During Super Bowl LIX, Universal Orlando Resort shared an extended ad for Epic Universe featuring teasers for four of the themed lands at the new park.
Each teaser has been uploaded individually to the resort’s YouTube channel. They feature people stumbling upon the Epic Universe portals by chance and discovering the themed lands. Watch them below.
Dark Universe
The Dark Universe teaser starts with a young couple leaving a restaurant when they spy a portal whispering, “Come to me.” While the woman sensibly refuses, her date drops his drink and walks into the portal where he is surrounded by dark images.
Lightning, bats, monsters, and spooky buildings swirl around him as his date remains outside calling for help. He meets Frankenstein, who is the focus of Monsters Unchained: The Frankenstein Experiment, before a quick spin on the ride.
Eventually, he emerges back into the real world and immediately convinces his date to go back through the portal with him because it is “so much fun.” The teaser ends with a voiceover that Dark Universe is one of five immersive worlds in Epic Universe coming on May 22.
Super Nintendo World
The Super Nintendo World teaser starts with four young kids riding bikes in a forest when they stumble upon a brightly lit portal. One young boy recognizes the iconic Mario Bros. theme and runs through the portal.
Once inside, he’s immediately immersed in the Mushroom Kingdom with music blaring and the ability to leap and punch a “?” block floating above him bringing the game world to life. The trailer provides peeks at the Mario Kart: Bowser’s Challenge and Mine Cart Madness attractions before the boy re-appears to his friends dressed as Mario and tells them that they “gotta see this.”
Universal recently confirmed that a Donkey Kong meet and greet will be offered in Super Nintendo World.
How to Train Your Dragon — Isle of Berk
In the teaser for How to Train Your Dragon – Isle of Berk, an older brother and younger sister are playing basketball in their driveway when a mysterious portal appears with the inscription, “We, My Friends, Have Dragons!”
They and their parents are trying to understand what is happening when a dragon suddenly appears and swipes the basketball. The young girl recognizes “How To Train Your Dragon” star Toothless and runs into the portal, entering a world where Hiccup and Toothless fly high above the landscape.
A quick roller coaster ride on Hiccup’s Wing Gliders precedes a visit to Fyre Drill and a drink at Mead Hall with feasting Vikings before the daughter returns to her family dressed as one of them. The family joins her on a return trip through the portal as the voiceover for the Epic Universe opening plays.
We recently got our first look at Attractions Operations Team Member costumes for the new land.
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter — Ministry of Magic
In the teaser for The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Ministry of Magic, a family prepares for a backyard picnic. Grandpa is playing catch with a young boy while his parents and Grandma get the meal ready.
When a portal suddenly materializes in their backyard with the inscription, “For In Dreams We Enter A World That Is Entirely Our Own,” a niffler appears and starts stealing silverware. It is Grandma who is drawn to enter the portal and she finds herself wearing a wizard robe and holding a wand.
Her adventure includes a peek at the Harry Potter and the Battle at the Ministry attraction before she returns to her family. Her “Bonjour, muggles” greeting highlights that Epic Universe’s The Wizarding World of Harry Potter area is set in France. The family joins her on a return trip through the portal as the Epic Universe opening voiceover plays.
The only land without a portal teaser is Celestial Park.
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