06/01/2026
ORLANDO! ✈️ Universal Epic Universe theme park for my brother’s 40th birthday & my first Mother’s Day with the fam 💐
🎢 Epic Universe was visually so cool! We were there from open to close and made it to almost all of the rides. TIP: Download the Universal Orlando app, so you can see the wait times for the rides. Also, there’s less people at the end of the day, so we felt like the wait times weren’t as bad.
Growing up, I played lots of Mario Kart and Super Mario, so Super Nintendo World felt like I was in the games!
Favorite rides: Donkey Kong Country, Harry Potter and the Battle at the Ministry, Stardust Racers (the wait was only 10 minutes all day, but you’re going over 60 mph with 360 degree drops 😂; it’s insane!), Hiccup’s Wing Gliders, and Curse of the Werewolf.
🍣 Also, if you’re staying by the theme parks, I recommend ! It also opened last year, and everything we had was delicious and fresh. One of the best dinners ever! Starter dishes: Taiwanese cabbage, avocado, and black cod. All of the fish kind of melted in my mouth, but the ones I remembered were striped jack and salmon! 😍😍😍 The hojicha ice cream was the perfect treat, too.
Such a fun weekend!! ❤️❤️