The Universal Family Podcast

This week's episode is coming to you hot, fresh, and live from the parks as we eat our way around Universal Studios and sample 87% of the Mardi Gras food offerings. Hear our hot takes on this year's food through the sounds of us eating at our favorite place on Earth. ----------------------- Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UFpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to contact us or find...

We're sure you have all watched Universal Orlando's latest Epic Universe video a hundred times by now but this week we chime in and share all the feelings we get when reviewing the recent information on the theme park that gives us the full thrill of being alive.

It's that time of year again when we explore Universal Orlando's Mardi Gras food offerings and discuss what we want to try. (spoiler alert the answer is ALL OF IT!) ----------------------- Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UFpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to contact us or find us on Facebook (UniversalFamilyPodcast) or on Instagram (UniversalFamPod) Please add The Universal Family Podca...

Put on your jean jacket, load up the 4x4, and pop in your Huey Lewis and the News tape because we're going back in time to watch the 1985 classic Back to the Future. Then were hopping back in the time machine and going to 1991 when the Back to the Future ride at Universal Orlando was a cutting-edge attraction. ----------------------- Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠UFpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In episode 84 we're exploring our dream CAREER OPPORTUNITIES around the parks so we can start WORKIN' FOR A LIVIN. We also discuss which 9 TO 5 isn't perfect for us as we find ourselves just WORKING FOR THE WEEKEND so we tell Universal they can TAKE THIS JOB AND SHOVE IT. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠UFpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to contact us or find us on Facebook (Un...

This week we talk about rumors around the parks and things get a bit heated as the Cooper boys have conflicting opinions over one of the rumors. Lets hope their fight over rumors doesn't end the same way as Fleetwood Mac's fights over Rumours. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠UFpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to contact us or find us on Facebook (UniversalFamilyPodcast) or on Instagr...

We are back and live from the road. This week we're discussing some recent park news and pipe dreaming a bit, live from the Tesla. We also take a call from our friend Kevin as he regales us with his (wet?) and wild tale about his recent visit to Popeye & Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠UFpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to contact us or find us on Facebook...

Christmas is over. The presents are unwrapped. The beef Wellington and Yorkshire puddings have been eaten. So let's celebrate Boxing Day, UFP style. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UFpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to contact us or find us on Facebook (UniversalFamilyPodcast) or on Instagram (UniversalFamPod) Please add The Universal Family Podcast to your library wherever you listen to your pod...

Christmas is almost here so we wrote a little song about what Universal gave to us. Wanna hear it? Here it goes. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UFpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to contact us or find us on Facebook (UniversalFamilyPodcast) or on Instagram (UniversalFamPod) Please add The Universal Family Podcast to your library wherever you listen to your podcasts. We hope you enjoy our show abou...

We’re making a list and checking it twice to find out what is on our Universal naughty and nice list this year. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UFpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to contact us or find us on Facebook (UniversalFamilyPodcast) or on Instagram (UniversalFamPod) Please add The Universal Family Podcast to your library wherever you listen to your podcasts. We hope you enjoy our show about...

In episode 78 we chat about a few recent topics around the parks before [verb] WRITING a [adjective] FUNNY holiday story about [place] UNIVERSAL ORLANDO, Mad Lib style. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UFpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to contact us or find us on Facebook (UniversalFamilyPodcast) or on Instagram (UniversalFamPod) Please add The Universal Family Podcast to your library wherever you...

For episode 77 we discuss our first stay at Aventura, recap our most recent trip to the parks, and are joined by sister/aunt Jamie to help us regale tells of bratty kids, rides, dinners, and stroller life. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UFpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to contact us or find us on Facebook (UniversalFamilyPodcast) or on Instagram (UniversalFamPod) Please add The Universal Family Po...

In episode 76 we plan a Thanksgiving feast assuming we are stuck in the parks for the big meal (which has actually happened on a few Thanksgivings). Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UFpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to contact us or find us on Facebook (UniversalFamilyPodcast) or on Instagram (UniversalFamPod) Please add The Universal Family Podcast to your library wherever you listen to your podcasts....

