2 Absolutely Epic Days - July 21 & July 23

[chad_1138]

I had the opportunity to spend 2 days at Epic Universe with my wife and our sons (19 and 16). I will preface this with the facts that we had almost perfect weather, and did not buy Express Pass. Here is the breakdown of our 2 days:

Monday July 21:

7:13 - Out the doors of Stella Nova
8:13 - Lined up for security
8:32 - In the park!
(Early Entry Plan for 1st morning was Stardust, which ended up being down, so we headed to Dark Universe)
8:57 - Curse of the Werewolf (no wait)
9:06 - Monsters Unchained (no wait)
9:30 - Lined up outside of Berk for Toothless M&G
9:54 - Toothless M&G (30 minute wait)
10:40 - Stardust Racers (green) - 20 minute wait [only green side running with 2 trains]
11:00 - Meteor Astropub for lunch
12:00 - Constellation Carousel (15 minute wait)
12:45 - Untrainable Dragon
1:15 - Explore Harry Potter world and some A/C & drinks at Le Gobbelet Noir
2:15 - Cirque Aranus
3:00 - Hiccup's Wing Gliders (60 minute wait)
4:05 - Mead Hall for more A/C & drinks
5:10 - Monsters Unchained (2nd time) - 15 minute wait, then explored Dark Universe
6:30 - Mario Kart (60 minute wait)
7:45 - Dinner at Das Stakehaus
8:30 - Donkey Kong (waited 60 minutes in line, then ride shutdown. We were given return passes!!!)
9:45 - Yoshi (no wait)
9:55 - Mario Kart (no wait)
10:21 - Walked out of Epic

Wednesday, July 23

7:55 - Out the doors of Stella Nova
8:17 - Lined up for security
8:40 - In the park!
(Early Entry Plan for day 2 was Stardust followed by Dark Universe)
8:55 - Stardust Racers (yellow) - 15 minute wait due to train testing still happening
9:15 - Monsters Unchained (no wait)
9:30 - Curse of the Werewolf x2 (no wait)
9:55 - Hiccups Wing Gliders (5 minute wait)
10:15 - Dragon Racers Ralley (25 minute wait)
11:00 - Lunch at Cafe L'air de la Sirene
Wandered around Celestial Park and Dark Universe
12:45 - Used our return passes for a 3 minute wait on Donkey Kong!!
1:30 - Ministry of Magic (150 minute wait)
4:45 - The Burning Blade for the garlic stake pretzel and the cinnamon donuts from DeLacey's Cottage
Retuned to Stella Nova during the rain and had some pizza
7:00 - Back to Epic!
7:45 - Constellation Carousel (15 minute wait)
8:45 - Monsters Unchained x2 (no wait)
Wandered around Dark Universe and Nintendo Land
9:20 - Mario Kart (15 minute wait)
9:55 - Walked out of Epic

The only ride we didn't do was Fyre Drill, due to the fact that getting soaking wet and then walking around in 100+ heat index is not our idea of a good time.

If you have any questions about anything, hit me up!!

 

[WannaGoDW]

Was Ministry of Magic worth the wait?

 

[WannaGoDW]

And thanks for posting this!

 

[chad_1138]

Was Ministry of Magic worth the wait?

I felt that it was. While I enjoyed Monsters Unchained more, it was worth it to be able to ride it once. Plus, getting to spend over an hour in that indoor A/C queue was wonderful!

 

[Robo56]

Great report on the events of your trip.

Thank you for sharing it.

 

[KatieCharlotte]

Thanks for the info. I will be there in a little over a week.

I'm encouraged to see the short wait times for Mario Kart at the end of the day. We'll go there earlier because it's a priority, but it would be nice to have a second ride later in the day. Being big Nintendo fans and not all of us riding coasters, we might also enjoy a short line for a second ride on Yoshi.

I'm so excited about Monsters Unchained with all the positive reviews.

I'm thinking that the only way I'll wait for the Ministry of Magic is if I decide to do that while others in my family take a midday break, so it's good to know that it was comfortably cool.

 

[chad_1138]

Thanks for the info. I will be there in a little over a week.

I'm encouraged to see the short wait times for Mario Kart at the end of the day. We'll go there earlier because it's a priority, but it would be nice to have a second ride later in the day. Being big Nintendo fans and not all of us riding coasters, we might also enjoy a short line for a second ride on Yoshi.

I'm so excited about Monsters Unchained with all the positive reviews.

I'm thinking that the only way I'll wait for the Ministry of Magic is if I decide to do that while others in my family take a midday break, so it's good to know that it was comfortably cool.

The only thing I will say about MoM, if the wait is over 2 hours or so, the first part of the queue is outdoors. It is covered and shaded, but still warm. Once you get through the Metro, cool off!!

We were very happy with the SNW waits at night as well! Have a great trip!!

 

[TexasErin]

Thanks for the breakdown. The timeline was very useful!

Can you tell more about what you ate and drank? Any favorites?

 

[chad_1138]

Thanks for the breakdown. The timeline was very useful!

Can you tell more about what you ate and drank? Any favorites?

Meteor Astropub - I had Chicken and Waffles, my wife did the grilled cheese and tomato soup. This was our favorite meal.

The cinnamon donut holes and garlic stake pretzel in Dark Universe were our favorite snacks!

If you are in need of an A/C break in the Harry Potter portal, check out Le Gobbelet Noir. It’s tucked out of the way and not busy. Nice place to grab a table and mobile order a frozen butterbeer or lavender lemonade.