Best of Orlando® 2017
Staff Pick
Best New Building in Orlando
Universal's Volcano Bay, Universal Studios
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Universal's Volcano Bay Universal Studios 407-363-8000
Chunky glass and steel towers rising oh-so-architecturally from the street? Bo-ring! Craggy Polynesian volcano bulging with yellow and green tubes, gushing with water and festooned with tiki heads?? Now that's more like it. There's another skyline besides Orlando's rather yawny downtown, and it's our theme-park skyline. The 20-story tall Volcano Bay, art-directed with authentic scenic painting, is uniquely Orlando and fun: Wave pools and water coasters replace parking garages and cubicle farms.
(Sorry, no information is currently available for other years in this same award category.)
