Universal's Epic Universe General News & Discussion

[Jake S]

Feel like in this forum one moment feels like everyone’s all hyped abt Epic and it could be one of the greatest theme parks in the world. Another, it feels like meh its not that big a deal, Disney is and will always be bigger and better.

probably because "everyone" doesn't feel one way and the way people feel is more nuanced than what you're presenting.

I think we're all looking forward to the park being open so we can experience it for ourselves.

 

[Alicia]

To be clear, I just think Disney would dominate news cycle over an opening date announcement for Epic. If they dropped tickets, or had another world to reveal it may be a closer match, but even a blue sky piece of concept art for a possible new ride at Disney World is going to get more evening news coverage nationwide than the opening date for Epic—so it’s in Universal’s best interest to wait for a less crowded time to make that sort of announcement, when they can be the focus of attention.

 

[Mike S]

Don’t know if this is the thread for this but I had a bit of a crazy idea last night. What if Nintendo and Universal held some kind of Epic Universe/Switch 2 event if they just so happen to be opening/launching close enough together next year?

 

[Disneyhead]

To be clear, I just think Disney would dominate news cycle over an opening date announcement for Epic. If they dropped tickets, or had another world to reveal it may be a closer match, but even a blue sky piece of concept art for a possible new ride at Disney World is going to get more evening news coverage nationwide than the opening date for Epic—so it’s in Universal’s best interest to wait for a less crowded time to make that sort of announcement, when they can be the focus of attention.

That's why they I think they will wait for the dust to settle after D23. But we are under a year out so they have to drop a date soon.

And they still have the Helios Grand Hotel reveal to drop.

 

[Alicia]

That's why they I think they will wait for the dust to settle after D23. But we are under a year out so they have to drop a date soon.

And they still have the Helios Grand Hotel reveal to drop.

Agreed. But can’t announce a date if they don’t got one yet!

Hoping Helios won’t take much longer to get details revealed, but know permit info show it as being fairly behind, so worried it won’t be ready with the park now.

 

[Parkscope Joe]

Don’t know if this is the thread for this but I had a bit of a crazy idea last night. What if Nintendo and Universal held some kind of Epic Universe/Switch 2 event if they just so happen to be opening/launching close enough together next year?

Entirely possible, maybe a contest?

 

[OhHaiInternet95]

For whatever it’s worth, I haven’t been to a Florida theme park since 2011. Too expensive (generally). Too complicated (for us, mostly). And we went so frequently prior to then, there hasn’t been a big enough (singular) addition to warrant a special trip for it.

Curious, have you attended a park in general since?

And yup, it's sad that Florida effectively lacks a budget-friendly park when even Cali has a couple.