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Universal Epic Universe (South Expansion Complex) - Opens May 22 2025
- Thread starter Bob Harlem
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Andrew25
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Monsters and Ministry are shaping up to be very impressive attractions, they will easily be in the "best dark rides" discussion.
Starfall Racers looks to be just as thrilling/insane as Velocicoaster. How to Train Your Dragon will be, essentially, a duplicate of Slinky Dog Dash (with good theming)... so it'll be very popular.
Sure, there are a few questionable choices like the Werewolf coaster or the direction they took for Mario Kart... but overall the park is filled with quality additions.
Whether or not you agree with the lineup, it's a solid opening-day setup with high-quality experiences.
EricsBiscuit
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Believe me, Mario Kart is actually a great ride in person. Massive physical set pieces and beautiful art style.
UNCgolf
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Oh yeah, the queue is great. We went back through the queue while we were there (and they had a separate line for people to solely see the queue, so it must be relatively common) but weren't interested in actually riding it again.
I will wait until the rides are done and people are riding till I say how good of not they are… I believe people said Mario Kart would be great until they ride it
Mario Kart was good but some people wanted it to be something it is not. It is a mild thrill for the younger and family. For what it is worth, I think Mario does ride wise what Runaway Railway does but better. The set up is a little different and more abstract but the ride itself when works puts you there. My main critique with Mario is there could have been effort to make it a much lower height requirement without sacrificing much. My problem is my awkward body build and height made the AR kind of funny. I rode it in Japan awhile ago though and I have heard that California's improved on it and I imagine the third iteration in EPIC will have some tweaks. That last scene is a very convincing and trippy effect though.
Yoshi being an opportunity for a better kids dark ride than it is and the rest of the land often being an upcharge to experience hurt me more than finding out what Mario is really like.
I am excited for Mario in EPIC becuase it is one aspect of a park that is much larger as a sum of it all.
To be fair I have not ridden Mario Kart yet so I have no opinion on it myself…I look forward to it on my first ever Disneyland/ Universal Hollywood trip in October…. I am just going on other’s first hand disappointments… as IMO online POV’s never match the real thing… I imagine especially ones that includes AR
I will say I do find MMRR delightful and think it is a fantastic family attraction and look forward to experience the Disneyland version
EricsBiscuit
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Adding a LotR land and maybe one or two more rides to the other lands would make this one of the best parks in the world, not just Orlando. It will start off strong and only get better as the years go on.
Mike S
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The first Universal park that could potentially get LotR is if the one in the UK happens. Apparently they want to open the park with no clones specifically from Orlando according to Alicia Stella on IU. That doesn’t mean we wouldn't get LotR, just that it would be years after.
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So, those are freely spinning cars?
WDWFREAK53
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That better be some show scene because even for a kiddie coaster this looks extremely dull.
JoeCamel
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It smells like Michael J Fox (teen spirit)
Sorcerer Mickey
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Sadly, it can't be fixed. It would mess with the integrity of the building.
ToTBellHop
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Yes and that building reinforces the sinkhole under the Helios Grand. So there are no opportunities for change here. Similarly, they need that new splash pad or the toilets won’t work park-wide.
says the werewolf, defensively.
999th Happy Haunt
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I think it will definitely be better than Flight of the Hippogriff, which I think is the most comparable attraction. A spinning swing launch with a show scene should make this popular with younger kids that are either too scared or too short to go on the kuka ride.
Animaniac93-98
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I'd like to know more about what the Monsters show was going to be like.
The Beetlejuice show is the obvious template, but maybe they were thinking of something more substantial?
The Beetlejuice show is the obvious template, but maybe they were thinking of something more substantial?
phillip9698
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Duller than Flight of the Hippogriff and Barnstormer? I don’t agree with that at all.