Overview

• Guest-posted app screenshots showed Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure at 255 minutes, with Epic Universe rides like Battle at the Ministry at about 240 minutes and Mine-Cart Madness near 200.
• Inside the Magic reported that access to both parking garages was cut off late Sunday with a heavy security and police presence, and social posts described guests being held in the security hub.
• Universal had not issued a public statement on the garage shutdown or its cause at the time of publication, and reports relied on eyewitness accounts and social media.
• Coverage attributed the crowd surge to the holiday long weekend, more comfortable fall weather, and strong interest in the newly opened Epic Universe, which is still refining operations on headline attractions.
• Outlets noted strained Express Pass availability and food service, and they projected a brief crowd lull in early November and early December before the year-end holidays.