by Steve Griswold | Oct 1, 2026 | Epic Universe, Halloween Horror Nights, News, Universal Studios News
The biggest Universal Orlando news for October 2026: Halloween Horror Nights 35 enters its final five weeks (last night November 1), Volcano Bay closes October 26 for its first seasonal maintenance break, and Universal’s holiday season starts November 14 — a...
by Steve Griswold | Oct 1, 2026 | Epic Universe, Universal Florida on site hotels, Universal Florida Vacation Planning Guide, Universal Studios Orlando Express Pass
A Universal Orlando split stay means booking two hotels on one trip. Stay one or two nights at an Epic Universe hotel for your Epic day, then move to Hard Rock, Royal Pacific, or Portofino Bay for Universal Studios Florida and Islands of Adventure. Only those three...
by Steve Griswold | Sep 1, 2026 | News, Universal Studios News, Universal Studios Volcano Bay
Universal’s Volcano Bay water park closes October 26, 2026 for its first-ever seasonal maintenance closure and is scheduled to reopen on or before April 1, 2027. If your family trip falls in that window, skip the Volcano Bay ticket add-on, plan around your hotel...
by Steve Griswold | Sep 1, 2026 | Epic Universe, Halloween Horror Nights, News, Universal Studios News
The biggest Universal Orlando news this month: Halloween Horror Nights 35 is officially open and runs select nights through November 1, Universal set its 2026 holiday dates as November 14, 2026 – January 3, 2027 with first-ever decorations in Super Nintendo World and...
by Steve Griswold | Aug 28, 2026 | Universal Studios News
Never been to Universal Orlando and feeling a little lost? You’re in exactly the right place. We’re the Griswolds, and planning Universal Orlando trips is what we do every day at Pixie Vacations – the way we’d plan it for our own family, with...