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Universal Kids Resort officially opens to the public on July 1st, but y’all…we got to see what the theme park is all about early!
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Universal Kids Resort
Universal Kids Resort is a different kind of theme park for Universal, aimed mostly towards young ones and their families, although if you’re young at heart, you might still have a great time there. Of course, the most important thing we have to think about is FOOD, so we tried out some of the dining options and snacks in the park.
Universal Kids Resort has a total of seven themed lands, with many of those lands having restaurants and snack spots with food, drinks, and treats. Over in Jurassic World Adventure Camp, you can grab food at the Jurassic World Canteen. When we stopped by, they weren’t serving food, so we skipped it this time around. But you can find items like dino nuggets on mashed potatoes that look like a volcano — and what could be better than that?!
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Jurassic World Canteen
Over in SpongeBob SquarePants Bikini Bottom, we headed to Goofy Goober’s, where you can get sandwiches, salads, hot dogs, and “sky-high sundaes.”
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Goofy Goober’s
There, we grabbed the Triple Gooberberry Sunrise. It’s $19.99 and comes with a souvenir cup! While the souvenir cup is huge, the actual ice cream is pretty small. We loved the ice cream, but boy, did it melt fast in the heat. We think this is going to be a kids’ favorite, but adults are definitely going to want to steal the cup.
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Triple Gooberberry Surprise
We then took our ogre-sized appetite to Shrek’s Swamp to visit Swamp Snacks. You can grab the Shrekzel here as well — just like the one at Universal Orlando! The only difference is that this Shrekzel comes with regular yellow cheese instead of the green cheese at the Orlando location. This is your basic pretzel served with cheese sauce.
Shrekzel
It’s time to snack like Minions at Minions vs. Minions: Bello Bay Club. Bello Bay Bites is offering up some Minion-themed treats.
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Bello Bay Bites
We got the Mac & Cheese Cone for $14.99. This reminded us a lot of the cones from the Isle of Berk in Epic Universe, but a tamer version. Not only did it feature the cones from Isle of Berk, but it also featured a minion tater tot from Minions Cafe, another one of our favorites. If you’re looking for a quick and easy lunch, you can enjoy this Kraft mac and cheese that was so fresh and filling.
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Mac & Cheese Cone
Puss in Boots Del Mar features Comidas y Leche, which has “Puss in Boots’ approved eats.” We had to try Big Jack Horner’s Wrap, which is made with seasoned ground beef, refried beans, Tostitos nacho cheese sauce, corn tostada, tomatoes, and lettuce wrapped in a flour tortilla. It’s like a Crunchwrap Supreme from Taco Bell, served with crispy tots. This was $12.99.
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Big Jack Horner’s Wrap
This feels fresh and homemade, and we truly enjoyed every beat. We did feel like the tater tots weren’t really necessary, but it does make it a fuller meal. We liked the cheese sauce in the wrap, but it did make it a little bit soggy.
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Like a crunchwrap!
We also picked up the Churritos and Chocolate for $6.99. These are mini fried churro bites served with chocolate sauce. These were your pretty typical theme park churros. They weren’t the best we’ve ever had in our lives, but they hit the spot when you need a sweet treat.
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Churritos and Chocolate
And finally, we grabbed the Puss in Bootsicle for $7.99. This is Fanta Orange soda with vanilla cream syrup, topped with sweet cream cold foam and orange sprinkles. Woah, was this sweet! We highly recommend getting one for the table and sharing it, but it did really taste like a creamiscle with the very tart Fanta flavor.
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Puss in Bootsicle
We’ll be exploring more of Universal Kids Resort and getting you all the details, so stay tuned to Magical Guides for more.
What do you think of Universal Kids Resort so far? Let us know in the comments!
Disclosure: In nearly all circumstances, Disney Food Blog writers and photographers pay full price for their own travel, hotel, food, beverage, and event tickets. We do this because it’s important to us as journalists to ensure not only that we give you unbiased opinions, but also that you can trust us to do so since we’re paying our own way. On rare occasions, when we are invited by a company to attend a preview as media, and when we choose to accept that invitation, we will always make you, our readers, aware of that situation. Today, we were invited by Universal to attend their media preview of Universal Kids Resort. Note that when we attend events as media we are 1) Not required to review that event/food on any of our channels, and 2) Not required to review that event/food favorably. You can always count on Magical Guides to give you a 100% unbiased and honest review of any event that we attend, food that we eat, or beverage that we drink. You can see more in our Disclosure Policy. Thank you for reading. — AJ
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Universal Kids Resort
Universal Kids Resort is a different kind of theme park for Universal, aimed mostly towards young ones and their families, although if you’re young at heart, you might still have a great time there. Of course, the most important thing we have to think about is FOOD, so we tried out some of the dining options and snacks in the park.
