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Epic Universe at Capacity: What Changes When the Park Sells Out? (Ep. 62)

The Jim Hill Media Podcast Network

Jim Hill Media Podcast Network

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4.81.4K Ratings

🗓️ 1 August 2025

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Jim Hill and Eric Hersey return from a summer packed with parks, previews, and one sold-out Friday at Epic Universe. In this episode, the duo reflects on the dramatic changes between their April preview visit and a mid-July return - sharing firsthand insight on crowd flow, character absences, ride downtime, and that sweltering Florida heat. From WWE's Wyatt 6 haunting Halloween Horror Nights to Hulk Hogan’s long-standing Universal ties, this episode blends news, nostalgia, and heat-induced honesty. Plus: hidden gems at Confisco Grille, underwhelming face paint stats, and the rising need for more shade, shows, and slow days at Epic. Hulk Hogan’s history at Disney-MGM and Universal Wyatt 6 and WWE join Halloween Horror Nights First impressions of Terra Luna Resort Surging summer crowds and Epic Universe challenges Hidden spots, great meals, and what could make Epic better Next week, the guys are joined by Brian from Parklore.com to talk expansion plans and what Epic Universe could become at full build-out. Unlocked Magic Unlocked Magic, powered by DVC Rental Store and DVC Resale Market, offers exclusive Disney & Universal ticket savings with TRUSTED service and authenticity. With over $10 MILLION in ticket sales, use Unlocked Magic to get the BIGGEST SAVINGS. Learn More Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome back to the epic universal podcast. I'm entertainment writer Jim Hill and this is the podcast where we cover

0:22.2

the latest universal news, rumors and history. And as always, I'm joined by Eric Hersey.

0:29.5

How many miles did you put on the car? Seriously. Well, Jim, we just hit 100,000. I was real

0:34.8

excited. I missed it. But we were like going down, we were at 99 and I'm like, oh, we're going to hit it because it's a thousand miles there and a thousand miles back. So we did hit it. We did have the oil changed in time, so we're good to go. So let's see how many more miles we can put on this darn van. Okay. Wow. All right. But and as your bride and I, who, by the way, were recounting the merchandise side of your trip on the I Want That Too that we recorded just last night.

1:04.0

All right.

1:04.7

So it was nine parks, four hotels.

1:08.5

Is that right?

1:10.0

Yes.

1:11.1

It was a rough week for all of us, Jim, because there was lots of moving.

1:15.0

We got to do all types of stuff.

1:16.4

And then we lost a couple, somewhat would say heroes.

1:19.2

We lost Ozzy while we're down there.

1:21.0

Yeah.

1:21.2

We heard the gentleman from the Cosby Show unfortunately passed away.

1:26.4

And then we lost Hulk Hogan. And I was

1:28.7

darn near in his hometown. Yeah. Yeah. Now, he passed, did he pass away in Tampa? I, uh, you know,

1:36.7

I believe, I believe so. I think it was a cardiac arrest. I think it was early in the morning.

1:40.5

And my, my ex and social media just blew up because I follow a lot of wrestling.

1:45.3

Obviously, you guys, I've heard in previous episodes. I'm a pro wrestling fan and have been for

1:50.4

a long time, so it was nonstop. And it was crazy because I think we were just, I mean, we've been

1:56.3

to Clearwater. We've seen his shops. And obviously obviously he has a pretty big tie to Universal and

2:03.8

Disney Parks. Yeah, just before the show gets started here. In fact, we'll toss these into the show

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