Epic Universe Early Opening Date & Doubling In Size! New Theme Park, New Ride Vehicles, & More!
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- Опубліковано 3 жов 2024
- We finally have information on EPIC UNIVERSE opening date and previews along with an update on a MAJOR EXPANSION already in the works looking beyond Epic Universe. In this video we cover all the progress and latest news on this brand new park coming to Universal Orlando Resort in 2025! There is so much more to this than just a theme park - everything you thought you knew about the future of Universal theme parks is about to change. Come along as we explore this enormous undertaking by Universal including the new theme park, brand new entertainment districts, hotels, and more! We'll cover all the planned and rumored attractions and lands (worlds) including Super Nintendo World, Universal Classic Monsters Land, How To Train Your Dragon Land, Harry Potter & Fantastic Beasts Land, Celestial Gardens, Dueling Space Coasters, Mario, Yoshi, Donkey Kong, hotels like the Helios Grand, Stella Nova, Terra Luna, & more!
Super Nintendo World: Donkey Kong Mine Cart: Coaster (boom coaster), Mario Kart Dark Ride, Yoshi's Family Ride
Dark Universe: Monsters Unchained: The Frankenstein Experiment (Dark Ride), Curse of the Werewolf (spinning coaster), & Show
Wizarding World of Harry Potter: Ministry of Magic: Harry Potter and the Battle at the Ministry (Dark Ride, VR Experience), Theater Show (Le Cirque Arcanus)
How To Train: Dragon Racers Rally, Fyre Drill (water shooter ride), Hiccups Wing Gliders, Untrainable Dragon (Show), Viking Training Camp, Mead Hall
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UPDATE: Total acreage for Universal Blvd Land Use (Epic Universe) is around 1,423 with an additional ~735 that includes current US, IOA, Citywalk, Volano Bay, and hotels which gives us a total of around 2,158 acres. This is a massive amount of space reserved for future development & conservation areas (wetlands and water). Check out our other videos for detailed tours of these development areas on our channel!
I bet the Creature of the Black Lagoon will approve of these new swamps.
Totally agree about the Disney bubble vs Universal. We went to both last year (End of Aug/early Sept) but it had been 5 years since we’d been to Disney (former DVC member here). And it had been even longer since we’d been to Universal. We were SOOO disappointed with Disney compared to what we remembered. You could feel the perks had disappeared. The magic wasn’t the same even in the parks. It felt like our wallets were constantly being cleaned out. The lines were sooooo much longer than they used to be, too. And yea….we waited an hour for a morning bus once!!! We were at Port Orleans, got up early to catch the bus an hour before the park even opened and it never came until the park was already open. To say I was irritated is an understatement. We did Disney week 1, and went to Universal the week after and stayed at Royal Pacific.
COMPLETELY DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE! My husband and I were pleasantly surprised. It was easy!!!! Way to get to places. Easy to hop on rides (bc our lightening line passes came with the hotel) it was not a huge chunk out of our day to travel from park to park. It felt like how I remember Disney used to be, except maybe better. As former DVC members, we may have been convinced completely now that we would rather do Universal our next trip, and avoid Disney altogether. Disney is a hassle. Universal is easy. (And cheaper!!!)
Yes!! 🙌🏼 one time we waited over an hour for a bus at Hollywood Studios laying in the hot sun and eventually another bus from a different hotel had passed us so many times they felt sorry and eventually just stopped and took us to our hotel. 🤷🏽♂️
@@TheNobleWay Well that was nice of the driver. But what a horrible experience.
Yeah it was rough lol 🤣
Everything at the Disney stores are so expensive 😔 I had money only to buy a small Pluto.
@MarcosDemiato 😥 yeah they are! I was just at the Epic Universe Preview Store and was shocked how reasonable the prices were! Bought a really nice brand new Epic Universe hoodie for only like $50
The excitement I have now is unbelievable. Cannot wait for opening day of Epic universe
Same Nathan!!! We are STOKED!!! 🙌🏼👍🏼🎉
Universal is the studio behind Wicked. An Oz themed area would be epic.
Dorothy's house as a drop tower, just saying
That's if the movie is any good
Well go build it then. 😂
This is the most EPIC video of well-thought out predictions I’ve seen in a while, good job man you crushed it.
Wow thank you! Let’s go Universal - they have been killing it! 🔥🔥🔥
Disney is not worried about Universal. Why? Because Burbank is ARROGANT. Disney used to EARN our love and respect but in recent years, they just "expect" it or they feel they are "entitled" to our love and respect. Their mentality is now: "No worries,....just make whatever and slap the Disney logo on it. Our fans will race after it and gobble it all up". This is a horrible trend in Disney management today. This company will continue to fail until one thing changes.....It's when "humility" sets in. When Disney finally gets sincerely "HUMBLE".....only then will they be able to stop the bleeding and begin returning back to it's past glory. I don't see this happening until Disney hits absolute rock bottom first.
@@centralfloridagmrs @centralfloridagmrs - "Why" will Disney always be ahead of Universal? It's arrogant for Disney to think that way. No company is bulletproof or indestructable. When Universal hires Disney's best people , what do you think will happen? The creatives that made Disney the best, now use THEIR skill to make another company the best. Disney has made HUNDREDS of extremely bad decisions in the past 5 years that is causing it to fall. Forget it's STRONG competition for a moment. Disney is managing ITSELF strait into the ground...ON IT'S OWN! (Now add powerfull competition on TOP of that problem!!!)
