{"id":252669,"date":"2026-04-30T16:53:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T16:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/252669\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T16:53:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T16:53:08","slug":"thunder-falls-terrace-at-universal-islands-of-adventure-possibly-closing-for-refurbishment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/252669\/","title":{"rendered":"Thunder Falls Terrace at Universal Islands of Adventure Possibly Closing for Refurbishment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Universal Orlando has filed a permit with the City of Orlando for an apparent refurbishment of Thunder Falls Terrace. The quick-service restaurant is in Jurassic Park at Universal Islands of Adventure.<\/p>\n<p>Thunder Falls Terrace Refurbishment<a data-fslightbox=\"1\" data-type=\"image\" aria-label=\"Open fullscreen lightbox with current image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/UOR-IOA-JP-Thunder-Falls-Terrace-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1827\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/UOR-IOA-JP-Thunder-Falls-Terrace-1.jpg\" alt=\"Entrance of Thunder Falls Terrace at Islands of Adventure, with palm trees and tropical-themed architecture under a blue sky.\" class=\"wp-image-1232265\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Permit number BLD2026-13610 is for \u201cinterior renovations\u201d at Thunder Falls Terrace, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXtshpyFdkU\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">Universally Addicted<\/a>. The permit passed review but a contractor has not yet been determined. The expiration date is October 26, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Given the refurbishment is for the restaurant\u2019s interior, it would most likely close for a period of time, but Universal has made no announcements.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.universalorlando.com\/web\/en\/us\/things-to-do\/dining\/thunder-falls-terrace\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">Thunder Falls Terrace<\/a> serves rotisserie chicken, BBQ ribs, roasted pernil, rice bowls, salads, and more. It\u2019s right next to Jurassic Park River Adventure, which is <a href=\"https:\/\/wdwnt.com\/2026\/03\/jurassic-park-river-adventure-replaces-old-track-aerial-photos-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">currently closed for a major refurbishment<\/a>. The Thunder Falls Terrace refurb could be related.<\/p>\n<p>For more Universal Studios news from around the world, follow Universal Parks News Today on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UniNewsToday\" target=\"_blank\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">Twitter<\/a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UniversalParksNewsToday\" target=\"_blank\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">Facebook<\/a>, and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/uninewstoday\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">Instagram<\/a>. For Disney Parks news, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/wdwnt.com\/category\/parks-resorts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">WDWNT<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Universal Orlando has filed a permit with the City of Orlando for an apparent refurbishment of Thunder Falls&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":252670,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[42260,139,141,140,110291,3440],"class_list":["post-252669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orlando","tag-jurassic-park","tag-orlando","tag-orlando-headlines","tag-orlando-news","tag-thunder-falls-terrace","tag-universal-islands-of-adventure"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252669","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=252669"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252669\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/252670"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=252669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=252669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=252669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}