Something NEW Is Coming to Epic Universe… And We Have a First Look

Disney4me · 2026-07-01T15:12:20Z

It’s hard to believe it’s been a whole year since Epic Universe first opened, and we’ve spent a lot of time in Universal Orlando’s new theme park exploring all the different lands. One of our favorites might just be Dark Universe, though, so you can imagine our excitement when we spotted some permits suggesting something NEW was coming soon.

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Dark Universe

A new permit suggests that a brand new attraction is coming to Dark Universe (well, we figured it out after putting a few clues together). Well, now, we’ve got some new photos showing this expansion.

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So for starters, we spotted a permit that suggested a new attraction in Epic Universe, but then another permit narrowed the location down to Dark Universe. Now, we don’t have any details on what this attraction will be or even if it has an opening timeline, but we do know that Universal is getting ready to build something in the land, thanks to some new photos from @bioreconstruct. One new aerial photo shows Dark Universe, as well as nearby areas of Celestial Park.

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A zoomed-in photo of Dark Universe, though, shows the expansion pad for the new project. This is where we can assume the new attraction will be going in the land.

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We also have some new photos of other expansion pads in Epic Universe. We do have to bring up that a permit filed in 2025 suggested Universal was adding either “a shop, warehouse, or restaurant.” We’re not sure if these expansion pads are related, though. But there seems to be plenty of space Universal has in mind for expansions.