Scenes from Epic Universe on the eve of the one-year anniversary of the Universal Orlando park’s debut, Thursday, May 21, 2026. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)
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Guests arrive at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Ministry of Magic at Epic Universe on the eve of the one-year anniversary of the park’s debut, Thursday, May 21, 2026. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)
Guests ride the Hiccup’s Wing Gliders roller coaster in the How to Train Your Dragon – Isle of Berk world at Epic Universe on the eve of the one-year anniversary of the Universal Orlando park’s debut, Thursday, May 21, 2026. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)
Guests arrive at Super Nintendo World at Epic Universe on the eve of the one-year anniversary of the park’s debut, Thursday, May 21, 2026. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)
Guests enter Epic Universe at the 10am opening on the eve of the one-year anniversary of the park’s debut, Thursday, May 21, 2026. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)
Guests arrive at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Ministry of Magic, at Epic Universe on the eve of the one-year anniversary of the park’s debut, Thursday, May 21, 2026. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)
Guests arrive at the entrance of Epic Universe, on the eve of the one-year anniversary of the park’s debut, Thursday, May 21, 2026. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)
Exchange students greet guests at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Ministry of Magic, at Epic Universe on the eve of the one-year anniversary of the park’s debut, Thursday, May 21, 2026. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)
Guests arrive at the entrance of Epic Universe on the eve of the one-year anniversary of the park’s debut, Thursday, May 21, 2026. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)
Guests meet and greet with Toothless, in the How to Train Your Dragon – Isle of Berk world, at Epic Universe on the eve of the one-year anniversary of the park’s debut, Thursday, May 21, 2026. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)
Guests arrive at the entrance of Epic Universe, on the eve of the one-year anniversary of the park’s debut, Thursday, May 21, 2026. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)
Guests ride the Hiccup’s Wing Gliders roller coaster, in the How to Train Your Dragon – Isle of Berk world, at Epic Universe on the eve of the one-year anniversary of the park’s debut, Thursday, May 21, 2026. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)
The lagoon at the How to Train Your Dragon – Isle of Berk world at Epic Universe, on the eve of the one-year anniversary of the park’s debut, Thursday, May 21, 2026. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)
Guests walk through the portal at the How to Train Your Dragon – Isle of Berk world at Epic Universe, on the eve of the one-year anniversary of the park’s debut, Thursday, May 21, 2026. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)
Guests snap a selfie at the entrance of Epic Universe on the eve of the one-year anniversary of the park’s debut, Thursday, May 21, 2026. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)
Guests ride the Hiccup’s Wing Gliders roller coaster, in the How to Train Your Dragon world, with the Stardust Racers in the background, at Epic Universe on the eve of the one-year anniversary of the park’s debut, Thursday, May 21, 2026. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)
Super Nintendo World at Epic Universe, on the eve of the one-year anniversary of the park’s debut, Thursday, May 21, 2026. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)
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Guests arrive at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Ministry of Magic at Epic Universe on the eve of the one-year anniversary of the park’s debut, Thursday, May 21, 2026. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)
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