Everything Epic Universe: Universal Monsters

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Become a Patron: / themeparkstop Here is everything we know about Universal Monsters land at Epic Universe, including the Classic Monsters dark ride, spinning roller coaster, and more, for this new theme park opening in Orlando in 2025.
Intro / About Epic Universe: 0:00
Universal Monsters Village: 0:59
Shops, Dining & Characters: 2:41
Monsters Dark Ride: 5:57
Spinning Coaster: 10:17
Phase 2 Expansion: 11:41
Land Style Rumors: 12:38
Closing: 13:43
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@ThemeParkStop Жыл бұрын

Subscribe to never miss an update, because Epic Universe will be here before we know it!

@annetter2731 Жыл бұрын

New sub! Thank you for the video. I'm excited... You did a great job with the information ☺️

@michaelsangregorio Жыл бұрын

This is the land I’m hyped for the most. I’ve always wanted something permanent about Universal Monsters.

@aubreybrackett7653 Жыл бұрын

I totally agree with you. I am also very hyped for the same reason!

@iank7941 Жыл бұрын

That is the correct answer.

@loonytunescrazy Жыл бұрын

@@iank7941 Md too

@acidalex420 Жыл бұрын

FACTS!!!! They can do so much with monsters, it’s just more interesting and engaging to me than a mediocre video game :/

@danasandoval624 Жыл бұрын

@@acidalex420 I agree!!! The monsters have been around for years and years and there are different ones and each has their own unique and great story!!!

@josephmorris7447 Жыл бұрын

Out of everything Universal is rumored to be doing with this park, this is the land I'm most excited for!

@solcarlosofficial Жыл бұрын

IM SO EXCITED FOR THIS! I feel like this is such a timeless concept! That will stay relevant forever!

@andybelt603 Жыл бұрын

Gonna be cool too once some of the Monsters start hitting their 100th anniversaries in the early 2030s.

@RigoLeons Жыл бұрын

You officially are the queen of Universal rumors, I have been listening to you and you have been spot on with everything. Keep it up.

@ThemeParkStop Жыл бұрын

Aww shucks

@moneygrabbercodswollop8133 Жыл бұрын

@@ThemeParkStop They’re right you know, I hope you understand that you’re the reason I’m excited for this park. Super Nintendo World notwithstanding 😂😂😂

@Kondase Жыл бұрын

I love so much that Universal is returning to their roots with the classic monsters.

@STSGuitar16 Жыл бұрын

Man, just considering how actually scary Forbidden Journey can be (I mean come on, you’re lying if you say those dementors swooping at you doesn’t make you clench up), I can’t wait to see what the Monsters version of this will do. I’m really hoping they do go in the direction of having it be a more classic, physical figure dark ride with less screen sections because those non-screen scenes in FJ absolutely make the ride so great. They’ve had a decade now to perfect that idea and ride system, so I am extremely excited for that one.

@everydaynoob1 5 ай бұрын

Being scared of the dementors is so real. I have ridden the ride a lot but I still do clench up to them (or even the dragon)

@STSGuitar16 5 ай бұрын

@@everydaynoob1 It’s probably the most “scared” I’ve been on a ride (in my adulthood, at least lol. Any sort of Haunted Mansion ride at Disney or elsewhere used to scare me so bad when I was a kid lol). For me it’s one of those things where I actually want to get scared by them for whatever reason lol. They just get sooooo close to you. Like, I can’t think of any other ride that has animatronics coming so close to you that you can literally almost reach out and touch them. While my sister refuses to open her eyes during that part, I’m just sitting there looking intently into the darkness waiting on one to swoop down at me and give me a little startle lol. For whatever reason it always makes me laugh when they get me to jump or make a noise or something like that, too lmao. If the new Monsters ride features a truly perfected Kuka Arm ride system with less peripheral vision blockage (you can really only see what’s right in front of you on Forbidden Journey) and at least 75% physical sets and monster animatronics instead of long projection screen portions like the quidditch scene in FJ, I will be happy. Luckily, if they are going to the trouble of making the ride mostly physical sets and animatronics, they’ll have an incentive to make sure that you actually do have more of your peripheral vision throughout the ride so that you can take it all in better. With FJ, they kinda had to block your peripheral vision or else you would see the ride’s inner workings and other immersion-breaking things you’re not really supposed to see. However, now nearly 15 years since FJ came out, I do think they will have perfected this ride system so that it is a 100% immersive experience where you can look anywhere you want and they won’t have to block part of your vision so that you don’t see the vehicle next to you or the ride track or whatever else like FJ. So yeah, a wider field of view during the ride and more physical sets and animatronic monsters than FJ has will make this ride an instant classic and world class ride. The good news is, Universal has been trending up in terms of quality over the past ten years, so I truly do think this new park is going to be incredibly good. Better than some Disney parks. If you can’t tell, I am beyond excited for this thing lol.

