Guide to Everything Epic Universe
Its here! Epic Universe will be opening May 22, 2025 and I’ve put together a guide to the whole park!
Epic Universe has made Universal Destinations a four park experience!
Epic Universe
Epic Universe offers five immersive worlds for your family to explore. Starting with the Celestial Park Gate that opens up to a beautifully landscaped hub that puts the “park” back in theme park!
Celestial Park
The world between worlds
Attractions:
Stardust Racers: a high-speed, dual-launch coaster that sends you soaring through the sky in a thrilling head-to-head race. Two coaster vehicles launch side by side, zipping through 5,000 feet of track and hitting speeds of up to 62 mph—while climbing as high as 133 feet! The sleek, comet- inspired ride vehicles will glow brilliantly at night, making the experience even more epic.
Height Requirement: Riders must be at least 48” tall.Constellation Carousel: Constellation Carousel is a gentle, family-oriented attraction that invites guests to ride elaborately designed celestial creatures—such as a lion, dragon, or peacock—each inspired by star constellations. The ride features smooth, gliding motions and is suitable for all ages. You’ll go forward, backward, and even make 360-degree spins!
Height Requirement: None, but children under 48" must be accompanied by a supervising companion. Also, hand-held infants are not permitted.
Entertainment
ASTRONOMICA
Get ready to make a splash in Astronomica—an exciting interactive water play area that’s as fun as it is functional! With jets, sprays, and surprises, this giant splash zone also acts as a compass, helping you find your way to the epic lands waiting to be explored.
FOUNTAIN SHOWS
The dancing crystal blue fountains in this area of the park will spring to life all around you, with jet streams capable of reaching up to 135 feet into the air. Throughout the day (and night!) you can catch several fountain shows that perform to music and interactive lighting.
Shopping
NINTENDO SUPER STAR STORE
The Nintendo Super Star Store will be a shop featuring toys, clothing, and various other souvenirs “based on characters from Super Nintendo World and more.
Other Worlds Mercantile: treasures from the many realms beyond the portals of Universal Epic Universe.
Sensorium Emporium: collection of unique stores
Lens Flare:My Universal Photo shop
North Star Wintry Wonders: Holiday cheer and gifts
Dining
Atlantic: Atlantic presents full-service “surf and turf” dining inside a Victorian aquarium featuring beautiful views of Celestial Park. The Specialties of the house are steak and seafood. Guests will also be welcome to enjoy a cocktail at the Aquaria Bar.
Blue Dragon Pan-Asian Restaurant: The Blue Dragon Pan-Asian Restaurant will present flavors of Asia with authentic Chinese, Japanese, and Thai meals in a full-service fashion inside a dining room where impressive neon dragons chase each other across the walls. You’ll also be able to pick up a cocktail over at The Tiger Bar.
The Oak & Star Tavern: quick-service BBQ
Pizza Moon: Pizza!
Moonship Chocolates & Celestial Sweets
Meteor Astropub: quick serve
Plastered Owl Bar: ales
Star Sui Bao: Asian food cart near Stardust Racers
Frosty Moon: ice cream stand
Comet Dogs: hot dogs with all the best toppings near Constellation Carousel
Celestiki: celestial Tiki bar
Bar Zenith: refreshingly curious beverages with a view of the fountain show
Ministry of Magic: The Wizarding World of Harry Potter
Enter the Wizarding World in 1920s Paris! Explore magical characters and shops, perhaps using your wand for some magic along the way. You may even find your way into the 1990s Ministry.
Attractions
Harry Potter and the Battle at the Ministry
Before you experience Harry Potter and the Battle at the Ministry, you’ll travel by Métro- Floo from wizarding Paris to the British Ministry of Magic for the trial of Dolores Umbridge.
From here, you’ll visit a full-sized grand atrium of the Ministry and venture through the departments before “boarding magical, omnidirectional lifts” to watch the trial. But then? Umbridge attempts to escape!
That means it’s up to you, Harry, Ron, Hermione, and a house-elf named Higgledy to chase down Umbridge. You’ll be propelled up, down, forward, backward, and sideways through the Ministry to try and stop Umbridge in her tracks. But you’ll also need to dodge Death Eaters and other monstrous creatures while you’re in pursuit!
Height Requirement:
Riders must be at least 40” tall.
