How Universal’s Epic Universe Park Still Drives Innovation With Drone Dragons, Power Bands and Wizardly Wands as It Celebrates Its First Anniversary

“Five Immersive Worlds. One Amazing Theme Park.” This is the motto for the Orlando-based Epic Universe, which opened in May 2025. As the first major theme park to open in the U.S. in 25 years, Epic Universe had to debut with a bang, and indeed, it’s immersive worlds, entered through dedicated portals — Dark Universe, How to Train Your Dragon — Isle of Berk, Super Nintendo World and the Wizarding World of Harry Potter — Ministry of Magic — offer rides, live shows and experiences using cutting-edge technology and detail-oriented design.

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