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Epic Universe Opening Day Tickets Sold Out for Annual Passholders Hours After Going on Sale

Shannen Ace

1-Day tickets for the grand opening day of Epic Universe are sold out for Annual Passholders after going on sale on Thursday morning.

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Notice about the unavailability of 1-Day Universal Epic Universe Ticket add-on for Passholders on May 22, 2023, with the logo at the center and a yellow background at the top.

Ticket sales opened at 5 a.m. ET. By 6:30 a.m., Passholders attempting to buy 1-Day tickets were greeted with a message saying 1-Day tickets for the opening day of May 22, 2025, are currently unavailable. Ticket sales were also temporarily paused around that time.

A calendar showing room rates for May and June 2025. Prices vary each day, ranging from $146 to $164 in May and from $151 to $156 in June.

Tickets for the grand opening day were $156, the same price as several other days in May and June. The Friday – Monday after opening are $164 each, the highest price in the first month and a half.

A loading screen for Universal's Epic Universe shows a queue message with an estimated wait time of over an hour and an expected arrival time at 3:08 PM.

Universal also warned Passholders that they were experiencing “longer than anticipated wait times” due to high demand. At 8 a.m., our estimated wait time was “more than an hour,” with an expected arrival time on the website of 3:08 p.m.

As of 8:02 a.m., Universal shared a message stating Passholders should allow an extended period to receive their order confirmation.

2025 Epic Universe tickets went on sale to the general public on October 22, but only as part of multi-day Universal Orlando Resort tickets. Passholders are currently the only guests who can purchase 1-Day Epic Universe tickets. Universal stated they do intend to introduce Annual Pass options that include Epic Universe at a later date. There will also be soft openings for Passholders but details haven’t been announced. Reservations are also open for Universal Helios Grand Hotel, the in-park Epic Universe hotel.

The new Universal Orlando Resort theme park will include five lands: Dark Universe (featuring Universal Monsters), How to Train Your Dragon – Isle of BerkThe Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Ministry of MagicSuper Nintendo World, and Celestial Park. Check out our most recent Epic Universe construction update.

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