Entertainment
Le Cirque Arcanus
Le Cirque Arcanus will be a full-scale theater experience featuring live performers, aerialists, amazing puppetry, and brilliant special effects to take guests on a “whirlwind journey where they’ll encounter fantastic beasts like never before.” The show follows Ringmaster Skender who has stolen Newt Scamander’s suitcase full of Fantastic Beasts in a desperate attempt to try and bring the failing Le Cirque Arcanus back to its former glory. “It’s then up to circus employee Gwenlyn to rescue these creatures before they end up in Skender’s greedy hands forever.
Ministry of Magic Characters and “environmental” Interactions
Universal has stated that “as guests explore the streets of wizarding Paris, they can use their interactive wands to create magical experiences as they cast spells at various locations, interact with fantastic beasts such as Nifflers, Bowtruckles and a Demiguise, and engage with enchanted objects in many of the storefront windows plus other areas throughout the marvelous Place Cachée.” Universal also notes, “While exploring the streets of Place Cachée, guests will also encounter other visitors, officials and residents from the wizarding world, including exchange Students from the Hogwarts and Ilvermorny Schools of Witchcraft and Wizardry, an Auror from the Ministère des Affaires Magiques de la France who roams inquiring of suspicious characters, talking portraits of delightful wizards who engage with locals about the happenings in Place Cachée, and more.” Don’t forget your wand!
Shopping
Cosme Acajor Baguettes Magique: Guests can shop some of the world’s finest wands designed by esteemed artisan wandmaker, Cosme Acajor, in the premier Parisian wand shop, Cosme Acajor Baguettes Magique. In addition to popular imports from Ollivanders, visitors will find a selection of exquisite wands packaged in unique three-sided boxes – each containing a list of locations throughout the wizarding world where guests can practice casting spells.
Les Galeries Mirifiques: wizarding gear and memorabilia
K. Rammelle: French Confectionary shop
Tour En Floo: Ministry of Magic inspired souvenirs
Dining
Café L’Air De La Sirène: a quick service restaurant that Universal describes as a “charming café where guests can delight in French sandwiches, plats du jour and desserts.” This spot will offer both indoor and outdoor dining, with a menu full of French baked goods, and more.
You’ll also be able to grab Butterbeer, along with non-alcoholic and alcoholic drinks (including beer, cocktails, and French wines).
Universal teased that there will be hidden details of fantastic beasts in the tile and mosaic designs — so keep your eyes peeled!
Le Gobelet Noir: located “in the shadowy corners of Place Cachée” where “international Dark witches and wizards gather to escape the prying eyes of the Paris Ministry and have a hearty meal over hushed conversation.”
This spot will offer starters such as soups and salads and a variety of entrées and desserts.
Bierauburerre Cart: Butterbeer in French!
Bar Moonshine: American witches and wizards can enjoy a taste of home, exclusive beers, wines and cocktails served amid US Quidditch team pennants and other items of wizarding Americana.
Super Nintendo World
Step inside the worlds of your favorite Nintendo games
Attractions
Mario Kart: Bowser’s Challenge: SUPER MARIO LAND
Mario Kart: Bowser’s Challenge combines practical sets and decorations along with virtual reality using special glasses to put you right in the driver’s seat of the popular video game series. You’ll enter through Bowser’s Castle and then hop into your kart as part of Team Mario. Just like in the Mario Kart video games, you’ll be collecting coins and items, driving through obstacles, and tossing items at Team Bowser.
HEIGHT REQUIREMENT: Riders must be at least 40” tall, and children under 48” must have a supervising companion.
Yoshi’s Adventure: SUPER MARIO LAND Don’t worry—Yoshi is not going to take you out for a speed lap around Super Nintendo World. The brightly colored Yoshi ride vehicles will putt along at a slow- moving pace making this a great option for the whole family.
HEIGHT REQUIREMENT: Riders must be at least 34” tall, and children under 48” require a supervising companion.
Mine-Cart Madness: DONKEY KONG COUNTRY On Mine-Cart Madness, you’ll hop into a minecart and help Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong protect the golden banana. This ride will send you on a thrilling adventure with lots of jaw-dropping maneuvers like getting shot out of a barrel and the illusion of jumping over sections of missing/broken tracks.
HEIGHT REQUIREMENT: Riders must be at least 36” tall, and children under 48" must be accompanied by a supervising companion. Also, hand-held infants are not permitted.
Entertainment
Meet and Greets: interact and meet your favorite characters-Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach and Toad
Key Challenges and Interactive activities: Throughout Super Nintendo World, there are interactive challenges you can participate in that’ll “test your quickness, skill, and timing.” If you opt to purchase a Power-Up Band, that will enhance your experience. These Power-Up Bands allow you to collect a digital key every time you win a Key Challenge. Power- Up Bands also let you collect digital coins and stamps, track your score, and check your rankings, among other things. If you gather enough keys, you may be able to unlock an exclusive showdown against Bowser Jr.!