@danasandoval624 Жыл бұрын

I am 65 years old but when I hear about the castle and land I actually want to squeal with delight!!!!

@seshnic8751 Жыл бұрын

Never too old to have fun!

@danasandoval624 Жыл бұрын

@@seshnic8751 I so agree. I love to zip line and parasail and do all the fun things I always have.

@claudenicenovais845 5 ай бұрын

You is amazing neve change

@danasandoval624 5 ай бұрын

@@claudenicenovais845 Thanks I don’t plan on it. We plan on going to Epic & being two kids in their 60’s. We love Island’s & Studio now & go there. We stay at Portofino Bay so we get express pass & never even have to rent a car, we get picked up from the airport. By the end of the week we have done/seen/eaten & enjoyed everything in both parks, City Walk & the resort. When we get home our bums are dragging & our tongues are hanging out a bit but it is worth every second of it! Keeps us young! Have a great week!

@AverytheCubanAmerican Жыл бұрын

I honestly find it odd Universal Creative have yet to invite you to the team, because the way you explain these projects are so well-detailed. Also, them choosing the Château Miranda is a great choice. That place has been abandoned since 1991, and people say they hear children’s chilling screams and see their ghosts. It’s fitting to go with that for a spooky theme

@Unfunny_things Жыл бұрын

These videos are so good, please keep making them. The hype for epic universe is still building cause of these videos

@jaredm815 Жыл бұрын

This land sounds so cool! Super smart of them to capitalize on this due to the success of horror nights every year. There is definitely a market for this.

@alexandermonks9892 Жыл бұрын

It’s wild to me that these updates characterize the lands and excitement built into theme parks better than any theme park advertisement I’ve ever come across.

@kaijuguy19 Жыл бұрын

I wouldn't be shocked if out of all the lands announced for Epic Universe this part of the park will be the most attended and for good reason. I mean seriously the idea of an area themed around Universal's iconic monsters is something I'm shocked hasn't been done in the past so to see it finally happen will no doubt be quite an amazing sight to see. :) Especially if they add more to it in coming years.

@acidalex420 Жыл бұрын

Your videos are not only some of the highest quality and extremely informative videos I’ve watched but also I just love everything about it. Thank you sooo much for your effort I’m sure many people like me really appreciate and look forward to your updates! :)

@ThemeParkStop Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, that means a lot to me! I am so glad you like what we're doing!

@jesscarrier5023 Жыл бұрын

So excited for this Land! Especially that it isn't using screens very much and instead using real sets and rides! Fantastic concept for this area! Love the classic monsters!!!

@kevindiossi Жыл бұрын

I am more excited for this land than I am anything else in theme park history. Just being honest as someone totally obsessed with the Monsters since I was a little kid watching them on AMC and Turner Classic. As an adult, I’ve got tons of merch and artwork. I also have too many articles of clothing and naturally love the HHN house every time they create a Monsters house. I can’t wait for this…and I will live here. LOL

@NTWoo95 Жыл бұрын

My dream job is wary European villager who warns the theme park guests that “there be monsters here!”

