Universal Epic Universe

Universal Epic Universe

Orlando, Florida, USA

Status

Operating

Opened

May 22, 2025

Owner

Universal Parks & Resorts

Area

750 acres (300 ha)

Operating season

All year-round

Website

[1]

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Part of Universal Orlando Resort

• Universal Epic Universe
• Universal Islands of Adventure
• Universal Studios Florida
• Universal Volcano Bay

Universal Epic Universe is a theme park and part of the Universal Orlando Resort in Orlando, Florida, USA. Its construction was announced in August 2019 and it opened on May 22, 2025.

Location

The theme park is located a few miles south of the existing resort, within a larger 750-acre (300 ha) site south of Sand Lake Road and east of Universal Boulevard.

History

NBCUniversal announced on August 1, 2019, that it was building a third theme park as part of the Universal Orlando Resort. Without releasing details, Tom Williams, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Universal Parks & Resorts, said Universal Epic Universe would be the company's "most immersive and innovative theme park." Comcast and NBCUniversal officials said it would create an additional 14,000 jobs, including professional, technical, culinary and other specialized positions.

On April 30, 2020, it was announced that construction on the resort had been paused due to the coronavirus pandemic. A few days later, it was revealed that the planned opening had been pushed back to 2024. In March 2021, Universal Orlando Resort announced that construction would restart. The park is now expected to open in 2025.

In May 2024 it was confirmed that Epic Universe would launch with 5 themed lands, known as Super Nintendo World, How To Train Your Dragon - Isle of Berk, Celestial Park, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Ministry of Magic and Dark Universe.

On October 17, 2024, Universal announced that the park would open on May 22, 2025. The park held a celebratory grand opening event the day before.

Theming

Universal Epic Universe will feature five themed areas, each offering its own distinct rides, attractions, and food service venues.

Area	Description
Celestial Park	The hub of the park that connects the other four themed lands.
Dark Universe	Set in Darkmoor Village, this land is a modern-day take on the Universal Classic Monsters.
How to Train Your Dragon: Isle of Berk	Based on the DreamWorks film franchise of the same name, and is set in-between the second and third films. It is the largest land in the park.
Super Nintendo World	Based on the worlds and games of Nintendo. It is split into two distinct sub-areas, Super Mario Land, which is based on the Super Mario titles, and Donkey Kong Country, based on the franchise of the same name.
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Ministry of Magic	Set within 1920's era Paris, the third installment of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is mainly inspired from the Fantastic Beasts prequel/spin--off series.

Roller coasters

Current

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Status
Curse of the Werewolf	Mack Rides	Launched Spinning	May 22, 2025	Operating
Hiccup's Wing Gliders	Intamin	Launched	May 22, 2025	Operating
Mine-Cart Madness	JR Automation	Dark Ride	May 22, 2025	Operating
Stardust Racers	Mack Rides	Launched	May 22, 2025	Operating

Attractions

Operating

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened
Constellation Carousel	Unknown	Carousel / Teacups	May 22, 2025
Dragon Racer's Rally	Gerstlauer	Sky Fly (2×)	May 22, 2025
Fyre Drill	Mack Rides	Splash Battle	May 22, 2025
Harry Potter and the Battle at the Ministry	Simtec Systems	Tracked Dark Ride	May 22, 2025
Mario Kart: Bowser's Challenge	MTS Systems Corporation	Tracked Dark Ride	May 22, 2025
Monsters Unchained: The Frankenstein Experiment	RoboCoaster	Tracked Dark Ride	May 22, 2025
Yoshi's Adventure	Sansei Technologies	Track ride	May 22, 2025

External links

• 

  Universal Epic Universe on the Roller Coaster DataBase.

• 

  Universal Epic Universe on the Dark Ride DataBase.

Theme parks operated by Universal Destinations & Experiences

Current

Beijing Florida (Universal StudiosIslands of AdventureEpic Universe (Florida))HollywoodJapanSingapore

Former

PortAventura

Future

Kids ResortUK

Cancelled

DubailandKoreaMoscow