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Universal Epic Universe (South Expansion Complex) - Now Open!
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Thanks. May and June are sold out.
999th Happy Haunt
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This is not the real score, this is stock music
VIP Tours for Epic are around $650 per person late may into June, and not much lower most of the summer, get down into the $400s in September though .
Before the site went blargh, most all of June was sold out in express and most of July.
Express does not include Donkey Kong Mine Cart Madness, Ministry of Magic, or Dragon Rally Racers. (VIP Tours will get you escorted to those however)
Before the site went blargh, most all of June was sold out in express and most of July.
Express does not include Donkey Kong Mine Cart Madness, Ministry of Magic, or Dragon Rally Racers. (VIP Tours will get you escorted to those however)
TennHokies
Member
I just now bought 4 Epic Express Pass tickets for our June date off the Orlando Informer site. I’m hoping they’re legit, never used them before. I kinda panicked since I missed the sale this morning, and now the site is paused. Not an add for OI, just posting in case it helps anyone else.
DavidDL
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Just did the same exact thing. Thank you for sharing this information. It was a little disheartening to learn June was sold out (we're going June 2nd). Hoping, like you said, that these are legit and there are no issues. Site says you can refund any time before the date of usage so there is that, at least.
This trip is gonna be super somber and exciting at the same time. The day before, we are saying our goodbyes to Muppet*Vision 3D, DINOSAUR/Dinoland USA, Tom Sawyer's Island/Rivers of America and WDW (god their decision-making has been sucking so much a** lately). Then the next day, we get to say hello to something brand new and exciting in Epic Universe. I am unreasonably hyped for Dark Universe and Starfall Racers.
DavidDL
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Quick Update: Just got off the phone with Orlando Informer. They said there should not be any issues because they share a system with Universal themselves. So if you are able to make a purchase on the site and have it be confirmed, you are good to go. The only thing they wanted to bring to my attention, though, is that normally immediately after purchasing tickets/Express, you're supposed to get an e-mail with a PDF file that has them in it. This system is currently being worked on (likely due to the high demand) so you won't get that e-mail right away. They said it will take around 24 hours before it gets to you.
Of course. I have no doubt you saw such a video.
Almost certain suggests speculation. How far in the future?
Wasn't IoA built on the original parking lot for the studios?
Replacing the parking lot with a garage offers expansion space for a hotel, citywalk type area or EPIC expansion.
We're looking years, if not decades, if ever.
Agent H
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I was wondering if anyone knew such a thing was planned .
TennHokies
Member
Fantastic update DavidDL. I was a little worried that I didn’t get the tickets right away, but figured patience was key. Could be the same for Universal direct.
Andrew25
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If you look at the Epic campus from above, it's pretty clear they setup Epic Universe's parking lot to be the 4th gate area eventually. Epic Universe is angled so that you can then position a 4th gate at the parking lot with a hub like CityWalk (or DL style esplanade) in between both parks where the current Valet parking drop off is.
There's an empty lot between Epic and the Courtney apartments where a garage could fit, but it's currently marked for hotel use.
There's an empty lot between Epic and the Courtney apartments where a garage could fit, but it's currently marked for hotel use.
JoeCamel
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It was 10 years until IOA came along and the garages were built I expect something along those lines here. They have expansion pads to use first.
As Andrew said the site was designed with another park in the future so yes it is planned but probably 10+ years in the future
So USF opened in 1990 with Second Gate Plans????
JoeCamel
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Not what I said
OK Then .
DavidDL
Well-Known Member
Kept the queue for Uni's official page open just for kicks. Finally got in just now. May and June still very much available. The grey'd out options from earlier must've been a glitch or something while they were working to deal with demand on the site.
In case anyone is curious, the Orlando Informer site costed about 17 dollars more than what I would have paid if I had waited for Uni's page to finally let me in. The dollar amount isn't enough to make me want to go through the whole canceling/refund/re-purchasing process but just a heads up, it is a tad cheaper to buy direct from Uni.
In case anyone is curious, the Orlando Informer site costed about 17 dollars more than what I would have paid if I had waited for Uni's page to finally let me in. The dollar amount isn't enough to make me want to go through the whole canceling/refund/re-purchasing process but just a heads up, it is a tad cheaper to buy direct from Uni.
HoustonHorn
Premium Member
There are also 3-park Express Pass options available for Epic, IOA, and USO for 2-, 3-, 4- or 5-Days. No Unlimited (because there is no Express Unlimited for Epic yet). The same attractions are currently excluded from Epic.
lazyboy97o
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lazyboy97o
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I’ll have to see if I can find it, but it was something like 1991 or 1992 when Universal announced they would be building a second gate. They announced a third gate on the current site in 1999 only a few months after Islands of Adventure opened.