@juicybucky9647 Жыл бұрын

i am autistic and my special interest is the universal monsters, this video made me so excited i could barely control it. i’ve been wanting more monster stuff from universal and this absolutely satisfies that. i am so very excited!!

@NinthShinigami Жыл бұрын

I’m much more of a Nintendo fan, HTTYD fan, and Potterhead, but this land sounds like it’s gonna be a total blast and one of a kind 👍

@ErikHeimdallr Ай бұрын

Halloween 2025...we're coming from Maine! I've been longing for a theme park honoring the Classic Universal Monsters since I can remember. As a kid growing up, I was obsessed with them. I dressed as Dracula, Frankenstein and the Werewolf every Halloween as I grew up. I used to peruse TV Guide trying to find if and when the movies were being played, making sure I didn't miss them. Every now and then our local movie theater would have a "Monster Movie Marathon" and my friends and I would hunker down for 4 hours of Monster Movie fun. Throughout the years I've collected all of the movies on VHS, then DVD, and now we have all of the movies on Blu-ray. Finally, as I reach my 60th birthday, my dreams have been realized!

@solcarlosofficial Жыл бұрын

I’m so excited that the ride won’t be mostly screens!!! It will be so immersive

@anthonypecorara4346 Жыл бұрын

I know we are all super excited about the initial park opening, but I’m also pumped to see what phase two looks like and how long it takes to start building it

@TonyBorda Жыл бұрын

This park is going to be insane.

@jocelynsantiago7154 Жыл бұрын

This is like my wildest dreams come true! I love all the Monsters. I am so excited about this land. I already told my husband and 4 sons that our 2025 vacation will be here and mostly spent in this land! 🖤🖤

@rb5078 Жыл бұрын

I told my husband the same thing. Can't wait!

@johnashcraft1675 Жыл бұрын

This land feels like it will have a much more eerie feeling at night

@ratbones620 Жыл бұрын

Forbidden Journey is one of my favorite universal rides. It’s amazing to see that one of my most anticipated EU attractions will basically be an improved version of that ride!

@AllisLust Жыл бұрын

I can imagine them making this land scary for the Fall season. If Horror Nights does not happen in this park, they can transform the land into an interactive "scare zone" in October, much like they did this year in Hogsmeade at Universal Studios Hollywood. Just picture the land full of fog and a more sinister sountrack at night; some of the villagers are out, weapons at the ready; some villagers are roaming around scared and all of the monsters (along with their minions and other evil-doers) are free to haunt the streets.

@jakeruhl2499 Жыл бұрын

Easily the land I'm most excited for! I'm a huge Universal Monsters fan and everything about this land I've heard so far sounds incredible! One thing I do hope for is that they stick with the original designs of the Monsters for this land. I love the HHN designs, but for HHN, not a theme park land. I think the original designs are so iconic and can be spooky without being terrifying which is what this land should be: spooky not scary. The original films are more atmospheric and eerie than scary and the land should reflect this. I got nervous when you said Dracula would "possibly" appear in the main attraction as he is my favorite Universal Monster and I hope he has a big presence in this land along with Frankenstein and Wolf Man (they are probably the three most popular Monsters).

@colombamax Жыл бұрын

Even tho i’m a huge potterhead, i’m the most hyped for this land as well as the Donkey Kong coaster

@TommyPicard Жыл бұрын

ALICIA! These videos are so good and detailed! You’re doing an amazing job at making sense of all of this and I’m so hyped for it!

@ThemeParkStop Жыл бұрын

THANK YOU!!!

@dorkultra Жыл бұрын

I'm so pumped for this land, it may be the most perfect ride to date if they stick with a classic dark ride and limit the screens

@anthonycm2883 Жыл бұрын

So far if they keep what they are planning for the land I would be extremely happy. But I feel like there should be a theater show later on. It would be cool if they brought back Beetlejuice and the graveyard band, but a show on the phantom of the opera, Van Helsing, or Abbott and costello meet the monsters would be amazing.

