One cool factor about opening a theme park is there’s going to be lots of firsts. For instance, there was just one official Epic Universe opening day. There was just one night time the carousel lit up for the primary time, and just one visitor who can say they scooped up the very first mac & cheese cone. Common will probably proceed hitting extra cool milestones because the model new theme park will get explored by new followers on daily basis, however my favourite milestone to this point has to do with Monsters Unchained: The Frankenstein Experiment.
Gregory Corridor, the Artistic Director at Monsters Unchained in Darkish Universe, not too long ago opened up about one huge achievement the journey can say it nabbed. That feat can be none aside from hitting 1 million riders. In a tweet celebrating the momentous event, he confirmed off the superb operations workforce, and shared why the journey is so particular two months in. Have a look.
🚨Monsters Unchained the Frankenstein Experiment simply hit 1MILLION RIDERS! pic.twitter.com/kmWeoetejqAugust 5, 2025
Gregory Corridor additionally shouted out the workforce a bit additional, commenting beneath, ‘Large shoutout to the superior operations workforce” and likewise responded to the latest rumors the pre-show on the journey (with its spectacular Frankenstein animatronic) was not working, particularly sharing, “preshow is working bro.”
Whereas CinemaBlend’s theme park skilled Dirk Libbey would say the finest journey at Epic Universe is the Ministry of Magic attraction, I urge to disagree. For me it’s The Frankenstein Experiment all the best way. C’mon, it’s set in possibly the perfect land within the park, and it’s a completely outstanding journey achievement, with 14 animatronics that come out when least anticipated. (and have some fairly sensible actions). And it doesn’t even make one nauseous like one other related Common journey!
Later within the thread, Corridor confirmed Monsters Unchained: The Frankenstein Experiment was the very first journey to hit 1 million riders within the new theme park. It is sensible. The queue for the Darkmoor-set journey is likely one of the best throughout the park, and it is also the kind of journey you need to strive many times. So extra riders plus extra want to journey clearly equals a profitable milestone story.
Once more, as somebody who adores this journey, it is actually cool to see it get this second to shine simply a few months after the park has formally opened. When you’re heading to the brand new park quickly, even should you’re a bit afraid, do not be scared away from this superior journey. However do check out the information and methods I might wished I might recognized earlier than exploring Epic.