Universal Kids Resort has a total of seven themed lands, with many of those lands having restaurants and snack spots with food, drinks, and treats. Over in Jurassic World Adventure Camp, you can grab food at the Jurassic World Canteen. When we stopped by, they weren’t serving food, so we skipped it this time around. But you can find items like dino nuggets on mashed potatoes that look like a volcano — and what could be better than that?!
https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Magical Guides-_-Jurassic-World-Canteen-_-Jurassic-World-Adventure-Camp-_-Universal-Kids-Resort-Photo-Jun-18-2026-11-47-58-AM-4032-x-3024-1-700x525.jpg
Jurassic World Canteen
Over in SpongeBob SquarePants Bikini Bottom, we headed to Goofy Goober’s, where you can get sandwiches, salads, hot dogs, and “sky-high sundaes.”
https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Magical Guides-_-Goofy-Goobers-_-Nickelodeons-SpongeBob-SquarePants-Bikini-Bottom-_-Universal-Kids-Resort-Photo-Jun-18-2026-11-09-47-AM-4032-x-3024-700x543.jpg
Goofy Goober’s
There, we grabbed the Triple Gooberberry Sunrise. It’s $19.99 and comes with a souvenir cup! While the souvenir cup is huge, the actual ice cream is pretty small. We loved the ice cream, but boy, did it melt fast in the heat. We think this is going to be a kids’ favorite, but adults are definitely going to want to steal the cup.
https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Magical Guides-_-Triple-Gooberberry-Sunrise-_-Goofy-Goobers-_-Nickelodeons-SpongeBob-SquarePants-Bikini-Bottom-_-Universal-Kids-Resort-Photo-Jun-18-2026-11-22-05-AM-4032-x-3024-700x595.jpg
Triple Gooberberry Surprise
We then took our ogre-sized appetite to Shrek’s Swamp to visit Swamp Snacks. You can grab the Shrekzel here as well — just like the one at Universal Orlando! The only difference is that this Shrekzel comes with regular yellow cheese instead of the green cheese at the Orlando location. This is your basic pretzel served with cheese sauce.
Shrekzel
It’s time to snack like Minions at Minions vs. Minions: Bello Bay Club. Bello Bay Bites is offering up some Minion-themed treats.
https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Magical Guides-Bello-Bay-Bites-Illuminations-Minions-vs.-Minions_-Bello-Bay-Club-Universal-Kids-Resort-Photo-Jun-18-2026-5-09-07-PM-4032-x-3024-700x517.jpg
Bello Bay Bites
We got the Mac & Cheese Cone for $14.99. This reminded us a lot of the cones from the Isle of Berk in Epic Universe, but a tamer version. Not only did it feature the cones from Isle of Berk, but it also featured a minion tater tot from Minions Cafe, another one of our favorites. If you’re looking for a quick and easy lunch, you can enjoy this Kraft mac and cheese that was so fresh and filling.
https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Magical Guides-Mac-Cheese-Cone-Bello-Bay-Bites-Photo-Jun-18-2026-5-22-42-PM-4032-x-3024-700x547.jpg
Mac & Cheese Cone
Puss in Boots Del Mar features Comidas y Leche, which has “Puss in Boots’ approved eats.” We had to try Big Jack Horner’s Wrap, which is made with seasoned ground beef, refried beans, Tostitos nacho cheese sauce, corn tostada, tomatoes, and lettuce wrapped in a flour tortilla. It’s like a Crunchwrap Supreme from Taco Bell, served with crispy tots. This was $12.99.
https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Magical Guides-Big-Jack-Horners-Wrap-Comidas-y-Leche-DreamWorks-Puss-in-Boots-Del-Mar-Universal-Kids-Resort-Photo-Jun-18-2026-2-04-12-PM-4032-x-3024-700x544.jpg
Big Jack Horner’s Wrap
This feels fresh and homemade, and we truly enjoyed every beat. We did feel like the tater tots weren’t really necessary, but it does make it a fuller meal. We liked the cheese sauce in the wrap, but it did make it a little bit soggy.
https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Magical Guides-Big-Jack-Horners-Wrap-Comidas-y-Leche-DreamWorks-Puss-in-Boots-Del-Mar-Universal-Kids-Resort-Photo-Jun-18-2026-2-10-48-PM-4032-x-3024-700x535.jpg
Like a crunchwrap!
We also picked up the Churritos and Chocolate for $6.99. These are mini fried churro bites served with chocolate sauce. These were your pretty typical theme park churros. They weren’t the best we’ve ever had in our lives, but they hit the spot when you need a sweet treat.
https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Magical Guides-Churritos-and-Chocolate-Comidas-y-Leche-DreamWorks-Puss-in-Boots-Del-Mar-Universal-Kids-Resort-Photo-Jun-18-2026-2-06-53-PM-1-4032-x-3024-700x537.jpg
Churritos and Chocolate
And finally, we grabbed the Puss in Bootsicle for $7.99. This is Fanta Orange soda with vanilla cream syrup, topped with sweet cream cold foam and orange sprinkles. Woah, was this sweet! We highly recommend getting one for the table and sharing it, but it did really taste like a creamiscle with the very tart Fanta flavor.
https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Magical Guides-Puss-In-Bootsicle-Comidas-y-Leche-DreamWorks-Puss-in-Boots-Del-Mar-Universal-Kids-Resort-Photo-Jun-18-2026-1-39-15-PM-4032-x-3024-700x563.jpg
Puss in Bootsicle
We’ll be exploring more of Universal Kids Resort and getting you all the details, so stay tuned to Magical Guides for more.
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What do you think of Universal Kids Resort so far? Let us know in the comments!
Disclosure: In nearly all circumstances, Disney Food Blog writers and photographers pay full price for their own travel, hotel, food, beverage, and event tickets. We do this because it’s important to us as journalists to ensure not only that we give you unbiased opinions, but also that you can trust us to do so since we’re paying our own way. On rare occasions, when we are invited by a company to attend a preview as media, and when we choose to accept that invitation, we will always make you, our readers, aware of that situation. Today, we were invited by Universal to attend their media preview of Universal Kids Resort. Note that when we attend events as media we are 1) Not required to review that event/food on any of our channels, and 2) Not required to review that event/food favorably. You can always count on Magical Guides to give you a 100% unbiased and honest review of any event that we attend, food that we eat, or beverage that we drink. You can see more in our Disclosure Policy. Thank you for reading. — AJ