Join us in episode 75 as Bryan and Laura take a surprise trip to the parks and down memory lane (without Tayan and Zene) Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠UFpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to contact us or find us on Facebook (UniversalFamilyPodcast) or on Instagram (UniversalFamPod) Please add The Universal Family Podcast to your library wherever you listen to your podcasts. We hope you enjoy our show ab...

How do you rank things that are each perfect? Well, in episode #74 we give it a shot as we take an audio journey around Islands of Adventure and rank the songs that make up the soundtrack of our happiness. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠UFpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to contact us or find us on Facebook (UniversalFamilyPodcast) or on Instagram (UniversalFamPod) Please add The Universal Family Podcast...

In Episode #73 we catch up on some recent news in the parks, rant about the new popcorn buckets, and check in on Epic Universe. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠UFpodcast.com⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to contact us or find us on Facebook (UniversalFamilyPodcast) or on Instagram (UniversalFamPod) Please add The Universal Family Podcast to your library wherever you listen to your podcasts. We hope you enjoy our show...

In this latest installment from our "Watch and Ride" series, we revisit the 1988 Tim Burton classic Beetlejuice then discuss the now-deceased Universal Orlando's Beetlejuice Graveyard Revue. We also reveal Tayan and Zene's favorite Halloween costumes from the past and uncover some hard-core lore about how Beetlejuice must have died. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠UFpodcast.com⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

The first rule of UFP Debate Club is you don't talk about UFP Debate Club. The second rule is ignore the first rule and make an episode where we debate topics we might not even agree with. Have you ever tried to argue a ride is better than your #1 favorite ride? It's not as easy as it sounds, but we had fun doing it. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ UFpodcast.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to contact us or find...

It's time we let the topic of Halloween Horror Nights rest in peace so this week we are wrapping up our RIP tour recap with even more guests. Who else will stop by the studio? How many RIP tours can Michelle go on? Will Kevin ever take a break from HHN? How many pretzels can the Zavalas eat? What does it sound like when you eat freeze dried snickers? Does it really take 2 hours to talk about our R...

We finally get around to talk about the best part of our HHN trip. The RIP tour! This week (and next week) we are joined by some friend and fellow RIP goers to discuss our RIP tour and contemplate its worth. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠UFpodcast.com⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to contact us or find us on Facebook (UniversalFamilyPodcast) or on Instagram (UniversalFamPod) Please add The Universal Family Podcast to you...

We took a break from HHN and spent some time recapping the NORMAL parts of our recent trip to Universal Orlando. In between Zene's rants, we discussed our first visit to Minions Café, our first ride on Villain-Con, an odd Dudley ride, and much much more. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ UFpodcast.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to contact us or find us on Facebook (UniversalFamilyPodcast) or on Instagram (UniversalFamPo...

In this episode of the Universal Family we FINALY get around to ranking our the HHN houses. Which houses did we under hype and which houses did we over hype? Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UFpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to contact us or find us on Facebook (UniversalFamilyPodcast) or on Instagram (UniversalFamPod) Please add The Universal Family Podcast to your library wherever you listen to your podcasts. We hop...

We survived our first trip to Universal Orlando's Halloween Horror Nights! In episode #66(6) we discuss our initial thoughts of HHN, "Boo Areas" (scare zones) and the food we sampled. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UFpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to contact us or find us on Facebook (UniversalFamilyPodcast) or on Instagram (UniversalFamPod) Please add The Universal Family Podcast to your library where...

In this episode we are joined by fellow Annual Passholder Madeline to explore the perks of being a Universal Orlando Annual Passholder during UOAP Appreciation Days (and throughout the year). Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UFpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to contact us or find us on Facebook (UniversalFamilyPodcast) or on Instagram (UniversalFamPod) Please add The Universal Family Podcast to your library wherever you...

After months of reading, studying spec maps and pestering HHN fans It's finally time for us to do our first ever HHN hype list. Are we excited to be scared? NO! (except for Zene) Are we nervous about the houses? YES! (except Tayan who will be watching them on youtube) Are we excited to go to HHN for the first time? ABSOLUTLY! (again except Tayan who cant make the trip). Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UFpodca...