@@CLIFFLIX Disney has always been ahead of Universal. They always will be. They opened in 1971. Did you see the opening of Universal in 1990?
@@centralfloridagmrs We went to Universal for vacation for years because of Wizarding World and ignored Disney until Galaxy Edge opened because they had gotten stale for so long. Last year, we stayed at Cabana Bay and couldn''t believe what a great time we had because we walked to Volcano Bay in minutes. We took the convenient shuttle buses to Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure. We didn't have to wait long for the buses. The restaurant at Cabana Bay had great food cafeteria style at great prices. We never left the Universal bubble except once to go shopping. We are going to do it again probably next year when Epic Universe opens.
@@centralfloridagmrs I'm not far right and I hate Disney now. I definitely lean right but that has nothing to do with it. It's because I don't want to give my money to people who hate me. Or people who lie right to my face like I'm an idiot.
@@centralfloridagmrs that's your argument? That Disney opened first? Are you 5? What does that have to do with anything?
I heard that Universal said as soon as Epic Universe is finished they will immediately begin expanding Islands of Adventure and Universal
Hey Mike, we definitely believe that is true!
At the time Islands of Adventure launched, social media was far from what it is today. I can only imagine how different and impactful the launch of Epic Universe will be in today's digital age. It's bound to be truly epic!
Good point Eduardo! It’s going to be a madhouse! Still wondering if they will do a VIP type package for people to limit the crowds in the beginning - we’ll see!
I doubt it. It will be big for a few months, but the rides will prove unreliable and lines too long as there are only 11 attractions. In the end, it will only detract from IoA and Studios. Universal is already beginning to cut budgets at those parks and delay projects because they are seeing data that is indicating Epic Universe may not do as well as they had hoped with attendance.
The operations people are telling the NOT to open early because the rides will not be ready and will fail, but the managers never listen. They have screwed up the park openings for Studios and IoA by not listening and they will do the same here.
In the end, Super Nintendo World will be amazing while the other lands will be busts. The portals will prove to be a really bad design and people will not be impressed by the light theming on the rides compared to the intricate theming in the lands. The more I see of this park, the less impressed I am. A bunch of off existing coaster designs with light theming coupled with another Forbidden Journey like ride and another Spidey ride with a single added trick. The coaster for Isle of Berk is the same model installed last year in San Diego and Williamsburg from Intamin with different cars and a slightly different layout.
There will be too many screens, too little detail in the rides, and Universal will be terrible at maintaining it. Comcast is bleeding money right now with Peacock losing over $500M per quarter. I have already heard of tons of cuts expected. Universal's expectations are ridiculous and their lack of spending on their other properties is going to turn Studios and IoA into ghost towns. Epic Universe will prove to be an Epic mistake by Universal and the park will age like cottage cheese left out in the sun. The issue will be a complete lack of immersion. Universal should have invested properly in their current parks first. The market is saturated and they aren't taking anything away from Disney with this - especially with what Disney has coming that will blow it away. Wait until you see what is shown at D23 and what they are starting in the next year. Take a look at Fantasy Springs to just see how far ahead Disney still is. Epic Universe is going to be seen as a massive rip off pretty quickly.
That’s possible but unfortunately Disney has been announcing things for the past year and then not delivering on the majority. They’ve been talking about a magic kingdom expansion and animal kingdom changed for years and then it never happens. So Disney fans are quickly losing confidence in anything they announce at D23 sadly.
@@MrMac1138who hurt you? Sounds like you need to eat something and take a nap sheesh 😂
There was no Social Media when Islands opened
I wish I wasn't getting old. I'm 67 and probably won't get to see all these new future rides coming to Universal.
Yes you will!! Take a trip, take it easy, take your time! I don’t even care if I ride the rides I just want to walk around or heck even ride around in a wheelchair if I need to - just looks so cool! 🥰
I know people in their 80s that still have some gas in the tank! Never give up!
❤ Universal Studios ! Can't wait to go again!! I have never been disappointed at the Universal Parks!!!
It’s almost time Tim! Can’t wait!! 🙌🏼
JCPenney was king, then came Kmart, then walmart, now we have Amazon. Disney can’t hold the lead for much longer. Universal is epic!
Nice! 👍🏼👏🏼
this is my first video of yours and wow it was great! i love how imaginative and enthusiastic for the parks you are, i can really tell that you love them! i’m so excited for epic universe myself, it’s so hard to imagine they’re already planning more but they definitely are. epic universe is just the beginning!
Thanks Theo! I’m super excited and have more planned videos coming for Epic Universe! Things are always changing and as I know the changes I will keep reporting out on them! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
You know what would be cool? if they used some of these spaces for a train to bring you to worlds, like this they can bring back Back to the future but this time they use the back to the future train to travel through worlds and can put like an effect that makes you feel like you are "travelling through time" but instead you are travelling through worlds, this would be EPIC and would make use of Back To the Future again
I've never been to Universal but this year we canceled our yearly Disney trip and switched to Universal. A savings of at least $1,000! Plus we get the free express pass by staying at Royal Pacific as opposed to paying for genie plus and lightening lanes. Still love Disney but they need to bring some of the magic back. Thank you for this video!
