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The Jim Hill Media Podcast Network

The Annual Pass Puzzle and How The Mummy Buried a Monster Movie Franchise (Ep. 75)

The Jim Hill Media Podcast Network

Jim Hill Media Podcast Network

Places & Travel, Society & Culture, Tv & Film

4.71.5K Ratings

🗓️ 31 October 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

In this Halloween episode, Jim Hill and Eric Hersey dig up the spooky story of Universal’s Dark Universe - the ambitious attempt to build a monster-filled cinematic universe that never rose from the grave. From The Mummy’s box office stumble to the Wolfman’s cursed production, the duo unpacks how a failed film series still inspired one of Epic Universe’s most anticipated lands. Along the way, they discuss park attendance stats, ticket changes, and a few frightfully fun surprises. 2024 Themed Entertainment Association attendance report reveals Universal’s shifting rankings Why Universal paused 3-Day Annual Pass sales and what it means for Epic Universe access The rise and fall of The Mummy reboot and the costly chaos behind The Wolfman Inside Universal’s forgotten plans for Creature from the Black Lagoon and Dracula Untold How the ashes of a movie misfire gave life to Epic Universe’s monster-filled Dark Universe land Even the monsters couldn’t scare away Jim and Eric’s curiosity—hear the full tale of how Universal’s cinematic dream turned into a theme park triumph. Follow Eric on X and Instagram @EricHersey Follow Jim on X and Instagram @JimHillMedia 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.

0:18.2

I'm entertainment writer Jim Hill, and this is the podcast where we cover the latest

0:22.9

Universal News, Rumors, and History. And as always, I'm joined by Eric Hersey, and this show

0:30.9

actually gets posted on Halloween, October 31st. That's right. That is correct. And depending on when you're listening,

0:38.6

I might be hanging out with a little Lorax running around the streets because that's what Miles is,

0:42.5

is 100% orange leotard, orange face paint, giant eyebrows and mustache.

0:51.0

Yeah, Lauren was sharing, I guess you went to the Halloween event at the local zoo.

0:58.1

Right. And I think Miles found out, it's a lovely outfit, but the giant mustache sort of

1:03.8

makes a little difficulty to actually consume the candy you're collecting. So, uh, yeah, the mustache came

1:10.1

off. We actually, so we had backups because

1:11.9

they were originally on with, you know, the sticky tape. But Lauren was smart enough to get a

1:17.1

sunglasses with a mustache and the eyebrows attached to the sunglasses, which, which I ended up

1:24.5

wearing by the end of the night when he was doing his eating.

1:27.9

So, yeah, so we'll see how it goes tonight.

1:30.6

All right.

1:31.3

Well, again, here's hoping he has a great time, you know, being out and about is that Dr.

1:37.2

Zeus character.

1:38.3

But speaking of Halloween, got something cool in the mail just in the past week from our buddy Bio-Reconstruct.

1:46.1

And we were aware of these collector cards they're doing for, what is it, Halloween Horror Night down in Orlando?

1:54.4

Yeah, isn't it that you got to go?

1:55.5

It's the trivia, the trivia app that you got, that you go to the different stands, right?

2:00.0

You answer so many. Yeah. So I, you got, that you go to the different stands, right? You answer so many.

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