneak peek at Universal Studios Florida's 2024 Holiday Tribute Store. Shelves brim with seasonal items, inviting you to take a full tour through this wonderland of yuletide cheer.

This room includes various holiday items that aren’t related to “Harry Potter,” the Grinch, or Earl.

One display features merchandise for Universal’s Holiday Parade Featuring Macy’s. The artwork depicts some of the parade’s balloons and holiday iconography, including Earl in Santa’s sleigh.

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The Jack in the box looks suspiciously like Halloween Horror Nights’s Jack the Clown.

There are also some vintage Coca-Cola decorations featuring the company’s famous depiction of Santa Claus.

Explore the enchanting Christmas-themed display at the 2024 Holiday Tribute Store in Universal Studios Florida. A large Santa poster takes center stage, flanked by shelves brimming with festive decorations and ornaments, inviting you on a delightful holiday tour.

A large magazine cover features Santa Claus and a touch-and-feel square of his red velvet suit.

A poster on a wall sets the stage with a red background and playful tail, showcasing "Holiday Squirrel: A Corny Tail" and "Llamas, A Memoir," enticing readers with their stories. Catch glimpses of such whimsical art in the 2024 Holiday Tribute Store at Universal Studios Florida.

The magazine features the articles “Holiday Squirrel: A Corny Tail” and “Llamas, A Memoir.”

There are displays for Hello Kitty and Minions holiday merchandise. In addition to trees and garlands, the room has giant flat nutcracker decorations.

Though the room and store are mostly Christmas-based, there are banners representing other winter holidays. These include Kwanzaa, Three Kings Day, Year of the Snake, Diwalki, and Hanukkah.

A confectionary case in one corner features all of this year’s themed treats.

The menu includes:

  • Vanilla lightbulb cookie dough ball
  • Chocolate lightbulb cookie dough ball
  • Peppermint lightbulb cookie dough ball
  • Gingerbread macaron
  • Peppermint macaron
  • Eggnog macaron
  • Wreath breppermint mocha trifle cake
  • Coquito Trifle cakeookie
  • Grinch onion cheesecake tart (hazelnut)
  • Christmas tree cupcake
  • Gingerbread cookie sandwich
  • Max cookie

Exit

Illustrated sign for Mistletoe Pines featuring snowy mountains, cabins, a road, and the character Earl the Squirrel.

The exit hallway features a mural of Mistletoe Pines, advertising appearances by Earl the Squirrel. It’s the same artwork from Earl’s book but without the story text.

Earl ostensibly meets in the exit space for his book signing. There are some colorful Christmas trees.

A cardboard cutout of Earl says, “Follow along in the festive adventures of Earl the Squirrel in this soon to be holiday classic!” A banner advertising Earl’s book hangs from a table.

There’s a sign for his celebrity book signing with reviews like “5 out of 5 acorns,” “If there are no other books to read, this will do,” “Better than the DMV,” and “Very wordy. Good usage of coniferous.”

There are themed bumper stickers all over a cooler.

Some of Earl’s other books, including those from the Halloween Horror Nights 32 comic book-themed Tribute Store, are on the table.

Some signed photos of Earl are ready for distribution. Someone has already taken one of Earl’s business cards which were, unlike the gold bars, glued down.

A llama figurine wearing a Santa hat and scarf is surrounded by festive lights, set against a red velvet backdrop.

A light-up holiday llama figure is behind the table.

Check out the real Tale of Earl the Squirrel book.

Video Tour

Watch our video tour of the 2024 Holiday Tribute Store below.

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