Common is simply months away from opening a brand new theme park at its Orlando location. Epic Universe spans 5 separate lands throughout Common-owned media together with the Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Ministry of Magic, Tremendous Nintendo World, How one can Prepare Your Dragon – Isle of Berk, Darkish Universe and Celestial Park.
Opening in Might, Epic Universe shall be Common Orlando Resort’s fourth theme park, following Common Studios Florida, Islands of Journey and water park Volcano Bay. The resort hopes to woo guests into staying longer and turning into “a weeklong trip vacation spot.” A part of the enlargement consists of three new resorts: Common Helios Grand Resort, Common Stella Nova Resort and Common Terra Luna Resort, bringing its whole to 11 resorts.
Attributable to its location, Common competes with the close by Walt Disney World, which is most undoubtedly a weeklong trip spot: it has has six theme parks — Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Animal Kingdom and Hollywood Studios, together with water parks Blizzard Seaside and Hurricane Lagoon — in addition to greater than 20 Disney-owned resorts.
This is every part you should find out about Epic Universe, together with ticket costs, new rides and eating places and opening dates.
When does Epic Universe open?
The doorways to Epic Universe open on Might 22, 2025. Tickets are on sale already, however for now, you’ll be able to solely go to the brand new theme park as a part of a three-, four- or five-day park ticket.
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter — Ministry of Magic
Idea artwork of the atrium within the Battle on the Ministry experience.
That is the third Harry Potter location at Common Orlando, after the Diagon Alley space in Common Studios Florida and the Hogwarts/Hogsmeade space in Islands of Journey. It will span each the Incredible Beasts motion pictures and the unique Harry Potter collection.
“Encounter unbelievable beasts as you discover wizarding Paris within the Twenties, then take the Métro-Floo to the British Ministry within the Nineties for brand new thrills with Harry, Ron and Hermione,” the official description reads.
The principle attraction would be the Battle on the Ministry experience, the place you will assist the trio combat Dolores Umbridge. From the idea artwork, it seems to be much like the mechanics of the Hogwarts experience, besides you will be in an elevator compartment on the Ministry of Magic.
There’s additionally Le Cirque Arcanus, which Common says is a dwell present with performers, puppets and particular results, and is ready within the Incredible Beasts universe.
There will be loads to discover on this new space, together with a brand new wand retailer, known as Cosme Acajor Baguettes Magique, extra interactive wand places and a French restaurant known as Café L’air De La Sirène.
Tremendous Nintendo World
Idea artwork of the Donkey Kong-themed curler coaster Mine Cart Insanity.
Common Orlando is lastly becoming a member of Common Studios Japan and Common Studios Hollywood in opening a Mario-themed land. Very similar to within the Japan and Hollywood parks, the marquee experience is Mario Kart: Bowser’s Problem, the place you hop inside a kart, gather cash and throw shells to attempt to win the cup.
There’s additionally Mine Cart Insanity, a Donkey Kong-themed curler coaster, and Yoshi’s Journey, the place you board a Yoshi and go egg-spotting by way of the Mushroom Kingdom.
There will be meet and greets with Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach and Toad, and the Toadstool Cafe on your eating wants.
Purchase a Energy-Up Band and you can gather cash all through the land and rides on the wearable wristband. It really works all through all three Tremendous Nintendo World places.
How one can Prepare Your Dragon – Isle of Berk
Idea artwork of Hiccup’s Wing Gliders, a brand new curler coaster.
How one can Prepare Your Dragon is lastly getting some area in a Common theme park, 15 years after the unique film (which nonetheless has 99% critic ranking on Rotten Tomatoes) was launched in 2010.
The much-loved DreamWorks film, which featured Hiccup the teenage Viking and his quest to befriend somewhat than kill a dragon he names Toothless, spawned two sequels (each with over 90% on Rotten Tomatoes), in addition to 10 seasons of two separate animated collection and a live-action model of the primary film, which releases in 2025.
Now, you can go to Berk (Florida’s model). It will not be as chilly, however will probably be stuffed with Viking characters strolling across the land and dragons flying over the colourful wood buildings.
Hiccup’s Wing Gliders is the primary attraction, a curler coaster that simulates the expertise of driving on a dragon. A second experience, Dragon Racer’s Rally, will see every rider strapped into a person dragon-shaped seat connected to a pendulum arm, flipping the other way up because the arm swings up and round.
There’s additionally a water experience known as Fyre Drill, the place you will board a Viking longboat and shoot water cannons on the dragon targets and different boats you sail previous, when you in flip get soaked.
For the youthful guests, Viking Coaching Camp is an journey playground the place they will climb, run, slide and play with interactive components.
