“They've said the Super Nintendo Land is coming to Orlando, so we're 90% percent sure it's gonna be in that park, that'll be huge unto itself - besides all the other lands that are gonna be in there,” said Matt Rosenboom, editor of Attractions Magazine, which covers the theme park industry. Epic Universe will be located about two miles southeast of the existing Universal Orlando parks and will have its own shopping district and hotels. This first image shows an overview of Epic Universe as it currently stands. Universal’s Epic Universe will join Universal Studios Florida and Universal’s Islands of Adventure as the third theme park at Universal Orlando Resort, and the first brand new theme. Theme park fans say once it opened, the new park would be an exciting addition to Universal Orlando. Epic Universe will be Universal Orlando’s newest theme park when it opens in 2025. Saturday, J02:24 UPDATE July 8 - Work on Epic Universe continues to progress at an exciting speed and today we are bringing you a range of aerial photos showing the latest developments which have been posted to Twitter by Bioreconstruct. “Their overall construction project was going to be delayed by a year,” Demings said, “but they're going to continue with $300-plus million worth of construction that's underway at this time.” Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings said Universal called with the news. Construction on the park paused in July 2020 due to the pandemic, but resumed in spring 2021. “It's a little discouraging, knowing how many jobs were on the line with that project - lots of small businesses, lots of subcontractors, lots of labor and employees affected by this.” Epic Universe was announced four years ago as Universal’s fourth theme park in Central Florida. She said the delay will hurt the local economy. In terms of its location, the new park won’t be attached to Universal Orlando’s existing theme parks. Mayra Uribe is an Orange County commissioner who represents the district where the park is being built. Let’s start with a basic primer on what we DO know about Epic Universe. RELATED: Super Nintendo World coming to Universal Orlando's 'Epic Universe' park This is a moment in time and when it passes, I am very confident that the decisions we are making now will enable us to emerge from this crisis as a healthy, strong company that is well-positioned to continue to grow and succeed.” “We have a strong balance sheet, terrific portfolio of assets, and a world-class management team. Universal’s Epic Universe theme park is scheduled to open by Summer 2025. OK, yeah, that’s a pretty vague name, as is the vision the company shared in a press release: "create an entirely new level of experience that forever changes theme park entertainment." Additionally, Universal said Epic Universe “will take guests on a journey where beloved stories expand into vibrant lands.“Society is being challenged like never before in our lifetime," Roberts said in a statement. There’s also a 750-acre plot of land that’s been hanging out for a while, which Universal Orlando now confirms will be the site of their newest “ambitious” theme park: Epic Universe!!!!!!! (emphasis added because, well, you have to with that name). Right now Universal Orlando is comprised of Universal Studios theme park, Islands of Adventure, and the Volcano Bay water park. Universal Creative’s most recent project and park will be the 4th gate at Universal Orlando Resort. Well, move over daddy, because Universal’s theme park footprint is about to get a massive growth spurt - to nearly twice its size. That’s not to say Universal isn’t well endowed (ahemmmm, the Wizarding World of Harry Potter), it’s just a bit smol in comparison. Universal Orlando has stood in the shadow of daddy Disney since the dawn of amusement park Florida Magic Kingdom, for example, gets twice as many visitors as Universal’s theme park every year.
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