{"id":262047,"date":"2026-05-07T14:20:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T14:20:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/262047\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T14:20:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T14:20:07","slug":"lost-continent-mythos-thunder-falls-closing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/262047\/","title":{"rendered":"Lost Continent, Mythos, Thunder Falls closing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Universal Orlando<\/a> has confirmed the closure of two restaurants inside Islands of Adventure<\/a> theme park and a change in hot-dog offerings at Universal CityWalk<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Mythos<\/a>, a table-service restaurant, will shut down in 2027 as part of the phased closing of Lost Continent<\/a> in favor of a new (but not yet announced) themed area. This will happen in the \u201ccoming months,\u201d Universal said in a news release. The restaurant, which faces the park\u2019s central lagoon, had a claim to fame as being voted \u201cbest theme park restaurant\u201d by Theme Park Insider readers for multiple years.<\/p>\n

Across the park, Thunder Falls Terrace<\/a>, an eatery within Jurassic Park area will close this summer. It wil turn into a newly themed \u201csignature full-service restaurant\u201d and\u00a0 is expected to open next year. The space is adjacent to the splashdown area of Jurassic Park River Adventure, which is currently closed for refurbishment.<\/p>\n

Lost Continent, Mythos and Thunder Falls Terrace were all part of IOA\u2019s opening-day lineup in 1999.<\/p>\n

The removal of Lost Continent has been years in the unmaking.\u00a0 Part of the original land was absorbed by the original Wizarding World of Harry Potter, which opened in 2010.\u00a0 It once featured \u201cThe Eighth Voyage of Sindbad\u201d<\/a> stunt show, which closed in 2018, and Poseidon\u2019s Fury<\/a>, a darkened walk-through experience with special effects, which was shuttered permanently in 2023.\u00a0 In September, Universal Orlando said construction work was moving forward in the Lost Continent area<\/a>, but it did not reveal a theme or a timeline.<\/p>\n

Universal Orlando\u2019s Horror Make-Up Show closing for revisions<\/a><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Fat One\u2019s Hot Dogs & Italian Ice<\/a> will join the lineup at Universal CityWalk, taking over the space of Hot Dog Hall of Fame<\/a>, which is set to close in July. The Hot Dog Hall of Fame has operated at CityWalk since 2014.<\/p>\n

Fat One\u2019s was founded by Joey Fatone<\/a> \u2014 the \u2018N Sync<\/a> singer, actor, TV host and former Universal Studios theme park performer \u2014 and his manager Joe Mulvihill<\/a>. This business was launched at Florida Mall<\/a> in 2016.\u00a0 Other planned CityWalk additions include a Five Guys<\/a> location (taking the Whopper Bar spot<\/a>) and Luke Combs\u2019 Category 10,<\/a> a new-build multi-level entertainment venue facing the water.<\/p>\n

Disney: Smooth moves aboard new Big Thunder rail<\/a><\/p>\n

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