A PEOPLE staffer shares a sneak peek at Universal Orlando Resort's Epic Universe, and details on why Disney adults — specifically Epcot fans — will dig it.

It’s apparent in the tunnel-like “portal” entries into each land, stunning landscapes like the towering statues in Celestial Park or the new Helios hotel, the first one to be situated within a theme park itself. With its fountains and statues and hemispherical domes, the giant palace would look at home in Las Vegas.

When I first arrived at Epic Universe, Universal Orlando Resort’s newest theme park located a few miles from its current parks and resorts, I was in awe. The Chronos Tower, an architectural masterpiece that beckons people into the park,

Universal Studios is betting big with Epic Universe, the first major theme park to open in America since Disney’s California Adventure in 2001. Los Angeles Times’ Todd Martens traversed the lands to give you all the important details you need to know before you visit.

FOX 35's David Martin got to explore Epic Universe's Super Nintendo World. One of five lands in the brand new Universal Orlando park.

WFTV took a nine-hour preview tour of Epic Universe ahead of the park's grand opening! Advertisement. About Our Ads