You nailed it Michael! The high cost and loss of perks is really making it difficult for people to keep going to Disney. Universal isn’t cheap but it’s more affordable for what you get right now. 💪🏼🙌🏼👍🏼
isn't it amazing how a lot of people are excited for Universal instead of Disney?
Yes! It’s been a huge change! Kind of crazy.
That’s a good thing! Disney is outdated
@@jameshanks5400Agree, And, they have done a lot to drive people away. They were successful, my family has been to Universal numerous times in the past 3 years, with no plan to ever return to Disney.
We are hearing this more and more actually, a lot of people are starting to make the transition.
@@TheNobleWay yeah because a lot of people are sick and tired of Disney's bull crap
We've been coming to universal since the 90's, never been more excited!!
Yes! I still remember when it was just lowly Universal Studios! Remember the Psycho House and whej the Hard Rock Cafe used to be a giant guitar?
Don't forget Universal England is coming...
That’s right! We’ll definitely take a trip over for that! 🙌🏼
@@TheNobleWaybetter bring your umbrella 🤣
@shropgel oh yes for sure lol! I love London though, it’s been awhile since I was ther but really want to go back!
Bedford, England to be specific. Which will not open until 2030. There is a rumor that Super Mario World will open in Europe, somewhere outside Tarragona or Barcelona, connected to Port Aventura.
Had to come back to this one because I’m so darn excited! I would love another video about Epic phase 2!😉
Thanks! Working on some now!
Hope EPIC opens ahead of schedule
Same! Super early previews would make my day even more!! 🤣🤣🤣
if they add transformers disney is gone
@captainAlex258 transformers would be cool!!
I agree with everything your saying, but I kind of think that after Epic Universe opens, Universal needs to do some work with the original Universal Orlando theme park. Besides Diagon Alley and a few other rides in that park, it is so far behind what Universal is capable of doing now.
Yes! Agree they need some love - the addition of the back of the house at Epic will finally allow them to start expanding Universal and Islands and also start making more updates! 🙌🏼
@@TheNobleWay I can't wait for what they have planned for the areas that have been shut down like Poseidon's Fury. They did such a great job with Minions and the Bourne stuntacular.
Anytime brother. My name is Moses. We always appreciate you keeping us posted with updates.
Thanks Moses!! Definitely keep us updated!! 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
I'm so excited for Dark Universe, but I think people REALLY need to adjust their expectations of the Curse Of The Werewolf coaster. It keeps being repeated that it's a spinning coaster "like Guardians at Epcot", and comparing as such only going to hurt the perception of the ride. Curse Of The Werewolf is a short, family spinning coaster that is meant to act more like Hippogriff in Wizarding World, and by that I mean it's a short family friendly coaster for those who aren't old enough or tall enough for the more intense and scary dark ride. It's not going to be a big E Ticket attraction or thrill ride by any means.
Yes I definitely think it’s going to be way less intense and family friendly!
More akin to what Primeval Whirl was in Dinoland -- a themed carnival ride. I still think it will be fun.
@ronmartin2277 Ha nice Ron! Pulled that old chestnut out! Totally forgot about that beast! Rode that a few times and for some reason it always wrecked me tossing me around trying to break my ribs! I think I was too big for it 🤣🤣🤣
Universal is not f**** around, Disney takes 5 years to build a ride, Universal builds a whole park and planning another one 😂
🤣🤣🤣
We had gone to Disney and was genuinely surprised how the magic was gone and just wasn’t that fun we bought tickets to universal at the Disney for the next day and universal just hits the spot everytimee
Universal is definitely on a roll! 🙌🏼
Great video! My 10th anniversary is in May of next year so would love epic to be open by then and even better if it opens in April because I promised to go to opening day with a friend for years! Fingers crossed!
Also crossing our fingers! I know it’s going to be a zooooooo when it opens, I’m sure they will be offering special VIP packages for the opening like they did for Diagon Alley - so we’ll see how much that costs! 🤣
Great Video! Really excited for Universal Orlando's future!
Thank you!
It looks like Universal needs to acquire the golf course and other surrounding properties that separate the lands if they want to create resorts and water taxis.
Ha! Yeah that would be awesome! I think they’ve got some cool stuff up their sleeve! 🙌🏼
Amazing video, please keep making videos like this especially updates with Universal!
Thank you! Definitely more on the way!! 🙌🏼👍🏼
Many years ago on a trip to universal our taxi driver said this land here will bring disney to its knees. It’s happening.
It is Brenda!! 🙌🏼
The resort cost is a huge savings at Universal. We spent a week at Surfside for about $650. Same week at Pop Century would have been at least $2200. That’s been a couple years. But I recommend sitting down and comparing. Universal is just more bang for the buck.
