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Nintendo Land at Universal Orlando is one of the best lands at any theme park I've been to in over a decade

And you're correct. Next they'll bring in an actual white female Zelda to the live action movie. No sign of slowing down.

The market eventually fixes it all

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Looking to go next year with kids. How many days and in what parks should we allow ourselves? Definitely doing Universal Studios as well as Epic Universe. Should we include Islands of Adventure?

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Have you been to Universal before?

If not, I'd recommend 2 days at Epic and 2 days with park-to-park access at the "old parks."

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The problem with Disney's Star Wars land is they made it about Disney Star Wars, not actual Star Wars. The land itself is well made.

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It’s great but the biggest problem with it is the incredible amount of wasted/empty space (no pun intended).

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Have you been to Universal before?

If not, I'd recommend 2 days at Epic and 2 days with park-to-park access at the "old parks."

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Thanks…. So 2 full days to get through all of Epic, and 2 full days for Old Universal + Islands of Adventure?

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Definitely include Islands of Adventure it has the velociraptor coaster and Hagrid's coaster. Get the park to park pass, ride the Hogwarts express from Universal to Islands of Adventure

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Thanks, I didn’t know there was a Hogwarts Express

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Thanks…. So 2 full days to get through all of Epic, and 2 full days for Old Universal + Islands of Adventure?

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Yep. 2 days in Universal/Islands is more than enough. We've never needed more than that, but have done more days than that just because we enjoy theme parks. You want the park to park tickets at Universal because it gives you access to the train ride between the two parks, and also lets you pivot if one park is busier during the day than the other. Gives you the opportunity to not feel rushed, which I've found to be just about the only thing that can ruin a theme park trip for me. I want to plan it out and then not have to worry about it while I'm there.

We did 3 days at Epic when we went in June, and by the third day we were just going back through all the things we wanted to try again. That was only weeks after opening, so I'm sure 2 days would be more than enough now.

ETA: I never recommend lightning lanes, fast passes, etc. It's cheaper to just pay for an additional day for my family of 5 than it is to be paying for that many line skips, and I also don't feel like I have to spend all day looking at my phone trying to find the best way to use my line skips.

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I think Epic is a one day park it has the least rides but can be the most crowded. ..

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I agree. Once the crowds die down, Epic is easily a one day park.

They're already expanding it though.

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I’m trying to find tickets on Universal’s site for 4 days, and if bundles automatically all three parks with park sharing among all of them. Is there a better way to buy tickets?

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I've only ever purchased through Universal, but not familiar with this. It's park-to-park for Epic, Universal Florida, and Islands?

I've seen them sell tickets like that for Universal, Islands, and the water park before, so be careful that's not what they're trying to sell you.

ETA: I just checked the website and found 4 day passes in 2026 that allow free movement between Epic, Universal, and Islands starting at $110 a day. I'd say that's what you want.

Don't get the ticket with the water park on it unless you intend to go to the water park.

ETA2: Not sure how credit card averse you are, but I also see they're giving $250 statement credit and 6 months no interest if you sign up for a Universal card. I'm a sucker for these sorts of deals, but then I never use the cards again so credit card companies hate me. If you use that card for purchases in the parks, you get 10% off and also double points that you can use for your statement balance to further "discount" your trip.

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imjustafatkid

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Wow thanks for all the tips.

Sorry for the hijack. As it gets closer I’ll start a travel board thread. This is e ough to get me started as I really needed to find someone familiar with the parks.