This must be super exciting! They are transferring already? Or is it starting training for whats to come? Are they allowed to discuss it? Just curious, I might have to google and check reddit now. :)
Everyone has been begging Disney to make a villains land, so I’m glad Universal is thinking ahead and taking the opportunity to have their own Monsters Universe. This is the land I’m most excited for!!
It sounds like Comcast is going to initially require guests to purchase a three park pass (with one pass providing admission to Epic Universe) in order to access the new park. That could mean (with the cost of parking) a family of four could spend more than $1000 tp (eventually) visit Epic Universe I hope all the rides work.
In May 2017 Disney opened Pandora at Walt Disney World. Over the seven years that followed Disney built four major attractions (Runaway Railway, TRON, Cosmic Rewind, Ratatouille), two themed lands (Galaxy's Edge and Toy Storyland -- which added four additional new attractions) , the re-imagining of EPCOT's Future World, a re-theming of another attraction (Tiana's Bayou Adventure) two major resort properties (Coronado and Riviera), a complete renovation of an additional resort (Contemporary) and an expansion of its transportation systems (Skyliner and DHS hub). That's pretty impressive by any reasonable standard.
@@timothybernardi68 do you know why the did all of that at once? (This was around the time Harry Potter in Universal was exploding) Disney realized Universal was a bigger threat than they originally thought And they played catch up
@nathanr7599 My post was meant to illustrate how Disney has proven it can build resorts and attractions quickly and efficiently. What does your response have to do with my point?
@@timothybernardi68 They can build yes...but I still think they have financial issues and are just hiding it. This is why they're purposely spreading out work across multiple months. It's like they're using revenues from previous quarter(s) to help pay for what they're working on because they don't have the funding upfront. I think they were also caught with their pants down when Epic Universe was originally announced back in 2019 and did not expect Universal to continue building Epic so quickly during the pandemic. I think they were thinking Universal would delay Epic for far longer than it did during and after the pandemic. Or, at least hoping they were gonna do so to give them more time to develop some kind of response.
@ducktails1695 I don't think you are familiar with Central Florida history. Universal alerted county officials in 2015 that this park was in the works At the time they stood in opposition to the construction of other attractions that were planned for the International Drive area (sight lines). They had acquired (or re-aquired) the property. They were negotiating the extension of Kirkman Road. Disney knew what was coming. Regarding your suspicions about Disney's financial standing, that is clearly all based in conjecture. The company's monthly financial reports have remained healthy. The crowds are showing up at the parks. The cruiselines are doing well. Are they slaves to the realities of the economy? Sure. But so is Comcast. And with zero new attractions currently being built at USF and IOA ... the attendance at those parks are going to be as affected by Epic as any of the WDW operations
Those 2 hotels look liked cruise ships but with a weird design. I hope Universal will put up some kind of wall in the pool area to keep onlookers out. Can't wait to see how it will all look. Thank you for sharing Dev, keep up the great work that you do. Stay safe and stay blessed my friend
I can't believe how quickly this is coming along, it will be open in no time!! I hope someday I get to go but until then looking forward to seeing how much you will love it Dev and Bianca ❤😂❤
A huge thank you for all the work and research that you’ve done for this park. We cannot wait to see what universal has in store for us. My biggest excitement is of course monsters unchained because it gives me the same excitement/anxiousness of Halloween horror nights and I can’t wait 🔥❤️
I’m predicting Dark Universe will receive an expansion as well. Rumor is part of the expansion will include a water ride attraction similar to the old Jaws ride at Universal Studios and The Jungle Cruise Ride at Disney. It will focus on The Creature from the Black Lagoon. I hope the expansion will include an indoor theater focusing on The Phantom of the Opera. However, the show is the reinvigorated Beetlejuice Rock ‘N’ Roll Graveyard Revue, and the interior is transformed to fit the Burton esthetic and design. The show would incorporate advanced lighting, projection, sets, pyrotechnics, etc. This would satisfy the fan-demand for this classic show to return and allow guests to sit down in AC and enjoy an amazing show!🎭
@@metallicnole4514 I 💯 agree. I personally feel like they need to put in a new Ghostbusters attraction/ride. I have some ideas on what it could be… They need to remove the Jimmy Fallon ride, Rip Ride Rock-It, the Fast and Furious attraction, and MIB. Islands of Adventure needs some changes as well. Then yes, they can focus on the expansions to Epic Universe.👍🏻👍🏻
@@jasonmalafarina4636 I really want a back to the future ride. It's crazy to think that the last good ride studios built was gringott's and that was 10 years ago. Whereas in the last 5, IOA got velocicoaster and hagrid's. But they should replace rip ride with a new and reliable coaster and should take out jimmy fallons and fast and furious. IOA also needs to do something about the lost continent area.