Great point Johnny! We love Endless Summer too - we always stay there!! 🔥
Such a great video! I knew about some of the expansion within Epic Universe from another Chanel, but all of that red sections just makes me excited to see what they will do. I hope they can get another water park or another park because there are some rides that I wish to ride but they are in other parks around the world. Like the Jurassic World Adventure from Beijing’s Universal Studios. It has a really cool animatronic that chases the ride vehicle. Hollywood Studios has a ride for The Secret Life of Pets and they still do the studio tours. Tokyo’s Universal Studios still has its Jaws the ride which was at our Universal Studios Orlando until we swapped it out for Diagon Alley. I first went to Universal Studios in 2012 and have loved it ever since.
Thank you! Yeah they have a ton of space they can expand into - and while some of that they will need to hold aside for protected wetlands they have a ton they can use. Lots of great possibilities! 🙌🏼
Imagine the 4th park will be a Legacy Park; like bringing back Back To The Future as a roller coaster, maybe a Jaws Ride that won’t breakdown constantly like the last one did, possibly moving Jurassic Park/World to the new park and letting Revenge of The Mummy live on in the Legacy Park. And they could make the 5th park like the Frisco park with new stuff instead of rehashed stuff from that park.
That would be awesome - so many iconic classic rides I wish were still around and possibly upgraded - as long as they don’t upgrade them like they did with Kong… 🤣🤣🤣
Great Video with what is already coming and what to look forward to. Glad you took the time to lay out what the future may hold. At the end of the day Epic Universe is more infrastructure to support guests and more competition to keep Disney and other parks on their toes to either expand or refresh what they already have!
Thanks Brian!
First time viewer. You are sensational! So much useful information.
Great personality!
Thank you Barbara! 😁😁😁
Great video. Great overview and explaination and video production. Exactly the update i was looking for.
That’s awesome!! Thank you for watching! 🙌🏼🎉
something cool could be a scholastic deal where they can land magic school bus and magic tree house along with many other titles
I've been a fan of universal since I went to the soft opening of islands. I'm so excited to see how they evolve over the next few years. Might have to change your intro which is all disney 😉
Hahahaha! I just thought of that exact same thing the other day! Definitely due for an update! 👍🏼
Looking forward to seeing the update! ❤️
We haven't been to Universal since our son was in high school (which is about 10 years ago now! We're already planning a trip with is all. It'll be perfect for our 10 year old granddaughter and. ❤
Wow!! She will love it! It’s definitely time to come back - so much has changed (for the better)!
I hope it opens in April 😢 I live in Florida but moving to Washington in May. would love to go before I move across the country
Aww, yeah let’s cross our fingers! Good luck on your new endeavor! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
We stayed at Portofino Bay it was awesome! We parked and were able to walk to the parks and city walk it was an amazing experience we are official Universal converts.
That’s awesome Samantha! Being able to walk to Universal is so amazing isn’t it! Love that!! 🙌🏼
Ok. This is info that I love to hear! I love your take on the Disney Bubble. I love to stay on property, but I don't enjoy staying in the bubble. I get a rental, I eat outside the bubble and outside of the parks, I think it's just best for me and how my family vacations.
Yes! We had a large family group one trip and rented a house outside of Orlando and it still remains one of my favorite Disney trips of all time! 🙌🏼
Meanwhile at universal the perks you still get if you stay on site.
Great free transportation
Buses, walk able paths, and water taxis
Early entry every day
Package delivery
You don’t need a car at all you save loads on parking
For the deluxe hotels
FREE FRONT OF THE LiNE PASSES !!! Unlimited for the duration of your stay.
It’s no contest here.
Yes legit! We always say if you are gonna stay at Universal it might be better to pay a little extra for some deluxe hotel days to get the free express passes versus buying them!
Also, priority seating at restaurants in the case of Premier hotels.
@chrisdelgado4621 yes that’s right! We had forgotten about that!
They should add some extra hours for hotel guests to let guests who are still holding out by staying at Disney and using extra days at Universal to switch over
@@ronmartin2277 good idea! I really miss extra hours at parks - there’s just something about staying in a park until 3 AM that was magical. 😥
We live in the Uk and the only reason that we come to Orlando is for Walt Disney World , we love it there ,we occasionally go to Universal,but if Disney didn’t exist Universal wouldn’t entice us to Orlando
Absolutely Veronica! That’s definitely the case for a lot of people. That’s for sure how we got started decades ago. 👌🏼
I know going to movie theaters is becoming less and less common, but if Universal created some Super Deluxe movie theater, people would absolutely go.
Yeah I think the Universal Cinemaro is pretty popular at Citywalk so I could see that!
First time seeing you and I’m glad to become a subscriber because you are excellent in your information
Thank you Greg!! Thanks for watching! 🙌🏼🎉
How do you take part in the previews? Do you have to be an Annual Pass holder?
There will be a number of different previews including media previews, VIPs, Passholders, paid packages, and general soft launch times for anyone. 🙌🏼
@@TheNobleWay Thanks
As they expand I would love to see something like skycars added because that was a game changer for us the last time at disney. It made getting to the park so easy.
First time watcher to your channel. I also predicted that the water park in the “fit MK in the red spot” and then you said it!
But I love your presentation skills and all your predictions! I hope you are right. I love Universal’s experience!
Woohoo, thanks for watching! 🔥🙌🏼
People cannot wait! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
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Great Job ! Cannot wait to get to Florida soon... to hopefully sometime next year.
