Universal’s new Epic Universe park challenges Disney in Florida
For decades, Universal Orlando Resort was a pit stop on a vacationer’s way to the “Most Magical Place on Earth,” Walt Disney World. Now, NBCUniversal owner Comcast, aims to rewrite the travel itinerary with Epic Universe, a major new theme park in Central Florida opened last Thursday. Park doubles the footprint of the Universal Orlando Resort and creates themed worlds around some of the most successful movies and games in recent years, including Harry Potter, the Super Mario Bros, Mario and Luigi, and the “How to Train Your Dragon” films. An estimated $7 billion investment has doubled the resort’s size, adding 750 acres and populating it with familiar movie and game characters, which it owns or licenses. It features five themed worlds: The Wizarding World of Harry Potter-Ministry o...
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