@@metallicnole4514 Rumor is going around The Simpson’s area in Universal Studios Orlando is going to be replaced by a Pokémon attraction, and the area around Poseidon’s Fury will be replaced by a Legends of Zelda themed area.
Can’t say anything positive about Universal without bashing Disney, huh? At this point the Disney haters are more obsessed with talking about Disney than Disney fans are lol.
At first, I wasn't sure on the Monsters Unchained ride and got disappointed as it is the same ride system as Harry Potter & The Forbidden Journey, but if the actual ride is anything like the concept art, I wouldn't care, especially if it feels unique and delivers horrors and surprises. Imagine jumpscares on this ride.
This ride is going to be pretty much a Forbidden Journey on Crack. This ride literally has no screens that will simulate movement and will actually bring you scene to scene with a larger viewing experience
Epic Universe will definitely have an Impact on Disney. The new park will narrow the gap between Universal and Disney.I wouldn't count Disney out, Disney getting ready to invest 17 billion in WDW.Disney realize they have competition.The battle between Universal and Disney going be awesome for the consumer from 2025 and beyond
Love how you went walking around the site practically ! One of top bloggers on theme parks. Period. Awesome !! I guess Ministry of magic will blow everything away dye to its secrecy!
I spoke with a team member in the Epic Universe Preview center on Sunday (6/23) and they told me that they are confident there will be annual passes available, possibly as an add-on. Take that with a grain of salt because they were speculating
I can’t wait for this park, heading there with the family next year. Dark universe looks unreal, and with rumoured expansion of Luigi’s mansion and the lagoon jaws style ride it’s definitely up there for best land
I thought it would open early because they're smart and it would be better for people to open early than not meeting their goal. Can't wait and now need a 😎 bro to go. 👍
Were you able to go to somewhere open to get that footage or do you have to have a media pass? I was in Orlando last week & tried to take some pictures down the street it's going to be on but it was blocked off.
I think the first few weeks or months of monsters unchained will be the best. Then a bunch of 6 -8 year olds will get on get freaked out then the land and ride will get toned down
Hello Dev and Bianca, I am super super excited for Epic Univetse to open and just like you Dark Universe is my favorite world that I'll be going to first, and then Harry Potter and take it from there after that. I know you don't know anything about the tickets or passholder passes if the sell them, or anything like that, I'm sure you'll let us know as soon as you know, question though, do you know or have heard anything about the current pass holders having Pass Holder preview days at Epic, even if passholder passes are not sold for Epic right away, do you think they will have passholder preview days for epic for the current pass holders holders, and I have a feeling it's going to be very expensive to go there what do you think? High estimate it would take a least three days minimum what do you think?
Dev, l hope to be at Epic Universe on Opening Day! I might stay at The Stella Nova Hotel. By the way, my real name isn’t Christine Daae. I know, shocking, right?
I have to say those 2 hotels up front with Terra Luna. Not a fan of the shiny 90s style front. That’s what most ppl see driving past. I can’t see that lasting looks cheap
I think it looks awesome. Not cheap looking at all. These are also not meant to be upper scale hotels either. You want to see cheap and very outdated...go to Disney's All-Star resort or something like that.
The model in the preview store put how large it is into perspective. So large, I dont see myself wanting a shuttle to jump across the parks midday. I think its going to take minimum 2 days to experience everything in the property.
