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Jessica Rawden

Meeting The Grinch At Universal Is A Hot Ticket Item. Three Cool Ways To Do It Without A Major Line

Signage outside the relatively short 100-minute wait to meet the Grinch at Grinchmas 2025 Universal Islands of Adventure.

If you’ve ever been to Universal Orlando during the holiday season, you may know how whimsical the Seuss Landing celebrations are, from red and white bauble Christmas trees marking the entrance to Thing 1 and Thing 2 even getting their own decor. That's not even getting into Universal's extensive holiday food menu! But the crown jewel of Islands of Adventure’s attractions is how all the Who’s down in Whoville come together to celebrate Christmas, of course, with The Grinch himself.

Meeting The Grinch at Universal Orlando is one of the hottest ticket items in the parks. Lines can stretch for several hours. During my recent venture, the lines were 100 minutes, though it's been known to go past the 200 mark on busy days in the parks. In fact, one particularly bonkers day saw the line at 420 minutes! What you may not know is that there are many ways to get in a Merry Grinchmas without the big wait times. Let me walk you through them.

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