Thank you!! Yes definitely try to get down here when you can! And as always if you see us in the parks stop us and say hey! 👍🏼🙌🏼
Universal has a small, quaint bubble, where you can walk to every park in 20 minutes flat, even from the value resorts, if you can brave 1 intersection and 10 minutes of public sidewalk 😂 I am a minimalist and I LOVE Universal but despise Disney time consuming transportation, where I will forever be punished for being a “Have Not”
Oh also, I managed to cough up for a Discover Disney ticket 🤣, and stayed late to maximize time at the parks-couldn’t find a milkshake for my drive home! I had to drive 25 minutes, got rerouted 3 times on their abysmal roadways, and stuck at multiple traffic lights chafing in impatience just to secure a Cold Stone milkshake for my 2 hour drive home. At almost midnight. 🤣 I never appreciated Citywalk more!!
Haha! Yes! Sometimes when we are there late we have a hard time finding food and when we can find it the crowds are crazy lol.
The lawsuit is b/c there is an online based school with the exact name starfall academy and they have a "game" that everyone could kind of mistake one item for the other. Additionally, the permits for the coaster had many descriptions on there, it was too generalized. Had they only put the specific info they did when they registered the TM for the new name, they may not have had to change it. Alicia explains it thoroughly though! Check her video out!
Epic universe will be amazing. I can't wait
Same!!
universal studios is doing a another Park in Texas and UK
Yesss! We are so excited for those as well! We will definitely visit them when they open!
Are they? Wow 🤩
Hi Steve, great info !! I’d been thrilled if even half comes true, 4th park and city walk 2.0 !!
Agreed John! Really excited for a Citywalk 2.0!!
I live 3 miles from the new hotels and pass them every day, there's still a lot of construction that needs to be done but they are coming along, I'll never be able to get out of my neighborhood once Epic opens 😱
Hahaha! Yes! My daughter used to live at Legacy Apartments right next to it and they just moved last week because they were thinking the same thing about traffic! 🤣🤣
I've been in the Williamsburg subdivision since 12/1996 and own my home so not going anywhere at least yet, going to pass it in a few minutes so I'll take another video
How can I send to you lol
@terracelady haha! I wouldn’t leave either! Those houses are prime location!! You can send us a private message on Facebook / Instagram at @thenobleways
@@TheNobleWaycan't find you on fb
Just found it and posted on fb it's in slo mo lol
Did you also know that Universal has their own tree farm and that's where they get all the palms that have recently been planted at Epic?
@terracelady here you go!! facebook.com/TheNobleWays?mibextid=LQQJ4d
I have a recommendation for Universal. Make it a seamless transition from one hotel near the original parks, to a hotel near the new parks. A split stay, so that the convenience of proximity is there, during your entire stay.
That’s a good idea Heidi - I have a feeling a lot of people will be doing split stays at some point to experience the new hotels but also stay in the hotels they love on the original property! 👌🏼
Disney had it's hayday and era... and thanks to Iger & Co that is coming to an end.
They’ve definitely had some missteps which has opened the door a bit for others to step in!
Great analysis and maps!
Thank you Robert! 🔥🎉🎉
Beyond excited!! 😂 The hype is almost unbearable lol. Loved the video! Keep it up!!
Same here Carlos! Can’t wait! 🙌🏼🎉
I'm more excited about the new American Heartland theme park than anything WDW is cooking up ... and getting ready for Tokyo only as far as Disney goes now. Universal Orlando Resort is already amazing -- i can't wait for the future. Oh, here it is. Love, Magic and Aloha, Unicorns!
Yes! Also very interested to see what’s going to happen with the heartland theme park! 👍🏼 Tokyo Disney isn’t even owned by Disney which is probably why they have so many awesome things happening there with deep pockets continuing to fund it - indefinitely want to check that place out 🙌🏼
We always do 2 weeks at Universal Cabana bay, when we go to Orlando, we love it.
Yes!! Love Cabana Bay! The lazy river and the bowling are so much fun and so close to the parks!! 🙌🏼🔥
Staying at Stella Nova February 9 - 13 🎉
Excited!! We can’t wait - let us know your thoughts! 🙌🏼
Just one in the top is the Helios hotel
I hope this come to Hollywood ❤
#DisneyDiva ❤
I wouldn’t hold my breath.
Thoughts about UK Universal park? Early days i know
Excited for sure! However right now not knowing much about it - seems like it might be replications if popular attractions in the US which if that is the case not super exciting. If they actually create new things with existing IPs it could be cool and worth a trip over the pond.
I hope they add Pokemon, Zelda, Animal Crossing, and Smash Bros attractions
Yes for sure! That would be awesome! 👌🏼
I have an additional thought. What If Universal wants to use some of the land for research and development. Universal seems fond of patenting new ideas for attractions. Imagine if they were to build their own manufacturing facilities to create some of these attractions? Then these attractions would be exclusive to Universal properties. This is unlike the current situation where if you purchased a coaster from say intamin or vekoma, you might see that same coaster at four other parks worldwide. There would be a huge advantage to having exclusives and control over manufacturing.
Could be! We are wondering what sorts of out of the box things they could be doing with that land. Could be other stuff entirely but give the proximity to Epic you definitely have to imagine it’s going to be related in some way.
