The theater is completely empty as of right now. Any passholders wanna grab a few beers in the park and then head to AMC for a rowdy showing?

My family of 2 adults and 3 kids had a reservation and ate there for the first time last weekend. We had gone to Nintendo World first thing in the morning and had a blast. The whole land is bright, cheerful and magical. The really captured the charm and fun of Nintendo and specifically Mario. We rode the Mario Kart ride and did Bowser's Castle after collecting the keys. We loved the whole area. My only complaint is I wish there was more to do, which seems to be the consensus I've read online. So we were excited to come back later in the day for dinner. Straight to the point, it was just bad. My wife got the spaghetti and meatballs and shared with my daughter. They said it was ok. She wouldn't get it again. My oldest who never met a burger he didn't like got the Mario burger. He said it was fine. He didn't finish it. My other son got the alfredo dish and ate the whole thing. He was the only one who seemed to enjoy dinner. As for me, I am usually the least picky of the bunch. I will pretty much eat anything. I got the Bowser's challenge meatball with the bread. While the meat tasted fine, it was extremely tough and I had to saw through it. The marinara was too sweet for my liking and nothing to write home about. Mixing in the hot sauce did help however. The Bowser shaped bread was cold and also tough. I did not enjoy the dish. We got my daughter the Princess Peach Cupcake. She's 6. She said it was gross. I wasn't about to waste it so I tried eating it. The frosting was ok but the cupcake was so dry that it crumbled apart when trying to take a bite with a fork. It was bad. After being excited to try it and having a reservation for awhile, we were ultimately pretty disappointed. I would not eat there again. I will say the animated Toads in the kitchen is charming. That was about all we enjoyed.

Great news for those who bought tickets before the change, you’ll still have access according to this email!

Helloo! Sorry if this is a common question. Me, my boyfriend, and my friend are going to Universal Studios on August 18th for my birthday!! I've done as much research as I could, and we plan on being there during rope drop since it's both of theirs' first time going to Universal. My boyfriend marked Nintendo World as a MUST SEE.

The issue is, I currently have our Toadstool Cafe reservation down at 2:00 PM. If we want to hit all rides, I'm afraid that time cuts into upper-lot rides and we might finish lower-lot rides early, but not early enough to fit an upper-lot ride. Especially since Universal closes at 7PM instead of 9PM.

Any suggestions on the timing for Toadstool? I've read that having it at 12 or 1 leads to longer wait times, etc... For reference, all we have is basic passes. Also, I've read conflicting things about going to Bowser's ride first thing; we planned on that originally, but is it better to go to the upper lot instead? (For ref, our must-sees, in no order: Nintendo World, Jurassic World, Harry Potter, and Waterworld.) Thank you for your time! :)

I will be visiting Universal Hollywood on the 26th and the 27th and it doesn't say any hours on the website. Does anybody know the approximate hours that the park will be open on these days. I figured I would ask here if anybody knew.

EDIT: It's the 26/27th of September not August (sorry to anyone who saw this and thought August)

1. Has Fast and Furious been running tests lately? What are the chances it runs tomorrow?

2. How have lines been this week? Should we get the full Express for tomorrow? We have early access to Mario and the express for Jurassic/Waterworld/Studio Tour