{"id":56240,"date":"2025-11-22T02:26:22","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T02:26:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/56240\/"},"modified":"2025-11-22T02:26:22","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T02:26:22","slug":"universal-orlando-unveils-dates-for-mardi-gras-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/56240\/","title":{"rendered":"Universal Orlando unveils dates for Mardi Gras 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Universal Orlando Resort is set to host Mardi Gras: International Flavors of Carnaval from Feb 7 to April 4, 2026, featuring vibrant entertainment, live music, and global cuisine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The celebration will include a nightly parade with glittering floats, high-energy street performers, and colorful beads. Guests can also enjoy live performances from some of the biggest names in music on select nights, along with a diverse array of international cuisine inspired by New Orleans\u2019 iconic flavors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Guests have the opportunity to enhance their Mardi Gras experience with the Mardi Gras Float Ride and Dine Experience. This offering includes a savory three-course meal and the thrill of tossing beads from a parade float.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Mardi Gras Float Ride and Dine Experience is available for purchase now, starting at $94.99 plus tax per person. Universal Orlando Passholders can receive a 15% discount when purchasing online or at the park.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Guests can enjoy the excitement of Universal Mardi Gras as part of regular admission to Universal Studios Florida or with a valid Universal Orlando Annual or Seasonal Pass. More details about the event, including the concert line-up, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.universalorlando.com\/web\/en\/us\/things-to-do\/events\/mardi-gras?__source=rd..prr..eng..cevs..cmg..bj..len..adv..do..exna..pna..poof..cuo..pw..tgm..ofr..fc.AP6MOF-Vanity-01102019\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:will be revealed soon;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">will be revealed soon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wftv.com\/mobile-apps\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Click here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Click here<\/a> to download our free news, weather and smart TV apps. And <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wftv.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:click here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">click here<\/a> to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.<\/p>\n<p><a data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/wftvapps.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"537\" height=\"108\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/beda08358d6db9816e7b0d066edd22cf.jpeg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Universal Orlando Resort is set to host Mardi Gras: International Flavors of Carnaval from Feb 7 to April&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":56241,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[34764,34882,34881,34597,139,141,140,2749,6114],"class_list":["post-56240","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orlando","tag-global-cuisine","tag-international-cuisine","tag-international-flavors","tag-mardi-gras","tag-orlando","tag-orlando-headlines","tag-orlando-news","tag-universal-orlando-resort","tag-universal-studios-florida"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56240","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=56240"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56240\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56241"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56240"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56240"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56240"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}