First of all, working together with expert companies will always result in a better product. Second, Universal has (timed) exclusive rights for certain coaster elements or ride vehicles (like the robot arms in Hogwarts). There is a value in not owning everything, something you can now clearly see from Disney and how they failed to get Potter or Nintendo.
@@ottot3221 Your not wrong & neither am I. It comes down to execution. I would not want Universal building their own coasters/attractions unless they could actually deliver the goods.
Plus I am not suggesting they move EVERYTHING in house.
There are real world examples of businesses owning more of their own supply chain and benefiting from it.
Netflix decided to create more of their own content. Amazon decided to take over more of the delivery process. Etc.
Many of their rides are made just by Univerasal creative, just certain aspects are manufactured by 3rd parties. Disney does that too.
@@broformers6433 Interesting. So the boat battle Fyre Drill or Popeye's, River Adventure, Suess Trolly etc... those are actually manufactured & installed by Universal & not some other company?
I had no idea Zachary Levi had his own theme park channel. This is crazy!
🤣🤣🤣 never gotten that one before but I’ll take it - usually it’s the goofball Adam Sandler with his egg shaped head walking around eating pickles from a jar! 🤣🤣🤣🤷🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️
@@TheNobleWayI can see Sandler a little bit, but you look a lot more like Levy.
@cajunotaku3256 🤣👍🏼🎉
I could see them doing a permanent HHN park. Or a fullblown Hogwarts campus with Quidditch stadium/concert venue, hotels for each house, etc. I'd love a 3-spoke Hill Valley park representing the various timeframes with a central, triangular courthouse/clocktower. Endless possibilities.
Absolutely! They are definitely testing out Universal Horror in Las Vegas to see why that might entail and if that goes well could conceivably do something similar in other locations like Orlando/Epic Universe! Hogwarts campus would be epic!
Whoa whoa. Let’s pump the brakes a little bit. How about we let epic universe open up first before we start talking about other parks. Which I am very, very excited for by the way. Can’t wait. As for them build something on other land, I’d like them to do something with the land they already have, doing something with the former Sinbad show that huge space at the end of Marvel superhero island that they’re not using, and also the other attraction, Poseidons fury that just shut down not too long ago and it just sitting there. Thanks for the video.
Yes yes yes!!! Toon land needs to go lol, let’s also get a replacement for Sinbad and Poseidon! We are ready for that! Totally agree. 👍🏼
Great video! Wonderful comparison of park acres for Disney versus Universal. I really hope they don't do another water park. Splashin' Safari in Indiana beats all the waterparks I've ever been to, and that includes Atlantis in the Bahamas. The money and the big draw is this new Epic Park. I think you're spot on about 1 or 2 more new theme parks. Now that Disney has ruined the bubble and Universal seems to have snagged the best workers Disney had, I think they are going to build and build. Way to go Universal! Thanks so much for the update. :)
(Just a fyi: Fewer drivers, less value. Fewer is often used to refer to a specific number, while less is used to refer to things you don't count.)
Thank you! We’ll have to check out Splashin Safari! And thanks for the heads up on fewer/lesser! I’m sure I goof up lots of things! 🤣
This is just my thought, but with the rumors of Rip Ride Rockit possibly closing down I personally think universal wants to make a bigger splash with new ride technology as it’s replacement. Therefore the new ride system you mentioned around 27:30 may go there as its replacement but that’s just my opinion on it.
Yes very very possible, I just love that they are continually thinking and trying to create new things despite having so much already invested in this epic new theme park!
Wow, you gave us a lot to think about. I've been a Disney girl since they first opened, but Universal is here to stay, and Disney better watch out. Great video, good job.
Thank you Janeen! 🙌🏼🤗
Even when Disney does something good, it just replaces something pre-existing in their parks. No new capacity.
Yes, why don’t they just add-on something new, and retain the old classics…? 😮😢
@@NeptunesLagoon To be fair, I'm mainly concerned about Walt Disney World, which has the space and the money to expand, but not the wherewithal or the creativity. The Disneyland Resort is a different story, since the leaders there have proven their ability to plan ahead for the future and add capacity despite being pretty strapped for space.
@kentslocum totally agree Kent - these cheap replacement or re-themes are getting old!
I wish Dark Universe had been made bigger. It deserves a larger area. I have no right to say anything though because I will never be able to go and visit any of the Universal theme parks in Florida or in any other country.
Dark Universe was originally planned to be a it bigger with a possible Creature from the Black Lagoon area and/or an indoor show. However they decided to cut that back for now with room to expand later or repurpose the expansion pad next to it for a different land altogether. 👍🏼
New ride system patent for universal Great Britain🇬🇧 ? Things moving fast this side of pond
Good call! Totally could be!
Awesome video!! Definitely gets me pumped for the future of universal. I don’t even think about Disney when I go to Orlando now only universal. I wonder if they would make one of the red zones a dedicated area for HHN? It’s getting so crowded this would give them the opportunity to expand the HHN space, keep working on it all year coming out with bigger and better houses just a thought because they are making HHN this year early like end of august maybe testing if people would come that early. Then have HHN park open from mid August to end of November
Yes!! Actually we’ve heard some rumors they may very well be bringing HHN to Epic - possibly in the Dark Universe area or more! Could also be something similar to the Universal Horror Unleashed year round experience they are bringing to Las Vegas! Lots of possibilities for sure! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
I personally think Universal is experimenting with Universal Horror Unleashed. If UHU proved to be a huge success, they might bring it to Orlando as a separate park entirely
@piereandreturner2818 totally agree
@@piereandreturner2818I hope it's still seasonal because that's what makes it more special imo but we'll see.
