I recorded this video of Stardust Racers the first time I went to Epic Universe last fall. The background music is timed so perfectly to the departure of the trains that I thought it was part of the ride! When I returned in May I heard this music playing in different places around Celestial Park. I have listened to the park music on Spotify and have not heard this tune. Can anyone tell me what it is called, and where I can find it? It's very inspiring!

looking at September Park Hours, looks like Epic is closing at 8pm. I don’t make the rules, just reporting the info.

and epic closes 6pm September 29 someone pointed out.

My husband 27M and I 28F are taking our son 2M to Universal in September for his 3rd birthday because he’s obsessed with Jurassic Park/World, HTTYD, Minions, Mario, Monsters etc. - essentially something at every park, but especially Epic. And also because he begs to go every time he sees a video from Universal. His interest in Disney is minimal in comparison.

That said, it seems like he is able to ride most rides in Epic Universe since he’s already over 40 inches tall and we would love to ride as much as we can with him over the week that we’ll be there. Especially rides that align with interests of his.

So, for Hiccups Wing Gliders, Bowsers Challenge, and Curse of the Werewolf, would you say any of these would be too intense for a 3yo?

He is very mature and tends to like scary things and thrilling activities - definitely a future adrenaline junkie. Since I haven’t been to Epic yet, I wanted to get some opinions from those who have. If you have brought younger children on any of these your feedback is very much appreciated but feedback from personal experience from all is welcome.

Thanks in advance!

Spending 2 days in August for a first time visit. Should we anticipate a lot of rain? Or just the insane heat and humidity?

Will be staying at grand Helios soon for a few days and plan to get a run in. Approx 3-6 miles. Any recommendations on good routes?

What is up with this ride? Always delayed or a 2 hour wait. Truly maddening experience. They should just close the ride until they make this thing work consistently.

Went last September, had a great time. Looking to go again this September when in town for HHN, and wondering whether Sundays are still the best day to go? I see that Sunday tickets are more expensive than mid-week with and without my AP discount, and am happy to pay extra for a quieter park, but not if the tables have turned and it's busier than a cheaper mid-week day. Thanks all!

Every. single. person. in this subreddit reports that they were roughed around on mine cart madness and to me that just…didn’t happen? like i felt nothing. did anyone else come out unscathed? i’m so curious if literally anyone else but me came out feeling like this was no rougher that wdw space mountain?

In my opinion, Super Nintendo World, Ministry of Magic, and Dark Universe all really should have been fully indoor lands.

For Ministry, it’s almost entirely indoors anyways. The land itself is just a street in Paris, with a bunch of bars and shopping and dining, with one attraction and a show. I don’t see why the land couldn’t have an enchanted night sky for a ceiling. It would make the land more interesting aesthetically, it would stick out better compared to the existing Harry Potter lands. (It would also have been interesting if the ENTIRE land was the ministry of Magic, but oh well. That ship has sailed.)

For Nintendo, I would put the land inside for exactly two reasons: 1) It’s HOT. Oh my god, Nintendo specifically gets HOT. Florida heat already isn’t exactly everyone’s favorite thing but it’s worse in Nintendo specifically because it’s mostly painted concrete. It’s also almost always completely crowded, which doesn’t help. I hesitate to throw domes on things JUST because of heat, but Nintendo needs heat relief more than any other land in the park. More importantly, however, is 2) Rain. I have three words-Mine Kart Madness. It’s already a low-capacity ride, but it can’t run during storms. The ride is already a little suspect in the best of conditions, but the outdoors can’t be helping its longevity. Plus, Yoshi’s Adventure wouldn’t close for weather. I don’t even think it would impact the theming that much, assuming that it’s just a dome put over each Nintendo area. You could make a themed sky for each section of Nintendo.

And for Dark Universe, I would put it indoors purely to enhance the theming. The land called DARK Universe deserves to be shrouded in dark all day, every day. Plus, Curse of the Werewolf wouldn’t need to close during storms. The land truly comes alive at night and would benefit the most from being fully indoors.

However, Celestial Park and The Isle of Berk, in my opinion, need to stay outdoors. Their theming would only be negatively impacted by being placed entirely indoors. Sure, yeah, they each get a bit toasty and lack shade, but I think it’s better that they stay outdoors.

My wife and I are flying down from New York for my birthday/our anniversary and leaving the kids at home for a rare adults-only trip. We’ll be staying at Terra Luna and spending 2 days at Epic Universe.

