Epic Universe is INCREDIBLE — Even If I Don't Love All The Rides!

Very Amusing with Carlye Wisel - A Theme Park Podcast

Carlye Wisel

Leisure, Kids & Family, Society & Culture, Places & Travel

4.8 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 28 May 2025

⏱️ 89 minutes

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Summary

I am BACK from the media preview of Epic Universe with SO much to tell you about the rides, attractions, and phenomenal theme park lands at this brand new Orlando destination.

This is the next great American theme park, but even still — I've got a LOT to say about the rides. Tune in to hear my honest thoughts about How To Train Your Dragon - Isle of Berk, Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Ministry of Magic, Dark Universe, Super Nintendo World and SO MUCH MORE!

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0:00.0	Hello!
0:10.4	And welcome to Very Amusing, your one-stop shop for the story, secrets, and shenanigans of a popcorn-fueled theme park journalist.
0:21.9	I'm Carly Wiesel, and I am back from Epic Universe, which sounds like an ordinary sentence.
0:27.1	You know, I boarded a plane, I went to Orlando, I went to a theme park.
0:29.8	But this is the first theme park in Orlando in so long that is brand new, and I cannot wait to tell you all about it this week.
0:39.2	I'm not even going to waste your time up at the top because I just want to stress how excited
0:43.3	I am to tell you everything. And that J.K. Rowling is a garbage monster. We always need to be
0:48.7	stressing that J.K. Rowling is a garbage monster because she is, and we will be talking about
0:52.4	one of her properties in this episode, and she's pretty terrible, and I'm just going to leave it at that for now until I bring
0:57.0	it up again because I can't stop bring it up again, because she's a garbage monster. Anyway, I had the
1:00.3	time of my life. It was wonderful, and I'm just going to tell you all about it. We don be back with one of the most jam-packed episodes we have ever brought you.
1:12.6	I mean, we're talking about every ride, every land, every experience, and every critique I have of Epic Universe.
1:19.3	Because while I really, really, really loved it, this park is not perfect.
1:23.3	There is some room for improvement.
1:24.8	There's some stuff that I truly don't know why they put in there.
1:28.0	And I can't wait to tell you all about it.
1:29.9	Stick around.
1:30.8	We'll be right back.
1:48.4	I'm at Disneyland Resort, and guess who I'm here with.
1:50.2	It's Becky Mankin. Hi, it's nice to see you again with M-E-I travel.
1:53.3	And I love when we get to get together because it hardly ever happens.
1:58.2	Just as you can understand how patient Becky is and how much I adore her
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