October 16 - The last two days has seen a huge photo update posted to Twitter by Bioreconstruct and we are taking the highlights of these to show you the current progress that has been made on Epic Universe. It is amazing to see how this highly anticipated park is coming together with developments being made on all areas. Here we focus on the How To Train Your Dragon Land.
Here is an aerial overview of the current state of How To Train Your Dragon land in Epic Universe including the theater building which is believed to have a show similar to Universal Studios Beijing.
Aerial overview of How To Train Your Dragon land in Epic Universe. pic.twitter.com/qr8Cr72Bz6
— bioreconstruct (@bioreconstruct) October 15, 2023
It is exciting to see how the station and first launch are progressing on the roller coaster. Interestingly, although the beams appear to be wood they are actually steel being painted to look like wood.
Aerial photo of the station and first launch of the How To Train Your Dragon roller coaster.
The beams over the first launch may seem like wood. It's actually steel frame. Artists are using the scaffolding to paint the frame as wood. pic.twitter.com/Z51FGe4ON6— bioreconstruct (@bioreconstruct) October 15, 2023
Further work continues in How To Train Your Dragon Land including the base coat painting of the roller coaster tunnel as well as sculpting and rock work. There also appears to be fencing which could mean testing is underway on the roller coaster and spinning rides.
In this aerial photo of How To Train Your Dragon land:
1 Roller coaster tunnel has painted base coat.
2 Rock work ready for paint.
3 Sculpt in progress to theme an electrical building.
4 Much activity on the roof. Rock work will be here. pic.twitter.com/YiZx0TCQ7A— bioreconstruct (@bioreconstruct) October 14, 2023
Painting is taking place on the Viking ship and work continues on what is expected to be a shop. The structural frame is being added for rock work on the Great Hall restaurant.
Aerial look at structural frame being added for rock work theming of The Great Hall restaurant.
At top is the boat ride load/unload in How To Train Your Dragon land. pic.twitter.com/moKnQGZL29— bioreconstruct (@bioreconstruct) October 14, 2023
Here is a look at the boat ride construction including walls with completed theming and the load/unload ramp is removed.
Aerial look at the boat ride construction in How To Train Your Dragon land.
1 Walls with completed theming. There's a waterline with additional texture.
2 Some of the load/unload ramp is removed. pic.twitter.com/sADlQtjZD3— bioreconstruct (@bioreconstruct) October 15, 2023
Work continues on the Isle of Berk, with the construction of the boardwalk is progress.
Aerial overview of the bay of the Isle of Berk in the front of How To Train Your Dragon land. Workers near a Viking ship lend scale to the height of the pair of statues.
Portal into the land at top right.
Boardwalk around the bay in progress. pic.twitter.com/5QHnvx7xe4— bioreconstruct (@bioreconstruct) October 15, 2023
To finish, let's take a look at updates from the iconic dual-racing roller coaster where a lot of work is being done on the landscaping.
Aerial look at landscaping in progress under the Epic Universe dual-racing roller coaster. Concrete paths are for track maintenance/inspection equipment.
1 Transplanted shrubs
2 Shrubs ready to be planted
3 Short landscaping directly under tracks
4 Shrub staging area pic.twitter.com/TRRIyDgmmM— bioreconstruct (@bioreconstruct) October 14, 2023
A central feature is being created which is currently surrounded by scaffolding and reach test devices continue to be seen on track. Electrical wiring is in progress under the track and a large crane is at work on the brake run.
Aerial look at the front of the Epic Universe dual-racing roller coaster. Scaffolding is actively being raised to theme a central decorative feature. Reach test devices are seen, one is placed inside the scaffolding. Additional work in progress at right. pic.twitter.com/GqLIDQ5VR1
— bioreconstruct (@bioreconstruct) October 14, 2023
We will continue to update you with progress from Epic Universe over the coming weeks and months as we continue to head closer to the 2025 opening. For previous updates continue reading...
Comments
I’m not sure if it’s too late to reconsider but for Universal’s Epic Universe in the DreamWorks area could you go back to the other option and make it look more like Fantasyland at Disney. This way it would be better because it should have more than one land from previous DreamWorks animated franchises. For Instance you should leave room too great a Madagascar land and make it just like the one in Singapore which sadly is being changed to Minions land and that’s stupid because Despicable Me is pretty common cat every Universal Studios around the world. However, Madagascar land isn’t common that land was pretty unique and while your at also make room for a Kung Fu Panda land even though there’s one at the Universal Studios in Beijing it would still be a good idea because that land will be pretty much unique also if it gets changed in the future. My point being is if you’re going to have a DreamWorks themed land don’t just let it be How to Train Your Dragon there add these two lands too it as well. If you can’t reconsider then just add these two lands separately too the park.