Universal\u2019s Epic Universe theme park will open its gates on May 22, 2025, in Orlando, Florida.<\/p>\n
Epic Universe is the company\u2019s fourth theme park, part of a 750 acre development, and is the largest of all its properties, with five themed worlds: The Wizarding World of Harry Potter \u2014 The Ministry of Magic, Super Nintendo World, How to Train Your Dragon \u2014 The Isle of Berk, Celestial Park and Dark Universe.<\/p>\n
First announced in 2019, Epic Universe represents the single-largest investment Comcast\u2019s NBCUniversal has ever made in its theme parks business and in Florida overall, CEO Brian Roberts said at the time.<\/p>\n
Construction was halted in July 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but began to ramp up again in March 2021.<\/p>\n
Adding Epic Universe to its catalog of Orlando-based amusements allows Universal to turn its resort into a weeklong travel destination, and not just a two- or three-day trip for families. The company also operates Volcano Bay, a water park about a mile down the road from the Universal Studios parks.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is such a pivotal moment for our destination, and we\u2019re thrilled to welcome guests to Epic Universe next year,\u201d said Karen Irwin, president and chief operating officer of Universal Orlando Resort, in a statement Thursday. \u201cWith the addition of this spectacular new theme park, our guests will embark on an unforgettable vacation experience with a week\u2019s worth of thrills that will be nothing short of epic.\u201d<\/p>\n Epic Universe will be anchored around the Loews Hotels\u2019 Universal Helios Grand Hotel, a 500-room property that will have a dedicated entrance to the park for hotel guests.<\/p>\n Universal will begin offering some multiday tickets and packages starting Oct. 22. This first phase of tickets will allow guests to purchase three-, four- or five-day admission to Universal\u2019s Orlando Resort, with one-day admission to Epic Universe.<\/p>\n Additionally, annual passholders will have the chance to buy single-day tickets to Epic Universe on Oct. 24 before they go on sale to the general public. Other ticketing options will be available at a later date.<\/p>\n Disclosure: Comcast is the parent company of NBCUniversal and CNBC.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Universal\u2019s Epic Universe theme park will open its gates on May 22, 2025, in Orlando,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9162,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9161","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailywashingtoninsider.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9161","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailywashingtoninsider.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailywashingtoninsider.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailywashingtoninsider.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailywashingtoninsider.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9161"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailywashingtoninsider.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9161\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailywashingtoninsider.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9162"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailywashingtoninsider.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9161"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailywashingtoninsider.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9161"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailywashingtoninsider.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}