Epic Universe opens THIS YEAR!

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The brand-new Universal Orlando theme park will feature five new lands — Celestial Park, Super Nintendo World, How to Train Your Dragon — Isle of Berk, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter — Ministry of Magic, and Dark Universe. Within each land, you’ll find new attractions, shows, restaurants, shops, and more. The park officially opens on May 22nd, and we’re getting more and more eager to step food into it. While we’re waiting, we’re getting a NEW LOOK of the park and attractions that we have to share with you so you can feel just as excited as we do!

Even though Epic Universe doesn’t open until May, the new Universal hotel, Stella Nova, has opened to guests! This new hotel is right across the street from Epic Universe and is a beautiful galaxy and celestial-themed Prime Value Resort Hotel. We stayed at the hotel to check it out on its opening day, and since it’s literally right next to Epic Universe, we were able to peek a few exciting details over at the park!

Stella Nova Resort

As you look across the street, you can see the tops of the different lands and several attractions! We got a peek at Celestial Park, including some of the coaster Stardust Racers.

Celestial Park from Stella Nova Hotel

As you look further, you can also see some of the Isle of Berk.

Stardust Racers and the Isle of Berk

Donkey Kong Country is very easily spotted in Super Nintendo World!

Donkey Kong Country

We’ve also seen the front side of Donkey Kong Mine Cart Madness thanks to Bioreconstruct on X! It looks super cool.

Aerial photo of a character at top of Donkey Kong Mine Cart Madness roller coaster. pic.twitter.com/Egx6dXAAm7

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This ride is going to be fun for sure. Universal has even been testing the fog effects on it, which can be seen in the X post below.

Aerial photo of fog effects at Donkey Kong Mine Cart Madness. pic.twitter.com/60ZRDDJwvw

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Other areas of Super Nintendo World, like Super Mario Land, are looking pretty awesome!

Aerial peek inside Super Mario Land. pic.twitter.com/PEBjNaSNAK

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We really can’t wait to play here!

At center of this aerial photo is a game where guests will disable alarm clocks to prevent a Piranha Plant from waking up.
At right is Toadstool Cafe. pic.twitter.com/pj0i4sCUKO

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Back at Stella Nova, the top of the portal to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter can be easily seen, along with the streets of Paris.

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter — Ministry of Magic

Getting to see these updates at Epic Universe is very exciting to us! It will be a fun year of exploring a brand new theme park. We can’t wait to try all the food and experience every ride. While we’re waiting for the park to open, be sure to check out all our posts about the new Stella Nova Resort.

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Are you excited to explore Epic Universe? Let us know in the comments!