There’s so much interactivity, if I had the time and money, I could genuinely spend more then two days. The park will probably convince me to come back anyways.
In regard to the transportation question at 7:16. Dev is right, Universal has not confirmed any transportation to Epic Universe yet. However, they did expand one of the roads going from the main Universal Orlando complex over to Epic Universe. In this expansion they added additional lanes on each side of the road as well as lanes blocked off in the middle for buses. This is assumed to be for Universal buses only that would take guests to Epic Universe from the main complex and vice versa. There will not be any water transportation to or from Epic Universe, at least for the foreseeable future. If you want reference for how the system might work, it will probably be similar to how there are buses at the main parking garage complex that takes you over to Volcano Bay. Of course, we will have to wait and see what the transportation actually is, but I’m pretty sure there are construction files/photos about the expanded roads with bus only lanes. Also, thanks for another great and quickly uploaded video Dev👍🏼
Transportation will be trial and error once the park opens. I think there will be more demand for the endless summer hotels since they are central to both parks. Epic only has 3 hotels closer to it vs the 6 closer to the other parks. I worry about the overall price increase for endless summer.
So bittersweet. I'm 30, british, and met the most amazing woman whilst on holiday in Orlando in 2021. She had 3 different types of cancer at the time, she loved universal, and was diagnosed with leukemia in April 2023. The day I met her, I'd bought the hogwarts castle snowglobe which I'd wanted for years, as my team member friend had took me shopping with their discount. On the night I met her, I gave her that snowglobe as she loved harry potter too and I knew she was special. My birthday is in december, and she rang me from Universal in december 2022 (she'd went there specially for me, drove up from Sebastian), whilst I was in the UK asking for my address. She said she wanted to send me a birthday gift. She sent me the same hogwarts castle snowglobe I gave her, and included a receipt she'd wrote on the back of saying "happy birthday! Love ya girl. Angie :)" She died in may 2023. I know she would have loved epic. Breaks my heart.
oh my god that is so sad. i’m happy you got to meet such an amazing person and i know she’ll be by your side when you visit epic. may she rest in peace
Thanks Dev/Bianca …for covering universal ….many of us from pittsburgh (family , friends, etc) now make universal orlando our number 1 vacation spot …give us more and more universal … we see you as a future ambassador for universal parks .., keep up the good work
It’s good to know that Disney isn’t of everyone’s radar at number 1, it shouldn’t be, universal has more value for what you spend, better treatment at least right now.
Looks great! Glad they’re not forcing guests to stand during their dark ride like that one Minion “ride”. I’m not big on Universal Monsters but I love Halloween so I think that Frankenstein ride will be great! Hope universal continues to bring out more dark rides focused more on immersion rather than thrills. There’s quite a lot more focus on coasters than anything else.
Minion ride wasn’t the best, yet I think it’s an ok ride for kids and families despite the controversy around it. This park will truly change how universal is, I still think universal just has an ok amount of coasters, they really don’t have many
Universal will have dedicated electric buses from CityWalk to Epic Universe. Part of the Kirkman Rd expansion is a dedicated bus lane down the center of the road. The road you see behind the hotels is the roundabout for those driving down the Kirkman Rd extension on to Epic Blvd. Universal is building a new bus depot near the Tera Luna hotel to hold/maintain these new electric buses.
As we watch Dev move around the area, I just wonder how much the home, apartment values have changed or will change because of their vicinity to Epic Universe.
Good Afternoon Dev and Bianca 😊😊. Wow 🤩 wow 🤩 wow 😮!!! Epic is going to be amazing 😻. Dark universe is spectacular 😊. I am most excited about Dark Universe and HP!! 😊😊 Thank you for keeping us updated keep up the great work 😊😊
19:24 Henry Frankenstein? The name of the doctor in Mary Shelley's book was Victor. Might be why they decided to name the great-great granddaughter Victoria.