@808dazzlegal Жыл бұрын

I'm really looking forward to Classic Monsters land, Harry Potter land & the Donkey Kong ride.

@raphaelmarquez9650 Жыл бұрын

I've binged watched all 30 films from the Classic Monsters collection in preparation for this land.

@colliric Жыл бұрын

In hindsight the series really started in 1925 with Lon Chaney's version of Phantom Of The Opera. Made Universal realise how popular gothic horror (and romance in that case) could be. I hope they put some homage to the "retroactively considered part of the series" film in there somewhere.

@raphaelmarquez9650 Жыл бұрын

@@colliric Too bad the original 1925 version wasn't available in their home media collection due to messy history behind its restoration.

@reva510 Жыл бұрын

Most excited about this land!!!!

@icycupofjoe3007 Жыл бұрын

Good work Alicia! Really hope we get the swamp thing ride.

@imaginationstationyt6948 Жыл бұрын

Great video as usual! Can't wait to see the Monsters live once again in 2025 >:D

@horrorqueerx Жыл бұрын

I sincerely hope that the expansion does end up being based around Creature. He’s my favorite Monster and it’d be a dream come true. Hopefully we hear more about this after opening.

@cmike.skywalker Жыл бұрын

I’m really loving these detailed series of videos on each section of Epic Universe! Thanks for sharing! I can’t wait for the Classic Monsters section!!

@paulswiader3690 Жыл бұрын

Another outstanding video! You too such a great job, unpacking Universal. I look forward to every video!

@ThemeParkStop Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@weatherlicious Жыл бұрын

Apart from your awesome content, your voice just gets me really excited even about new roller coaster pillars! Great job!

@DannyJayKayyy Жыл бұрын

I really hope the Creature from the Black Lagoon boat ride moves forward!

@ThisIsEloy3 Жыл бұрын

It will be so incredible when Epic Universe opens, and I can wait to see how the lands will be used when they eventually have HHN hosted in these areas.

@MovieGurus Жыл бұрын

technically speaking, bruce the shark from Jaws is a universal monster..... this may be a big curveball, but i wonder if they are secretly bringing back jaws by fan opinion.

@bjornemccomb8262 Жыл бұрын

I have a VAST variety of things I have interest in, among Nintendo this was also my childhood as my dad introduced me to “old Hollywood” and man am I glad he did! I think I’ll cry walking into this land..my dad died a few years ago and he would’ve been blown away to see this concept, can’t wait!

@wesley815 Жыл бұрын

Another great update!! Thank you for such detailed work. 💯

@ThemeParkStop Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@omarnoble4788 Жыл бұрын

Battle for the Sunken Treasure + Jaws of the Creature sounds so amazing.

@zarajenkins6948 Жыл бұрын

This is going to be fantastic! Great work putting this video together TPS

@wt7553 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this wonderfully detailed breakdown. I get more and more excited by the day. I find it interesting that they originally had a park area set for where the spinning coaster will now be. It seems like it will have a huge footprint and make the land more crowded, UNLESS there is a plan to build a small park inside the coaster area. Cobra’s Curse at Busch Gardens Tampa is also a Mack Rides spinner. There are walkaways and seating within the ride area. The Wolf Man ride could have a similar design with a lawn for seating, benches for eating, and perhaps a small kiddie play area.

@lordsquidy133 Жыл бұрын

Already excited about Epic Universe but these videos are getting me even more stoked! Especially that expansion, with how much land it has there are so many cool possibilities!

@jacksonscowen3940 Жыл бұрын

Wow, that all sounds amazing! Thank you for sharing all of these strong rumours! They all sound great, cool story as well!

@claudiaweidenthal8141 Жыл бұрын

Your reports are truly the best of the best!! Thank you!

@CharliXCXismymom Жыл бұрын

We need some phantom of the opera and wolf man representation

@petewilliamsxperience3556 Жыл бұрын

Great video! This is the land I am most excited about it in the upcoming Epic Universe; cant wait :)

@robertgray1756 Жыл бұрын

I think this is the best most exciting update on a attraction I've ever seen. Thankyou for showing.

