Universal Orlando is set to open a new theme park by the name of Epic Universe on May 22nd of 2025. The new park will feature 5 immersive worlds.
The five worlds included in this experience will be Harry Potter: Ministry of Magic, Super Nintendo World, How To Train Your Dragon: Isle of Berk, a horror themed experience called Dark Universe and Celestial Park, the centerpiece of the theme park.
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter: Ministry of Magic, has guests explore various locations such as 1920s Wizarding Paris, and the 1990s British Ministry. This experience will offer many shops, cafés, magical creatures to encounter, and a new attraction; Harry Potter and The Battle at The Ministry. This attraction has guests ride on a lift and explore the departments of the ministry.
Another world featured in the theme park will be Super Nintendo World. There are two areas featured in this experience; Super Mario Land and Donkey Kong Country. There will be attractions in both areas, Mario Kart: Bowser’s Challenge located in Super Mario land and Mine Cart Madness in Donkey Kong Country.The Toadstool Café which serves various Nintendo themed foods and drinks will also be coming to the park. Popular Nintendo characters will be found all over Super Nintendo World. These characters include Mario, Luigi, Toad, Princess Peach, Yoshi, and many more.
How To Train Your Dragon: Isle of Berk will explore a world of vikings and dragons. This immersive experience features a roller coaster ride entitled Hiccup’s Wing Gliders that goes all throughout the isle. Other attractions in the area include a dragon racing attraction and a live stage show performance.
Dark Universe is described as a grim world of myth and mystery that takes place in a village ravaged by unearthly creatures and monstrous experiments of Dr. Victoria Frankenstein. There are various horror themed attractions in the Dark Universe, one of them being a ride by the name of Monsters Unchained: The Frankenstein Experiment. The ride will have guests encounter several monsters such as Dracula, the wolf man, the mummy and the creature of the black lagoon. There are monster themed diners and even a monster makeup experience where skilled makeup artists transform guests into all kinds of monsters like werewolves and vampires.
The last area of the park is Celestial Park which is the cosmic center of the Epic Universe park. By the looks of it there seems to be a bit of a space theming to the world because of its usage of purple, bright neon lights, moon and star motives. One of the attractions here will be the Stardust Racers ride. The ride is a roller coaster where guests ride a shooting star that reaches speeds as fast as 62 miles per hour.Guest will be greeted by a display of blazing colors and ethereal music while riding across an inverted crisscross known as the “Celestial Spin”.
