Will the NEW Harry Potter Theme Park at Epic Universe be a SUCCESS?

Universal Studios has officially announced that a new Harry Potter theme park will open in Florida in 2025. The park, called Epic Universe, is currently under construction in Orlando and will span a massive seven hundred and fifty acres, roughly the same size as Universal’s existing Florida parks combined. Epic Universe will consist of five main sections, including Celestial Park, which will serve as a central hub. From there, visitors will be able to access four other lands, each with a different theme. These are: the Dark Universe, featuring Universal’s classic monsters like Frankenstein and the Mummy; How to Train Your Dragon, based on the popular animated franchise; Super Nintendo World, showcasing Nintendo characters like Mario and Donkey Kong; and the most anticipated land for Harry Potter fans, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter: Ministry of Magic. This land, which has been the subject of much speculation, will transport guests to both 1920s wizarding Paris and the British Ministry of Magic.

This is the official description from Universal about the land:

From 1920s Paris to the 1990s British Ministry, explore international wizarding communities and the magic that connects them in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Ministry of Magic.

This description matches the rumours that have been circulating for a while which is that Universal’s plan is to create a park based on wizard paris from Fantastic Beasts, also known as Place Cachée. Place Cachée is a secret wizard neighbourhood based within Paris and was featured in the second Fantastic Beasts film; Fantastic Beasts the Crimes of Grindelwald. It’s essentially the equivalent of Diagon Alley for France. The theme park will feature new shops, dining areas and a theatre. There is also rumoured to be exclusive new merchandise. Such as new more interactive wands that will be sold in a unique toblerone shaped wand box.

However the most exciting part of the park is probably the ride. The new ride is going to be based on the British Ministry of Magic. Visitors will enter a large indoor space where they are transported to London via the floo network. They will then find themselves within the hallway leading up to the Ministry of Magic Atrium. This will act as as part of the theming for what is essentially the queue for the ride. Guests will then board the ride vehicle which will be a ministry of magic elevator, capable of moving up and down and side to side through the track of the ride. Harry Potter characters such as Dolores Umbridge, played by Imelda Staunton, could feature in new filmed sections during the ride.

00:00 Introduction
01:39 Features of the Park
03:47 Why is it not named after Fantastic Beasts?
05:04 The Cancelled Fantastic Beasts Ride
06:32 In Conclusion