{"id":223470,"date":"2026-04-08T14:44:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T14:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/223470\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T14:44:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T14:44:08","slug":"review-this-is-the-best-8-50-you-can-spend-at-universal-orlando-right-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/223470\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: This Is The Best $8.50 You Can Spend at Universal Orlando Right Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">For decades, Disney was the main name people thought of when talking about theme park food beyond basic fare like hot dogs, etc. However, in recent years, <a href=\"https:\/\/allears.net\/2026\/03\/12\/the-best-food-in-epic-universe-for-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Universal has made significant inroads<\/a> in the space with specialty food and drink, including <a href=\"https:\/\/allears.net\/2025\/11\/01\/i-will-never-stop-talking-about-this-game-changing-butterbeer-hack-at-universals-harry-potter-land\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Butterbeer.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-863992\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Butterbeer-shortbread-bar-wizarding-world-700x502.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"502\"  \/>Yum<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">First introduced in 2010 when the initial Wizarding World of Harry Potter opened, the drink \u2014 based on the item of the same name from the Potter book series \u2014 became a massive success. Over the years, there have been multiple variants, including hot Butterbeer, frozen Butterbeer, Butterbeer ice cream, crepes, and our focus today: A Butterbeer Shortbread Bar.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The treat can be found at Sugarplum\u2019s Sweet Shop in Diagon Alley at Universal Studios Florida.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-863994\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Butterbeer-shortbread-bar-wizarding-world-5-700x525.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\"  \/>Sugarplum\u2019s<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Amongst the Bertie Bott\u2019s Every-Flavour Beans, Acid Pops, and Exploding Bonbons that fill the shop, the Butterbeer Shortbread Bar can be found for $8.52.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-863993\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Butterbeer-shortbread-bar-wizarding-world-4-700x574.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"574\"  \/>Butterbeer bars<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The bar features a Butterbeer logo made of fondant, as well as a chocolate drizzle over the salted caramel bar.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-863991\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Butterbeer-shortbread-bar-wizarding-world-3-700x499.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"499\"  \/>Butterbeer Shortbread Bar<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The bar had a flavor balance of salted caramel and the traditional butterscotch flavor associated with Butterbeer, which gives it an overall flavor profile that\u2019s sweet while at the same time not feeling like a sugar overload.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Texture-wise, the bar was soft to bite into and slightly flaky without falling apart, which makes it a conveniently portable snack for traversing the Wizarding World\u2019s shops. However, we should note that the bar was a bit buttery and greasy, so definitely plan to wash your hands ASAP once you\u2019re finished.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-863990\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Butterbeer-shortbread-bar-wizarding-world-2-700x495.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"495\"  \/>The bar\u2019s thickness<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Universal has added a new shortbread bar to its catalogue of Butterbeer offerings, and it\u2019s one of the best portable snack options in the Wizarding World. Stay tuned to AllEars for more on Universal\u2019s snack offerings.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/allears.net\/2025\/10\/30\/stop-using-your-muggle-money-in-the-wizarding-world-of-harry-potter-at-universal-use-this-instead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Stop Using Your Muggle Money In The Wizarding World of Harry Potter At Universal: Use This Instead<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">What\u2019s your favorite variant of Butterbeer? Let us know in the comments below.<\/p>\n<p> Post a Comment        <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For decades, Disney was the main name people thought of when talking about theme park food beyond basic&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":223471,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[139,141,140],"class_list":["post-223470","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orlando","tag-orlando","tag-orlando-headlines","tag-orlando-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223470","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=223470"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223470\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/223471"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=223470"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=223470"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=223470"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}