Universal Shares 17 NEW Photos of Epic Universe

Okay — Universal looks like they’ve really upped the theme park game with everything they’ve announced coming to Epic Universe.

We’re starting to learn more about the specific lands you’ll be able to explore, and which restaurants you should be prioritizing on your must-try list, and we’ve even spotted the first official Epic Universe merch to get us ready for its opening next year. But, Universal has just released new photos of their upcoming theme park and we’re discussing all the talking points about them.

Now that we officially know all of the lands coming to Universal’s Epic Universe, it’s time to put a face to them all! Here’s a look at the whole park’s layout so you can get your bearings about you before you arrive!

The park’s layout includes a central land to walk through first at Celestial Park. From there, you’ll walk through one of the land’s portal entryways to access the rest of what each section has to offer. Let’s take a closer look at what you can expect from each starting with Celestial Park — your gateway.

Celestial Park starts as soon as you walk through the park’s entrance and will be your gatekeeper to the neighboring lands. You’re greeted by its Chronos tower inviting you beyond its portal. This land’s goal is to put the “park” back into a theme park with expansive greenery and nature, dancing water fountains…

…a few rides like Starfall Racers and Celestial Carousel…

…and several quick service and table service restaurants.

If you continue clockwise through the park, the next land you’ll encounter is Super Nintendo World.

Its portal entrance is guarded by the iconic multicolored pipes and tokens from the Super Mario game franchise like power-up mushrooms, flowers, and coins. We’re still waiting on more pictures to be released for the plans inside the East Coast version of this land but we’re willing to bet we’ll see a few familiar elements to the Universal Studios Hollywood version of this land that opened last year.

Just north of that, you’ll find yourself in the Dark Universe.

This mysterious and highly anticipated land brings the classic Universal Monsters to life right before your eyes!

While nothing is official just yet, this land is rumored to have a ride and restaurant of its own, in addition to exploring the classic horror monsters that we’ve come to know and appreciate today.

If you keep venturing to the right side of the park you’ll find yourself in front of the only Universal Orlando hotel built right inside the theme park! This first-of-its-kind hotel named Universal Helios Grand Hotel has a commanding presence at the top of the park.

Its massive form spans multiple stories and spread widely to board the edge of the park. Universal’s pictures also show a massive water feature right out front making this hotel the prime location if you’re ready for some spectacular views of the park at night!

We’re going to pause our Epic Universe park tour here for a moment though to tell you this isn’t the only hotel you can choose to stay closest to Universal’s new park. Two other hotels nearby named Stella Nova and Terra Luna will be just a short bus ride over the park if you don’t mind a little distance (plus you’ll get to see the park’s entrance!)

Now, back to our regularly scheduled tour! Continuing in the same direction we were headed you’ll find yourself upon the next land in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter — Ministry of Magic.

We’re still waiting to hear what fun and mischief will await us in this land from Universal so until then you’ll find us waiting on bated breath! Universal did confirm that a ride was coming to the land, though.

Coming one more land over to complete our tour here will bring you to How To Train Your Dragon — Isle of Berk.

We’re super pumped to explore this land! Again, while we’re still waiting for confirmation from Universal of everything that will be offered in this land we’ve been able to see ride testing from an aerial view.

If you’ve journeyed safely back around towards the front again you’ll find yourself back in Celestial Park where it all began.

Don’t forget to stop into some of the shops along your day…

…and stay to try out a meal at one of the restaurants that have been confirmed.

We’ll be keeping you up to date with the latest Epic Universe news as it’s revealed so be sure to stay tuned with us at AllEars!

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