A giant, elevated traffic circle is being constructed in addition to a road extension for just over $300 million in Orange County, Florida. Local leadership hopes it will help alleviate expected traffic to Universal Orlando Resort’s Epic Universe opening in summer 2025. Traffic Circle Concept Rendering The planned road improvements will extend Kirkman Road 1.7 … Read more
Universal Destinations & Experiences filed a patent that seems to give us a look at the upcoming Epic Universe carousel attraction, Orlando Business Journal shared. Universal’s Carousel Patent The patent is for “Choreographed Ride Systems and Methods,” and describes a free-moving carousel ride system with more mobility both vertically and horizontally. One figure shows two … Read more
Universal Destinations & Experiences have filed trademarks for the names of three new Epic Universe hotels that no longer use the standard possessive apostrophe of other Universal Orlando Resort hotels. Twitter user @CygnusParkYT was the first to notice the trademarks and the change. These three resort hotels would be connected to or near Epic Universe, … Read more
Universal Destinations & Experiences has filed several trademarks potentially for Epic Universe attractions. Epic Universe will be a new park at Universal Orlando Resort and is expected to open in summer 2025. Though only Super Nintendo World has been confirmed, rumored lands include a Universal Classic Monsters land, How to Train Your Dragon land, and … Read more
Universal has debuted a new logo for the upcoming Epic Universe theme park at Universal Orlando Resort. The new logo contains a different starry backdrop inside the compass. The golden compass has less defined detail and the text is much larger. Another notable change, as compared to the previous logo below, is that it reads … Read more
Photographer bioreconstruct has shared more aerial photos of Epic Universe construction. Epic Universe will be a new Universal Orlando Resort theme park, scheduled to open in the summer of 2025. So far, the only land officially announced for the park is Super Nintendo World. The other rumored lands are “How to Train Your Dragon,” Universal Classic Monsters, and … Read more
Photographer bioreconstruct has shared another round of aerial photos of Epic Universe construction on Twitter. Epic Universe will be a new Universal Orlando Resort theme park, scheduled to open in the summer of 2025. It will have its own Super Nintendo World. Other details haven’t been officially announced, but the other lands are rumored to … Read more
Universal Orlando Resort has officially announced their plans to finance, construct, and operate a SunRail station at the Orange County Convention Center, very near the site of Universal’s upcoming Epic Universe park. Through the creation of the new Shingle Creek Transit Utility Community Development District, Universal Orlando Resort will join with Orlando’s Right Rail Coalition … Read more
Today at the UBS Global TMT Conference in New York City, NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell confirmed that Epic Universe, Universal Orlando’s third theme park will be opened in the summer of 2025. During a question and answer session, Shell stated “We’re right on track. Literally right on track.” Although he didn’t say exactly when Epic … Read more
Aerial photographer bioreconstruct shared more photos of Epic Universe — the upcoming third Universal Orlando Resort theme park — construction today. In the photo above, bioreconstruct has labeled various areas of the park: Dual-racing track End of coaster End of coaster Footers and recent excavation of roller coaster in “How to Train Your Dragon” land … Read more
Screamscape.com has shared new details about the third Wizarding World of Harry Potter coming to Epic Universe and its flagship Ministry of Magic attraction. The land will be inspired by Paris, France’s answer to Diagon Alley, Place Cachée, as seen in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. Interactive wands will be integrated into the land, … Read more
Even though we’re still years away from the opening of the Donkey Kong expansion to Super Nintendo World, don’t throw your barrels just yet! Alicia Stella at Orlando Park Stop has provided a sneak peek at what to expect when it opens in 2024 at Universal Studios Japan and 2025 at Universal’s Epic Universe. Currently, … Read more
At the Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference 2022, Comcast CEO Brian Roberts said he believes Universal theme parks are catching up to Disney in terms of market share. He pointed to Universal’s upcoming Epic Universe theme park as a sign that tides are changing in Central Florida. Here is Roberts’ full quote: We’re then … Read more
Universal has filed a street name petition in Orange County for a road that will lead to Epic Universe, the new Universal Orlando Resort theme park, MyNews13 reports. The petition asks for the street name Epic Boulevard. If that is not approved, Epic Parkway is Universal’s second choice. Additional documents show where Epic Boulevard and … Read more
Work is progressing steadily on the site of Universal’s Epic Universe, and thanks to @bioreconstruct on Twitter, we can see the progress being made on the new theme park. Super Nintendo World The piece of track in the image above will be the future home of the Mario Kart attraction, while the building for Yoshi’s … Read more
While Universal’s Epic Universe is still very much under construction, one element may be completed up to a year before the theme park opens, according to Orlando Business Journal‘s Richard Bilbao. Bilbao reports that a hotel located inside the park is expected to be finished well before the park thanks to Real Capital Analytics, a … Read more
