Epic Universe Ticketing Info, Advice, & Speculation

[Captain Spaulding]

If anyone is going in August, early September, I saw a bunch Helios rates under $200, was $164/night for the 2 nights I'm looking at going.
AP rate, standard room.

 

[TheCodeMan95]

If anyone is going in August, early September, I saw a bunch Helios rates under $200, was $164/night for the 2 nights I'm looking at going.
AP rate, standard room.

If anyone is ever curious on how they choose these low-price dates or when they will be, just ask me when my trip is

Because it will never be those dates

 

[boomerthom]

Have some family coming in and we’re going to do two days at Universal on 12/11 and 12/12 (Fri/Sat). Which day would be better for Epic? I’ve normally gone on Sundays, so not sure how other days work out (just heard that Mondays can be bad).

 

[TheCodeMan95]

Just wanted to jump back in here - got the refund on the Epic ticket! Super smooth and easy.

 

[Universal 4 Life]

Have some family coming in and we’re going to do two days at Universal on 12/11 and 12/12 (Fri/Sat). Which day would be better for Epic? I’ve normally gone on Sundays, so not sure how other days work out (just heard that Mondays can be bad).

I'm wondering what day of the week is best as well. Little skeptical of the Touring Plans Blog suggesting Sundays are the best day to go to Epic. I'll be there mid August and contemplating whether to go Tuesday/Thursday combination. You guys have a wealth of knowledge and experience so I'm curious of your day(s) of choice.

 

[Frank Drackman]

I'm wondering what day of the week is best as well. Little skeptical of the Touring Plans Blog suggesting Sundays are the best day to go to Epic. I'll be there mid August and contemplating whether to go Tuesday/Thursday combination. You guys have a wealth of knowledge and experience so I'm curious of your day(s) of choice.

Sunday has had the lowest crowds (most) of the time (three day weekends can change that). It is mainly for the park does not cater to locals as it has no pass holders.

They are trying to bring pass holders over by offering cheaper tickets to pass holders on Sat and SUN so things could change if they find the right formula to bring the locals (who make the parks more crowded on weekends).

Anyhow, many believe that Sunday's are best until UoR figures out how to bring out the locals....

 

[Touchdown]

They know how to bring out the locals (add Epic to the AP) they just don’t want to fully do that yet.

 

[SeventyOne]

Sunday has had the lowest crowds (most) of the time (three day weekends can change that). It is mainly for the park does not cater to locals as it has no pass holders.

This. Sunday is often a travel day, Why Mondays are the worst at MK, tourists want to start their vacation with "the classic" (and then hit EPCOT on Tuesday, when it spikes). Effect more pronounced now that so few locals visit the park.

 

[Universal 4 Life]

Really appreciate all of the great responses!! Thank you.

 

[soarinwithmolly]

Not sure if this is the right thread, but just wanted to comment that we took the following approach at Epic last week (Wednesday) and were able to hit almost all rides:

• Enter at park entry (not early entry), around 9.45 am. Head straight for DU (assuming by this point all EPA guests are making the lines at Ministry and Nintendo super long)
• Do Monsters twice (10 min, but really walk-on), and then Werewolf (15 min)
• Head to Ministry - note: we did head for Stardust first, but it broke down AS I WAS BOARDING (lol), so this is at about 11.30 am. Do single rider - 10 min (could not believe our luck!)
• Walk around shops and hit the 12.10 pm Cirque show
• Lunch (we did Meteor Astropub and loved it)
• Head to Berk. Do Fyre Drill (10 min), and then head to the 2.30 pm Untrainable Dragon show. Hit up Hiccups after (35 min)
• Explore Celestial Park and do the Carousel (5 min), one more stop at Monsters because why not!!!!!
• Head to final portal, Nintendo, and do Mario Kart (40 min) and Yoshi (25 min)
• Finally, try out both Stardust pathways (walk on both times), before the thunderstorms roll in
• Dinner at Atlantic, around 7 pm

Long story short, we had insanely short queue times and the only two rides we did not do were DK (down when we walked over), and Dragon Racers Rally (you could not get me on that ever!). Not sure if these short wait times were because we just got lucky, or if it's usually like this? But would definitely recommend the path we took!

 

[MAC]

Not sure if this is the right thread, but just wanted to comment that we took the following approach at Epic last week (Wednesday) and were able to hit almost all rides:

• Enter at park entry (not early entry), around 9.45 am. Head straight for DU (assuming by this point all EPA guests are making the lines at Ministry and Nintendo super long)
• Do Monsters twice (10 min, but really walk-on), and then Werewolf (15 min)
• Head to Ministry - note: we did head for Stardust first, but it broke down AS I WAS BOARDING (lol), so this is at about 11.30 am. Do single rider - 10 min (could not believe our luck!)
• Walk around shops and hit the 12.10 pm Cirque show
• Lunch (we did Meteor Astropub and loved it)
• Head to Berk. Do Fyre Drill (10 min), and then head to the 2.30 pm Untrainable Dragon show. Hit up Hiccups after (35 min)
• Explore Celestial Park and do the Carousel (5 min), one more stop at Monsters because why not!!!!!
• Head to final portal, Nintendo, and do Mario Kart (40 min) and Yoshi (25 min)
• Finally, try out both Stardust pathways (walk on both times), before the thunderstorms roll in
• Dinner at Atlantic, around 7 pm

Long story short, we had insanely short queue times and the only two rides we did not do were DK (down when we walked over), and Dragon Racers Rally (you could not get me on that ever!). Not sure if these short wait times were because we just got lucky, or if it's usually like this? But would definitely recommend the path we took!

How did you like Atlantic? I loved the experience when we went and was floored by the quality and theming in the restaurant.

 

[Mad Dog]

Not sure if this is the right thread, but just wanted to comment that we took the following approach at Epic last week (Wednesday) and were able to hit almost all rides:

• Enter at park entry (not early entry), around 9.45 am. Head straight for DU (assuming by this point all EPA guests are making the lines at Ministry and Nintendo super long)
• Do Monsters twice (10 min, but really walk-on), and then Werewolf (15 min)
• Head to Ministry - note: we did head for Stardust first, but it broke down AS I WAS BOARDING (lol), so this is at about 11.30 am. Do single rider - 10 min (could not believe our luck!)
• Walk around shops and hit the 12.10 pm Cirque show
• Lunch (we did Meteor Astropub and loved it)
• Head to Berk. Do Fyre Drill (10 min), and then head to the 2.30 pm Untrainable Dragon show. Hit up Hiccups after (35 min)
• Explore Celestial Park and do the Carousel (5 min), one more stop at Monsters because why not!!!!!
• Head to final portal, Nintendo, and do Mario Kart (40 min) and Yoshi (25 min)
• Finally, try out both Stardust pathways (walk on both times), before the thunderstorms roll in
• Dinner at Atlantic, around 7 pm

Long story short, we had insanely short queue times and the only two rides we did not do were DK (down when we walked over), and Dragon Racers Rally (you could not get me on that ever!). Not sure if these short wait times were because we just got lucky, or if it's usually like this? But would definitely recommend the path we took!

"One more stop at Monsters because why not !!!!". Yep, that ride is that good. Three trips to Epic and I've rode it a dozen times. Just about the perfect ride....and what makes it even better....it's very high capacity and thus no long lines.