Drew Smith, Drew The Disney Dude joins FOX 35's Garrett Wymer live via Zoom to break down the response online to the Grand Opening of Epic Universe, the current state of the park 8 hours into its first official day,

Epic Universe, Universal Orlando’s newest theme park, will officially open Thursday to the public, after weeks of technical previews among passholders and other guests. Universal Orlando’s fourth theme park will feature five immersive worlds to explore: Epic Universe will be open from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., according to its website.

There is no shortage of things to see or do, but there are some things to avoid at Epic Universe. There are only 11 rides at Epic Universe, but there’s much more to experience across the park.

Epic Universe, the first new theme park in Florida in more than 25 years, opens on May 22. Here's what visitors can expect.

You can imagine the boardroom meeting back in 2019, when Universal Orlando announced the opening of a new theme park. “What are we going to call it? I mean, it’s going to be epic….” And so, it is.

Celestial Park, the connecting hub of Universal's new park, doesn't have any splashy franchise theming, but it does have an adorable bear.

Universal Orlando’s third theme park, the first since the introduction of Islands of Adventure in 1999, is now officially open.