This is the Smartest Way to Ride Everything at Epic Universe in One Day

One of the best ways for thrill-seekers of all ages to celebrate spring break or any vacation? At Epic Universe in Orlando, Florida—Universal Orlando Resort’s fourth theme park. Why? Because everyone’s a kid at heart.

Here you can experience five epic lands, including Super Nintendo World, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter—Ministry of Magic, How to Train Your Drago—Isle of Berk, and Dark Universe. There are 11 major rides in the park, hotels, dining options, shows, and shopping, offering much to do in your timeframe. That’s why you need to be in the know of the smartest way to ride everything at Epic Universe in one day to optimize your fun.

Be Prepared of Wait Times and Ride Strategy

Epic Universe writes on its official site, “Step into five worlds beyond belief at Universal Epic Universe—the theme park where your favorite characters, most cherished stories and wildest dreams become real.”

Now that you know this is a true lifetime experience, it’s important to be prepared of wait times and ride strategy—especially if you are visiting during a peak time like spring break, when the crowds are intense. According to r/UniversalOrlando experts on Reddit, the less “obvious” plan may be your best bet to maximize rides and fun.

Wait-time tracking app RideReady reviewed and analyzed data across 20 park days (February 15 through March 7) to determine exactly how park-goers should spend their precious time while experiencing Epic Universe.

Pro Tips to Consider When Planning Your Day at Epic Universe

Here are some pro tips to consider when planning your day at the park.

1. Choose your day wisely. Thursday is apparently the best day of the week (with a wait time of 50.4 minutes and crowd level of 4.5 out of 10), while Tuesdays tend to have the longest wait times (with an average of 58.7 minutes and crowd level of 4.8 out of 10). RideReady encourages park-goers to avoid Tuesdays.

2. Kick off the day with Mine-Cart Madness or Mario Kart: Bowser’s Challenge. The report shows that during the 8 a.m. early entry time, Mine-Cart has a 20 to 90-minute wait time, while Mario Kart is a 47-minute wait time. Those times increase significantly by 10 and 11 a.m.

3. Map out your ride order. RideReady suggests following this order of rides: Curse of the Werewolf, Hiccup’s Wing Gliders, Constellation Carousel, break for lunch, Yoshi’s Adventure or Monster’s Unchained, and Dragon Racer’s Rally or Stardust Racers or Fyre Drill.

4. Wrap up your day with Harry Potter and the Battle at the Ministry. Based on the data, this ride experiences a 74% drop in the evening hours—so it’s best saved for last and gives you something to look forward to at the end of the day.

Be mindful that the Express lines surprisingly don’t always move the quickest.