Universal Epic Universe will have original characters mentioned, if not appearing, in Celestial Park, according to new shop descriptions and trademarks.
Celestial Park Shops & Characters
Universal just added Epic Universe to the Universal Orlando Resort app, revealing some details about the park. This includes new shop names and descriptions, particularly for Celestial Park.
The world’s shops include Sensorium Emporium, near the front entrance of Epic Universe, suggesting it may be the park’s flagship store. The shop description reads:
Explorer Vincent Various has converted his workshop into a variety of stores at Celestial Park, including Sensorium Emporium where you’ll find an endless variety of merchandise.
The other shops included in Vincent Various’ workshop conversion and the surrounding area are Lens Flare (where guests can pick up photos), Moonship Chocolates & Celestial Sweets (a confectionery), North Star Wintry Wonders (a holiday shop), and Other Worlds Mercantile (which sells merchandise from the park’s “other worlds”).
Coinciding with the app update, Universal filed two trademarks and a service mark for the name Vincent Various. One trademark covers:
Clothing namely, shirts and tops, dresses, skirts, pants, trousers, jeans, shorts, rompers, overalls, sweatshirts and sweat pants, sweatsuits, gloves, suspenders, ties, coats and jackets, hosiery, pajamas, robes, sleep shirts, sleepwear, swimwear, underwear, Halloween costumes, infantwear and cloth baby bibs; hats; headwear, namely, caps; shoes, boots, and slippers
The second trademark covers:
Toys, games and playthings, namely, action figures and accessories therefor, bathtub toys, kites, toy building blocks, board games, action skill games, manipulative games, target games, bubble making wand and solution sets, children’s multiple activity toys, costume masks, mechanical toys, toy vehicles and accessories therefor, dolls, doll accessories, doll clothing, bean bag dolls, toy figures and accessories therefor, play figures, inflatable toys, flying discs, jigsaw puzzles, marbles, plush toys, puppets, ride-on toys, skateboards, balloons, roller skates, toy banks, water squirting toys and stuffed toys; Christmas tree ornaments; water globes; pinball machines; playing cards; hand-held unit for playing electronic games adapted for use with an external display screen or monitor; golf and sports balls, stress relief exercise balls
The service mark covers:
Entertainment services in the nature of a film series, television series, short form entertainment content, videos and podcasts in the field of news, sports, comedy, drama, music and variety content; entertainment services in the nature of the production and distribution of film, television series, short form entertainment content, videos, podcasts and games featuring news, entertainment, sports, comedy, drama, music and variety content; providing images, non-downloadable videos and multimedia content in the field of news, sports and entertainment via the internet, mobile and wireless networks; non-downloadable interactive game software; non-downloadable interactive software in the field of entertainment; amusement park attraction and theme park services; presentation of live show performances; providing waterpark services; providing recreational areas for entertainment and amusement, namely, interactive play areas; organizing events in the field of news, sports and entertainment; organizing contests, displays and exhibits in the field of news, sports and entertainment; providing on-demand and rental of film, television series, short form entertainment content, videos, podcasts and games in the fields of news, sports, comedy, drama, music and variety content; online non-downloadable electronic publications, namely, text and graphic works featuring news, sports and entertainment
The wide variety of items and entertainment listed does not mean Universal plans to make so many products with the name Vincent Various, just that they are covering their bases.
Vincent Various isn’t the only original character revealed in the Celestial Park shop descriptions. Moonship Chocolates & Celestial Sweets features Maya of the Skies:
At this Celestial Park confectionery you’ll enjoy sweets and treats discovered by young Maya of the Skies in her marvelous moonship.
The “residents” of Celestial Park are known as Celestians. They maintain the Chronos device, which powers the magic of Epic Universe allowing guests to visit other worlds: How to Train Your Dragon – Isle of Berk, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Ministry of Magic, Dark Universe, and Super Nintendo World.
The Epic Universe information revealed in the Universal Orlando Resort app is subject to change. Universal has already removed mention of virtual queues from the park’s worlds. There are also no shops listed for Dark Universe.
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