Universal's Epic Universe General News & Discussion

[Mad Dog]

as the ghosts of Volcano Bay opening watches from the multi verse.

 

[Disneyhead]

It’s not DK.

There is nothing in Berk that could be the hold up. And SNW is on it's 3rd installment so that shouldn't be a problem. Except for DK Country which, you say, is not the issue.

So that leaves Monsters and Potter. So my bet is Potter. They have experience with the Robo ride system, but the Potter ride system never been done before.

 

[Mad Dog]

There is nothing in Berk that could be the hold up. And SNW is on it's 3rd installment so that shouldn't be a problem. Except for DK Country which, you say, is not the issue.

So that leaves Monsters and Potter. So my bet is Potter. They have experience with the Robo ride system, but the Potter ride system never been done before.

We'll drink wine on your deck and watch the long stand by lines extending a mile back to the the original campus.

 

[TheUniC6]

There is nothing in Berk that could be the hold up. And SNW is on it's 3rd installment so that shouldn't be a problem. Except for DK Country which, you say, is not the issue.

So that leaves Monsters and Potter. So my bet is Potter. They have experience with the Robo ride system, but the Potter ride system never been done before.

I seem to remember Tomfoolery saying the reason the ride was delayed at USJ was due to technical problems with the electrical system. I assume any issues they encountered at USJ were ironed out at EU.

Potter is going to be the ROTR of EU for both good and bad reasons. Good because of the ambition and scale of the attraction. Bad because it's probably going to go down frequently even after all the major kinks at EU get worked out. But due to the ride being tracked that may prevent some downtime vs Rise.

 

[KlownzNskullZ]

If I had to guess, it would be Potter. Both the ride and stage show sound like the most complex things in the entire park.

Apparently I have heard it’s super behind compared to the rest of the park. I guess this confirms what I was reading on YouTube for some reason a random commenter was talking crap about it being delayed lol.

 

[SeventyOne]

Universal obviously would want all the rides to be up and running for EU's launch. IIRC I believe the things that were mentioned on this forum not being available at launch were things like some of the dining places.

Just speculating, but wouldn't shock me if wires were crossed and Hill's source meant during softs. Even if technically ready, it might make sense to stagger F&B training over the months those will likely take, you won't have a full park you need to feed.

 

[Scott W.]

There is nothing in Berk that could be the hold up. And SNW is on it's 3rd installment so that shouldn't be a problem. Except for DK Country which, you say, is not the issue.

So that leaves Monsters and Potter. So my bet is Potter. They have experience with the Robo ride system, but the Potter ride system never been done before.

Wild card: Celestial Park.

 

[Mad Dog]

I hate to sound like a doomsayer...BUT....the more I look at tourism trends, most especially Orlando, and the economic outlook for 2025, I'm 'guessing' that 2025 might not be the tremendously successful year that Universal Orlando envisions. If it's just OK, or less, my fear is that badly needed new stuff at the Studios and IOA might get pushed back. I'm hoping for the best, but it may not be block buster attendance numbers for IOA and Studios. And Epic might not get all those near sellouts once the original opening hoopla ends, except for the various Holidays high attendance weeks. Everything looked better to me a year or two ago then it does today.

 

[OhHaiInternet95]

Hopefully a rate cut will help things. But yes, for me the idea of “controlling crowds” was always overly optimistic. Never assume you’ll have Hogsmeade opening day-level crowds and if you do, great!

 

[KlownzNskullZ]

Hopefully a rate cut will help things. But yes, for me the idea of “controlling crowds” was always overly optimistic. Never assume you’ll have Hogsmeade opening day-level crowds and if you do, great!

i met someone who went that day. Even with vip they waited like 6 hours to get into the land lol

 

[OhHaiInternet95]

i met someone who went that day. Even with vip they waited like 6 hours to get into the land lol

Yeah, and if you're a park operator, isn't that a MUCH better narrative than "no one showed up?"

 

[KlownzNskullZ]

Yeah, and if you're a park operator, isn't that a MUCH better narrative than "no one showed up?"

In my opinion I think the amount of people that ride handled that first summer was crazy sometimes. It was funny… 4 hour wait at peak theme park hours then basically walk up around 8-9 most of the time.

edit: thought you were comparing to USH, if you weren’t , then the above statement is still true regardless lol

 

[Mike S]

i met someone who went that day. Even with vip they waited like 6 hours to get into the land lol

I was there that day. We spent most of the day at USF then got lucky and went into Islands. We did all of the other rides and then another stroke of luck late before park close when the line to get into Hogsmeade somehow got short for a short span of time and we got in! To this day Forbidden Journey is still the only ride I’ve ever ridden on actual opening day.

 

[PerceptiveCoot]

I remember doing D23 previews for Cars Land at the wee age of 12. It was a very odd experience though, as I believe they routed us through parts of DCA that were very much still under construction (i.e under wooden floor boards and tarps).

 

[saint.piss]

Hmmmm

 

[Brian G.]

 

[Parkscope Joe]

Everything looked better to me a year or two ago then it does today.

And what has changed?

 

[Alicia]

And what has changed?

Since January all official materials have only said OPENING 2025. They dropped “summer” since last year.

 

[TheUniC6]

With D23 coming up, people on WDWMagic have pointed out Universal has an opportunity to steal the thunder in the room and announce a opening time window for EU if they choose.

 

[Alicia]

With D23 coming up, people on WDWMagic have pointed out Universal has an opportunity to steal the thunder in the room and announce an opening time window for EU if they choose.

Nothing against universal, but Disney announcements would drown that out with no effort.