10 Reasons Why Universal's New Epic Universe Theme Park Is The Best In The World

With its gothic mansion, spooky atmosphere and burning windmill, it was obvious that the Dark Universe land within the park would come to life at night. What we didn't expect was the rest of the park to do the same.

Each of the 5 lands within Universal's Epic Universe has been built with the nighttime in mind. How to Train Your Dragon - Isle of Berk becomes illuminated by lanterns. The French inspired streets of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Ministry of Magic glow just as you would expect in Paris. Super Nintendo World's brightly coloured lands shine as the sun sets.

Even the calm and relaxing central Celestial Park area becomes a new place at night; shining in hues of blue, white and purple. The fountain in the middle of Celestial Park offers the perfect centre piece for a nighttime celebration amongst the lights.

Being in a theme park at night is always a treat but Epic Universe has clearly been built to wow guests after the fun has gone down.

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