{"id":55184,"date":"2025-11-21T05:43:24","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T05:43:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/55184\/"},"modified":"2025-11-21T05:43:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T05:43:24","slug":"universal-orlando-resort-unveils-mardi-gras-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/55184\/","title":{"rendered":"Universal Orlando Resort Unveils Mardi Gras Celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelpulse.com\/bio\/claudette-covey\" title=\"Claudette Covey\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Claudette-Covey.jpg\" alt=\"Claudette Covey\" title=\"Claudette Covey\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"author-image w-80 w-48\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Universal Orlando Resort will host Mardi Gras: International Flavors of Carnaval, which will run from February 7 to April 4, 2026, and include a considerable number of culinary experiences and Carnaval activities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe vibrant celebration will feature a nightly parade with glittering floats, high-energy street performers, and tons of colorful beads,\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelpulse.com\/news\/entertainment\/universal-orlando-to-reprise-its-rock-the-universe-festival-in-january\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Universal Orlando<\/a>\u00a0said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd on select nights, guests and clients can enjoy live performances from some of the biggest names in music,\u201d the company added. \u201cPlus, guests can savor a diverse array of international cuisine along with mouthwatering dishes inspired by New Orleans\u2019 iconic flavors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To raise the bar on the Mardi Gras experience, travelers can purchase the Mardi Gras Float Ride and Dine Experience, which includes a three-course meal with one non-alcoholic beverage from a choice of five restaurants: The Cowfish Sushi Burger Bar at Universal CityWalk; NBC Sports Grill &amp; Brew at Universal CityWalk; Lombard\u2019s Seafood Grille at Universal Studios Florida; Confisco Grille at Universal Islands of Adventure, which requires a 2-Park ticket; and Antojitos Authentic Mexican Restaurant at Universal CityWalk, which is available for dinner only.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter dining, guests get to hop aboard a reserved spot on a Mardi Gras parade float and toss colorful beads to other guests as they wind the streets of the park \u2013 joining the celebration in true New Orleans style,\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelpulse.com\/news\/destinations\/universal-orlando-unveils-opening-date-for-winter-holiday-celebration\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Universal Orlando<\/a>\u00a0said.<\/p>\n<p>Rates for the Mardi Gras Float Ride and Dine Experience start at $101.16 per person.<\/p>\n<p>For the latest travel news, updates and deals, subscribe to the <a href=\"https:\/\/signup.travelpulse.com\/general-registration\/\" title=\"Daily TravelPulse newsletter\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">daily TravelPulse newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>    &#13;<br \/>\n        Topics From This Article to Explore&#13;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Universal Orlando Resort will host Mardi Gras: International Flavors of Carnaval, which will run from February 7 to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":55185,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[1623,17573,104,34389,688,11254,17574,139,141,140,17575,17572,30381],"class_list":{"0":"post-55184","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-orlando","8":"tag-apple-news","9":"tag-bing-news","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-flipboard","12":"tag-food-and-drink","13":"tag-holiday-travel","14":"tag-msn","15":"tag-orlando","16":"tag-orlando-headlines","17":"tag-orlando-news","18":"tag-smartnews","19":"tag-travelpulse-us","20":"tag-tronc"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55184","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=55184"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55184\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55185"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55184"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55184"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55184"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}