The party has started, people! We've been to Mardi Gras multiple times now, and we have TONS to report back on, from last-minute (and unadvertised) changes to the popular event's food and beverage lineup to the latest insider tips and tricks. And in our vacation-planning segment, we tackle why guests SHOULDN'T use the Express Passes that they've spent a lot of their hard-earned dollars on.

We answer your questions on: future refurbs of Universal's theme parks, topless sunbathing, and HHN for non-horror fans.

And here are the links to a couple of major articles/pages mentioned in this week's show:

The 6 beset queues at Universal Orlando: https://orlandoinformer.com/blog/6-best-queues-universal-orlando/

HHN for non-horror fans: https://orlandoinformer.com/blog/halloween-horror-nights-non-horror-fans/

Universal's Mardi Gras starts this weekend, and with it comes a bunch of changes for its food-and-beverage lineup. We now know the dates and just a little about the experiences coming to this year's Halloween Horror Nights, including an intriguing possibility regarding one of its stage shows. And construction has officially started on Universal Studios Beijing, the most expensive theme park ever built.

We answer your questions on: booking your HHN hotel room, corporate sponsors of Universal Orlando lands, and who's eligible to use the private entranceway at Volcano Bay.

We break down all of the attractions, food, shops, and thematic details of Universal Studios Florida's San Francisco backlot, which has one of the more interesting histories in the entire theme park.

Universal has dated its eighth on-site hotel, Dockside Inn and Suites, which makes us go back and revisit the entire portfolio of properties thus far, running down their features and benefits. Then the crew heads over to Jurassic Park, where a surprisingly large number of construction walls have gone up – and, no, they have nothing to do with the River Adventure ride's seasonal maintenance.

We answer your questions on: the best place(s) to watch the Super Bowl at Universal, what to experience on your last Universal vacation (for a while), and more!

Yet another of Universal Studios Florida's opening-day attractions has closed for good – Beverly Hills Boulangerie, a pastry and coffee shop. Why do fans seem to care more about this closure than the other recent ones? Also: we preview some of Mardi Gras 2019's upcoming changes (including new parade floats!) and give you just a quick primer on how to save on your flights to (and from) Orlando.

We answer your questions on: brand-new rides' wait times and Express Pass access, what should first-timers to Universal know, and how soon is too soon to book your next vacation.

We take a quick look at what's going down in 2019: the new attractions at Universal Studios Florida and Islands of Adventure, the new restaurant at CityWalk, the eighth on-site hotel, what's happening with all of the year's annual events, and what surprises we may – or may not – see along the way.

We go step by step through 2018, from the advent of the Despicable Me character breakfast in January to the announcement of Halloween Horror Nights 2019 in December, hitting all of Universal Orlando's highs and lows – and everything in between.

Happy New Year's, everyone!

The Wizarding World gets a new store, the Holidays celebration gets new treats and a dessert party, and Halloween Horror Nights 2019 gets its dates.

We answer your questions on: crowd levels in early January, Seuss Landing's Honk Honkers, and your favorite theme-park memories from 2018.

We break down all of the attractions, entertainment offerings, food, and shops located in Universal Studios Florida's New York backlot, which is one of the most beautiful lands in the entire theme park.

A new Harry Potter experience is coming to Universal Studios Japan, while we create our own attractions from the new "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald" movie. And Taylor interviews NAME from Universal's Art and Design Team about this year's Holidays celebration.

We answer your questions on: Universal creating its own Disney Vacation Club, Terminator 2 3D's replacement, and more!