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I went to Epic and here are my thoughts:



- Celestial Park in premise is a great idea for a land that also serves as a hub. Even though there's still things that need to be done, and time for the trees to grow, I felt like it was sprawling and bare. The paths are too wide and sometimes it felt like it was a long walk of nothing but concrete. The views and sightlines from within are lacking. Maybe it needs time to grow on me, but this area didn't feel like it's part of a theme park. I wasn't inspired nor transported by it and that wasn't just me.



- SNW was my favorite! I came in spoiled from watching videos of Japan's version, but I was still amazed by how energetic the land felt. The rides are good, not great. Though I liked Mine Cart Madness more than I anticipated, despite how shaky it was. I really hope Yoshi doesn't get very long lines because it's such a cute and chill ride.



- Dark Universe left me with mixed feelings. They absolutely dropped the ball with the land. Easily my least favorite. It's Hogsmeade but uglier and with less things to do. Curse of The Werewolf was okay but had a BAD "scene" before you first launch. Again, it didn't feel like a ride that belonged in a world class theme park resort. Monsters Unchained: The Frankenstein Experiment was jaw dropping. It's universal's creative greatest project and enough to carry this below par land.



- Ministry of Magic was uninspired. Diagon Alley, but taller and French. Cafe D'Lair was lovely. The food and ambiance were both good. The forced perspective was impressive but it still wasn't enough to get over my feeling of: I've seen this before and it was done to perfection the first time too. I think this land will hinge on if the ride is great or not too.



- Berk felt like it was an amusement park area themed to HTTYD and not a proper immersive world brought to life, if that makes sense. Be it with the terrible sightlines issues or the lack of a true headliner ride. Admittedly, I only went on Hiccup's Wing Gliders, and it had some good moments but it wasn't what's needed to center this land.





I'm excited to go again and I will update my thoughts if they change.

Source: https://x.com/EYNTKinfo/status/1896249569236885716/

https://x.com/bioreconstruct/status/1895955934863859866/

Sources: https://www.reddit.com/r/UniversalOrlando/comments/1izvyy7/using_red_shells_on_whoever_is_in_my_way_getting/ and https://www.reddit.com/r/UniversalOrlando/comments/1ixjlas/im_excited_to_be_disciplined_by_professor_umbridge/

Source: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/wesh-2-cw18_centralflorida-tvnews-broadcasting-ugcPost-7300666695067578369-vkor/

Interactive park map has been added to the official Universal Orlando Resort app:



Via https://x.com/AliciaStella/status/1895279202099921033