3 Secrets Epic Universe Doesn't Want You to Know

Universal’s new theme park is (mostly) living up to its almost unprecedented hype.

Celestial Park in Epic Universe

The park is also chock-full of secrets, from construction changes to deceptive architecture that masks the length of queues to easter eggs within the park’s portals; there’s plenty below the surface.

Harry Potter and the Missing Broom

The first Epic Universe “secret” comes from the park’s earliest development phase. At one point, there were plans to include a second Harry Potter attraction in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Specifically, the rumored VR attraction was to be based around replicating the sensation of flying on a broom.

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The ride, which was also rumored for Universal Studios Florida at one point, would have — somewhat shockingly — been the first attraction in any Potter-land to try and replicate one of the most iconic features of the series.

The Battle at the Ministry Queue is MASSIVE

If you want to meet your step goal at Epic Universe, just hop in line for Universal’s latest Wizarding World E-Ticket attraction. The massive queue for this line, which begins in the land’s recreation of 1920s Paris from the Fantastic Beasts series before *SPOILERS* transporting guests to a full-scale recreation of the 1990s British Ministry of Magic through the magic of the Floo Network, stretches for over a mile!

The queue is HUGE

This long queue, in the vein of Disneyland’s Indiana Jones Adventure, is necessary for two major reasons. First, the technologically advanced attraction is housed in a huge show building that guests need to be ferried to, and second, the ride is going to be EXTREMELY popular.

Dark Universe’s Underground Residents

The final “secret” we’re looking at today is one of the more ingenious — if somewhat icky — easter eggs in the park’s Dark Universe. According to the area’s lore, the town of Darkmoor features a coven of vampires living beneath it. (These are the same vampires who operate Das Stakehaus within the land.)

Inside Das Stakehaus

In the middle of the land is a well where residents can “provide blood” to said vampires during the day. In fact, if one listens closely, you can hear the vampires at the bottom of the well.

Can you hear them?

These are just a sliver of the secrets held beneath the surface of Epic Universe, which opens to the public on May 22nd. Stay tuned to DFB for more on the NEW park.

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