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Common Orlando Resort introduced Thursday morning that its extremely anticipated new theme park, Epic Universe, will open on Could 22, 2025, simply earlier than Memorial Day weekend.

The brand new park would be the largest of three theme parks on the resort, a part of a 750-acre improvement that may greater than double the scale of Common’s footprint in Orlando. The property at the moment consists of two theme parks and one water park.

This new park, Epic Universe, will consist of 5 lands: The Wizarding World of Harry Potter: Ministry of Magic; Tremendous Nintendo World; The right way to Practice Your Dragon: Isle of Berk; Darkish Universe and Celestial Park.

“That is such a pivotal second for our vacation spot, and we’re thrilled to welcome visitors to Epic Universe subsequent yr,” stated Karen Irwin, president and COO of Common Orlando Resort.

“With the addition of this spectacular new theme park, our visitors will embark on an unforgettable trip expertise with per week’s price of thrills that can be nothing wanting epic!”

Dennis Speigel, founder and CEO of Worldwide Theme Park Providers, is a guide for theme parks all over the world. Speigel was not concerned within the constructing of Epic Universe however has been monitoring Common’s spending of greater than $6 billion and improvement of this mission since its starting.

He stated the themes included on this park converse to a brand new era of holiday makers who love fairy tales however are additionally searching for characters and associates with whom they’ve grown up.

“I anticipate that this new Epic Universe theme park will simply crack 6 million plus guests throughout its first 12 months of operation,” Speigel advised CNN in an e mail. “Common Studios theme parks have been on an enormous roll since Harry Potter was launched in 2010.”

Speigel stated this park will ratchet up the Orlando theme park market, the place Common and Disney are the largest gamers.

Disney has not opened a brand new theme park in Central Florida since 1998. Speigel – together with many theme park followers – wonders how Disney will reply to its competitor’s strikes and whether or not it would additionally open a brand new theme park within the coming years.

Tickets and pricing

Tickets to Epic Universe can be bought in phases.

At first, solely trip packages and three-day tickets (or longer) to Common Orlando Resort, which embody at some point at Epic Universe, can be bought starting October 22. In a single pricing instance, three-day tickets would vary from $374.88 to $554.87 (after tax) per particular person, relying on the date.

Present Common Orlando annual passholders will then get precedence entry on October 24 to buy single-day tickets to Epic Universe earlier than most people.

Extra ticket choices, together with single-day tickets for most people, can be bought within the months main as much as the opening of the park.

A 500-room Loews lodge known as Common Helios Grand Lodge may also open on Could 22 (taking reservations starting October 22). Will probably be positioned within the new theme park, with Common’s first devoted theme park entrance for lodge visitors. Two different new inns will open earlier than then, close to the park.

Visitors will first enter Epic Universe by way of Celestial Park, which may have a carousel, a curler coaster, shops, eating places and portals to every of the 4 different lands.

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter: Ministry of Magic can be an extension of the Harry Potter universe, creating the environment of each Nineteen Twenties Paris – the place a lot of the Incredible Beasts franchise takes place – and the Nineteen Nineties British Ministry, the place well-known Hogwarts college students confronted Voldemort.

A brand new attraction known as “Battle on the Ministry” will enable visitors to enter the Ministry’s atrium by way of the Floo Community and have them be a part of Harry, Ron and Hermione in an omnidirectional raise, dodging assaults from Demise Eaters.

Two different Harry Potter lands exist already in Common’s different theme parks: Hogsmeade in Common Islands of Journey, and Diagon Alley in Common Studios.

Tremendous Nintendo World can be much like what’s been opened lately at Common Studios Hollywood in Los Angeles and Common Studios Japan. Visitors will be capable of journey points of interest known as “Bowser’s Problem” and “Mine-Cart Insanity with Donkey Kong.”

The land themed to The right way to Practice Your Dragon will embody a Viking village, a household curler coaster known as “Hiccup’s Wing Gliders,” a water journey and a reside present.

Darkish Universe is a shadowy land, with “Monsters Unchained: The Frankenstein Experiment” placing visitors in the course of a monster revolt.