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Universal Epic Universe (South Expansion Complex) - Opens May 22 2025
- Thread starter Bob Harlem
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I'm not the one to say that there's no construction for EU going on, but... the chiller plant's location looks more like it's for the new centralized Back of House buildings than for anything in the theme park. The BoH construction has always been way ahead than the park construction.
trr1
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bioreconstruct
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Aerial look at the first 2 structures built in Universal's Epic Universe. Chilled water plant in foreground is a central air conditioning for the theme park.
Aerial look at land shaping in progress at site of Universal's Epic Universe. Center of the theme park about where the tall pole is left of center.
In this aerial photo: 1 Hogwarts Castle in Islands of Adventure 2 Ride track storage (blue tarps) 3 Kirkman Rd construction 4 Center of Universal's Epic Universe 5 Chilled water plant construction 6 parking lot site
Aerial overview of Universal's Epic Universe. Kirkman Rd to run at bottom of frame. A road bed can be seen at right leading to where parking will be. Large scale excavations and land forming at center are where the theme park itself will be.
Aerial views of excavations and land forming in site of Universal's Epic Universe. Top center seems to be a theme park land, with service roads already in place for Back of House access.
Two aerial views of an excavation in site of Universal's Epic Universe.
Aerial look at excavations and land forming in site of Universal's Epic Universe. Center of the theme park about where the tall pole is near center.
Aerial look at road construction in site of Universal's Epic Universe. Destination Pwy is at left, and this intersection has temporary street sign: Public Rd. Road with median here to intersect with a road leading to parking (area at right) Top arrow points toward Kirkman Rd.
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Aerial look at the first 2 structures built in Universal's Epic Universe. Chilled water plant in foreground is a central air conditioning for the theme park.
Aerial look at land shaping in progress at site of Universal's Epic Universe. Center of the theme park about where the tall pole is left of center.
In this aerial photo: 1 Hogwarts Castle in Islands of Adventure 2 Ride track storage (blue tarps) 3 Kirkman Rd construction 4 Center of Universal's Epic Universe 5 Chilled water plant construction 6 parking lot site
Aerial overview of Universal's Epic Universe. Kirkman Rd to run at bottom of frame. A road bed can be seen at right leading to where parking will be. Large scale excavations and land forming at center are where the theme park itself will be.
Aerial views of excavations and land forming in site of Universal's Epic Universe. Top center seems to be a theme park land, with service roads already in place for Back of House access.
Two aerial views of an excavation in site of Universal's Epic Universe.
Aerial look at excavations and land forming in site of Universal's Epic Universe. Center of the theme park about where the tall pole is near center.
Aerial look at road construction in site of Universal's Epic Universe. Destination Pwy is at left, and this intersection has temporary street sign: Public Rd. Road with median here to intersect with a road leading to parking (area at right) Top arrow points toward Kirkman Rd.
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trr1
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bioreconstruct
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Aerial look at site of Universal's Epic Universe. Bottom arrow is a road bed connecting parking (right arrow) with Kirkman Rd. Top left arrow about center of the theme park. Top right arrow is chilled water plant.
Aerial look at excavations at site of Universal's Epic Universe. Center of the theme park about where the closest tall pole is seen. Road bed can be seen that will connect parking lot (arrow) to Kirkman Rd. Destination Pwy is left-right top of frame.
Aerial overview of site of Universal's Epic Universe. At center are excavations at the theme park itself. Left arrow at chilled water plant. Top arrow at road bed to connect parking lot with Kirkman Rd (right arrow).
Aerial look at construction of a service area for Universal's Epic Universe. Central chilled water plant at center. Newest (and 2nd) building added to the site at top right.
Aerial look at a service building under construction in site of Universal's Epic Universe. Note the elevated large diameter pipe.
Aerial look at current state of the central chilled water plant in site of Universal's Epic Universe. Heat exchangers with fans at right.
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Aerial look at site of Universal's Epic Universe. Bottom arrow is a road bed connecting parking (right arrow) with Kirkman Rd. Top left arrow about center of the theme park. Top right arrow is chilled water plant.
