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Unlocking The Magic: Talking all things Disney Parks, Universal and Cruising

505: We Had VIP Access to Epic Universe — Here’s What They Got Right (And Wrong)

Unlocking The Magic: Talking all things Disney Parks, Universal and Cruising

Konstantina Irving

Places & Travel, Society & Culture

4.82.2K Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Join Bruce and Connie for a first-look deep dive into Universal Orlando’s newest theme park, Epic Universe. From exclusive VIP access to empty-park rides and all-you-can-eat tastings, they share honest reactions, immersive experiences, food reviews, and what Universal got right—and what needs work. Whether you're a lifelong theme park lover or planning your first trip, this is your ultimate guide to Epic Universe!

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0:00.0

Please stand clear of the doors.

0:02.7

For favor, maintain

0:03.7

to alijado de las puas.

0:05.4

Hey, everybody.

0:17.0

Welcome to Unlocking the Magic.

0:19.9

You're listening to episode number 405. I'm your host, Connie with a C, and that's Bruce with a B. And I am really excited today because we are going to be talking all about Epic, the premiere. We're going to be unlocking an Epic premiere.

0:36.1

That's right. We went to epic before it opened technically a lot

0:39.8

of people did too but we got to go the night before the day of with nobody there kind of got

0:43.9

VIP access to go on all the attractions the day of and then at night we got to experience the park

0:51.3

and they served us all kinds of food before the park opened because

0:55.1

they want you to experience everything the park has offered. It was a great opportunity for us to do that.

0:58.6

But of course we're going to talk about the things we loved about the park itself and we also

1:03.7

want to share things that we think Universal could improve. So today we're recording live from

1:08.5

from the universe. We're actually in Universal Orlando Resort. We're not in the park right now. But I'm going to say it was an awesome experience. We got to, like Bruce said, try pretty much every food in the portal miniature size. We got to ride all the attractions. But the one thing to keep in mind is obviously this was going to be much different than when you

1:28.0

experience it with the park at capacity and any videos you're going to see of this day from anywhere

1:32.5

on social media obviously the park was running with practically nobody in it so that's not

1:38.4

going to be the reality we understand that but we plan to visit the park again we're a student

1:42.5

with our kids they They're super excited.

1:46.9

So I'm pumped to talk about it.

1:51.9

Another thing to note, though, so there are reports happening right now that there are,

1:56.1

since opening, they're having extremely low wait times.

1:57.9

I guess there's a bunch of things online.

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