Epic Universe Ticketing Info, Advice, & Speculation

[nikem3]

Seeing it brought up a lot, but to my knowledge there aren’t any credible rumors on timeline for when annual pass options will become available for Epic. Yes there are rumors for AP previews, but only thing I think ticket sellers have heard is the same as single day tickets: “information on Annual Pass options will be revealed at a later time.”

If you’re hearing rumors on when that may be, it’s probably speculation.

Fingers crossed it’s by park opening, but I doubt even Universal has decided yet, and is waiting to see how well initial ticket offers sell before setting dates for next ticketing phases.

This is all I needed to hear. I’m not spending my hypothetical money on these hypothetical ticket packages.

 

[Alicia]

This is all I needed to hear. I’m not spending my hypothetical money on these hypothetical ticket packages.

I am less concerned about them running out of opening day/week capacity with these initial packages sales alone due to something I heard this week too.

That said, I’ll probably still buy a 3-day pass, just in case. They know how to milk me for all I’m worth.

 

[fryoj]

I'm just looking forward to the 5 day "grand opening package"

 

[Mad Dog]

I'm looking forward to the 7 or 8 months after grand opening ticket and rooms package.

 

[TheCodeMan95]

I'm looking forward to hopefully being able to buy a 2 or 3 day ticket in September, lol

 

[Alicia]

Orlando Business Journal was able to get official comment on leaked ticket details, confirming it’s real, for third-party ticket sellers anyway.

https://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/news/2024/07/09/universal-epic-universe-theme-park-tickets.html

Here are the official quote parts of the story:

Vice President of Public Relations Alyson Sologaistoa of Universal told Orlando Business Journal while more ticketing options will roll out later, the company is currently only speaking with its sales partners to get them ready for an upcoming sales effort.​

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Sologaistoa said among additional options to come are those for annual pass holders.​

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"We are introducing products in a phased approach starting with multi-day ticket packages that include an opportunity to visit Epic Universe in addition to the entire Universal Orlando Resort for those planning vacations further out," she said.​

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"We plan to offer a range of ticket products to help manage the expected demand for Epic Universe and to ensure all guests visiting have a great experience at this groundbreaking park," said Sologaistoa.​

 

[Parkscope Joe]

Orlando Business Journal was able to get official comment on leaked ticket details, confirming it’s real, for third-party ticket sellers anyway.

https://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/news/2024/07/09/universal-epic-universe-theme-park-tickets.html

Here are the official quote parts of the story:

Vice President of Public Relations Alyson Sologaistoa of Universal told Orlando Business Journal while more ticketing options will roll out later, the company is currently only speaking with its sales partners to get them ready for an upcoming sales effort.​

​

Sologaistoa said among additional options to come are those for annual pass holders.​

​

"We are introducing products in a phased approach starting with multi-day ticket packages that include an opportunity to visit Epic Universe in addition to the entire Universal Orlando Resort for those planning vacations further out," she said.​

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"We plan to offer a range of ticket products to help manage the expected demand for Epic Universe and to ensure all guests visiting have a great experience at this groundbreaking park," said Sologaistoa.​

Wow so everyone jumping the gun was total wrong. Never could have seen that coming.

 

[Alicia]

Wow so everyone jumping the gun was total wrong. Never could have seen that coming.

A bunch of quotes just saying the same stuff in my tweet thread when this all started.

Again, this is when are frequent fear passes dropping all over again

 

[TheCodeMan95]

Wow so everyone jumping the gun was total wrong. Never could have seen that coming.

(Dramatic? on a theme park forum?)

 

[Scott W.]

Wow so everyone jumping the gun was total wrong. Never could have seen that coming.

I don't know if I'm reading this wrong but what's the difference between this and what was said earlier?

