Universal's Epic Universe General News & Discussion

[Ryuniversal]

All food is 50% off today for Team Member previews.

Quick question do the only have certain restaurants open on certain days or is it like a full operation park?

 

[Alicia]

Quick question do the only have certain restaurants open on certain days or is it like a full operation park?

As far as I can tell, the shops and dining that are ready are open. The only ones closed still are ones that aren’t finished or aren’t ready for guests.

 

[devinp267]

Oh crap..we have a Valleyed train on stardust!

 

[Rhian]

It was like that yesterday too. I don't think riders were on it at the time.

 

[amar831]

Just dropping in a random comment, as someone who still pays for cable, it doesn’t matter the channel, there’s epic commercials on just about every show I watch live.

ETA: I’m not just talking about on NBC, but Fox and ABC shows too, sparing no expense

 

[OrlLover]

Just dropping in a random comment, as someone who still pays for cable, it doesn’t matter the channel, there’s epic commercials on just about every show I watch live.

That’s great to see they’re ramping up their marketing blitz.

 

[amar831]

That’s great to see they’re ramping up their marketing blitz.

It’s been a few weeks now, I normally use commercial breaks to take care of stuff around the house (and catch up on the forums lol) but I’ve been seeing them for a while.

 

[Steptwice]

Just dropping in a random comment, as someone who still pays for cable, it doesn’t matter the channel, there’s epic commercials on just about every show I watch live.

Same and to add to that, I have seen mutiple full blown Disney World commercials in the past 2 weeks. I cant recall the last time I have seen a WDW commercial like those before. Im in New England

 

[DarkMetroid567]

Same and to add to that, I have seen mutiple full blown Disney World commercials in the past 2 weeks. I cant recall the last time I have seen a WDW commercial like those before. Im in New England

I saw a WDW commercial on the local news NBC affiliate here in SF. I’d never once seen one on the west coast, before.

 

[Mad Dog]

Get excited watching the commercial. Set the family down and plan a summer trip to Universal. Dad gets on the phone and calls Universal for tickets, or checks the website to buy a ticket....oops....NO TICKETS to buy.

 

[Parkscope Joe]

Just dropping in a random comment, as someone who still pays for cable, it doesn’t matter the channel, there’s epic commercials on just about every show I watch live.

ETA: I’m not just talking about on NBC, but Fox and ABC shows too, sparing no expense

They've been running for weeks (if not months) on ESPN and during Drag Race on MTV (I have a very diverse set of tastes).

 

[Jake S]

They've been running for weeks (if not months) on ESPN and during Drag Race on MTV (I have a very diverse set of tastes).

these are basically the two things on at our house at any given time, so: can confirm. the disney commercial has been playing on NBC networks, too, (USA during Premier League today, during the Sharks game on NBC Sports California a few days ago).

 

[Mad Dog]

Universal's Super Bowl tickets strategy for Epic.......Rare high demand tickets....and the bidding starts at $10,000 a ticket......

 

[saint.piss]

New article about the attractions of EU from THR. My favorite tidbit (Credit to JslandStudios on Twitter for mentioning this) is this: Stardust Racers will have separate soundtracks for Nighttime vs Daytime.

From ‘The Wizarding World’ to ‘How to Train Your Dragon’: Behind Epic Universe’s Attractions

Ten women from the NBCUniversal creative team tease new details about the major theme park launch in Orlando on May 22.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

 

[RGMick77]

Oh crap..we have a Valleyed train on stardust!

Oof. Speaking from experience here - that’s a major pain in the butt to fix! It’ll at least take up the entire work day.

 

[bdubsCEO]

Watch out though, I keep hearing the Invisible man is a huge peeping tom.

Edit: Oh man, I just replied to a joke from 3 days ago. Talk about bad comedic timing

 

[Disneyhead]

Oof. Speaking from experience here - that’s a major pain in the butt to fix! It’ll at least take up the entire work day.

In this video that was posted in another thread shows them using a crane to winch it back over the top hat.

Start at 5:18.

 

[moth]

Do we have any estimates on park hours yet?

 

[saint.piss]

Do we have any estimates on park hours yet?

No not yet.