This is so exciting. It might just be me, but it looked like someone was looking out of that window in the hotel with the light on!?! So excited about this Universe!! Much like the rest of the park, I can't pin point what part I'm most excited for. But, I'm almost to the point that it is going to take a day for each universe. They are all so big with so much to offer in each one. WOW!! Just trying to wrap my brain around all of it.
I drive for Academy and I’ve heard through the grapevine that our company put in a bid for Bussing for Universal. Not confirmed but that’s what I heard!
great video and makes me more excited to see it all finished. I love the universal monsters so this update was brilliant. i hope they add a show too like the beetlejuice review kind of show. im wondering if the park will have am evening show aswel, or parade etc to finish off the night, that would be great. Im from the uk and not been to orlando since 2008 so theres alot for me to see, ive been thinking of visiting in 2026 for 2 weeks and just do Universal so ill bexable to experience epic universe by then :)
My son just transferred to Epic from the main parks. So excited for him to be part of the opening team! 😮😮
This must be super exciting! They are transferring already? Or is it starting training for whats to come? Are they allowed to discuss it? Just curious, I might have to google and check reddit now. :)
@@kayleeh6484 yeah they are testing rides already. He can’t tell me any secrets which is killing me!! Lol
That’s awesome!!
@@PCDev yep just one more coin
Everyone has been begging Disney to make a villains land, so I’m glad Universal is thinking ahead and taking the opportunity to have their own Monsters Universe. This is the land I’m most excited for!!
It was long rumored to have the villains land in the beyond thunder mountain expansion. I'd love to see a villains land
disney will go out of business for all I care
It sounds like Comcast is going to initially require guests to purchase a three park pass (with one pass providing admission to Epic Universe) in order to access the new park. That could mean (with the cost of parking) a family of four could spend more than $1000 tp (eventually) visit Epic Universe
I hope all the rides work.
Dev I had tears of joy when I saw this announcement. Next to Super Nintendo World this was the land I was most excited about
The Windmill of fire 🔥 is going to be so cool. 😎
The wait is tough. The tension is building.
Woohooo
It took Disney the same amount of time to build a Starbucks in animal kingdom that it will take Universal to build a whole new theme park
In May 2017 Disney opened Pandora at Walt Disney World. Over the seven years that followed Disney built four major attractions (Runaway Railway, TRON, Cosmic Rewind, Ratatouille), two themed lands (Galaxy's Edge and Toy Storyland -- which added four additional new attractions) , the re-imagining of EPCOT's Future World, a re-theming of another attraction (Tiana's Bayou Adventure) two major resort properties (Coronado and Riviera), a complete renovation of an additional resort (Contemporary) and an expansion of its transportation systems (Skyliner and DHS hub). That's pretty impressive by any reasonable standard.
@@timothybernardi68 do you know why the did all of that at once?
(This was around the time Harry Potter in Universal was exploding)
Disney realized Universal was a bigger threat than they originally thought
And they played catch up
@nathanr7599 My post was meant to illustrate how Disney has proven it can build resorts and attractions quickly and efficiently. What does your response have to do with my point?
@@timothybernardi68 They can build yes...but I still think they have financial issues and are just hiding it. This is why they're purposely spreading out work across multiple months. It's like they're using revenues from previous quarter(s) to help pay for what they're working on because they don't have the funding upfront. I think they were also caught with their pants down when Epic Universe was originally announced back in 2019 and did not expect Universal to continue building Epic so quickly during the pandemic. I think they were thinking Universal would delay Epic for far longer than it did during and after the pandemic. Or, at least hoping they were gonna do so to give them more time to develop some kind of response.
@ducktails1695 I don't think you are familiar with Central Florida history. Universal alerted county officials in 2015 that this park was in the works
At the time they stood in opposition to the construction of other attractions that were planned for the International Drive area (sight lines). They had acquired (or re-aquired) the property. They were negotiating the extension of Kirkman Road. Disney knew what was coming. Regarding your suspicions about Disney's financial standing, that is clearly all based in conjecture. The company's monthly financial reports have remained healthy. The crowds are showing up at the parks. The cruiselines are doing well. Are they slaves to the realities of the economy? Sure. But so is Comcast. And with zero new attractions currently being built at USF and IOA ... the attendance at those parks are going to be as affected by Epic as any of the WDW operations
The entire first year this park needs to stay open til midnight!
