I’ve been champing on the bit to get eyeballs on the upcoming Epic Universe, slated to open at Common Orlando subsequent Might. Whereas the theme park has carried out an excellent job of whetting my urge for food with idea artwork and enjoyable social content material, to not point out the candy to-scale mannequin at Common’s CityWalk, there are nonetheless so many questions I’ve about what’s coming. Lots of these received’t be answered till the park opens – or probably even later down the road – however the one I’ve been mulling has needed to do with the Wizarding World of Harry Potter’s Ministry of Magic particularly.
Or quite, it has to do with transportation between parks and what followers have been saying in regards to the Hogwarts Categorical.
Will The Hogwarts Categorical Go To Epic Universe?
In the event you’ve been to Common Studios and Islands of Journey, one of many greatest points of interest is the Hogwarts Categorical, which permits guests with a two-park ticket to shift between parks utilizing a prepare quite than hoofing it by means of CityWalk. It’s enjoyable, it’s fantastically themed, it’s air-conditioned, it’s (sometimes) fast, and the entire expertise is stress-free in addition.
Epic Universe, then again, shall be unlikely to ever connect with the Hogwarts Categorical. Not solely is the theming – on the British Ministry of Magic – completely different, but in addition should you’ve been on the Hogwarts Categorical it hops between King’s Cross and Hogsmeade within the parks on one observe quite than a loop, going entrance to again then again to entrance. Including a further cease would doubtless be implausible, significantly given the place Epic Universe is located.
One Different Huge Distinction About Epic Universe
In the video for the Unbelievable Beasts-themed Ministry of Magic space of Epic Universe, followers did get to see a have a look at the floo community we’ve heard a lot about in J.Ok. Rowlings’ novels and that can enable parkgoers to “journey” from London to Paris as a part of the brand new Harry Potter attraction. I’d heard some marvel if that could be a method to join between Epic Universe and the 2 different parks in a roundabout way or vogue.
The issue with that is that the brand new park won’t be linked in the identical methods as the opposite two parks. In truth, it’s on the opposite aspect of the Common campus, with estimates placing it 10-Quarter-hour away from CityWalk. Each Islands of Journey and Common Studios are linked by the walkable procuring and eating space, however the brand new park merely received’t.
It’s possible the theme park will simply persist with buses, which already join the parks to myriad glorious Loews motels on property, through which case some followers have referred to as out doing one thing just like the Potter-centric Knight bus as an possibility for transport. (Although Common already has its personal buses.) I’ve seen some followers on Reddit and different locations imagining different transportation that might be cool, like connecting the parks by way of a brand new prepare that might be Nintendo themed (one other aspect of Epic Universe) corresponding to they did for Tremendous Nintendo World in Japan.
All are nice concepts, however probably won’t be occurring by the point Epic Universe opens on Might 22, 2025. In the end, there’s been plenty of hypothesis about The Battle on the Ministry of Magic and different stuff coming to Epic Universe, and whereas I might love for the brand new park to someway magically connect with the others, there’s been no indication it is going to occur instantly, although issues might at all times change longterm.