Epic Universe Expansion Speculation

[GAcoaster]

Could this possibly include the Great Hall dining concept as well? A 2 for 1 punch?

Supposedly Great Hall plan (if it happens) is for the OTHER side of the land, near BATM and physically built next to Helios. I still don't see it being feasible, but who knows...

As for logic, all that went out the window with the British 1990's MoM being built in 1920's Paris. It's all "magic".

My idea of better than flight simulator is a physical ride/experience. People still have screen fatigue when it comes to Universal. I'd rather see a ride sytem where it's a "real" ride. I'm not a huge fan of simulators, even the good ones.

 

[Jones14]

I *really* hope we don’t see any other attractions or restaurants set outside of Paris in this land. I know teleportation is a thing in this universe, but they’ve already played that hand with Ministry, and it would scream “we’re out of ideas” to me.

 

[RFRees]

I *really* hope we don’t see any other attractions or restaurants set outside of Paris in this land. I know teleportation is a thing in this universe, but they’ve already played that hand with Ministry, and it would scream “we’re out of ideas” to me.

I could see us traveling to different places on the ride itself. But if we're immediately entering a different place at the start of the queue again (like immediately going to Hogwarts), that seems like a problem.

My preference is that Universal Creative develops a brand new story and location, possibly with a familiar face (like Dumbledore, young or old), but mostly from scratch. Something that seems unique to the Potter universe.

A PotC style boat ride into the catacombs of Paris could be amazing. Maybe Newt chasing a fantastic beast?

No height restrictions, lottso skulls and scary imagery.

Universal gonna Universal.

This sounds like a great idea.

 

[Legacy]

Indoor broom coaster themed to Battle of the Seven Potters.

Or the Grindelwald escape.

 

[Mad Dog]

Potter ride location in Orlando Florida. Would be easy to pull off. Witches/Wizards are everywhere.

 

[bdubsCEO]

Perhaps Andrew Llyod Webber's Phantom can be shoehorned in!

I was gonna say… just make this a glorious Phantom ride with a budget of one phantillion dollars and put it in Dark Universe lol

 

[simon]

Here's my speculation.

So I believe that in general, Epic Universe can not afford not to start constructing for expansion as of right now. Due to a drastically lacking attraction lineup than people's demand. It was way more overwhelming than what they simulated and the park is not even at full capacity. But the general wait time in Epic is already one of the highest in the world. Mario Kart, Donkey Kong, Battle at the Ministry, Wing Glider, Stardust, and almost every attraction without unchained is listed at least 1 hour in general. and the highest often caps at 4 hour wait, which I find not normal. Also, rides consistently break down due to new technological difficulties, and 60% of attractions is located in outdoors, which makes it brutal for Florida weather; rides down very often due to weather conditions.

We love Epic, but let's be honest, general audience reviews have been pretty rough. Yelp, Google, and TripAdvisor are full of complaints, and the park’s information booths are constantly crowded with guests asking for refunds it’s happening everywhere. They say that the park is beautiful and amazing but often heavily criticized for park management on crowds and extreme wait times.

Imagine a general audience paying like 200 bucks individual or often 800 bucks for the whole family for one day at Epic, which is a pretty expensive investment. and able to get to only ride 3 or 4 attractions due to heavy crowds and downtimes. That's far from reasonable at all for paying 200 bucks.

Getting bad reviews for a year and showing noticeable improvement after listening to feedback would make sense(like Volcano Bay), it would show that they care about guest experience and long-term quality. But instead, they’re planning to raise capacity even further by the end of the year, which will only intensify the existing problems. If this trend continues through 2029, four years after opening, without any major expansions or operational fixes the ongoing wave of negative reviews could have a serious impact, not just on public perception, but also on future earnings calls, investor confidence, and the company’s overall reputation.

That's why I think that new attraction expansion will be completed around the end of 2028 at least, and between the construction of this experience, construction for other expansions will begin as well.

I believe that they can't simply afford to do nothing by the end of 2029.