A reservation system makes sense but worries me. I wont like to not know whether or not I would get a reservation for epic universe the day I go.
I am BEYOND thrilled about this park. Its going to be so beautiful and fun! Your work and video is so appreciated!
It takes Disney the same amount of time to refurbish a ride then it does for universal to create one ✋😭
Those 2 hotels look liked cruise ships but with a weird design. I hope Universal will put up some kind of wall in the pool area to keep onlookers out. Can't wait to see how it will all look. Thank you for sharing Dev, keep up the great work that you do. Stay safe and stay blessed my friend
I think this is going to be like Diagon alley in that I’m going to love just being there soaking in the world. The rides are just an awesome bonus
I am hoping and Fingers cross that after the park opens, phase 2 will be on the works and they’ll add creature from the black lagoon boat ride.
I can't believe how quickly this is coming along, it will be open in no time!! I hope someday I get to go but until then looking forward to seeing how much you will love it Dev and Bianca ❤😂❤
I'm completely hyped for this land as well! This is the one I've been most waiting for- I just wanna park myself in there and take in the atmosphere!
A huge thank you for all the work and research that you’ve done for this park. We cannot wait to see what universal has in store for us. My biggest excitement is of course monsters unchained because it gives me the same excitement/anxiousness of Halloween horror nights and I can’t wait 🔥❤️
I’m predicting Dark Universe will receive an expansion as well. Rumor is part of the expansion will include a water ride attraction similar to the old Jaws ride at Universal Studios and The Jungle Cruise Ride at Disney. It will focus on The Creature from the Black Lagoon.
I hope the expansion will include an indoor theater focusing on The Phantom of the Opera. However, the show is the reinvigorated Beetlejuice Rock ‘N’ Roll Graveyard Revue, and the interior is transformed to fit the Burton esthetic and design. The show would incorporate advanced lighting, projection, sets, pyrotechnics, etc. This would satisfy the fan-demand for this classic show to return and allow guests to sit down in AC and enjoy an amazing show!🎭
Before any of that, they really need to develop the studios park. That one desperately needs new big ticket rides.
@@metallicnole4514 I 💯 agree. I personally feel like they need to put in a new Ghostbusters attraction/ride. I have some ideas on what it could be…
They need to remove the Jimmy Fallon ride, Rip Ride Rock-It, the Fast and Furious attraction, and MIB. Islands of Adventure needs some changes as well. Then yes, they can focus on the expansions to Epic Universe.👍🏻👍🏻
@@jasonmalafarina4636 I really want a back to the future ride. It's crazy to think that the last good ride studios built was gringott's and that was 10 years ago. Whereas in the last 5, IOA got velocicoaster and hagrid's. But they should replace rip ride with a new and reliable coaster and should take out jimmy fallons and fast and furious. IOA also needs to do something about the lost continent area.
@@metallicnole4514 Rumor is going around The Simpson’s area in Universal Studios Orlando is going to be replaced by a Pokémon attraction, and the area around Poseidon’s Fury will be replaced by a Legends of Zelda themed area.
I’m already saving my money for a semi private vip tour. I ain’t trying to wait for anything.
Wish I had that kind of money, general admission is ok for me
Always keeping us updated. Big Thanks
It is looking freakin fantastic!!! I can’t wait for this to open next year
This is a very detailed and well thought out description and preview of the new park/parks I am impressed Mr. PCDev.👍
Disney will suffer for years because of Epic Universe.
Can’t say anything positive about Universal without bashing Disney, huh? At this point the Disney haters are more obsessed with talking about Disney than Disney fans are lol.
@@addictivegamer102just stating the facts
@@Supremepapiyou forgot to mention how it took Universal THIS long to get a third park. It’s about time they finally expanded.
@@addictivegamer102They aren't done expanding tho...
@@addictivegamer102exactly let’s just be excited about a new theme park that is opening.
