After riding many times now, I’d like to clarify this for anyone who is not sure: Harry Potter and the Battle at the Ministry is THAT attraction. It’s the best ride in the park, and potentially the world. Better than Monsters, Starlight, and certainly better than Hiccup’s.

As someone who lives next door and knows a few things about theme parks and attractions, one of my favorite little known facts about Monsters Unchained is that it’s actually a motion simulator. It may “feel” as if it’s actually moving, but it’s all simulation.

I got this cool commemorative coin with the Switch 2 at Best Buy! Which reminds me of that time @UniversalORL advertised commemorative opening day coins for guests to purchase at Epic Universe, but sold them all to influencers instead.

Epic portal announcement, too?.

The #saveMagicKingdom crew must have slept in this morning.

This is a reminder that @UniversalORL sold out of opening day medallions BEFORE opening day - sold to media and influencers on 5/21. Now, they can be found on eBay for $1,000. Should opening day ticket holder have been given a chance to purchase an item that was advertised to.

I’m not sure this is what Universal had in mind when they wanted guests to experience the park at night.

Did Harry Potter and the Battle at the Ministry make a surprise open with early hotel entry?

Because of weather in the area, there are currently 4 attractions open in Epic Universe, and one is the carousel. Monsters: Unchained is a walk on.

These 10PM hours have been great. @UniversalORL should consider keeping this park open until 10 or 11 all summer to give everyone the ability to experience at least 1 hour in this park at night.

Ministry is 60 minutes wait at 1PM, even with Mario Kart delayed. Tickets are still available for today. UO is finding out fast that they are more reliant on AP spending than the competition. Transient guest habits are hard to break. Will we see an Epic Annual Pass soon?

A nice surprise upon leaving the park: an opening day ticket. This was handled well and given out at closing after exit. Makes me a tiny bit less salty about the medallion fiasco.

A day like this at Epic Universe will be impossible to come by once attendance ramps up. Outside of the medallion scam and the horrible decision at Ministry, this was a magical day. 5 minute waits everywhere. Mine Cart Madness sending empty vehicles and basically begging people

One more ride on Ministry before close. Posted wait time: 65. Actual wait time: 20. If you can risk it staying open for close, do not rope drop this attraction.

Stardust - wait until it’s darker than this video. Yellow. Row 9. Don’t do the front row, as you miss a lot of train interaction. Don’t do row 10, as it doesn’t have the visibility of row 9. It’s an experience. One of the best coaster experiences.

As stated before, this is still one of the best attractions in the world. The immersion is still there. Instead of a drop, the vehicle now very gently moves downward. It’s a very unfortunate change, and one that I hope is temporary in an effort for stability.