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Any intel on the drained lagoon fountain? Wondering if anyone is seeing work done or what...

8:55pm by SusannaBee

Epic universe day. Arrived at 6:55 gates closed around 30 people here max I'll update as we go.

6:57am by snelvis

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Through main gate at entry gates at 705. Only 10 people cut us off

7:05am by snelvis

Through security at 7:17 at ticket gates

7:17am by snelvis

Through admission at 7:30 stopped at 7:36 before can enter worlds. We are now probably behind 200 people but I refuse to run and push.

7:37am by snelvis

Speech to open gates 7:50.

7:50am by snelvis

Stopped before ride. Through portal 7:56

7:56am by snelvis

Single file land probably 500 people in front of us. Now stopped outside

8:05am by snelvis

Waiting to load

8:28am by snelvis

Off around 845. Did both dark universe rides and to crepe at 940. Didn't use express passes yet. BOM my least favorite of all Potter rides.

9:47am by snelvis

Breakfast at cafe L'air. Ham sandwich large enough to sit and fruit was great.

10:54am by snelvis

Nice. We entered thru Helios with plan to hit Battle but 5 minutes before opening it went delayed so we rushed like everyone else to Mine cart and waited around 70 minutes and saved our express.

10:58am by clyde4242

Enough to share ! Thought I'd just update my day as we go along so people know what to expect. It seems like if you entered from Helios they made you walk around a fair distance instead of going straight to the Potter portal

11:04am by snelvis

Thanks for sharing. Would be interested if you could share any more you see/hear on RD from Helios, we'll be doing this in July and haven't seen much on how it works!

11:16am by NTEI

We were at Stella nova. I just saw the Helios people coming in and it seemed as if there wasn't a great advantage.

11:51am by snelvis

Also hiccups winged gliders was great ! Slinky dogesque but 2 xs as long. Better than MOM IMO.

12:02pm by snelvis

I think Helios would have an advantage to Dark Universe and Wizarding World and main gate would have advantage at Isle and Nintendo with all things being equal(same release time). We were probably 15 people back at Helios and raced to mine cart. 70 minute

1:21pm by clyde4242

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Wait

1:21pm by clyde4242

Bowser's challenge was 35 minutes for express. Not worth it.

1:37pm by snelvis

Took a break Nintendo land was too much!! Now back at park for night dark universe

8:25pm by snelvis

If stardust is open now, does that change a good early access strategy? I had planned battle at the ministry followed by maybe mine cart, but wondering if stardust should be in there instead.

6:54am on 3/27/26 by travis27471

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@hodg, I was referring to the vacuum in the Battle queue

8:33pm on 3/28/26 by clyde4242

I've not seen anything about this. Will wait to be surprised!

5:11am by hodg

I'm not sure it should change your strategy or anyone's really, but it is a people eater and will help all waits across the park.

1:22pm by clyde4242

We just purchased our annual passes online (paid in full) for a trip in July. Is it correct that I cannot get a discounted epic ticket until they are activated?

9:40am on 3/28/26 by mmmartin

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You might want to check the price of one day epic tickets compared to 3 park one park per day tickets depending on how many days you're wanting because the 3 park tix were cheaper for our 3 Epic days last January.

1:02pm on 3/28/26 by sneezy93

Then you wouldn't have to wait until they're activated to purchase :) just a thought.

1:02pm on 3/28/26 by sneezy93

There are discounted epic passes on Sunday when I had already bought them.

8:52pm on 3/28/26 by snelvis

I can't get the app to show the plans I created on website

1:36pm on 3/28/26 by lisachiarello@comcast.net

We are other users, like you. You can use the "contact us" link on the homepage of the app and staff will help. Did you check the date? Or look under past plans?

4:35pm on 3/28/26 by PrincipalTinker

how do we get on a float for the parade ?

10:37pm on 3/24/26 by snelvis

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Love me some @Fatty

7:00am on 3/28/26 by scroogemcduck

No boost i'm pretty limber. I think I can get up there myself.

11:32am on 3/28/26 by snelvis

Suit yourself. My boosts are very highly regarded in my hometown.

3:49pm on 3/28/26 by Fatty McButterpants

If Forbidden Journey makes one ill, is Battle of the Ministry off the table?

11:57am on 3/27/26 by cpowers

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2 any day for motion.

9:33pm on 3/27/26 by Buckeye86

Maybe we shld save MoM for day 2 so dfil doesn't reduce to ride it. Not that he ever opens his eyes on these things.

9:33am on 3/28/26 by hodg

Refuse

9:33am on 3/28/26 by hodg

Is there a way to contact universal hotels for room requests now? It's 1 night SN, 2 nights Helios, 7 nights PBH. Only want to request adjoining/ connecting rooms w in-laws- worried we'll lose them if end up on another floor or building.

7:30pm on 3/26/26 by hodg

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Yes, call the hotel. They will put it in the notes and try to accommodate when assigning rooms. It doesn't hurt to call again the day before when they are actively planning the rooms. Some hotels it matters and others it doesn't. If it's critical, make

9:35pm on 3/27/26 by Buckeye86

the call. Only takes a minute. Make sure u get the front desk and not the Uni reservation people.

9:36pm on 3/27/26 by Buckeye86

Thanks. I'll look up the numbers and give it a try

3:09am on 3/28/26 by hodg

Will be at Epic the first week of April. Is a good rope drop strategy Ministry then Minecarts? Apologize if this has already been discussed.