Aerial look at excavations at site of Universal's Epic Universe. Center of the theme park about where the closest tall pole is seen. Road bed can be seen that will connect parking lot (arrow) to Kirkman Rd. Destination Pwy is left-right top of frame.
Aerial overview of site of Universal's Epic Universe. At center are excavations at the theme park itself. Left arrow at chilled water plant. Top arrow at road bed to connect parking lot with Kirkman Rd (right arrow).
Aerial look at construction of a service area for Universal's Epic Universe. Central chilled water plant at center. Newest (and 2nd) building added to the site at top right.
Aerial look at a service building under construction in site of Universal's Epic Universe. Note the elevated large diameter pipe.
Aerial look at current state of the central chilled water plant in site of Universal's Epic Universe. Heat exchangers with fans at right.
trr1
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Tommy Hawkins
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#EpicUniverse update from Alicia coming soon but here's some things to spot: Perimeter Berm for HTTYD being constructed, foundations for a BOH building. SNW/DK land being marked. Monsters mini berm started, the show pond being started. Exciting progress!!
Started this thread on April 2nd with a Sat view. we should start seeing some exciting stuff happening on site at #EpicUniverse sooner than you might think, but here's another Sentinel image for future posterity from 4th December 2021
giant MOUNTAIN of a berm on the eastern edge of HTTYD land, looks like they are starting to cut out a lagoon for it too. Coaster footers would be nice soon.
@tommyhawkins
1h
#EpicUniverse update from Alicia coming soon but here's some things to spot: Perimeter Berm for HTTYD being constructed, foundations for a BOH building. SNW/DK land being marked. Monsters mini berm started, the show pond being started. Exciting progress!!
Started this thread on April 2nd with a Sat view. we should start seeing some exciting stuff happening on site at #EpicUniverse sooner than you might think, but here's another Sentinel image for future posterity from 4th December 2021
giant MOUNTAIN of a berm on the eastern edge of HTTYD land, looks like they are starting to cut out a lagoon for it too. Coaster footers would be nice soon.
lazyboy97o
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One of the benefits of a central plant is that it is remote so it and all of its noise can be away from the public.
Could that one plant supply the cooling for all the theme park and the BoH campus?
lazyboy97o
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It would just have to be sized and designed for that capacity. Probably cheaper to just build a slightly bigger one than building two separate but nearby ones.
JoeCamel
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Only the resident troll
Disstevefan1
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So the same as EPCOT?
Obviously I was making a joke.
There’s no way Epic Universe could be finished before EPCOT? Right???????
Andrew25
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I have a strange feeling Disney will intentionally delay Epcot's hub as a cheap way to compete with Epic Universe.
Why go to Epic Universe when you can visit a reimagined Epcot with MORE TURF?!?
If WDW is doing just the "Festival Area," then EPCOT will finish first.
If WDW resurrects the Toadstool 3-Layer Festival Building, then EU will finish first.
OG Runner
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Speaking of which, where is "Donnie Dummy"? Could he have actually seen the light?
JoeCamel
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There are some names we don't say
OG Runner
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Sorry.
Disstevefan1
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Please no toadstool.
In my opinion, it’s not coming back because:
1. They stopped it and thats a pure cost saving.
2. They can still do hard ticket special view areas like they always did without the toadstool.
In my opinion, the hard ticket after hours events are the new cash cows and can be done at all four parks and in EPCOT, simply close early and show Harmonious during the after hours event.
I think in the long run folks who come during the day will have paid for the “day ticket” and there will be a sort of a “night ticket” for all the frequent and regularly offered after hours events.
Well... they scrapped their second choice simpler Festival Building for a "Festival Area" precisely so they can keep Toadstool in the mix... if they want to.
But scuttlebutt was that it was an Iger project, so...
ToTBellHop
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Can’t wait to ride the new Chilled Water Plant ride!
Disstevefan1
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And now I hear that Iger is coming back in 2022??
If true, toadstool may be coming back and walls will remain for a long time!!