Patch Notes // latest change 2024.02.27
Universal Studios · Universal Orlando
Restaurant · tracked since 2023 · Universal Studios · 4 changes on record
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Mel's Drive-In reopened on February 27, 2024 after its roughly eight-month refurbishment with an overhauled interior, including new flooring, new booths, atomic-boomerang-pattern table tops, refreshed decor, and new team-member uniforms.
Mel's Drive-In's 2024 reopening menu added new items including the Big Bopper Burger Platter ($14.99; bacon, onion rings and BBQ sauce), a Crispy Chicken Sandwich Platter with avocado ranch ($12.99), and a Vegan Field Roast Chili Dog Platter ($10.99), with milkshake-combo upgrades up to $21.49.
With its 2024 refurbishment Mel's Drive-In replaced its multi-register counter and shifted primarily to mobile ordering via the Universal Orlando app, while still offering a staffed counter option for guests without the app.
Mel's Drive-In closed in late June 2023 for an interior refurbishment that lasted roughly eight months.
That's every change on the record at Mel's Drive-In since 2023.
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The most recent closure/refurbishment documented for Mel's Drive-In is dated Jun 2023: Mel's Drive-In closed in late June 2023 for an interior refurbishment that lasted roughly eight months.
The latest documented change (documented Feb 27, 2024): Mel's Drive-In reopened on February 27, 2024 after its roughly eight-month refurbishment with an overhauled interior, including new flooring, new booths, atomic-boomerang-pattern table tops, refreshed decor, and new team-member uniforms.
4 documented changes, dating back to 2023 — the fan-kept restaurant changelog nobody else keeps.
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