Universal announces new Epic Universe theme park, possibly with Nintendo attractions

The Dark Universe is dead, long live the Epic Universe. Movie fans definitely weren’t interested in seeing a bunch of famous actors resurrect Universal’s old monster characters and tying them together into a Marvel-style cinematic universe, but perhaps they’ll be more interested in a physical embodiment of the cinematic universe concept, possibly one with roller coasters and no involvement from Johnny Depp whatsoever? We’re talking about a Universal-branded theme park in Orlando, Florida, within spitting distance of another company’s big branded theme park, complete with hotels and restaurants and big, expensive attractions. If that sounds wild, Universal Studios has actually been doing it for nearly three decades at the Universal Studios Florida theme park, but now it’s doing that exact thing again with a new park called Epic Universe.