Rounding out the land is a dwell present starring Hiccup, Toothless, Astrid and Gobber, and Mead Corridor, a eating choice serving Scandinavian choices like fish, meat, ale and mead.
Darkish Universe
Idea artwork displaying the doorway to Darkmoor Village, inside Darkish Universe.
This sinister-sounding land is devoted to all of the traditional Common monsters on the market, with villains from Frankenstein’s monster to Dracula, The Wolf Man, The Mummy and the Creature from the Black Lagoon roaming Darkmoor Village.
Monsters Unchained: The Frankenstein Experiment is a experience inside a spooky Victorian manor, the place you should escape the experiments of Dr. Victoria Frankenstein. A second experience, Curse of the Werewolf, seems to be to be a coaster that soars by way of the forest as you escape a pack of werewolves.
You may also expertise the wonders of theatrical make-up and be remodeled right into a werewolf, vampire or mummy with the Monster Make-up Expertise.
Das Stakehaus is a vampire-themed restaurant, and The Burning Blade Tavern is a extra informal eatery inside a windmill that catches on hearth a number of instances every hour.
Celestial Park
Stardust Racers is a brand new curler coaster in Celestial Park.
Celestial Park is themed as a cosmic getaway, the place you’ll be able to experience a rocket at speeds of as much as 62mph on the dual-launch curler coaster Stardust Racers — or if one thing slower-paced is extra your factor, you’ll be able to experience the Constellation Carousel.
There are additionally two eating places — Atlantic and The Blue Dragon Pan-Asian Restaurant — in addition to a purchasing location known as the Nintendo Tremendous Star Retailer.
How a lot will Epic Universe tickets value?
The doorway to Common Epic Universe.
Ticket pricing relies on what number of days you need to spend at Common Studios Florida, in addition to which parks you need to go to, and whether or not you need to go to a couple of park every day. Listed below are the choices and beginning costs. Take into account that pricing will change relying on what day of the week and time of yr you go to, too.
For now, you’ll be able to solely buy multi-day park tickets to go to Epic Universe. In future, Common will permit you to purchase a single-day ticket solely to go to the brand new park, however that choice isn’t but out there.
3-day tickets:
- 3 day, 4-park hopper: $452/grownup, $442/little one (observe: you’ll be able to solely spend someday inside Epic Universe, whereas on the opposite two days you’ll be able to hop between Common Studios, Islands of Journey and Volcano Bay).
- 3-day, 3-park hopper: $412/grownup, $402/little one (observe: you’ll be able to solely spend someday inside Epic Universe, whereas on the opposite two days you’ll be able to hop between Common Studios and Islands of Journey).
- 3-day, 3 parks, one park per day: $352/grownup, $342/little one (observe: you’ll be able to solely spend someday inside Epic Universe, someday at Common Studios and someday at Islands of Journey).
4-day tickets:
- 4-day, 4-park hopper: $486/grownup, $476/little one (observe: you’ll be able to solely spend someday inside Epic Universe, whereas on the opposite three days you’ll be able to hop between Common Studios, Islands of Journey and Volcano Bay).
- 4-day, 3-park hopper: $436/grownup, $426/little one (observe: you’ll be able to solely spend someday inside Epic Universe, whereas on the opposite two days you’ll be able to hop between Common Studios and Islands of Journey).
- 4-day, 4 parks, one park per day: $421/grownup, $411/little one (observe: you’ll be able to solely spend someday inside Epic Universe, someday at Common Studios, someday at Islands of Journey and someday at Volcano Bay).
- 4-day, 3 parks, one park per day: $371/grownup, $361/little one (observe: you’ll be able to solely spend someday inside Epic Universe, someday at Common Studios and someday at Islands of Journey).
5-day tickets:
- 5-day, 4-park hopper: $522/grownup, $512/little one (observe: you’ll be able to solely spend someday inside Epic Universe, whereas on the opposite 4 days you’ll be able to hop between Common Studios, Islands of Journey and Volcano Bay).
- 5-day, 3-park hopper: $462/grownup, $452/little one (observe: you’ll be able to solely spend someday inside Epic Universe, whereas on the opposite 4 days you’ll be able to hop between Common Studios and Islands of Journey).
- 5-day, 4 parks, one park per day: $452/grownup, $442/little one (observe: you’ll be able to solely spend someday inside Epic Universe, after which select between Common Studios, Islands of Journey and Volcano Bay on your different one-day tickets).
- 5-day, 3 parks, one park per day: $392/grownup, $382/little one (observe: you’ll be able to solely spend someday inside Epic Universe, after which select between Common Studios and Islands of Journey on your different one-day tickets).