At first, I wasn't sure on the Monsters Unchained ride and got disappointed as it is the same ride system as Harry Potter & The Forbidden Journey, but if the actual ride is anything like the concept art, I wouldn't care, especially if it feels unique and delivers horrors and surprises. Imagine jumpscares on this ride.
@@therealventures right?!?! I really hope its like Extra Terrorestial
This ride is going to be pretty much a Forbidden Journey on Crack. This ride literally has no screens that will simulate movement and will actually bring you scene to scene with a larger viewing experience
@@Oldmangamess yup no rotating wheel of screens
That ride concerns me because forbidden journey makes me nauseous. I hope they aren't using screens.
@@metallicnole4514 ive heard it uses less screens
Wow I can't wait to see the Park in Epic Universe and it looks amazing and I want to see the whole place to me
11:47 👋🏼
I probably wont ever be able to go to this park, but im hyped to see all the content on RUclips
The Hotels fall in the Prime Value line same as Cabana and Aventura.
Epic Universe will definitely have an
Impact on Disney. The new park will
narrow the gap between Universal and Disney.I wouldn't count Disney out, Disney getting ready to invest 17 billion in WDW.Disney realize they have competition.The battle between Universal and Disney going be awesome for the consumer from 2025 and beyond
Love how you went walking around the site practically ! One of top bloggers on theme parks. Period. Awesome !! I guess Ministry of magic will blow everything away dye to its secrecy!
So excited for this park. Greetings from the Netherlands 👋
Ticket prices have not been listed yet and there will be bus service to the park.
I spoke with a team member in the Epic Universe Preview center on Sunday (6/23) and they told me that they are confident there will be annual passes available, possibly as an add-on. Take that with a grain of salt because they were speculating
I'm right with you on this Dev! Can not wait!!! 🤯🥳🙌🏻
I like the grey backdrop of the office.. I see the progression.. it's awesome
Great investigative content, Dev!! Love seeing the “what could be’s”!
LOADS of potential 👍😎🤘
I can’t wait for this park, heading there with the family next year. Dark universe looks unreal, and with rumoured expansion of Luigi’s mansion and the lagoon jaws style ride it’s definitely up there for best land
I can NOT wait to experience Dark Universe, super excited to see that land!!!
I love seeing this come to light
Dark universe Finna hit crazy at night
We were just there 2 days ago. Driving by those hotels were beautiful. Had a mermaid type look. So pretty 🤗🤗
Dev -saw the announcement from Universal earlier this looks absolutely amazing-so looking forward to it being opened
Universals Epic universe looks really good, I also hope the Universal Studios GB theme park get's the go head
This is so amazing!!!! 🎉🎉 what do you think the dark ride is going to be???!
I think dark universe going to be amazing feeling at night
IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS VIDEO YAY
Yay! So looking forward to this, great update Dev! 🙌🏽🤩 🌎 🧛🏽♂️🧟♂️
Great job 👏 on reporting
I thought it would open early because they're smart and it would be better for people to open early than not meeting their goal. Can't wait and now need a 😎 bro to go. 👍
This looks insane!
Were you able to go to somewhere open to get that footage or do you have to have a media pass? I was in Orlando last week & tried to take some pictures down the street it's going to be on but it was blocked off.
I can’t wait for everything but I can’t wait for monsters unchained!!!
I think the first few weeks or months of monsters unchained will be the best. Then a bunch of 6 -8 year olds will get on get freaked out then the land and ride will get toned down
Hello Dev and Bianca,
I am super super excited for Epic Univetse to open and just like you Dark Universe is my favorite world that I'll be going to first, and then Harry Potter and take it from there after that.
I know you don't know anything about the tickets or passholder passes if the sell them, or anything like that, I'm sure you'll let us know as soon as you know, question though, do you know or have heard anything about the current pass holders having Pass Holder preview days at Epic, even if passholder passes are not sold for Epic right away, do you think they will have passholder preview days for epic for the current pass holders holders, and I have a feeling it's going to be very expensive to go there what do you think? High estimate it would take a least three days minimum what do you think?
