The entrance to the Epic Universe theme park in Orlando. Photo: Patrick Connolly/Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images
Comcast's Epic Universe in Orlando officially opened today.
🎢 It's the first major new U.S. theme park in 20+ years, according to CNN.
💰The park covers 750 acres with a rumored price tag of about $7 billion, CNBC reported.
🧙 State of play: Epic Universe contains five themed worlds: The Wizarding World of Harry Potter — Ministry of Magic; Super Nintendo World; How to Train Your Dragon — Isle of Berk; Celestial Park; and Dark Universe.
"Epic Universe represents the largest investment Comcast has made in Universal's theme parks since gaining control of the business in 2011," Reuters reported. "Analysts say it poses a heightened competitive threat to Walt Disney World, whose last major expansion was in 2019."
💭 Nathan's thought bubble: This is making me nostalgic for the long-gone "Back to the Future" ride at Universal Orlando.
