Epic Universe will be the largest Universal park in the US (and second globally, just behind the upcoming Universal Studios Beijing) and feature The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Nintendo, How to Train Your Dragon, and Universal Monsters franchises.

While we await the exact date of Universal’s Epic Universe’s grand opening, it is anticipated to open by Summer 2025 (rumor has it possibly even by memorial day 2025)

The first two theme parks (Universal Studios Florida and Islands of Adventure), the water theme park (Volcano Bay), the original dining/shopping/entertainment district (CityWalk), and the first six hotels (Portofino Bay Hotel, Hard Rock Hotel, Royal Pacific Resort, Sapphire Falls Resort, Cabana Bay Beach Resort, and Aventura Hotel) are now the north campus; Epic Universe is the very beginning of the south campus, located about 15 minutes down the road. This will be the very first Universal park to adopt the traditional wheel-and-spoke design that was immediately popularized by Disneyland back in 1955, with a central hub being placed in the center and all of Epic Universe’s various individual lands radiating out from it.  Just because the concept is traditional doesn’t mean that Universal’s implementation of it will also be.

Also unusual is the fact that the park’s four different lands are completely isolated from everything else. This was the approach pioneered by Universal for The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Diagon Alley, and now fully deployed for the entirety of Epic Universe. Each themed area will feel as all-encompassing and immersive as Diagon Alley does, fully submerging you in one particular world or another.

Thanks to this level of immersion, guests will be fully immersed in the worlds of some of their favorite tales from The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Nintendo, How to Train Your Dragon, and Universal Monsters franchises.

Building on the success of the existing Wizarding World of Harry Potter areas in Universal Studios Florida and Islands of Adventure, Epic Universe will captivate guests with the magical side of 1920s Paris from the Fantastic Beasts films and the British Ministry of Magic from the Harry Potter series inside The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Ministry of Magic.

Guests can expect to be transported into the heart of Nintendo’s video game realm within SUPER NINTENDO WORLD, complete with warp pipe travel. This much-anticipated world has already been captivating audiences in Universal Studios Japan since 2021 and Universal Studios Hollywood since 2023, giving us a glimpse of the expectations for Orlando’s own level-up. 

Inside How to Train Your Dragon – Isle of Berk, Vikings and dragons live alongside one another. This world brings to life the How to Train Your Dragon franchise with thrilling experiences that will capture the essence of dragon flight.

In the Dark Universe world, Universal Monsters aren’t just tales whispered in the night – they are a living, breathing part of this realm. Steeped in gothic ambiance, Dark Universe offers a multi-faceted exploration of Dr. Victoria Frankenstein’s experiments and their fables.