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The Grinch and his trusty canine sidekick Max are gathering and greeting guests adjacent the monolithic Whoville tree. The Minions person decked retired Super Silly Fun Land with festive decor. Inside The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, the shops astatine Hogsmeade Village don much accepted vacation fare while Hogwarts Castle magically lights up aft sunset.
The vacation solemnisation is successful afloat effect astatine Universal Studios Hollywood.
The festivities began connected Nov. 26 and volition tally regular done Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022. The reddish carpet astatine the beforehand gross is lined with lit-up Christmas trees portion planters filled with poinsettia flowers are arrayed passim the park. Costumed characters are retired and astir and determination are galore different holiday-themed props for photograph ops, too.
The Grinch does is champion to airs with guests astatine Whoville successful the Universal Plaza Friday, November 26, 2021. Universal Studios Hollywood celebrates the play with the instrumentality of vacation favorites including the Christmas Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Grinchmas and a parkland loaded with vacation lights, treats and peculiar events done January 9, 2022. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Guests tin brighten their holidays with each types of Grinch apparel successful Whoville successful the Universal Plaza Friday, November 26, 2021. Universal Studios Hollywood celebrates the play with the instrumentality of vacation favorites including the Christmas Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Grinchmas and a parkland loaded with vacation lights, treats and peculiar events done January 9, 2022. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Visitors capable up connected vacation treats passim Universal Studios Hollywood Friday, November 26, 2021. Universal Studios Hollywood celebrates the play with the instrumentality of vacation favorites including the Christmas Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Grinchmas and a parkland loaded with vacation lights, treats and peculiar events done January 9, 2022. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Snow falls implicit Whoville successful the Universal Plaza Friday, November 26, 2021. Universal Studios Hollywood celebrates the play with the instrumentality of vacation favorites including the Christmas Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Grinchmas and a parkland loaded with vacation lights, treats and peculiar events done January 9, 2022. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Visitors tin travel the signs to their favourite Whoville enactment successful the Universal Plaza Friday, November 26, 2021. Universal Studios Hollywood celebrates the play with the instrumentality of vacation favorites including the Christmas Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Grinchmas and a parkland loaded with vacation lights, treats and peculiar events done January 9, 2022. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
A elephantine Christmas histrion lights up the nighttime astatine City Walk extracurricular of Universal Studios Hollywood Friday, November 26, 2021. Universal Studios Hollywood celebrates the play with the instrumentality of vacation favorites including the Christmas Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Grinchmas and a parkland loaded with vacation lights, treats and peculiar events done January 9, 2022. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
A Grinchy snowman greets visitors to Whoville successful the Universal Plaza Friday, November 26, 2021. Universal Studios Hollywood celebrates the play with the instrumentality of vacation favorites including the Christmas Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Grinchmas and a parkland loaded with vacation lights, treats and peculiar events done January 9, 2022. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Universal Studios Hollywood is each decked retired for the vacation play Friday, November 26, 2021. Universal Studios Hollywood celebrates the play with the instrumentality of vacation favorites including the Christmas Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Grinchmas and a parkland loaded with vacation lights, treats and peculiar events done January 9, 2022. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Visitors tin bent their stockings with Slytherin stockings for merchantability successful the Wizarding World of Harry Potter Friday, November 26, 2021. Universal Studios Hollywood celebrates the play with the instrumentality of vacation favorites including the Christmas Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Grinchmas and a parkland loaded with vacation lights, treats and peculiar events done January 9, 2022. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Snow begins to autumn arsenic the topsy-turvy 65-foot gangly Christmas histrion successful Whoville is lit successful the Universal Plaza Friday, November 26, 2021. Universal Studios Hollywood celebrates the play with the instrumentality of vacation favorites including the Christmas Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Grinchmas and a parkland loaded with vacation lights, treats and peculiar events done January 9, 2022. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is decked retired for the play Friday, November 26, 2021. Universal Studios Hollywood celebrates the play with the instrumentality of vacation favorites including the Christmas Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Grinchmas and a parkland loaded with vacation lights, treats and peculiar events done January 9, 2022. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
The castle successful the Wizarding World of Harry Potter comes live with a vacation airy amusement Friday, November 26, 2021. Universal Studios Hollywood celebrates the play with the instrumentality of vacation favorites including the Christmas Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Grinchmas and a parkland loaded with vacation lights, treats and peculiar events done January 9, 2022. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
A peculiar blend of vacation Butter Beer is served up successful the Wizarding World of Harry Potter Friday, November 26, 2021. Universal Studios Hollywood celebrates the play with the instrumentality of vacation favorites including the Christmas Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Grinchmas and a parkland loaded with vacation lights, treats and peculiar events done January 9, 2022. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
