Common’s Epic Universe Opening Date, Ticket & Trip Package deal Particulars!

EPIC UNIVERSE TICKETS & PACKAGES GO ON SALE OCTOBER 22, WITH MORE ON THE WAY SOON

Beginning subsequent week, company can start planning an epic 2025 trip to Common Orlando to expertise your complete vacation spot as the primary part of ticket merchandise and packages that embrace entry to Common Epic Universe will go on sale. Particular merchandise launching on this first part embrace:

• Quite a lot of multi-day tickets and trip packages that embrace three, 4 or 5 days of admission to Common’s theme parks – together with someday admission to Epic Universe. These merchandise will go on sale on Tuesday, October 22.
• Reservations for Common Helios Grand Lodge will open on Tuesday, October 22 for stays starting Could 22, 2025.
• Annual Passholders have the unique alternative to buy single-day tickets to Common Epic Universe earlier than they go on sale to most of the people. Passholders can reap the benefits of this precedence alternative starting Thursday, October 24.

See under for extra particulars concerning the Common Epic Universe-inclusive merchandise that can be out there for buy starting on October 22, 2024.

Further tickets for Epic Universe – together with single-day tickets for most of the people, further multi-day ticket choices, Florida resident tickets, Common Categorical passes and extra – can be out there at a later date earlier than the park opens. (For everybody anxious about accessing Epic Universe *with out* shopping for tickets for USF and IoA, there’s your reassurance!)

Through the first part of Epic Universe ticket and bundle gross sales, the next multi-day admission choices can be out there:

• 3-Day Ticket: get pleasure from two days of entry to Common Studios Florida and Common Islands of Journey, plus one separate day admission to Common Epic Universe
• 4-Day Ticket: get pleasure from three days of entry to Common Studios Florida and Common Islands of Journey, plus one separate day admission to Common Epic Universe
• 5-Day Ticket: get pleasure from 4 days of entry to Common Studios Florida and Common Islands of Journey, plus one separate day admission to Common Epic Universe
• For every of the above, company even have the choice so as to add entry to Common Volcano Bay – giving them the chance to expertise all 4 Common Orlando theme parks throughout their go to.

Create Your Personal Trip Package deal: Company can save as much as $200 by bundling a 2-night or longer keep at a Common resort with one of many multi-day ticket choices above. Company can obtain the utmost financial savings of $200 with a 7-night trip bundle that features:

• 5-day ticket that features 4 days of entry to Common Studios, Common Islands of Journey and Common Volcano Bay, plus a separate day admission to Common Epic Universe
• 7-night resort lodging at one in every of Common Orlando’s 11 magnificently themed resorts
• Early Park Admission for Common Epic Universe, Common Volcano Bay and both Common Studios Florida or Common Islands of Journey as much as one hour earlier than the park opens

2025 Explorer Ticket inclusive of a Single Day at Common Epic Universe (Solely out there within the U.Ok. and Latin America) – Obtainable for visits in 2025, company can benefit from the thrills of Common Studios Florida, Common Islands of Journey and Common Volcano Bay for 14 days, plus get entry to the all-new Common Epic Universe theme park for someday throughout their ticket validity window.

All Parks Ticket (Solely out there within the U.Ok.) – Obtainable for visits starting January 1, 2026, the All Parks Ticket provides company the last word flexibility – permitting them to go to all 4 Common Orlando theme parks for 14 days. This ticket additionally consists of park-to-park entry – that means company can go to a number of theme parks, together with Common Epic Universe, on the identical day or any day they’d like throughout their ticket validity window.

Extra particulars about Common Epic Universe – together with further ticket merchandise – can be launched within the months forward.

If you wish to assist figuring out which tickets or packages will work greatest for your loved ones, we extremely advocate requesting a quote from Be Our Visitor Holidays, a no-fee Common Most popular Journey Company. The brokers there’ll do the mathematics for you, reserving your trip with the best-available particular supply, and monitoring your bundle for future reductions that may be utilized retroactively–or modifying ought to a greater choice be launched in subsequent waves.

Maybe most significantly relating to Epic Universe, they’ll wait within the digital queue or on maintain by way of the phone so that you don’t must. We don’t understand how excessive demand can be for Epic Universe tickets and packages, however my guess is very excessive. I’d count on waits on-line or by way of the telephone as soon as Epic Universe packages go stay. Simply understand that if you wish to use a journey agent, the time to submit a quote request is NOW–earlier than October 22, 2024. Don’t wait till tickets & packages go stay, notice you’re overwhelmed, and scramble. They’ll have already got lively purchasers they’re helping on launch day!