@@graffiti.777 If you're talking about Universal Horror Unleashed, they're a permanent and year-round fixture. According to Page Thompson, president of New Ventures for Universal Destinations & Experiences, Universal Horror Unleashed is another way Universal is using their unique style of horror storytelling to engage with fans of the horror genre. They said this park will be fully immersive, and they will continuously update horror experiences, seasonal events, themed dining, and "one-of-a-kind merchandise." So, to me, it seems like a whole park of haunted houses, but with HHN-style, and it also seems they might change and update the experience in each of the haunted houses constantly, I'm thinking annually. Based on these statements, they might even do seasonal events outside of the Halloween festival. It would be cool if they did a horror-themed Christmas event. I mean, like a truly horror-filled and nightmare-induced Christmas. I heard a rumour that Universal would bring UHU to Universal Great Britain.
the way you described it is like two disneyLAND resorts, that are one 5-10 minute bus ride away from each other.
Yes that’s exactly it! 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
We use to be big into Disney. We did a 10 day Orlando vacation February 2023. We enjoyed Universal by far over Disney at almost half the price with Disney add on fees.
Sounds like us John! We love long vacation stays!! I feel like it takes half of that time before I can even start to unwind! 🙌🏼
We all need to thank Disney for paying billions of dollars to Universal for Hulu. It looks like Universal is trying to spend that money on new parks.
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I've had both annual passes, and as a current UOAP I would probably not go back to having a Disney pass... Having Express Pass for paying a premium price is totally worth it!
UOAP is such great value!
New here! Hello The Noble Way! I follow a lot of different theme park channels and just discovered you. I just watched the Dark Universe reveal yesterday and could not be more excited. Have you heard anything about annual passes being applicable for Epic Universe, or when bookings might be open for Helios Grand? We are Orlando locals, and I am hoping I will be in town for the opening date and can sneak in a Helios Grand 2 day trip for the opening (But will be totally happy with a Terra Nova or Stella Luna room as well).
Welcome Justin!! Thanks for watching! We are hearing rumors of annual pass uodates coming around the November December timeframe - maybe earlier! As for Helios - we are expecting the hear news on that at anytime soon really. We’ve booked the Stelle/Terra hotels for now but also would love to get a room at Helios!! We’ll see - hopefully it’s not 2,000 a night. We are wondering if it will be a VIP package only at launch giving you early access to the grand opening. We’ll see.
@@TheNobleWay thank you. This was a truly great video by the way. Really great work. I just shared it on my facebook page because it's really left me with a lot to think about. I'm really excited for the future of Universal.
Flying out with my family in may from edinburgh, my kid is so excited to see nintendo world, i hope to god your right about it opening april/may time or there's going to be serious issues with my kid 😂
Crossing our fingers! 🤞🤞🤞
What hype! All 900 people agree. That should really help the bottom line! Maybe people will come by for a day on their trip outside the bubble to see what it's all about.
Can't wait I'm taking off weeks to get everything down at epic already ready for the 2.to 3 hr waits
Yes!! You know it! We waited 7.5 hours for the Grand Opening of Gringotts so I just know Epic is gonna have Epic waits!! 🤣
The first time we went to Disney World they had all of those perks, and it was awesome. The last time it was all gone, everything was far more expensive, and we just felt like we got screwed. You forgot free parking.
Exactly Steve! People really underestimate how big of a deal the perks are to the overall experience!
Epic is the bomb
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Universal is on it!!
Yes! Win after win! They just keep getting better and better 🔥
Came here to say that there’s one thing all you thrill-ride lovers forget: not everyone is a thrill-ride lover.
Disney still has one thing that Universal doesn’t try very hard at, and that’s a LOT of rides that non-thrill-ride people and little tiny kids can go on. I went to UO and UIA to see the Harry Potter stuff, and yeah, I was really impressed by those two lands, (and I’ll go once to UEU to see the third one), but my thrill-level tolerance tops out at the drop on Pirates of the Caribbean. I’m not joking. And I know plenty other adults who also can’t handle much more “thrill” than that for various reasons. Me, I’m a chicken *and* prone to debilitating motion sickness. My wife and my best friend both have herniated disc issues that become aggravated on coasters or anything jerky. Another friend of mine has the motion sickness issue. My dad has a bad heart. Basically none of the adults who are close to me can get on most of what Universal Parks have to offer.
So while yes, I agree with you that Disney has been really dropping the ball and taking away all the perks and “Disney difference” that used to make staying on their property for a whole week worthwhile, and I am definitely disappointed in them, I will continue to take Disney-focused vacations simply because I and my crew can experience so many more attractions at their parks. They’re just way more accessible to *everyone*, not just thrill-seekers. (Unlike when I spend a whole day (and $$$) at a Universal park, where I stand around looking at really cool-looking stuff I can’t ride).
