Universal Epic Universe (South Expansion Complex) - Opens May 22 2025

Stripes

Stripes

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Review of Epic Universe attractions posted to Themeparx.

1) Stardust Racers: The best ride in the park in my opinion. The green track is my personal favorite. The area loop, queue and onboard audio are REALLY good. The 'celestial spin' is amazing. In the platform area the sight lines are not the best but it's not too bad. (9 out of 10)

2) Monsters Unchained: The Frankenstein Experiment: In true Universal fashion, the queue and pre-show are much better than the ride itself. The ride is not bad but it will probably take people multiple ride throughs to fully understand what is going on amidst the chaotic and convoluted plot. The profile of the vehicles needs to be fixed because you see too much of the backstage. (8 out of 10)

3) Hiccup Wing Gliders: The sight lines on this attraction are absolutely horrendous, however if you can ignore that, the ride is actually a lot of fun. This is the perfect family friendly coaster, a good track layout, smooth and a cute story. (7.5 out of 10)

4) Mine-Cart Madness: Although the attraction is short, it is very fun! If you want the best illusion of jumping the tracks try sitting in the front. Some people find this attraction to be a bit rough. (7.5 out of 10)

5) Curse of the Werewolf: Another short attraction but very fun! The spinning is not too terrible. The audio on the ride itself is nice but it's a bit too quiet and I wish it was a bit more loud, you can barely hear it while riding. The theming at the end of the attraction is lackluster but everything else is fine. ( 7 out of 10)

6) Constellation Carousel: I know this might be a surprise to have it so high in the list but this is probably the best carousel ever. The profile of the carousel is good and it has amazing music to go along with it, while also providing great views of Celestial Park. (7 out of 10)

7) Dragon Racer's Rally: A short but fun ride. Doing a barrel roll is not super easy so good luck trying to get it! (5.5 out of 10)

8) Fyre Drill: This ride is actually a lot of fun with friends. You might yell and laugh trying not to get wet. You're trying to hit fire targets, whichever team loses might get a bit soaked. This ride will be great on those hot summer days. (5 out of 10)

9) Yoshi's Adventure: Short, disappointing and nothing happens on the ride. But at least you get cool views of Super Nintendo World, like a section that is perfectly cut so you can see the Donkey Kong golden temple. (4 out of 10)

10) Mario Kart: Bowser's Challenge: ...the biggest disappointment ever. I have so many opinions on this one, the sets are good but they get overshadowed by the augmented reality. The headset you wear is extremely uncomfortable too and it makes the ride more annoying than fun. This attraction will be confusing to new riders. I'd rather stay home and play Mario Kart 8. (3.5 out of 10)
 
Andrew C

Andrew C

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Stripes said:
Review of Epic Universe attractions posted to Themeparx.

1) Stardust Racers: The best ride in the park in my opinion. The green track is my personal favorite. The area loop, queue and onboard audio are REALLY good. The 'celestial spin' is amazing. In the platform area the sight lines are not the best but it's not too bad. (9 out of 10)

2) Monsters Unchained: The Frankenstein Experiment: In true Universal fashion, the queue and pre-show are much better than the ride itself. The ride is not bad but it will probably take people multiple ride throughs to fully understand what is going on amidst the chaotic and convoluted plot. The profile of the vehicles needs to be fixed because you see too much of the backstage. (8 out of 10)

3) Hiccup Wing Gliders: The sight lines on this attraction are absolutely horrendous, however if you can ignore that, the ride is actually a lot of fun. This is the perfect family friendly coaster, a good track layout, smooth and a cute story. (7.5 out of 10)

4) Mine-Cart Madness: Although the attraction is short, it is very fun! If you want the best illusion of jumping the tracks try sitting in the front. Some people find this attraction to be a bit rough. (7.5 out of 10)

5) Curse of the Werewolf: Another short attraction but very fun! The spinning is not too terrible. The audio on the ride itself is nice but it's a bit too quiet and I wish it was a bit more loud, you can barely hear it while riding. The theming at the end of the attraction is lackluster but everything else is fine. ( 7 out of 10)

6) Constellation Carousel: I know this might be a surprise to have it so high in the list but this is probably the best carousel ever. The profile of the carousel is good and it has amazing music to go along with it, while also providing great views of Celestial Park. (7 out of 10)

7) Dragon Racer's Rally: A short but fun ride. Doing a barrel roll is not super easy so good luck trying to get it! (5.5 out of 10)

8) Fyre Drill: This ride is actually a lot of fun with friends. You might yell and laugh trying not to get wet. You're trying to hit fire targets, whichever team loses might get a bit soaked. This ride will be great on those hot summer days. (5 out of 10)

9) Yoshi's Adventure: Short, disappointing and nothing happens on the ride. But at least you get cool views of Super Nintendo World, like a section that is perfectly cut so you can see the Donkey Kong golden temple. (4 out of 10)

10) Mario Kart: Bowser's Challenge: ...the biggest disappointment ever. I have so many opinions on this one, the sets are good but they get overshadowed by the augmented reality. The headset you wear is extremely uncomfortable too and it makes the ride more annoying than fun. This attraction will be confusing to new riders. I'd rather stay home and play Mario Kart 8. (3.5 out of 10)
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The person hates Yoshi's Adventure so I cannot take the post seriously... :D

Thank you sharing.
 