Universal is getting all my money next year. I gotta go at least 3x.
Waiting for Dark Universe/ and Wizarding World
There’s a werewolf dress up character and welcome and they got a steak restaurant and they have every dress up characters
That’s the werewolf roller coaster. I talked to him and I said no scaring people.
Dev, l hope to be at Epic Universe on Opening Day! I might stay at The Stella Nova Hotel. By the way, my real name isn’t Christine Daae. I know, shocking, right?
I hope you're right! April 25th is my birthday!
Is this area a no fly zone. I am not sure about laws on flying drones so just wondering why no one has got drone footage at least from public areas.
Helicopters fly over all the time. I think there may be restrictions about drones over construction sites.
I don't think you can fly drones over areas under construction...and especially over areas where people are walking around.
For the expansion, I hope they add a Lord of the Rings Park😩
This hotel is open. This one is epic universe hotel, and this hotel is always open for walking and I don’t want to walk.
I have to say those 2 hotels up front with Terra Luna. Not a fan of the shiny 90s style front. That’s what most ppl see driving past. I can’t see that lasting looks cheap
I think it looks awesome. Not cheap looking at all. These are also not meant to be upper scale hotels either. You want to see cheap and very outdated...go to Disney's All-Star resort or something like that.
Why such a large park with only 11 rides???
How exactly are you supposed take a picture with the "invisible" man. 😂 Dark Universe will be best at night.
How are you doing Dev. from Kyle Rennie
How to train your dragon
I Think the park going to cost more than disney park price just keep in mind 😮😮
I can't wait for the new Dark Ride for the Dark Universe!
The model in the preview store put how large it is into perspective.
So large, I dont see myself wanting a shuttle to jump across the parks midday.
I think its going to take minimum 2 days to experience everything in the property.
There’s so much interactivity, if I had the time and money, I could genuinely spend more then two days. The park will probably convince me to come back anyways.
In regard to the transportation question at 7:16. Dev is right, Universal has not confirmed any transportation to Epic Universe yet. However, they did expand one of the roads going from the main Universal Orlando complex over to Epic Universe. In this expansion they added additional lanes on each side of the road as well as lanes blocked off in the middle for buses. This is assumed to be for Universal buses only that would take guests to Epic Universe from the main complex and vice versa. There will not be any water transportation to or from Epic Universe, at least for the foreseeable future. If you want reference for how the system might work, it will probably be similar to how there are buses at the main parking garage complex that takes you over to Volcano Bay. Of course, we will have to wait and see what the transportation actually is, but I’m pretty sure there are construction files/photos about the expanded roads with bus only lanes. Also, thanks for another great and quickly uploaded video Dev👍🏼
Transportation will be trial and error once the park opens. I think there will be more demand for the endless summer hotels since they are central to both parks. Epic only has 3 hotels closer to it vs the 6 closer to the other parks. I worry about the overall price increase for endless summer.
So bittersweet. I'm 30, british, and met the most amazing woman whilst on holiday in Orlando in 2021.
She had 3 different types of cancer at the time, she loved universal, and was diagnosed with leukemia in April 2023. The day I met her, I'd bought the hogwarts castle snowglobe which I'd wanted for years, as my team member friend had took me shopping with their discount. On the night I met her, I gave her that snowglobe as she loved harry potter too and I knew she was special.
My birthday is in december, and she rang me from Universal in december 2022 (she'd went there specially for me, drove up from Sebastian), whilst I was in the UK asking for my address. She said she wanted to send me a birthday gift.
She sent me the same hogwarts castle snowglobe I gave her, and included a receipt she'd wrote on the back of saying "happy birthday! Love ya girl. Angie :)"
She died in may 2023. I know she would have loved epic. Breaks my heart.
