Open Hub Concept Coming to Epic Universe?
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A recent photo and addition to Epic Universe is getting some buzz around the internet.
https://x.com/Bentleys_Enigma/status/2043885372900249913?s=20
According to this post on X from YoBentley, there have been facial recognition scanners installed at the portals of Epic Universe. Why? Nobody really knows but a rumor I'm intrigued by is that Universal is considering an Open Hub concept for Epic Universe after 6pm... This would mean you could actually go into Celestial Park FOR FREE after 6pm!
I'm not sure I quite believe the rumor but this sounds like a very intriguing concept. It would not impact ride capacity but allow for revenue growth of food and beverage, merch, etc. Perhaps you'd need a dining reservation to get in, but the thought of just chilling in Celestial Park for free in the evening already has me excited.
What are your thoughts?
Would you be able to ride Stardust? lol I doubt it. I'd totally go to Oak & Star, Pizza Moon, or The Atlantic and watch the fountain show at night.
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Would you be able to ride Stardust? lol I doubt it. I'd totally go to Oak & Star, Pizza Moon, or The Atlantic and watch the fountain show at night.
I've heard apparently that there are always dining reservations available for Atlantic and Blue Dragon... that might be driving this somewhat.
This is an interesting rumor. I dont think any theme park has done that before have they? We'd prob take advantage of it once in a while not too often, its not a long drive but we are much closer to WDW
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I hate this idea, but its because the facial recognition never works for me. I even had guest services delete my photo and did it again and it still doesn't work for me. TBH, I'm wondering if their facial recognition is racist 🤣
If it is only after 6pm maybe it won't be so bad - but I'd hate to have to fish for my park ticket every single time I enter a portal. I've also had tons of issues when scanning my Univeral Annual Pass which is supposed to automatically link to my Epic Universe AP One Day ticket. Half the time they tell me I bought a child's ticket and when I show them that I have an Epic ticket in my name and it is an Adult ticket - they always are puzzled. Sometimes they throw their hands up and let me go, sometimes they need to bring over a manager who throws their hands up in the air and lets me go.
I would hate doing that multiple times per day each time I go through a portal.
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My thought on this is Crowd Control. They can keep track of the number of people in each area and limit entry based on volume during peak seasons. This could also open up the world of 'entry time' so you get basically a time slot to enter? There are so many possibilities with this. I'm definitely interested to see what they do with it.