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DarkMetroid567

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Andrew C said:
The person hates Yoshi's Adventure so I cannot take the post seriously... :D

Thank you sharing.
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Because it is such a bad value given its capacity. I’d probably be nicer to it if it had Peoplemover lines, but it realistically only will if the park is dead.

I think TMs would be less receptive to it if they had to wait longer than 5 mins for it.
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Epic really needs some C to D ticket dark ride experiences. That would make it a more fleshed out park.

Where is the ET? Men In Black? Cat in the Hat? Secret Life? It’s a shame universal has basically abandoned rides like that.
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They’ve all abandoned rides like that, unfortunately. But when you see the reactions to things like Stark Flight Lab, and hell, even WEB Slingers, it’s easy to figure out why the parks only aim for heavy hitters.
 
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JT3000

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I find it... "interesting" that supposed team members, who are the only ones seeing the park so far, are openly posting such negative reviews online... :cautious:

Disney Analyst said:
Epic really needs some C to D ticket dark ride experiences. That would make it a more fleshed out park.

Where is the ET? Men In Black? Cat in the Hat? Secret Life? It’s a shame universal has basically abandoned rides like that.
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Men In Black is an E ticket in a massive building. Not quite comparable to the others you mentioned.
 
rd805

rd805

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I fully expect the 2 shows will be amazing experiences, and I have no doubt I'm going to love Ministry of Magic ride as well. NOT worried :).

I'm also a sucker for meet and greets, so if i get a picture with Toad or Frankenstein, you know those are going on instagram lol.
 
Disney Analyst

Disney Analyst

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JT3000 said:
I find it... "interesting" that supposed team members, who are the only ones seeing the park so far, are openly posting such negative reviews online... :cautious:


Men In Black is an E ticket in a massive building. Not quite comparable to the others you mentioned.
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I love Men in Black, but it's at best a D Ticket. But we don't need to be pedantic, that wasn't my point. My point was the type of attraction missing from the EU roster.
 
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JT3000

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Disney Analyst said:
I love Men in Black, but it's at best a D Ticket. But we don't need to be pedantic, that wasn't my point. My point was the type of attraction missing from the EU roster.
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I'm not being pedantic. You can call it whatever you want, especially since Universal never used ticket books, but by using MIB as an example, you're effectively altering your own suggestion to say Epic Universe needs more large-scale, headline attractions, because that's exactly what MIB is, one of USF's headliners. Its popularity (and maintenance) may have waned over the past 25 years, but its scale has remained unchanged.
 
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Disney Analyst

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JT3000 said:
I'm not being pedantic. You can call it whatever you want, especially since Universal never used ticket books, but by using MIB as an example, you're effectively altering your own suggestion to say Epic Universe needs more large-scale, headline attractions, because that's exactly what MIB is, one of USF's headliners. Its popularity (and maintenance) may have waned over the past 25 years, but its scale has remained unchanged.
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Okay we differ on how we see MIB, at most MIB is a slow moving, but detailed, dark ride to me. No where on the scale of what I consider an E-Ticket, but a fantastic ride.

If we remove that attraction example from my post, can we get back to what I feel is missing from EU?
 
Misted Compass

Misted Compass

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Disney Analyst said:
Epic really needs some C to D ticket dark ride experiences. That would make it a more fleshed out park.

Where is the ET? Men In Black? Cat in the Hat? Secret Life? It’s a shame universal has basically abandoned rides like that.
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I agree, though I think Mario Kart fills a similar role to MIB. In no case would I put it at a higher "ticket" than MIB.
The only other rides that aren't E-tickets or flat rides are Fyre Drill (which you'd need an extra set of clothes for) and Yoshi (which seems to move at a snail's pace).
 
Disney Analyst

Disney Analyst

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Misted Compass said:
I agree, though I think Mario Kart fills a similar role to MIB. In no case would I put it at a higher "ticket" than MIB.
The only other rides that aren't E-tickets or flat rides are Fyre Drill (which you'd need an extra set of clothes for) and Yoshi (which seems to move at a snail's pace).
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I agree re Mario, but it falls short for me due to the AR mess of it. And it’ll be treated like an E-Ticket due to it being the anchor for the land.

Yoshi could fill the void, but it’s so short and basically a peoplemover.
 


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