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

[nokahoma]

covid's going to set this entire industry back decades

 

[danlb_2000]

It was never going to happen. I told everyone this months ago. You can't do Halloween style haunts safely in a pandemic. And as usual, I was right. Doesn't matter what park opps was building or did build, the event got cancelled like I said it would

I know a good doctor who can help you with the pain in you arm, because I am sure it is really hurting from the exertion of patting yourself on the back constantly.

 

[MisterPenguin]

GOD DAMMIT

Now WDW will cancel their fifth gate!!

 

[neoshinok]

It's too bad they weren't a couple years further ahead in construction so it would be past the point of no return

 

[TheDisneyDaysOfOurLives]

What's Universal's best play now? With the US economy so badly contacted I can't see the 3rd park plan being viable for at least a decade, but they wouldn't want to sell off that land after all the money and legal battles they went through to get it. Maybe they could throw up some inexpensive apartments or office space there and only offer limited leases so that they preserve the option of resuming park development at some distant date.

They will just leave it bare for the time being. No need to do any type of construction in the meantime.

 

[Tony Perkis]

GOD DAMMIT

 

[WhatJaneSays]

I've heard from a number of minions today about the Epic Universe situation. While none could directly confirm, based on what I've collectively gathered, I think the project is significantly more than "delayed" or "paused" but don't expect an announcement of that. The word is no one in power at Universal wants to actually pull the plug, there seems to be lot at stake beyond the immediate crisis, however the park is effectively off the table for the foreseeable future. Maybe forever, maybe not, but a lot longer than folks over there are gonna be comfortable making public.

 

[JT3000]

I've heard from my source (a Volcano Bay bus driver) that the park might sort of possibly could be built under a literal bubble on the moon. They don't want to take any chances. Things are still in flux and subject to change.

 

[1HAPPYGHOSTHOST]

I know a good doctor who can help you with the pain in you arm, because I am sure it is really hurting from the exertion of patting yourself on the back constantly.

Icy Hot does the job just fine and allows me to keep on patting. but thank you for your concern.

 

[1HAPPYGHOSTHOST]

It's sort of weird how literally nobody else in the entire world thought this except you and then you turned out to be right

That's what I do.

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

I was never excited about many concepts for this park. With the theme park industry in the dumps, they should just cherry pick various attractions for this park and make them a part of the existing parks. Put Nintendo next to E.T., monsters where Fast and Furious: Super Flop is wasting space, How To Train Dragons where Poseidon's Fury is.

 

[Thelazer]

I could never figure out how transportation was going to work..
The volcano bay bus ride already is annoying.
Taking yet another bus to go further off site, thru tackyville orlando...

Maybe it's a good thing. Perhaps they can just move the two "Good" lands over and find some room for them in the existing Universal areas.

 

[Lintemuthstudios]

I was never excited about many concepts for this park. With the theme park industry in the dumps, they should just cherry pick various attractions for this park and make them a part of the existing parks. Put Nintendo next to E.T., monsters where Fast and Furious: Super Flop is wasting space, How To Train Dragons where Poseidon's Fury is.

If anything, Monsters should go into Toon Lagoon. It would not fit at all in the F&F plot, both space wise and theme wise (a gothic castle surrounded by two cities wouldn't make any sense and look way out of place). But yeah, Nintendo should go into Kidzone where it belongs.

 

[Archie123]

I've heard from my source (a Volcano Bay bus driver) that the park might sort of possibly could be built under a literal bubble on the moon. They don't want to take any chances. Things are still in flux and subject to change.

Gotta love the bus drivers!!

 

[JT3000]

If anything, Monsters should go into Toon Lagoon. It would not fit at all in the F&F plot, both space wise and theme wise (a gothic castle surrounded by two cities wouldn't make any sense and look way out of place). But yeah, Nintendo should go into Kidzone where it belongs.

But if Nintendo goes into the Studios, it of course has to be altered a bit to fit the park's theme...

Be careful what you ask for.

 

[The Grand Inquisitor]

If anything, Monsters should go into Toon Lagoon. It would not fit at all in the F&F plot, both space wise and theme wise (a gothic castle surrounded by two cities wouldn't make any sense and look way out of place). But yeah, Nintendo should go into Kidzone where it belongs.

YES! That would be perfect. Then How to train your Dragon could replace Lost Continent and then Ministry of Magic could replace Fear Factor Live.

 

[Coolbert]

If anything, Monsters should go into Toon Lagoon.

no

 

[nokahoma]

All these people calling for the replacement of Toon Lagoon: what do you do with that amazing Popeye ride? Would be a travesty to lose that.

 

[Tom Morrow]

All these people calling for the replacement of Toon Lagoon: what do you do with that amazing Popeye ride? Would be a travesty to lose that.

They would just re-theme it.

 

[lebeau]

They would just re-theme it.

They aren't being especially realistic about the chances of Universal spending money to retheme things that are fine as-is right now.