Epic Universe - Isle of Berk

Our first portal of the day is Isle of Berk - Home to "How to Train Your Dragon"

Walking in you are greeted by these two towering statues on a beautiful lake

The start attraction in this land is Hiccup's Winged Gliders

This launched coaster hugs the terrain and flies all over the land

We really enjoyed this ride and think it is comparable to coasters like Big Bear Mountain at Dollywood 

This is where the main restaurant is located in this area

Dragon Racer's Rally is a thrilling flat ride that allows riders to decide how crazy they want their ride as you control whether your cart flips upside down or not

The loan water ride at the park is Fyre Drill.  Hurry and put out the fires with your water cannon - but beware as you will probably get wet in the process

The show in this area is called "The Untrainable Dragon" and it features amazing puppetry

The key moment of the show is when Toothless and Hiccup fly over the crowd

It is a great show and definite must see when you visit the park

Could this be the best portal at Epic Universe?

We sure enjoyed the Isle of Berk

Epic Universe - Celestial Park

 

We finally made it to Epic Universe and what an amazing day we had

The first thing we want to say about this park is that photos do not do it justice.

Even this entry gate portal is just mind blowing in person

The central area of the park is known as Celestial Park and features a few rides and several excellent restaurants.  This is the Constellation Carousel and it is a featured landmark in this area

The carousel itself is nothing like a traditional carousel.  We highly recommend riding a character inside one of the circles on the platform for a more exciting ride

There are inter-connected pools of water all over this area, making for a very beautiful atmosphere

The marquee ride of this area is Stardust Racers

This is a twin tracked launched coaster that features lots of interactions between the two tracks

The two trains diving around the massive station complex

Each track features its own personality and it is really hard to pick a "better side"

One of the more talked about restaurants in this area is Pizza Moon

The restaurant features artwork that would remind you of a past Worlds Fair

Celestial Park is even more beautiful at night and it really comes alive during the evening lights and sound show

It is really easy to just rush past all of the details that are in this area, but we highly recommend taking the time to enjoy all of the beauty

We're just getting started on our tour of Epic Universe.

Time for the first portal!

Silver Dollar City - Project 2027

 

PROJECT 2027

The former observation deck for PowderKeg is completely gone now.

We have heard it will be back in a new form next season though.

Looking on down the hill from PowderKeg

Lots of tall footers have been installed on the hill next to the final lift of American Plunge

The area between Lumbercamp Falls and American Plunge's final drop has seen the most change from the end of last season

A giant rectangle footer is going in here.

Lots of footers over here.  We're guessing this is going to be a "spaghetti bowl" of track with lots of curves in one area.

Here's a look at that rectangle footer from the other side

You can see a couple of big footers going in next to the American Plunge tunnel on up the hill

The footers near the entrance to the American Plunge tunnel

Looks like only the base is done here with how tall the rebar is.  We are guessing that a round tube of cement will go on top still

Lots of equipment on this side of American Plunge's final lift

Lots of footers between American Plunge's final lift and WildFire

This area sure looks different now.  Pathway and hardscaping done on what was a cement water holding area last season.  You can even see the water is in the pond for American Plunge.  The boarded off entrance is where boats will be added or taken off

Very interesting on how it appears this area will be "on park".  Though I imagine a taller fence will be added at the back of this pond.

More footers have appeared just over the fence of the WildFire queue area next to the WildFire maintenance building

Electric tubes running down to a box where we will probably see a launch

Love how random this grove of trees looks in this barren construction area

A look back up where we started.

We have a feeling things are going to start moving very quickly now