The Hiccup's Wing Gliders rollercoaster in the How to Train Your Dragon - Isle of Berk area of Epic Universe.
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Everything You Need to Know About Epic Universe, the Best New Theme Park in Decades
Universal’s $7 billion attraction is worth a trip—here’s how to get it right, from the rides to prioritize to skipping the lines.
Dragons, monsters, Super Mario and more. Epic Universe, the biggest new theme park in Orlando in 26 years, opens to the public on May 22.
And it is indeed epic. Themed “lands” extend out from an expansive central garden where weary guests can decompress. To reach each one, you pass through “portals” that use music, clever landscaping and visual effects to create suspenseful, surprising reveals intended to transport guests through time and space, be it 1920s Paris or the monster-filled Darkmoor Village.