@matthewmitchell3871 Жыл бұрын

A fun idea for the main ride: what if the Invisible Man was the one to start up Dr. Frankenstein's old research?

@Kev-O33 Жыл бұрын

what if it isnt Monsters? nah its gotta be. your past predictions on rides have been 98 percent spot on! for real! relistened to the old podcasts and its crazy how accurate they are!

@smith9808 Жыл бұрын

The absolute best update channel. So informative, especially with the ride plans.

@kenttate9530 Жыл бұрын

I’m ready to go there now lol.

@marcellobasso5554 Жыл бұрын

0:00 The TPS logo fading into the Universal Epic Universe logo?!?! 🙌 GENIUS 🤯 Not sure if you did that before in a prior vid, but nevertheless the attention to detail you put in your videos is why your channel is one of the few channels I always look forward to when uploading! Keep up the good work! :)

@ThemeParkStop Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@davidchuong714 Жыл бұрын

This is so awesome, I am very excited! I love universal monsters and I think a dark ride would be perfect for the land. The roller coaster sounds cool too

@willlyon7129 Жыл бұрын

I’ve always wanted a themed area dedicated to the classic Universal Monsters.

@adam_franklin Жыл бұрын

My excitement can not be contained. These videos are so damn good.

@itskylelucas Жыл бұрын

Alicia Stella you are the reason I’m going to be an annual pass-holder in 2025. Your dedication and talent are unmatched.

@Mooshka360 Жыл бұрын

Everytime I see your video covering the Universal Monsters land I can't click fast enough. So excited for this!

@robhimself79 Жыл бұрын

Am I crazy for wishing the theater was kept instead of a spinning coaster? I'm not a fan of those unless they're more of a controlled spin.

@danasandoval624 Жыл бұрын

I agree! I wish they would rethink the theater and do it instead of a spinning ride.

@ZakAstro Жыл бұрын

Amazing video! I am definitely most excited for this land and it’s dark ride. It will be amazing

@robertbl7500 Жыл бұрын

Simply wonderful!! Thanks so much! ! ✌️

@theronlanghorne6673 Жыл бұрын

The environmental design of this area will be phenomenal! The show building for the main dark ride looks like it will be insanely cool! I can't wait to see this place!

@jeffreymurray2251 Жыл бұрын

Great voice over work Alicia, excellent detail about the Classic Monsters attraction.With that Great voice,you should be part of the Universal Creative team, or Disney Imagineering.

@alimatt9685 Жыл бұрын

I want you to know… I love your videos so much and I appreciate everything you do ❤ keep it up

@ThemeParkStop Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@kassiopiajudkins2722 Жыл бұрын

I'm so excited to see what this land will look like. I'm a sucker for anything classic Universal Monster related! I hope it's successful when it opens and is expanded further in the future.

@StripofPaper Жыл бұрын

I'm BEYOND HYPED for this land 🎉

@InfectiousGroovePodcast Жыл бұрын

I'm loving this series, keep the updates coming! This and Super Nintendo World are the things I'm most excited about.

@stephgilliam Жыл бұрын

I'm so excited about this land, but I really hope the arm-based ride vehicle has more flexibility for accommodating bigger bodies. I love the Forbidden Journey, but it's a real boob squasher, which makes it a little less fun.

@erikdaniels0n Жыл бұрын

This and Dragons are my most anticipated lands/lands I’m most excited for

@puddlejumper8466 Жыл бұрын

I hope all of this is true. I know at one point the rumor was that "Monster Land" was going to be a tourist trap of sorts and it sounded very tacky and disrespectful to the IP. Give me that dreary European town! I'm also glad you compared the Black Lagoon ride to POTC (even though things can change obviously). When I first heard about that ride I was picturing something closer to Jungle Cruise and was disappointed. Thank you for making these videos!

@wt7553 Жыл бұрын

I thought it was going to be an updated Jaws ride using the new Mack boat ride technology. Makes sense to do an indoor ride so two rides in the land won’t be shut down due to rain.