Turning to commentary, this basically confirms earlier rumors that Common Orlando can be pushing trip packages laborious with Epic Universe, hoping that diehard followers or vacationers with FOMO are prepared to shell out the large bucks to ensure admission to Epic Universe.

As we beforehand reported, Common intends to broaden product choices to single and multi-day tickets together with Common Epic Universe in a phased method primarily based on availability–and there can be availability.

So we’re probably not anxious about this part one ticket method. It’s simply good enterprise on Common’s half to lock-in individuals with FOMO to longer period holidays. And given the considerations about Epic Universe cannibalizing attendance of the present gates, it’s a savvy technique.

One factor I’ve seen numerous followers fear about is crowds. We’ve heard from many readers who’re ready to go to just a few months or till 2026, not eager to be a part of the preliminary rush. I’m not so positive that’s the right method.

For one factor, Common has made clear that a minimum of some park tickets are going to be bought in bundles for the opposite parks, which serves the twin objective of buoying attendance on the current gates and controlling crowds at Epic Universe. That is what prompted our submit: Is Common Making a Basic “Crowdpocalypse” Mistake with Epic Universe? The ticket particulars aren’t the purpose of that–it’s all about expectations of crowds.

Our view is that, no matter whether or not this works or backfires, Epic Universe crowds aren’t going to be as unhealthy as some followers predict. Theme park followers been down this street earlier than, working ourselves right into a collective tizzy over a “crowdpocalypse” situation with Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at each Disneyland and Walt Disney World. The precise reverse occurred as outcome. Fearing multi-hour strains and loopy congestion, followers stayed dwelling–delaying visits till crowds died down. The primary few months have been lifeless, and the time when individuals anticipated issues to “die down” have been loopy busy.

The identical factor has occurred this 12 months at Tokyo DisneySea to a a lot lesser extent within the opening month of Fantasy Springs, because the park hasn’t been that busy and tickets haven’t bought out because of overly-strict entry limitations to the brand new port-of-call. It’s troublesome to foretell how that’ll play out, however I’d likewise be inclined to foretell lagged demand for Fantasy Springs, with this month by means of December being a lot busier than June by means of August.

Frankly, I’d exit on a limb and make the identical prediction for Epic Universe. Summer time in Florida isn’t precisely peak vacationer season anymore because of the climate, whereas Halloween Horror Nights is insanely common. Not solely that, however there’s a good probability Common scales up attendance limits at Epic Universe or reduces friction for coming into after the primary few months.

The underside line right here is that, a method or one other, Epic Universe goes to be busy for years. Simply take a look at the most recent curler coasters or Wizarding Worlds of Harry Potter. And people have been particular person rides or lands. That is a wholly new theme park. It’s going to be very fashionable for the period by means of a minimum of 2030. That’s a really secure prediction.

What’s extra of a bet is whether or not you’re higher off visiting very first thing when Common is artificially limiting attendance so the park can hit its groove, or ready till the coaching wheels come off and natural demand is no matter it’s. It’s a wager both means, however I’m extra inclined to go early. That is the wager we’ve made with Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, Fantasy Springs, and even Tremendous Nintendo World in Japan and California. In each single case, we made the right name.

With that stated, doing Epic Universe early will not be with out threat. Not simply of crowds–that’s just one part of it. The opposite gamble is that all the things is able to roll at opening.

What I’ve heard within the final two months is that though massive parts of Epic Universe are forward of schedule, a few of the main sights are behind. That regardless that seen progress on attraction exteriors and landscaping is going on at an extremely quick tempo–and a few journey testing is going on–just a few of the advanced journey techniques are proving problematic.

That is hardly shocking. As progressive new sights grow to be extra advanced and sophisticated, there are extra points that come up throughout check and regulate. Look no additional than Donkey Kong Nation at Common Studios Japan for an illustration of this. Minecart Insanity continues to have points there, and the brand new land is now over 6 months behind its previously-announced debut date–with no new opening date in sight. That land opening a full 12 months late is fully doable–and that’s one part of Epic Universe!

That is hardly distinctive to Common–if something, they’ve skilled this problem far lower than Disney. However now, Common is opening a complete new park with a number of next-gen sights, together with Minecart Insanity. It looks as if a secure wager that a number of would have surprising hiccups throughout check and regulate. That’s simply regular.

Anyway, it wouldn’t be in the slightest degree shocking if the key sights expertise extra frequent downtime through the first few months–and even the primary 12 months–that Epic Universe is open. Chances are high, if you happen to wait till 2026 or past, you’re much less prone to encounter this. How unhealthy it’ll be, nobody is aware of. Ideally, it’ll all be resolved throughout technical rehearsals, and the official opening of Epic Universe can be easy crusing.

