Channel your inner Axl Rose or Lady Gaga at CityWalk’s Rising Star, a multi-level bar offering the ultimate attention-seeking experience: singing karaoke with a live band. The high-tech setup features strobe lights, fog machines, and other special effects, and the full band boasts a guitarist, bassist, drummer, keyboardist, and a pair of back-up vocalists to ensure your time in the spotlight is just like your favorite artist. If you want a chance at taking the stage, be sure to arrive early. The queue for wannabe singers fills up quicker than the line to get backstage at a Stones concert.
Universal Orlando Resort is best known as the theme park home of Harry Potter, Jurassic Park and even Jimmy Fallon. But you won’t often find these characters inside Universal CityWalk Orlando, Universal’s sprawling entertainment-and-dining district located at the front of the parks. Instead, the likes of Bob Marley, Jimmy Buffet, and a milkshake-making robot named Jaques are featured amongst CityWalk’s array of stores, nightclubs, bars, and restaurants.
For most, a stop in CityWalk is all about eating and drinking. There are more than 20 different places to grab a bite or a drink in CityWalk. Thankfully, a few surprises elevate the walkable zone beyond a simple tourist trap (Do we spy a VooDoo Donuts?!). And it’s arguably a better option for food and beverage than what’s readily available within Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure.
From Universal’s on-site hotels, CityWalk can be accessed by either water taxi or lush walking paths. If arriving by car, you’ll have to park in the massive garage servicing the entire resort. (Don’t forget you left your ride in E.T. or was it Jurassic Park?!)
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