Overview

• Universal Destinations & Experiences CEO Mark Woodbury said Epic Universe is driving incremental attendance and early market-share gains, with merchandise and food-and-beverage per-cap spending exceeding forecasts and a premium front-gate price versus the other Orlando parks.
• Woodbury confirmed multiple attractions are in the works across the Orlando resort, emphasizing a cadence of new offerings across all three parks rather than focusing only on Epic Universe.
• Epic Universe was designed with reserved greenfield areas between its existing worlds to enable future additions, and Woodbury acknowledged his comment that Wicked looked like it was “a theme park waiting to happen,” without announcing any specific project.
• Aggregate online ratings for Epic Universe are notably lower than Universal’s other Orlando parks, with recent compilations showing 3.8/5 on Google, 3.1/5 on Yelp, and 2.2/5 on TripAdvisor, as early reviewers cite downtime, limited shade, and weather-related closures.
• Universal’s broader pipeline includes a planned Great Britain destination targeted for 2031 now in consultation with authorities, a Universal Kids Resort opening next year in Frisco with a 300-room hotel, and year-round Universal Horror Unleashed experiences in Las Vegas and a Chicago location planned for 2028.