5:45pm on 3/17/26 by cpowers

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Bump! Curious as well!

12:58pm on 3/18/26 by mmmartin

Will you have early entry? Express pass?

2:27pm on 3/18/26 by PrincipalTinker

Yes to early entry, no express pass.

3:38pm on 3/18/26 by cpowers

If Ministry is a "must do" I think you might want to start there.

4:49pm on 3/18/26 by PrincipalTinker

Mine cart is down A LOT. we wasted a RD in it and kicked ourselves. If only have 1 day, I would check app a lot days before and see if it still down all the time.

9:04pm on 3/20/26 by Buckeye86

So is ministry back as available in EE? It was changing so much I stopped keeping up! We'll potentially have 3 EE attempts into Epic if we can use jet lag to get up & out early enough to move from SN to helios 1st morning.

8:57pm on 3/21/26 by hodg

What's the crowd level suppose to be? We waited about 30 minutes @ 9:00 am on a day that was a 6, but have nearly walked straight on during less crowded days (don't remember the level, but was 12/16 - 18 if you want to look it up).

11:10pm on 3/21/26 by jmarriner

Oops...wrong thread.

11:11pm on 3/21/26 by jmarriner

New TP blog post on Epic rope drop https://touringplans.com/blog/big-changes-to-early-park-admission-at-epic-universe/

7:46am on 3/23/26 by PrincipalTinker

Crowd level just got updated to 6 from 3. I was pretty we werent going to see 3 levels! Thanks all for your feedback!

11:37am on 3/23/26 by cpowers

We just did this today. EA, no express. Timing tracked like it said in the blog. We were coming from RPR. Caught bus around 7:05, don't think it was 1st one, maybe 2nd. Seats full, few standing. Joined a stopped security line about 7:20.

9:57pm on 3/25/26 by urbyq

Space between security and tickets was full. 7:30 things start moving. EA herded to left to wait. We ended up 100-200 back, but past Mario, 7:40 holding. 7:50, they do the opening with music & water and we start moving right after. Steady walk to Paris.

10:03pm on 3/25/26 by urbyq

Held briefly in a courtyard near the wand shop until 8. Started moving again. Steady pace for 15 min until well inside ride queue. don't remember where we stopped. 15 more mins to ride. Finished just after 8:30.

10:07pm on 3/25/26 by urbyq

Hiccups went down on our way over so we went to Darkmoor. Rode Monsters Unchained. Curse of Werewolf was 15 min but fam said no (thankfully!). Saw Ygor and Frank&Bride. Headed back to catch Cirque Arcanu but it was down!?! Did some spell work

10:29pm on 3/25/26 by urbyq

Caught it when it came back up, very cool! Went to Berk for lunch & saw Untrainable Dragon. Headed back around 2 for a long hotel break. Back to Epic @ 6 for supper @ Toadstool. Hiccups was walk-on. Checked out rest of Berk, then Mario-land.

10:33pm on 3/25/26 by urbyq

Kart dropped to 15 min (basically walk-on) Did powerup band stuff and Bowser jr games. Yoshi @ 8:45p was walk-on. Headed out & saw some of the fountain show. Tomorrow is Donkey Kong and carousel and we'll have done everything we wanted.

10:37pm on 3/25/26 by urbyq

We did pretty much the same bus timing today. DH confirmed at least 1 bus before ours. Seems more people thus morning since we started further back before Super Nintendo. At 7:50 the opening announcement started, but this time crowd started moving too.

9:59pm on 3/26/26 by urbyq

We went to Super Nintendo. Used the exit on the right. Avoided escalators & stairs. Back @ minecart before 8, crowd already entering queue. Moved pretty steady with minor stopping til 8:15. Then had to wait for them to load more cars on track. Off at 8:30

10:07pm on 3/26/26 by urbyq

We were able to use the exit to enter Nintendo at April 2025 previews but it wasn't available during our January 2026 trip. Must be up and down? It's definitely faster for Donkey Kong.

11:41pm on 3/26/26 by sneezy93

I need to read thru this slowly! How's BatM doing later in the day? At one point wait times were low late pm/eve?

5:25pm on 3/27/26 by hodg

We have never been allowed to use the exit to get in Mario. Closed it in May 2025. Had staff standing there.

9:41pm on 3/27/26 by Buckeye86

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Best I can recall, it was late PM, but more than an hour before close when BftM was @ its lowest. This was Wed, 3/25. Crowds seemed reasonable for spring break time.

10:23pm on 3/27/26 by urbyq

At Super Nintendo, they were ushering people in the exit on Thurs, 3/26. I think because the escalators were getting slammed and a bottleneck was forming. Took a chance & followed others heading that way. Didn't see what happened Wed, 3/25

10:29pm on 3/27/26 by urbyq

The only things we didn't do (by choice), were Werewolf, Stardust, & Toothless meet. Saw other characters & took in ambience. Only repeat was Monsters Unchained. DS really took a liking to the classic monsters. Did 9 of 13hrs day1 & 4 of 13hrs day2 no EP

10:42pm on 3/27/26 by urbyq

Does anyone know which Harry Potter ride got stuck today and people had to go to Universal's medical area?

8:46pm on 3/27/26 by bruett@mac.com

News said likely Gringotts. Said riders called EMS but park staff got ride moving so it wasn't necessary to use them. Mo one hurt. Some complained they didn't feel well so went to park medical (first aid station I'm guessing).

10:20pm on 3/27/26 by Buckeye86

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