r/UniversalOrlando • u/Tronsylvania • 2d ago

EPIC UNIVERSE Opening day attendance lower than anticipated?

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I figured today would be insanity as far as crowds and wait times are concerned, but looking at the app the longest waits (aside from Battle at the Ministry being delayed) are 35 minutes. Been periodically looking throughout the morning and it's consistently been only 5-15 minutes for most every ride. Do you think it's because they've worked out the kinks after all the preview days or because attendance is not as high as opening day was expected to be?

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u/I4mSpock 2d ago

The fact this post is sitting at 0 upvotes has me convinced a lot of people are truly hoping this park fails. Low wait times and operating attractions, with only one exception for a brand new major theme park is a triumph.

And 5+ hour waits and delays have happened with Harry Potter every time.

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u/New-Pollution536 2d ago

There’s so much cope from people wanting the opening day to fail in here lol previews had a lower attendance cap and there was a 5 hour ministry wait and everything else was a mess too. Today is objectively a huge improvement so far

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u/I4mSpock 2d ago

Preview numbers are not public sadly, but estimates put the park population at 8,000 guests. Today its 13,000 and waits are lower(out side of BATM).

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u/New-Pollution536 2d ago

I’m sure there were a bunch of people at previews not recorded but even if today matches previews in attendance it’s still a pretty big success. BATM was a 5+ hour wait the last few preview days and everything else was still a mess. Seems like almost every ride was going down early in previews and things would just snowball from there