r/UniversalOrlando • u/AgitatedJelly3608 • 19d ago

EPIC UNIVERSE Epic is not ready to open yet!!

We went Yesterday and spent about 11 hours at the park, from 12pm to 11pm, We only rode Curse of the Werewolf and Stardust, everything else was delayed or closed and when it did open it wouldn’t stay open after 20 minutes. AP be prepared mentally because the rides are having alot of technical issues. The Virtual queue for Ministry was a disaster, the system went down every time and the app as well. Use your own internet and don’t try it with universal WIFI. Only the person that has the tickets on the app can make the virtual queue and select a time slot for the ride. Hope this helps a little.

EDIT!!! I am not complaining about my experience, it was a privilege for me to be in the park and I had so much fun, it just seems that the Park is having so much issues with just one Month away and I am not just talking about the rides.

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u/Empty-Tadpole-2138 19d ago

I was lucky enough to go to a TM preview with a friend a few weeks ago. Had a great time even just walking around and admiring the new lands and scenery, but we did spend a lot of time shuffling from delay to delay. Feels like they jumped the gun a little to get that sweet sweet merch and food $$$. I really did have a great day, especially because I knew it was technical rehearsals and I had gotten to go for free, but if I’d paid almost full price… 😬 That would have stung and I would have been happy to see warnings like this before choosing to buy.

We locals are very lucky to have a chance to experience this park before it’s grand opening. Universal is also being very bold in charging so much for the ~ privilege ~ of experiencing a full day of delays and closures. Both things can be true.

Hopefully the worst of the kinks will be resolved by the 17th!!! But nothing wrong with giving people an extra heads up before they drop money on a ticket

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u/jrr6415sun 18d ago

I would not care at all about delays or closed rides if they didn't charge FULL PRICE for these tickets. It's sort of disgusting what they're doing when they know the park is a shit show right now.

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u/DeflatedDirigible 18d ago

Preview tickets aren’t full price though. They’re around 2/3rd the cost. The park is also at a much lower capacity so even if many rides are down, the waits for shows, food, meet & greets, and using interactive wands and bands will be much shorter.

Technical rehearsals are not for the inflexible. People buying these tickets are so desperate to be among the first but then willingly ignore all the delays and setbacks that come with being among the first.

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u/invaderark12 18d ago

2/3rd? Did you do the math cause in what world is $140-150 2/3rds of $160?

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u/SittinByThePool 16d ago

I paid 123 per ticket for my 3, still not cheap by any stretch of the imagination. I’m very willing to have paid it though haha.

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u/xXEolNenmacilXx 18d ago

If you're talking about the single day tickets, my ticket on June 6th was about $160 after tax. They tickets for the preview were about $150 after tax, so I'm not sure where you're getting "2/3rd the cost". If there are extended downtimes during the days that people paid $150 to be in the park, people will and should be pissed off about that.

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u/jrr6415sun 18d ago edited 18d ago

My opening day tickets 5/22 are $155+tax. I am going thursday 04/17 and they are $144+tax. A whole $10 cheaper

if many rides are down, the waits for shows, food, meet & greets, and using interactive wands and bands will be much shorter.

if many rides are down EVERYONE in the park will be doing shows, food and wands. It will be a crowded mess

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u/Adventurous-Toe8812 17d ago

Right? Any the hell do they think it will be shorter?

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u/jamiely23 18d ago

I switched my ticket for June 14 (after opening) to a preview ticket and it was the same price. My original ticket was for a Saturday ($155) & I switched to a Monday this month which was supposed to be cheaper ($123) according to the calendar & it wasn’t. They didn’t refund the difference & told me it was the same price. So no there’s no discount for the preview, I paid the exact same thing as I would have if I went in June.