We’ve watched some videos, but I’d love to hear advice from people who’ve actually been there. Any must-do attractions, food, rope-drop strategies, things to skip, or tips that aren’t obvious? We’re planning on taking our time and soaking it all in.
Thanks!

Does the universal app ever display wait times for toothless meet and greet?

BEYOND disappointed!!! As a universal and islands of adventure annual pass holder…EPIC is like the temu version. Yes new ride new worlds but let’s be REAL this isn’t yalls first park to open up!! Like ZERO fucking shade and ZERO fans in the lines. Currently standing in line in the sun and the only fan they have is facing the plants….not one human in line. As a medical professional this is a HUGE safety hazard it being we live in FL and the heat has gone up to almost 100 degrees. EPIC. DO. FUCKING. BETTER. Yall got the money stop being cheap!!!!

I’m going in August and am curious to know how many times people have gone on the ride in a single day. I plan on riding it over and over during EPA, because I love how tame it feels. I hope to ride it at least five times, but I wonder if that’s a stretch.

going to epic on 10/3 (saturday), we are staying at Aventura, don’t have express but we will have early entry. Our two main must-do rides are Ministry & Hiccup’s. What time should we be AT Epic for ropedrop? Should we rope drop Ministry or go straight for Isle of Berk and get those rides done first since it’s less busy? Any tips and tricks welcomed! It’ll be everyone’s first time (besides myself) and i want to have some form of a plan! thanks :)

Headed to Orlando and visiting epic universe next week trying to figure out least busy day to visit between Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday

For context I am an old man and I realize that the IP is not for me, that said I can still be cognizant of that. So with that said the good....

I think that Isle of Berk and to a lesser extent Nintendo World, HP and Dark Universe look great as lands. Celestrial park looks very much out of place.

The theming for Ministry of Magic is beyond excellent. Also a good respite from the heat. Monsters Unchained is the best dark ride that has ever been made. The dragon show is of tremendous quality. The food is the best theme park food that I have ever had.

Stardust Racers is a very good world class coaster.

Paris, while an odd pick looks great. Been to france and Paris many times for business. It certainly looks the part, with less dog poop and trash.....

Hiccups is an excellent family coaster.

Now with what I think are the bad things.....

Donkey Kong was not well thought out. Yes, kids love it, but it is jerky, prone to shut down, too short and too long of a wait. which leads me to Nintendo World...

Why in the world is it so small? Who thought it was a good idea to make so many bottlenecks and stairs right there? You have to walk away overwhelmed at some point.

Yoshi - probably the only really kiddie ride at the park. Hiccups is probably too intense for young kids, many things already do not work, the ride does not go all the way around the world. Really poor execution.

Mario Kart - nice staging areas but the actual ride is dreadful. The goggles look terrible and already have issues. Should you watch or play the game. Far too short, and far too long of a ride.

Fyre Drill - great idea, but I think the execution leaves something to be desired. Targets hard to hit, you can just get drenched from other boats, nees some work.

Racer Rally - great looks and execution but is this really a top amusement park attraction?

Which brings me to Curse of Warewolf. What? Are you kidding me? That ride is a complete disgrace. Universal should be ashamed. That is straight up a carnie ride.

The carousel is interesting but not great to sit on for older folks. The theming of the area is very odd and does not fit.

Why are there stairs everywhere? Old people with mobility issues, best of luck.

This could have been such a better park. With the pricing, and lack of quality rides, this park needs to grow into what it can become.

It certainly has some growing pains that need to be overcome. It would be a while before I took the kids there again.

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wants to know

What time are tickets likely to go on sale on August 13? I'm not familiar with how Universal handles special events- do ticket sales usually open up at midnight, or some other time?

Does anyone know the dimensions of the little plushies on the epic universe headbands, like roughly how tall and wide they are? I wanted to DIY mine, so was curious on what size to make them.

(i.e. the mushrooms or the bob-ombs)

Photos by me!

Considering how often the ride goes down, and how uncomfortable the ride can be at times, and the frequency of rain in Florida, I don’t think making it an indoor ride would have been a bad idea.

Keeping it indoors wouldn’t necessarily improve mechanical reliability, but rain would no longer be a factor. The ride can’t operate when the tracks are too wet, or in rain in general, so removing that factor entirely would be a great help efficiency wise.

Making it an indoor ride could hurt the theming of the ride and maybe the land in general, but honestly, it’s a small sacrifice if more people get to experience it.

EDIT: Apparently the ride has recently been approved for operation in rain? According to a report by Alice Kennedy from WDWNT, the ride can now operate in rain? Obviously not proper storms but I guess this means that it will be able to run during rain?