Challenges:
Goomba Crazy Crank
Piranha Plant Nap Mishap
Koopa Troopa Power Punch
Bob-omb Kaboom Room
Thwomp Panel Panic
Power Up Band:
8 different character designs: Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Princess Daisy, Toad, Yoshi, Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong
Collect digital coins, digital stamps and keys by winning challenges. Collect 3 keys to get to a Bowser Jr. boss battle: Bowser Jr. Showdown.
Track your progress on Mario Kart: Bowser’s Challenge
Pair with the app and see your scores!
Shopping
1-Up Factory and Mario Motors: Souvenirs, apparel and toys
Dining
Toadstool Cafe: this quick service restaurant allows diners to “enjoy a variety of tasty dishes inspired by the world of Super Mario and its characters, including Mario and Luigi-themed burgers, Super Mushroom Soup, Piranha Plant Caprese, Fire Flower Spaghetti and Meatballs and so much more.”
Yoshi’s Snack Island and TurboBoost Treats: Yoshi’s Snack Island and Turbo Boost Treats will each offer “delicious treats, snacks and beverages” when you’re looking for something quick to munch on in Super Nintendo World!
The Bubbly Barrel: Enjoy a cool, tropical drink beneath the thatched roof of The Bubbly Barrel. Here, in the heart of Donkey Kong Country™, you’ll find the perfect refreshment for your adventures in the jungle.
Isle of Berk, How to Train Your Dragon
Attractions
Hiccup’s Wing Gliders: Hiccup’s Wing Gliders is a family thrill coaster where you’ll join Hiccup to test out “his latest glider contraption!”
Hiccup, you see, has created a way for riders to simulate what it's like to fly on a dragon. His winged flying machine is designed to launch aspiring Dragon Riders swooping and soaring through the air.
The dilemma? Well...Toothless isn’t altogether thrilled with this new invention, which leads to a wild ride!
The coaster reaches speeds of up to 45 miles per hour, taking visitors around the perimeter of the land and across the lagoon.
There are even promises that riders will encounter BOTH Toothless and Hiccup along the way.
HEIGHT REQUIREMENT: The height requirement for this coaster is 40′′, and children under 48′′ must be accompanied by a supervising companion. Also, hand- held infants are not permitted.
Fyre Drill: Oh, boy... the Viking twins from How To Train Your Dragon—Ruffnut and Tuffnut—are in charge of Fyre Drill! Get ready to board a boat and take a trek down Berk’s Fyre Skööl, where the brother and sister have designed an interactive boat battle.
What’s the “Drill”? Well, you’ll take on the role of a villager preparing to protect the town against fire- breathing dragons!
On this ride, one side of the boat is competing with the other (it’s a boat-ride-meets-game experience!), and Universal has issued fair warning that “you will get soaked!”
HEIGHT REQUIREMENT: No height requirement for this ride, but children under 48′′ must be accompanied by a supervising
companion, and hand-held infants are not permitted.
DRAGON RACER’S RALLY
Get ready for THRILLS on Dragon Racer’s Rally! Here, YOU will be training to be a Champion Dragon Racer by praciticing aerobatic maneuvers and barrel rolls on a “Viking-made dragonriding trainer!”
That means you’ll be spinning upside down and reaching heights up to 67 feet in the air!
Something that’s good to know: YOU get to control how “wild or mild” your ride is, so it can be as exciting as you choose!
HEIGHT REQUIREMENT: Riders must be 48” tall.
Entertainment
Meet and Greets: Step inside the Haddock Paddock to meet Hiccup and the beloved Toothless! You might encounter more characters throughout the land, including Vikings and other dragons – like Astrid with Stormfly! According to Universal, “You might even catch dragons flying high overhead.” So you’ll DEFINITELY want to keep those eyes peeled!
The Untrainable Dragon: The Untrainable Dragon is a live show based on the Untrainable show in Universal Beijing Resort. According to Universal, the show “takes guests on an unforgettable journey with beloved characters Hiccup, Toothless, Gobber, and Astrid as they work together to solve the mystery of The Untrainable Dragon.”
Viking Training Camp: Viking Training Camp is an adventure play area where the “smaller Vikings” can play and explore. The area will feature a Viking agility course, a Toothless teeter-totter, baby Gronckle dragon climbers, towers to climb and explore, Viking drums and chimes to play, an interactive sheep launcher game, slides, and more! AND the kiddos can learn about all of the various classes of dragons in the process.
