Universal Epic Universe is an upcoming

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under construction in Orlando, Florida. Announced in August 2019, the park will be the fourth theme park at

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. Construction was delayed in 2020 due to the

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but resumed in March 2021. The park is scheduled to open in Summer 2025.

History

On August 1, 2019,

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announced that it was building a third theme park as part of the

. Without releasing details, Tom Williams, chairman and chief executive officer of Universal Parks and Resorts, said Epic Universe would be the company's "most immersive and innovative theme park." Comcast and NBCUniversal officials said it would create an additional 14,000 jobs, including professional, technical, culinary and other specialized positions. A possible opening date for the park was not immediately announced. In October 2019, Universal announced that the park would open in 2023. Concept art released by Universal during the official announcement in August 2019 left details purposefully vague. Many

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were rumored to appear in the park, including lands dedicated to ''

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'', ''Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them'', Nintendo franchises such as '' Super Mario'' and ''

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'', and

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. In January 2020, the presence of

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in the park was confirmed by multiple Comcast executives. Super Nintendo World was officially announced in February 2023, with CEO Mark Woodbury calling it the "worst-kept secret in history". The project was delayed indefinitely in July 2020 due to the

, but on March 3, 2021, Comcast announced the immediate restart of construction. On January 27, 2022, Jeff Shell, CEO of

, stated during an earnings call that the park would be opening in Summer 2025. This was hinted at by the resort's official Twitter shortly thereafter. On May 5, 2022, Universal offered of land near the site where Epic Universe is being built for a

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rail route commuter station. On March 8, 2023, Universal Parks and Resorts CEO Mark Woodbury announced that they would be rebranding the division to "Universal Destinations and Experiences". With this change also came the announcement that the name of the upcoming park in Orlando would be adjusted slightly from Universal's Epic Universe to Universal Epic Universe. A modified logo was unveiled, which removed the apostrophe and letter "s" from the design.

Location

The theme park will be located a few miles south from the existing resort, within a larger site south of Sand Lake Road and east of Universal Boulevard.

References

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