Universal new theme park in Orlando, Epic Universehas an official opening date.
It is Universal’s fourth theme park in Florida, following Universal Studios Florida (built in 1990), Islands of Adventure (1999) and Volcano Bay (2017). Epic Universe contains five themed areas: Celestial Park, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Ministry of Magic, Super Nintendo World, How to Train Your Dragon – Isle of Berk, and Dark Universe, which is inspired by the company’s long history of monster movies as Frankenstein and Dracula.
By the time Epic Universe opens, it will have been nearly six years since Universal first announced the new park back in 2019.
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Even before the park was formally announced, the lineup of themed areas remained fairly consistent from the rumor stage to the completed project. Each individual area has its own unique tours, of course; highlights include a How to train your dragon rollercoastera dark ride that simulates the famous Frankenstein experiment (and features appearances from other monsters like the Wolf Man and the Mummy), and a new Harry Potter ride called “Battle at the Ministry”. Also, my favorite part of any theme park is the weird food. (Would you believe a How to train your dragon restaurant where you can “party like a Viking”? Yes, that’s a thing.)
Universal’s Epic Universe park officially opens May 22, 2025. Multi-day tickets and reservations for the park’s adjacent Universal Helios Grand Hotel go on sale Tuesday, October 22. Universal resort day tickets to get one for Epic Universe.
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