Shopping
Viking Traders: Nestled beneath a neighborhood of dragon houses perched high on the mountain above, the Viking Traders shop offers all the necessary supplies new Vikings might need for their adventures on Berk. You'll find Viking toys, helmets and shields, plush dragon toys and other fun essentials.
How to Treat Your Dragon: Satisfy the sweet tooth of any dragon – and they have some pretty big teeth – at How to Treat Your Dragon. It's a candy and confections shop with delicious sweets for Vikings and dragons alike.
Hiccup’s Work Shop: After experiencing Hiccup's Wing Gliders, dragon riders can enter Hiccup's Work Shop where they'll see Hiccup is hard at work inventing his next flying contraptions. Barrels and crates of inventive merchandise and dragon rider apparel are available here to prepare Vikings for their next adventure.
Toothless’ Treasures: Adjacent to the dragon hatchery is Toothless’ Treasures. Here, visiting Vikings can purchase adorable plush dragons, dragon toys and other themed merchandise to commemorate their unforgettable dragon encounters on the Isle of Berk.
Dining
Mead Hall: Quick Service “where guests can feast like a Viking and enjoy a savory menu featuring a variety of meats, fish, sandwiches and more along with a collection of meads and ciders.
Spit Fyre Grill: Spit Fyre Grill overlooks the Fyre Drill water attraction, serving up flame-seared meals in quick service fashion.
Hooligan’s Grog & Gruel: food stand near the Viking Training Camp
Dark Universe
From the experiments of Victoria Frankenstein to a twisted landscape where monsters roam, Dark Universe is a grim world of myth and mystery.
Attractions
Monsters Unchained: The Frankenstein Experiment: Located in the facade of Frankenstein Manor, this ride’s official synopsis from Universal reads, “Dr. Victoria Frankenstein continues the work of her ancestors deep below the family estate. A demonstration of her experiments to control monsters goes awry when Dracula leads a revolt of enraged monsters including The Wolf Man, The Mummy, the Creature from the Black Lagoon and more.”
Guests will be “thrust into an intense ride through darkness” as they try to evade some of these terrifying monsters.
HEIGHT REQUIREMENT: Guests must be at least 48”.
Curse of the Werewolf: Spinning family coaster themed to The Wolf Man. Guests will enter the Guild of Mystics and be greeted by Maleva, the guild’s all-knowing seer and leader, who warns them that they bear the mark of the werewolf. You’ll then board a wagon and go into the forest, racing to escape the werewolves before you become one!
HEIGHT REQUIREMENT: Guests must be at least 40”
Entertainment
Meet and Greets: including, but not limited to: Dr. Victoria Frankenstein’s Monster and the alluring Bride of Frankenstein, Dr. Frankenstein’s servant Igor and the Invisible Man
Also look for other inhabitants that may be in the land such as monster hunters, musicians with songs about the village and more.Darkmoor Monster Makeup Experience: Dr. Pretorius’ infamous old lab has been turned into a parlor where skilled artisans use their talents to transform guests into a likeness of their favorite Universal Monsters!
You can become one of them!
Shopping
Pretorius’ Scientific Oddities: souvenirs to calm or release your inner monster.
Dining
Das Stakehaus: Quick-Service restaurant within Dark Universe themed as an old inn and dining hall built over the ruins of ancient catacombs. According to the story, this spot is run by vampire “familiars” who might just size up unsuspecting patrons to be part of the vampires’ feast. The name is not only a play on the Eastern European setting of vampire lore, but a literal play on words ‘stake’ instead of steak (get it?) with a menu featuring burgers, kebabs, sandwiches and more!
The Burning Blade Tavern: The Burning Blade Tavern is an additional quick-service restaurant that pays homage to the iconic windmill from Universal’s 1931 classic Frankenstein! The Burning Blade Tavern will allow diners to eat in an “old mill which Darkmoor Village’s monster hunters have transformed into their hangout.”
Instead of the monsters being portrayed as heroes (as they are displayed in Das Stakehaus), this restaurant focuses on hunters who protect regular folk from these legendary beasts. Surrounded by trophy heads of conquered monsters, diners will be able to enjoy a menu of burgers, pretzels, wings, bratwurst, and specialty beverages while they listen to tales of victory from the hunters. Look for the blades to erupt in flames!
De Lacy’s Cottage: De Lacey’s Cottage - Near Frankenstein manor- is where guests can find sweets and snacks including ice cream, cinnamon bread, twisted taters and more.
Thats everything! I hope this overview of the entire park will be a resource for you and your family for future visits to Universal’s Epic Universe.