 

[UniversalRBLX]

Orlando Business Journal was able to get official comment on leaked ticket details, confirming it’s real, for third-party ticket sellers anyway.

https://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/news/2024/07/09/universal-epic-universe-theme-park-tickets.html

Here are the official quote parts of the story:

Vice President of Public Relations Alyson Sologaistoa of Universal told Orlando Business Journal while more ticketing options will roll out later, the company is currently only speaking with its sales partners to get them ready for an upcoming sales effort.​

​

Sologaistoa said among additional options to come are those for annual pass holders.​

​

"We are introducing products in a phased approach starting with multi-day ticket packages that include an opportunity to visit Epic Universe in addition to the entire Universal Orlando Resort for those planning vacations further out," she said.​

​

"We plan to offer a range of ticket products to help manage the expected demand for Epic Universe and to ensure all guests visiting have a great experience at this groundbreaking park," said Sologaistoa.​

Can't see the article... but does UOR actually mentions APs anywhere? Seems like they're still providing generic answers to ticketing options.

 

[Jake S]

Can't see the article... but does UOR actually mentions APs anywhere? Seems like they're still providing generic answers to ticketing options.

Yes.

 

[Alicia]

I don't know if I'm reading this wrong but what's the difference between this and what was said earlier?

Nothing is different. Just officially confirmed by Universal PR spokesperson.

 

[FrankSinatra]

As is always the case with recent slang, it depends what you mean.

If you mean social media influencers, (1) there aren't really that many of them when you get down to The Law of Really Big Numbers, and (2) the top 10 or 20% -- the ones who could probably best afford am $800+ AP and days off of work -- will likely get all the content they need during media previews.

If you mean locals who make a theme park their whole identity and just like to hang out there "for the vibes" -- they were well established in Orlando by the time DAK and IoA opened. DAK was big enough to handle them (again, vast majority of people do have to work at least 5 days a week, usually during the day), IoA was ignored because it wasn't Disney and Mustafa said they must never go there.

I assumed they meant all of the “influencers” get word out to way more people and generate wider interest that could drive early crowds.

 

[SeanPhilly]

I got a universal survey today on epic ticket packages and pricing. It was confidential, so I won’t go into detail. But I was happy to see them collecting data.

 

[bobbie68]

I got a universal survey today on epic ticket packages and pricing. It was confidential, so I won’t go into detail. But I was happy to see them collecting data.

I just did one too...agree gald to see them working on it.

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

I am Canadian and always buy my park passes through one of our national rewards programs, Air Miles. I can buy the various combos of tickets they have on the UOR website, but for free with miles. I'm hoping by the time we are ready to buy our tickets (for Feb 2026 trip), air miles will have Epic included as a 4-park park-to-park or even without park-to-park!

 

[JunoSynth]

So is there a chance this park will be at full capacity / sell out each day for the first few weeks?

 

[Mad Dog]

I'll just never understand the allure of wanting to be the first in a new park or on a new attraction. Standing in a many hours long line to try to experience something brand new that has a huge chance of breaking down while you're in that super long line just isn't my idea of fun....I'll be patient and wait for an opportune time when I can actually 'enjoy' the experience.

 

[Alicia]

I'll just never understand the allure of wanting to be the first in a new park or on a new attraction. Standing in a many hours long line to try to experience something brand new that has a huge chance of breaking down while you're in that super long line just isn't my idea of fun....I'll be patient and wait for an opportune time when I can actually 'enjoy' the experience.

I’ve talked about it before, but besides the fun shared experience and party-like atmosphere of an opening day, sometimes rides change shortly after opening. I was lucky enough to attend Animal Kingdom
previews and shortly after opening Countdown to Extinction’s motion profile was lessened, Big Red removed from the Safari, and skewered knights taken down from the boat ride. We know what happened to the Yeti shortly after opening. It was nice to see the Rise of the Resistance cannons actually work on opening day. And I’m so happy I had a perfect ride on Tiana’s opening day, considering nothing is working on it now lol

But yea, to each their own. Mostly I like the party feel and shared experience of opening days, and have been experiencing them decades before I started covering the parks.