Universal's Epic Universe General News & Discussion

[Brian G.]

Do you have any insight into the reliability of Thrill Data's estimated tickets available for the previews? We have tickets for Monday, but Wednesday/Thursday have more availability.

I think everyone’s data needs to be afforded a learning curve since it’s so early in the park’s life (not to mention the expected downtimes with a soft opening).

 

[UniversalRBLX]

Should expect Epic Universe hours for June in the next day or two, park hours for June are reflected for USF and IOA, with June 1st for Epic Universe posted as 9AM to 9PM. Starting June 1st, park hours are consistent for USF (9-9) and IOA (9-10), with the exception of a handful of early closures.

VB does have one random 1PM closure on 6/27, so I'm hoping the site's calendar is still being refreshed.

 

[DarkMetroid567]

and possibly Saturdays....The locals flock to Universal most every Saturday, so that's always a good day to stay away from Universal if you're looking for decent stand by lines.

Right, but a lot of that would typically be bolstered by APs. We’ll have a lot of interested locals visiting for the first time, but otherwise, the money will run out until APs are finally offered.

 

[UniversalRBLX]

It'll be interesting to see how busy the restaurants stay open once the park fully opens. It's a lot of restaurant/bar capacity to fill, with no APs to fill those seats in later in the evening.

 

[sparky]

Should expect Epic Universe hours for June in the next day or two, park hours for June are reflected for USF and IOA, with June 1st for Epic Universe posted as 9AM to 9PM. Starting June 1st, park hours are consistent for USF (9-9) and IOA (9-10), with the exception of a handful of early closures.

VB does have one random 1PM closure on 6/27, so I'm hoping the site's calendar is still being refreshed.

The insanity of them posting early closures for park buy outs being 2 months is just wrong. People plN vacations 6+months out only to see the parks closing early multiple days. Buy outs should be posted 6 months out to allow the general public to know their vacations are being impacted by corporate nights

 

[Captain Spaulding]

Theoretically the UOR parks can fit a good 30-40K... but they don't see those often. They also can't operate the parks efficiently at those levels.

I expect Epic to slowly increase capacity over time as the attractions get more reliable. Expecting Epic to start off closer to 18-20K, and adjust as time goes on. This park isn't ready to handle large crowds yet.

Even with everything operating reliable, not sure how much past these busy Saturdays they can increase capacity? Majority of rides are outdoor and subject to weather delays. Half the rides have horrible capacity. They NEED people to be just hang out, visit restaurants and fill the bars and chill.

 

[JohnHammondsCane]

Even with everything operating reliable, not sure how much past these busy Saturdays they can increase capacity? Majority of rides are outdoor and subject to weather delays. Half the rides have horrible capacity. They NEED people to be just hang out, visit restaurants and fill the bars and chill.

Checking the app for wait times during a rain delay is ROUGH. The park will really need some indoor rides as they start thinking expansion

 

[jarmor]

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Is that current as of the time you posted? Not sure if it is yesterday, today. . .

 

[BBPH]

Universal held an activation in London this evening, they projected across the two wash towers of Battersea Power Station.

It was great to see in person, SNW by far got the biggest reaction. They were offering Monster Makeup, HTTYD green screen photos, Nintendo photo op and Celestial caricatures interestingly noting related to potter (other than the projections).

Full show: here

 

[Imperius]

Seems Disney has no issue people going to Epic.

 

[Mike S]

Universal held an activation in London this evening, they projected across the two wash towers of Battersea Power Station.

It was great to see in person, SNW by far got the biggest reaction. They were offering Monster Makeup, HTTYD green screen photos, Nintendo photo op and Celestial caricatures interestingly noting related to potter (other than the projections).

Full show: here

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Iconic building.

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