{"id":1404,"date":"2026-05-22T12:40:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T12:40:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=1404"},"modified":"2026-05-22T12:40:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T12:40:24","slug":"one-epic-year-new-theme-park-deals-with-lines-capacity-popularity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=1404","title":{"rendered":"One Epic year: New theme park deals with lines, capacity, popularity"},"content":{"rendered":"

One year ago, Epic Universe opened its gates to the public. Universal Orlando\u2019s new theme park added four roller coasters, five immersive lands, stage shows, restaurants and other attractions to the Central Florida tourism mix at a cost of $7.7 billion.<\/p>

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It was the first new park in a generation to open in Orlando, complete with technologically advanced attractions, familiar franchises and a high-end hotel attached.<\/p>\n

Yet amid all the new stuff, a burning question looms: Will there be more Epic?<\/p>\n

There are signs but no official announcements.<\/p>\n

\u201cI like being inside of Epic Universe. I think the theming and the way that it\u2019s designed is very inviting, and it makes you want to stay all day and all night,\u201d said Alicia Stella, owner of Orlando ParkStop website, who said she has visited Epic about 20 times.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe worst thing, though, is that sometimes the lines get long,\u201d she said. \u201cYou may enjoy the ambiance, but you feel like there\u2019s not enough to do because you don\u2019t feel like waiting in the three-hour line.\u201d<\/p>\n

Epic demand and operational challenges such as technical woes have sometimes created hours-long waits for attractions, particularly Harry Potter and the Battle at the Ministry ride and Monsters Unchained: The Frankenstein Experiment ride in the park\u2019s Dark Universe section.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of complexity, and I even call it muscle memory that has to be developed, both technical and the operational side. There are just those types of things that you have to learn your way through,\u201d Jeff Polk, Epic Universe\u2019s general manager, said.<\/p>

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\u201cI really feel like we\u2019ve done a good job of balancing the demand, attendance and capability,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n