Universal Epic Universe - New Florida Theme Park

[Benjsh]

Epic's opening times are being extended to 10pm from 27th onward:



More time for Celestial Park and Stardust Racers at night? Delicious.

Looks like the 10pm finishes on August 17th (The Day I fly to Florida ironically)

Still showing as 8pm finish after the above date but hopefully that will be extended closer to the time. Most likely won't go past 9pm though with kids back in school.

 

[Benjsh]

I think they have dropped the ball with Epic Universe opening, I really do.

I am still excited for my visit next month don't get me wrong but some of those rides above shouldn't be getting 90min to 2 hour waits. Fyre Drill, Yoshi n Curse of the Werewolf wouldn't be worth waiting longer than 20-30 mins for in my opinion from what i have seen about them. Pretty tame rides and largely forgetful.

This park needed to open with at least 2 more major rides and possibly another huge show I think to soak up the queues. There's clearly just not enough capacity right now to handle the demand. The quicker they add phase 2 projects the better really.

 

[dave___]

I think they have dropped the ball with Epic Universe opening, I really do.

I am still excited for my visit next month don't get me wrong but some of those rides above shouldn't be getting 90min to 2 hour waits. Fyre Drill, Yoshi n Curse of the Werewolf wouldn't be worth waiting longer than 20-30 mins for in my opinion from what i have seen about them. Pretty tame rides and largely forgetful.

This park needed to open with at least 2 more major rides and possibly another huge show I think to soak up the queues. There's clearly just not enough capacity right now to handle the demand. The quicker they add phase 2 projects the better really.

I’m planning a Florida visit next August which will have two days at Epic. I’m sorely hoping they manage to sort something by then; these wait times are really something.

 

[John]

I was working in Florida recently and deliberately scheduled in found myself with a free day. I had planned to go to Epic but after looking at the queue times in the days before I went to Magic Kingdom instead. No regrets.

 

[Benjsh]

I was working in Florida recently and deliberately scheduled in found myself with a free day. I had planned to go to Epic but after looking at the queue times in the days before I went to Magic Kingdom instead. No regrets.

We are visiting in the first week / second week back of the new school year so hoping the crowds die down a tad. Im sure they will do as well but still expecting long waits for the majority rides. We've got a 2nd day at the end of our holiday to go back and experience what we didn't do first time. Think its definitely going to be needed.

 

[Maelstrom]

My universal part falls into the final week of the current 10pm closes. I move over to Disney on the 15th. I am glad I now have a couple of days with express for my trip in August but as I said before I know that cost wise that’s not a realistic option for many if paying for a whole family, which I am not.

I have read this week mine cart madness has been removed from early entry now as well. Although they do open the rides in dark universe now as well for early entry.

 

[Benjsh]

Its difficult to know which area to do first as it keeps changing. I do think we will try and get Nintendo World done in early access though and leave HP until the end of the day.