A Whoville cheerleader greets guests to the Whoville wintertime wonderland surrounding the topsy-turvy 65-foot gangly Christmas histrion successful the Universal Plaza Friday, November 26, 2021. Universal Studios Hollywood celebrates the play with the instrumentality of vacation favorites including the Christmas Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Grinchmas and a parkland loaded with vacation lights, treats and peculiar events done January 9, 2022. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Guests airs with Max, the Grinches dog, astatine Whoville successful the Universal Plaza Friday, November 26, 2021. Universal Studios Hollywood celebrates the play with the instrumentality of vacation favorites including the Christmas Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Grinchmas and a parkland loaded with vacation lights, treats and peculiar events done January 9, 2022. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Storefronts instrumentality connected the tone of the play astatine Universal Studios Hollywood Friday, November 26, 2021. Universal Studios Hollywood celebrates the play with the instrumentality of vacation favorites including the Christmas Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Grinchmas and a parkland loaded with vacation lights, treats and peculiar events done January 9, 2022. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
The politician of Whoville greets guests successful the Universal Plaza Friday, November 26, 2021. Universal Studios Hollywood celebrates the play with the instrumentality of vacation favorites including the Christmas Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Grinchmas and a parkland loaded with vacation lights, treats and peculiar events done January 9, 2022. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Despite the drought successful Southern California, determination is plentifulness of snowfall arsenic Universal Studios Hollywood is decked retired for the play Friday, November 26, 2021. Universal Studios Hollywood celebrates the play with the instrumentality of vacation favorites including the Christmas Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Grinchmas and a parkland loaded with vacation lights, treats and peculiar events done January 9, 2022. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Harry Potter Christmas ornaments for merchantability successful the Wizarding World of Harry Potter Friday, November 26, 2021. Universal Studios Hollywood celebrates the play with the instrumentality of vacation favorites including the Christmas Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Grinchmas and a parkland loaded with vacation lights, treats and peculiar events done January 9, 2022. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Inside Universal Plaza, Grinchmas has taken implicit and guests tin airs for photos with The Grinch and Max portion being entertained by roaming Whoville characters. Kids tin nonstop postcards to The Grinch and bent retired for storytime with Cindy-Lou Who. Once the prima goes down, the 65-foot curvy Wholiday histrion lights up each fractional hr with a snowfall flurry and music. There are tasty vacation treats available, including spiked vacation cocktails for the adults and blistery cocoa and pome cider for the kids. There are elephantine Grinch donuts, lukewarm stuffed pretzels, churros, barroom jars and cupcakes and a plethora of Grinch-themed swag, including adorable onesie-footie pajamas successful sizes for the full family.
Over astatine Hogsmeade Village, guests tin bask a accepted Christmas feast (herb-roasted chickenhearted sheet oregon shepherd’s pie) wrong Three Broomsticks and drawback Hot Butterbeer astatine Hog’s Head Pub. The Hogwarts Frog Choir — comprised of witches and wizards from the schoolhouse — delivers a cappella performances passim the time and astatine night, the Magic of Christmas astatine Hogwarts Castle airy amusement begins and runs astatine assorted times until closing.
It’s astir a seven-minute show of animated airy projected onto the castle walls, accompanied by an archetypal soundtrack, that shows the magic and chaos of the play wrong Hogwarts. There is besides holiday-themed decor disposable for acquisition for those wishing to show their Hogwarts house, whether it beryllium Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw oregon Slytherin.
The Minions person decorated Super Silly Fun Land, the location facades adjacent the Despicable Me Minion Mayhem thrust and Miss Hattie’s Home for Girls, with colorful garland, lights and a towering Christmas histrion with Minion-shaped ornaments. The all-new The Secret Life of Pets: Off the Leash attraction and its metropolis facades person besides undergone a vacation translation arsenic well.
CityWalk, the buying and eating country adjacent to the taxable park, is decorated for the holidays with a elephantine King Kong cutout hanging disconnected of the It’s Sugar store, donning a Santa chapeau and clenching immoderate mistletoe and there’s a 40-foot-tall Christmas histrion with implicit 200,000 LED lights synchronized to euphony connected show conscionable extracurricular the Universal Cinema.
Due to the emergence of COVID-19 cases wrong Los Angeles country, the taxable parkland present requires look masks to beryllium worn astatine each times, indoors and outdoors, careless of vaccination presumption (except erstwhile actively eating oregon drinking). All guests 12 and older indispensable amusement impervious of afloat COVID-19 vaccination oregon a antagonistic COVID-19 trial taken wrong 72 hours anterior to their visit. For the astir up-to-date wellness and information information, spell to universalstudioshollywood.com.
Grinchmas & Christmas successful The Wizarding World of Harry Potter astatine Universal Studios Hollywood
When: Various hours done Jan. 9, 2022
Where: Universal Studios Hollywood, 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City
Tickets: $99-$134 one-day California nonmigratory pass; $179-$279 California nonmigratory Universal Express; $109-$134 one-day wide admission; $189-$279 wide admittance Universal Express; Universal VIP Experience starting astatine $349 per person. All vacation activities are included successful summons price. Passes are disposable astatine universalstudioshollywood.com.
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