I have, however, changed my long-held opinion that staying on property was worth the extra expense. We now stay off-property and rent a car, and have still been having a great time doing it.
Universal will always be an occasional “add-on” day for us, until they (if ever) create a whole lot more accessible, or let’s call them no-height-requirement, attractions.
Lisa Anne that’s great insight! We keep saying the same thing too and Universal definitely realizes that. They are spending a ton of energy and money to add way more of those family-friendly and non-thrill ride experiences for exactly those reasons because they know they have a deficit. A few examples: adding Minions land with Minion blasters and cafe, reimagining the new Dreamworks land with kid-friendly attractions and shows, updating ET adventure, building Seuess Landing at Islands of Adventure, adding an entire family-friendly water park, and now at Epic Universe: Celestial Carousel, Fyre Drill (water shooter ride), Mario Kart ride, Yoshi’s family ride, Curse of the Werewolf (like Seven dwarfs mine train), and additional shows. This is a ton of stuff they’ve been adding for years. It’s still not the huge number of attractions like Magic Kingdom has but they are definitely working on it! 👍🏼
@@TheNobleWay I did notice that it looked like there were going to be a handful of mild attractions I’ll actually be able to go on at Epic Universe! Looking forward to seeing it!
Yeah hopefully they keep it going and make sure they offer attractions that everyone will enjoy!
I just got back from Universal Orlando with my wife and two kids. I can confidently say that we are now Universal fans and have no desire whatsoever to ever return to Disney. The last time we went to Disney was in 2016 and have no plans to ever return. Universal definitely is the park of the future while Disney is busy going woke and riding on its laurels from decades ago. They present themselves as a family friendly company but could care less about families or kids for that matter. It’s all about politics with Disney these days and it just isn’t fun anymore while Universal is an absolute blast and actually cares about making guest experience as comfortable and fun as possible.
Great video! Thanks for the info
Thanks Alejandro! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
My impression after watching all this... Universal is officially out-Disney-ing Disney. Disney seems to be trapped in a "fear of the bottom line" mentality. Passholders (like MYSELF) are getting milked for more and more while being offered less and less. Anticipated projects are being dropped because of... budget. Innovation is being dropped because of ... budget. Prices are skyrocketing because of ... budget.
Universal on the other hand seems to be saying... "hey. Let's dream big and shoot for the sky. Innovate. Get creative. Get as immersive as you can. If we need to invent something new to pull it off.. let's invent it!" THAT USED TO BE DISNEY! Universal seems to be operating in total freedom right now, and it's going to pay dividends for sure!!!
Yes totally agree, it’s like Universal learned from the Disney of old, ran with it and started improving on it, and then Disney just slowly decided to stop being Disney lol. 🤷🏽♂️
Excellent content!
Thanks Randy! 🙌🏼🔥
I agree with the premise of this video but there is some misinformation. Magic hour still exist for all the resorts. It used to be one park per day for 1 hour. And they changed that to all parks everyday but only 30 minutes early. It's a trade-off for sure and your mileage may vary on the value there. Magic bands are much cheaper than $50 per person. Sure you can buy elaborate ones but in general they start about $35. And there's more buses now not less. Plus skyliner Is much more efficient than buses and freed up buses to work on other lines. But the total bus fleet is larger now at over 400 buses than it was in the '90s and Early 2000s. Everything else is pretty spot on though. And there is no denying you're getting less in the bubble than you were before so the premise here is absolutely still correct.
I would probably be going to Epic Universe in September or November
In 2000 there was a guy that said based on Disney management that Universal would over take the theme park game because Disney will have no other choice but to nickel and dime their guests to death while Universal would be slow in building new parks but once they do it will be the downfall of WDW because Disney management will sit on their laurels and not do anything new. Theme Parks are about growth and development of new things and looking back everyone said that guy was insane but look how it's all playing out. Disney hasn't built a new Park since 1999. Just a new crappy ride here or there. Budget cutting great ideas at Epcot and taking 5years to open 1 new ride. (Tron). Universal is building new parks and world wide vastly improving the parks that already exists. Disney just not reparing anything and so many rides are down all the time and it's not worth going anymore.
Interesting Rebecca, it definitely seems like a great deal of the imaginative thinking that made Disney great has slowed down a bit. They still do great stuff but something does feel off which is really helping Universal get more of a foothold. 🤔🤷🏽♂️
Went back for the first time in five years and the magic is fading. Characters don’t walk around anymore. Some of the cast members were fairly rude and impatient. I remember seeing acrobats in Epcot and giant people on stilts disguised as trees in animal kingdom. Didn’t find any of that magic this trip and the new area in Epcot we’ve been waiting five years for was very underwhelming along with space 220, that was the biggest let down of the trip for me. With that being said that new guardians ride in Epcot is probably one of my favorite rides out of all of the Orlando parks it’s a must try and I still have hope for disneys next 10 year plan coco and beyond thunder will be cool to see and until then I’ll be at epic universe!😎 rant over😂
Yes Guardians is amazing, currently my favorite ride on the planet. But yes, Disney World is definitely missing the character interactions. Disneyland does it much better!
When I’m talking about Helio’s hotel grand hotel
Very informative thanks!
Thank you!! 🙌🏼