(Be aware that this can be a double-edged sword, as we’ve seen from Disney. If there are problematic results or options which might be inflicting the breakdowns that may merely be disabled, that’ll occur. Which means that visiting through the first few months could also be your solely probability to see specific advanced sights of their full glory. This was the case most just lately with Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance.)

Finally, I’m actually excited for Common’s Epic Universe. It’s the factor I’m most trying ahead to in 2025, far surpassing even Disney Starlight Night time Parade. That may look like an absurd comparability since one is a brand-new, envelope-pushing theme park and the opposite is a parade, however I actually love evening parades. Even so, it’s not even a remotely shut name between the 2…that’s simply the one ‘main’ factor Walt Disney World is doing subsequent 12 months.

Anyway, I’m excited as a result of partly as a result of that is most likely the final main theme park opening we’ll must expertise within the subsequent decade or two. New parks are at all times a deal with, showcasing the most recent improvements, developments, and the place the themed design trade is heading subsequent. On this case, Epic Universe seems each bit the gamechanger that Common is promising, that includes lands on par with Disney’s greatest in addition to themed design and placemaking that jogs my memory of a cross between Shanghai Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea.

Past simply how beautiful Epic Universe’s lands look, I just like the idea of the portals and the way in which it permits disparate ideas to be introduced collectively in the identical theme park. The lands chosen for Epic Universe have something-for-everyone attraction, with all the things from the kid-friendly The best way to Prepare Your Dragon franchise to all-ages Tremendous Nintendo World to extra adult-oriented Darkish Universe. That final one is what has me most excited, and talking of trend-spotting, it might function a sneak peek, of types, into what Imagineers are cooking up with Villains Land at Magic Kingdom.

Every part from the journey roster to the little particulars look extremely considerate and meticulously designed. If Common sticks the touchdown on Epic Universe–and all indicators proper now level to that occuring–it’s going to fulfill the corporate’s purpose of remodeling Common Orlando Resort right into a bona fide trip vacation spot.

On the finish of the day, that’s what that is about. Common needs to seize an even bigger slice of the pie relating to vacationers, getting company to remain on-site in its lodges and buy packages or multi-day tickets to its parks, fairly than go to for “The Harry Potter Park” as a diversion from Disney. We don’t need to fixate an excessive amount of on the enterprise aspect or Walt Disney World angle of Epic Universe becoming a member of the Florida theme park panorama. (For one factor, as a result of we’ve already executed a good quantity of that just lately in Is Common “Beating” Disney?)

All I’ll say is that this reveal of Epic Universe is additional proof that Comcast is extra aggressive than Disney in precise motion. Thus far, Disney is speaking; Common is doing. I’m not making an attempt to make this ‘theme park wars’ nonsense, however the truth of the matter is that competitors is sweet for followers. A stronger Common places Disney on its toes, and forces them to ship. All of us win.

Clearly, rather a lot nonetheless stays to be seen, however all the things we’ve seen from Common’s Epic Universe to this point is actually, actually spectacular and thrilling. It has me trying ahead to the brand new theme park much more, and eventually attending to expertise this model new park in individual. I actually can’t wait to step foot inside Epic Universe. It’s not typically you get to expertise a brand-new theme park…and Epic Universe actually seems like one thing particular.

Want journey planning ideas and complete recommendation on your go to to Central Florida? Ensure to learn our Common Orlando Planning Information for all the things about Islands of Journey and Common Studios Florida. Additionally try our Walt Disney World Trip Planning Information for all the things about these parks, resorts, eating places, and a lot extra. For normal updates, information & rumors, a heads up when reductions are launched, and way more, join our FREE e-mail e-newsletter!

YOUR THOUGHTS

What do you consider Epic Universe’s opening date? Assume Common could have “crowdpocalypse” considerations? Or is the lure of a complete new theme park so overwhelming that it’ll draw far more individuals than it scares away? Will you go to Epic Universe in Summer time 2025, or will you look forward to crowds to quiet down (in idea)? Excited for Tremendous Nintendo World, Harry Potter’s Ministry of Magic, Darkish Universe/Basic Monsters, or the The best way to Prepare Your Dragon lands and/or sights? Assume Epic Universe can be a 3rd gate that’s a worthy addition to Common Orlando Resort…and doubtlessly on par with Disney’s greatest lands? Any questions? We love listening to from readers, so please share some other ideas or questions you’ve got within the feedback under!