Epic Universe will officially be opening for guests on May 22nd, 2025, and we’re just as excited as you are!

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Tickets are going on sale soon as part of 2, 3, or 4 day vacation packages, but single tickets will be available for current Universal Passholders starting on October 24th. It’s expected that the park will be extremely popular upon opening, so we asked our readers on Facebook when they plan on heading to the new park to experience all it has to offer, in attempts to gauge when crowds may be busiest, and the answer may surprise you!

When It Opens

This one is a bit of a given, but a lot of our readers shared that they WON’T be going to Epic Universe when it opens in May because they already know it’ll be packed. One of our top Facebook fans, Kate, shared a sentiment we totally understand, saying, “Just thinking about the crowds makes my social anxiety quintuple!”

Aerial overview of Epic Universe via bioreconstruct

Despite Universal’s plans to mitigate opening day/weeks ticket sales by requiring a vacation package for 3, 4, or 5 night stays (and only one day can be spent at Epic Universe), it’s to be expected that the parks will be a madhouse for the first few weeks of operation. Other readers of ours shared they wouldn’t want to go at opening because they want to wait for the park to work out all its potential issues, which is another solid point! 

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Epic Universe will be an entirely new park with certain ride types Universal has never used before, and shows that will be opening for the first time, so it’s important to keep in mind that things may be more likely to close or go wrong the first few months.

Fall 2025

However, you also may want to watch out for fall 2025, after the park has been open for a few months because a lot of our readers also shared that’s when they plan on visiting the park for the first time. Fall in Orlando can still be hot and humid, but nothing like the summer months, and it’ll have given the park a few months to sort everything out.

Epic Universe ©Universal

Specifically, a few readers mentioned heading to the park around the time Halloween Horror Nights starts up, to see what offerings may be included at the new park, and others shared they’ll go in November/December when it’s really started to cool off in temperature. So we’re not saying to NOT go in the latter part of 2025, but just be aware that crowds might still be high.

1-2 Years After Opening

This may sound a little extreme, and it’s hard to tell how crowds will be at so long after the park opens, but we did have a lot of readers share with us they’re planning to visit the park in 2026 or 2027, once the park has been in full operation for quite some time.

Dark Universe model

This especially may be true around the summertime, as kids will be out of school and many families choose to take vacations during this time. While summer 2025 will likely be extremely busy for Epic Universe, it’s likely that Summer 2026 and Summer 2027 may be especially packed as well. 

Dark Universe Concept Art ©Universal

We’ll keep an eye on the crowds trends when the park opens and as it continues operation to help you plan your vacations, so stay tuned to DFB!

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