This is barely an issue... This park is likely going to be here for 50-100 years. This is a drop in the bucket.
No one is saying that this will ultimately end in Epic's failure, we're just discussing
why Universal is waiting such a long time to release tickets and the possible impacts of continuing to delay
this year's success. UDE as an entire organization is being invested heavily, and a problem at Epic will cause a domino effect throughout the entire organization (ala Disneyland Paris).
Their plan after all
could be to emulate SWGE's opening at Disneyland to deter overcrowding, who knows. But Universal will be opening 3 hotels with 2,000 rooms combined, that's a lot of people to draw in.
I really think everyone is overthinking the whole process. Single day tickets are coming. We are just under three months out from opening. That's plenty of time.
Enough time for locals & FL residents sure. But if you need to plan a long-distance road trip or flight, it's getting expensive and more difficult to plan around work. A flight for a family of 4 is ~$1K+, tickets are ~$1K+, etc.,
It's just easier to skip Epic until next year and choose a more "locked in" travel destination this year. I know UOR has the fantastic option to get your refund entirely if you cancel before, but that doesn't cover an airline ticket and all the other necessities a family needs to check off before traveling (prepping luggage, side excursions, airport transportation, etc.).
They will have no problem filling the park to whatever capacity level they choose whether single day tickets go on sale today or morning of the day it opens.
This is a very risky strategy. Epic will attract people... but will it attract people at the price point Universal wants?