Universal sets new nighttime show for Epic Universe
Universal Orlando today confirmed its new nighttime spectacular at Epic Universe.
Universal Celestial Goodnight will debut July 7 and run nightly. The show will feature more than 350 fountains and seven million LED lights embedded throughout Celestial Park to tell the stories of the characters and adventures in Epic Universe's four themed portals: Super Nintendo World, Dark Universe, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Ministry of Magic, and How to Train Your Dragon - Isle of Berk. Fireworks will complete the show.
Universal Epic Universe opened in May 2025. The park produces a nighttime spectacular event for its opening ceremony, but has not produced a regular nighttime spectacular since.
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Small ball doesn't exist at Universal or Disney parks. Only the major moves make people plan trips and bring in new visitors. There should have been a night time show at Epic on day one.
It’ll be interesting to see how they reconcile this with the seeming move towards opening up the gates to Celestial Park for everyone. Could be a crowds-nightmare of EPIC proportions.
I imagine that nights when they run the show will not be nights with free CP access - at least not for a while.
NB: "Small ball doesn't exist at Universal or Disney parks. "
Me -- quoting Robert Niles: "I spoke with some executives at WDW today, and their philosophy for how they are allocating resources to refresh attractions right now sounded to me very much like what TH has been saying about small ball for some time now."
This is very different than any other Universal nighttime show we've ever seen- it reminds me more of an EPCOT show than anything. Very interesting to see where it goes.
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A bit late, but still an excellent move. Comcast is getting into the "Small Ball" game!