Universal annual passholders can buy Epic preview tickets now

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Universal Orlando annual passholders can now purchase one-day preview tickets to Epic Universe theme park, the resort revealed Tuesday.

The price of the ticket is not included with the pass. Universal’s official website says the cost varies by date and starts at $118.15. By early Tuesday afternoon, the available dates were selling for between $123 and $144, starting April 17 but with no availability between May 9 and the park’s opening date of May 22.

Annual passholders previously were able to buy a one-day ticket after Epic’s grand opening date. Currently, there are tickets available on most dates between June 1 and the end of 2025 (Labor Day weekend appears to be sold out). The price range is $119 to $170 for those tickets.

Epic Universe preview: An early walk (and rides) in the park

There has been a “high volume of requests,” the website says.

Guests staying at a Universal Orlando hotel, Universal Rewards Signature Visa Card members and active 2025 Military Freedom Pass ticket holders can also purchase preview tickets. Other groups will be offered preview tickets “in the weeks ahead,” a Universal news release says.

Epic Universe remains in a “technical rehearsal” phase as the park readies itself for opening, so not every attraction is guaranteed to be operating during the previews. The park has been open to Universal employees and their guests for a few weeks.

Epic, located about 2 miles from Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure parks, is themed with lands called Super Nintendo World, Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Ministry of Magic, How to Train Your Dragon – Isle of Berk and Dark Universe, which features classic Universal monsters.

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