@@therealventures thank you 😞
oh my god that is so sad. i’m happy you got to meet such an amazing person and i know she’ll be by your side when you visit epic. may she rest in peace
@@legoagent95 thank you so much x
That's so sad. It's beautiful, but sad. God bless ❤
@@l.c.8798 it was a beautiful, full circle thing. I miss her loads x
Thanks Dev/Bianca …for covering universal ….many of us from pittsburgh (family , friends, etc) now make universal orlando our number 1 vacation spot …give us more and more universal … we see you as a future ambassador for universal parks .., keep up the good work
It’s good to know that Disney isn’t of everyone’s radar at number 1, it shouldn’t be, universal has more value for what you spend, better treatment at least right now.
Looks great! Glad they’re not forcing guests to stand during their dark ride like that one Minion “ride”. I’m not big on Universal Monsters but I love Halloween so I think that Frankenstein ride will be great! Hope universal continues to bring out more dark rides focused more on immersion rather than thrills. There’s quite a lot more focus on coasters than anything else.
Not really. Universal has only 4 true coasters and one of them is a story coaster. The rides are almost all Darkrides.
@@broformers6433your a real one for this, I always come to the comments to say this.
Minion ride wasn’t the best, yet I think it’s an ok ride for kids and families despite the controversy around it. This park will truly change how universal is, I still think universal just has an ok amount of coasters, they really don’t have many
I am so excited for Epic Universe
Universal will have dedicated electric buses from CityWalk to Epic Universe. Part of the Kirkman Rd expansion is a dedicated bus lane down the center of the road. The road you see behind the hotels is the roundabout for those driving down the Kirkman Rd extension on to Epic Blvd. Universal is building a new bus depot near the Tera Luna hotel to hold/maintain these new electric buses.
I’m so excited that they purchased more land to build. Awesome!!!! ❤
As we watch Dev move around the area, I just wonder how much the home, apartment values have changed or will change because of their vicinity to Epic Universe.
Good Afternoon Dev and Bianca 😊😊. Wow 🤩 wow 🤩 wow 😮!!! Epic is going to be amazing 😻. Dark universe is spectacular 😊. I am most excited about Dark Universe and HP!! 😊😊 Thank you for keeping us updated keep up the great work 😊😊
Happy Thursday! WOW!! Excitement going soon! I cannot wait! Thanks for sharing! ❤
Thank you for watching!!
This has to be my fav one now
Best epic update for sure dev wow
You are the best at what you do and I love your videos
PLEASE, UAniversal, gicve us a SEGA equivalent to Super Nintendo World for Epic Universe. Give us a Crash Bandicoot land too!
19:24 Henry Frankenstein? The name of the doctor in Mary Shelley's book was Victor. Might be why they decided to name the great-great granddaughter Victoria.
I hope this pushes Disney to get there shit together and start investing in there parks. Universal is killing it.
That’s not Stardust racers that roller coaster that’s how to train your Dragon toothless
This is so exciting. It might just be me, but it looked like someone was looking out of that window in the hotel with the light on!?! So excited about this Universe!! Much like the rest of the park, I can't pin point what part I'm most excited for. But, I'm almost to the point that it is going to take a day for each universe. They are all so big with so much to offer in each one. WOW!! Just trying to wrap my brain around all of it.
I drive for Academy and I’ve heard through the grapevine that our company put in a bid for Bussing for Universal. Not confirmed but that’s what I heard!
There’s a werewolf dress up character and he’s welcome not in my house
great video and makes me more excited to see it all finished. I love the universal monsters so this update was brilliant. i hope they add a show too like the beetlejuice review kind of show. im wondering if the park will have am evening show aswel, or parade etc to finish off the night, that would be great.
Im from the uk and not been to orlando since 2008 so theres alot for me to see, ive been thinking of visiting in 2026 for 2 weeks and just do Universal so ill bexable to experience epic universe by then :)
I hope its early because if its opening during the holidays that's is going to be a problem because the crowds would be out of control.
I really hope they offer us annual passes because I think it’s gonna take multiple weeks to get to see everything
Dark universe looks great. I'm so glad the ride is not all screens like hp but different.
Man everybody and their Mama gonna be there for opening lol I can’t wait!!
20:39 We Understand!
Very exciting!
Thankyou for all the great updates!!!
So exciting!! Thanks for the update Dev and Bianca!! 🎉🎉🎉