{"id":100707,"date":"2025-12-31T01:54:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T01:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/100707\/"},"modified":"2025-12-31T01:54:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T01:54:14","slug":"how-to-celebrate-new-years-eve-2025-at-universal-parks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/100707\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Celebrate New Year’s Eve 2025 at Universal Parks"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you’re looking for a unique way to close out 2025 and ring in 2026, both\u00a0Universal Orlando Resort<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Universal Studios Hollywood<\/a>\u00a0have plenty of choices when it comes to celebrating at their various theme parks<\/a>\u00a0on December 31.<\/p>\n

Whether you want to spend the day experiencing the thrills and fun of the theme parks, or prefer to show up in the evening for more swanky celebrations, there’s something for everyone to close out 2025 on a high note!<\/p>\n

As an added bonus, holiday decorations leftover from Christmas<\/a> are still up to enjoy on both coasts.<\/p>\n

RELATED:\u00a0What to Know About Universal Resorts\u2019 2025 Holiday Experiences in Orlando and Hollywood<\/a><\/p>\n

How long\u00a0are the Universal theme parks celebrating the holidays this season?<\/p>\n

If you’re visiting Universal Orlando Resort in Florida, theme park admission tickets will get you access to the d\u00e9cor,\u00a0seasonal foods<\/a> and more\u00a0through January 4, 2026 at\u00a0Universal\u00a0Studios\u00a0Florida, Islands of Adventure, and select worlds at Epic Universe<\/a>.<\/p>\n

At Universal Studios Hollywood in California, a theme park ticket gets you access to all of the holiday decorations, special menus, Grinchmas tree lightings and Harry Potter holiday-themed night show until January 4, 2026.<\/p>\n

Universal Studios Hollywood’s EVE<\/p>\n

Universal Studios Hollywood welcomes everyone to celebrate the turning of the calendar to 2026 at its annual, all-ages EVE\u00a0celebration.<\/p>\n

EVE is included in the price of theme park admission,\u00a0with festivities beginning at\u00a09 p.m. It includes a\u00a0midnight fireworks display, three separate themed live entertainment areas with DJs playing all kinds of music, photo ops, and more. And if you’re a\u00a0Pass Member<\/a>, there is special pricing to celebrate from open to close, as well as special areas to celebrate from.<\/p>\n

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Universal Orlando Resort’s\u00a0New Year’s Eve Celebrations<\/p>\n

Over at Universal Orlando, visitors can pick and choose their New Year\u2019s Eve festivities\u00a0with different theme park experiences happening across\u00a0Universal\u00a0Studios\u00a0Florida,\u00a0Universal\u00a0Islands of Adventure\u00a0and\u00a0Universal\u00a0Epic Universe. There are also events and celebrations at\u00a0Universal\u00a0CityWalk and some\u00a0hotels at Universal Orlando Resort.<\/p>\n

Starting at\u00a06:15 p.m., Universal Studios Florida will have a live DJ set at the Music Plaza Stage, as well as stilt walkers and some floats from Universal\u2019s Holiday Parade stationed throughout the park for photo opportunities. Later in the night, you can catch a performance of CineSational: A Symphonic Spectacular at 10 p.m. And there will also be a countdown celebration near the Music Plaza Stage leading up to midnight.<\/p>\n

RELATED:\u00a0Everything to Know About Hoda Kotb & Jenna Bush Hager’s New Year’s Eve Special on NBC<\/a><\/p>\n

Also starting at\u00a06:15 p.m.,\u00a0Universal\u00a0Islands of Adventure\u00a0will feature live DJ sets in the Port of Entry all night long. Look out for character meet-and-greets throughout the park as well. And when it gets close to midnight,\u00a0guests can participate in the countdown celebration, with viewing areas in Port of Entry, Seuss Landing, and Toon Lagoon.<\/p>\n

Universal Epic Universe<\/a>, which is the newest theme park in Universal Orlando, will offer ticket-holders live music and entertainment from a DJ at the Hemisphere Stage in Celestial Park. And there will be a midnight countdown celebration that includes a special fountain show that will span the waterways of Celestial Park.<\/p>\n

Even if you’re not going into a theme park, over at Universal CityWalk, there will be live music and DJ sets throughout the night at this outdoor complex’s Waterfront Stage and the Green and Red Coconut Club. Orlando’s CityWalk will also feature stilt walkers and other forms of entertainment, along with a midnight countdown.<\/p>\n

While New Year’s Eve events at some Universal Orlando hotels are sold out already, there are still some open spots for the family-friendly Party on the Piazza<\/a> at Loews Portofino Bay Hotel, which includes food stations, desserts, beer and wine, music and dancing. And as of December 30, there are also still tickets available for the adults-only (21 and over)\u00a0Universal Aventura Hotel’s Rooftop New Year\u2019s Eve Celebration<\/a>, featuring Korean- and Latin-inspired food stations, specialty cocktails, and panoramic views of Orlando.<\/p>\n

For more info on the free and ticketed New Year’s Eve options, visit the sites for\u00a0Universal Studios Orlando<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0Universal Studios EVE<\/a>\u00a0for the Hollywood location.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If you’re looking for a unique way to close out 2025 and ring in 2026, both\u00a0Universal Orlando Resort\u00a0and\u00a0Universal…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":100708,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[2889,115,139,141,140,2469,107],"class_list":{"0":"post-100707","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-orlando","8":"tag-holiday","9":"tag-news","10":"tag-orlando","11":"tag-orlando-headlines","12":"tag-orlando-news","13":"tag-parks","14":"tag-travel"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100707","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=100707"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100707\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/100708"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=100707"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=100707"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=100707"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}