ORLANDO, Fla. — Mardi Gras has marched right back into Universal Studios theme park, but the celebration has been reconfigured. Food has been given a bigger role (as event subtitle “International Flavors of Carnaval” hints), musical performances have been relocated and the parade has basically come to a standstill.
The coronavirus pandemic prompted changes and upended the usual concert series on the Music Plaza stage. But there are still beads to be hurled, and park visitors are eager to grab some midair. Here are other ingredients — some familiar, some a little funky — to take in during Universal’s Mardi Gras, 2021 style.
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