@nickellfrancis8522 Жыл бұрын

Thank you alica I love this idea

@cesarachurra2321 Жыл бұрын

This feels like a Xmas gift thanks Alicia🎉🎉🎉

@happilyeverafterhanna Жыл бұрын

I’m more excited for this land in EU than any other!!!😆🧛🏻‍♂️🧟‍♂️I’ve grown fond of the universal monsters because of the HHN houses, I went to HHN for my first time last year & loved the bride of Frankenstein house & screamed my brains out in the monsters collide house this year😂 I’m excited to have a year round spooky area in universal even if it doesn’t have jump scares. My dad grew up watching the universal monsters movies so Im excited for us to experience this land together. Thanks for giving us all the Epic Universe updates!❤🌎

@kentslocum Жыл бұрын

While I am more interested in the intellectual property of How to Train Your Dragon, the Classic Monsters area has the potential to be the most creative and immersive.

@andrewblack2596 Жыл бұрын

I’m hyped for this!

@rickluque6429 Жыл бұрын

Love this video!!

@therealventures Жыл бұрын

I'm very excited for this specific land! I think overall it's gonna be visually amazing!

@dashkataey1740 Жыл бұрын

My guess is that they're designing the land like the board game Horrified. IF you look at the board for that game, it gives an idea of what the land should look like.

@greysonrome8727 Жыл бұрын

Cool I have the board game horrified and I didn’t think of that , that game also uses Universal’s own monsters, so it make since to have the land resemble the town in that game.

@Heatherofscots Жыл бұрын

I am so excited for this land!

@michaelkieran1566 Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks

@l.c.8798 Жыл бұрын

This is THE land I'm most excited for here!!! 💯👏💫

@marketyourindustry Жыл бұрын

Great video!!! ❤❤❤❤❤

@sarah.weaver Жыл бұрын

😭 I'm so excited for this video!

@rebeccaperry6303 Жыл бұрын

This sounds like a Monster Kid's dream/nightmare come true! I will be there opening day!

@HenshinHead Жыл бұрын

As excited as I am for this Universal Monsters area, it is a shame they got rid of the stage show. I'm sure the coaster will be fun, but there's still a long legacy of stage shows based around the Universal Monsters -- including Beetlejuice's Graveyard Revue -- that'll soon be lost. The Universal Parks already suffer from a severe lack of sit-down attractions nowadays, so something more laid back would've been a welcome addition.

@colliric Жыл бұрын

I hope they open this land in 2025, the 100th anniversary of the release of Universal's original iconic Lon Chaney masterpiece Phantom of the Opera. A movie many fans consider retroactively to be part of the series, since it's massive success convinced Universal to adapt other classic gothic horror novels. And the Universal Monsters classic theme "Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake" was used as it's opening credits theme in many public domain copies of it. It would be a shame if this land didn't include a homage to Lon Chaney Sr, Universal's first iconic horror star. His phantom should be the one represented at the park.

@FredDeom Жыл бұрын

I think they are aiming at something like in the Monster-based board game, Horrified. The board in that game is exactly like you are describing and includes all classic Universal Monsters and their ''homes'' which is awesome in my opinion! Great video like always!

@rb5078 Жыл бұрын

This is the land that I absolutely can't wait for!!

@thefanwithoutaface8105 Жыл бұрын

Oh I've been hoping this would happen. A land entirely themed around the classic monsters of old. After they closed down the Universal Monster Resturant I've been praying for something like this.

@andrewdelodance7864 Жыл бұрын

I've been on Pirates of the Caribbean at Shanghai Disneyland many many times. I also hate waiting. Pirates of the Caribbean at Shanghai Disneyland is utterly mind-blowing. I hate waiting. Pirates of the Caribbean at Shanghai Disneyland is SO GOOD, that if Universal is going to somehow improve on it, it can only be completely worth the wait. The Creature from the Black Lagoon is an utterly brilliant idea. Honestly, it could be the straw that breaks the camel's back, in the little competition.