Epic Universe Ticketing Info, Advice, & Speculation

[maxairmike]

That's actually a good idea, that would be helpful, as long as they keep the park open late. Not sure if they'll keep that up. There's a few days in November they close early (but maybe they're private party buyouts?). ....Touring is different at Epic than the other parks in Orlando, except for AK. Seems most everyone shows up at opening, tires out around 6 or 7, and then leaves. Which results in some comfortable late nights.

Yeah, that’s the one thing, it relies on regular, predictable later hours than Universal has historically run outside of peak seasons. The park seems more amenable to what I’ll call the “Epcot model” for lack of a better term in my head at the moment, compared to IOA and USF. A decent focus on food and atmosphere that can encourage evening visits for those reasons alone. If they ever do get a full nighttime spectacular figured out and running on a regular basis, I think they could find strong demand for that from locals while the typical touring patterns of tourists adjust over time to stay in the park(s) later (and capacity improves) with further attraction additions.

 

[Mad Dog]

Yeah, that’s the one thing, it relies on regular, predictable later hours than Universal has historically run outside of peak seasons. The park seems more amenable to what I’ll call the “Epcot model” for lack of a better term in my head at the moment, compared to IOA and USF. A decent focus on food and atmosphere that can encourage evening visits for those reasons alone. If they ever do get a full nighttime spectacular figured out and running on a regular basis, I think they could find strong demand for that from locals while the typical touring patterns of tourists adjust over time to stay in the park(s) later (and capacity improves) with further attraction additions.

All good points. Once the newness wears off, the touring patterns will probably change. AK is an outlander, probably because the park
is mostly about animals and is kid heavy.