Epic Universe
blog.universalorlando.com/whats-new
When Universal announced on Aug. 1 that it's building a third theme park a few miles away from its existing property, the only thing we really learned about the park was its weirdly redundant name: Universal's Epic Universe. That's because theme park insiders and permit-watchers had already scraped up plenty of rumors about the park, such as possible intellectual properties to be used – a Nintendo-themed area seems all but confirmed – as well as the location of the site – hard to hide the fact that they'd already started clearing land on the 750-acre site. Concept art has continued to fuel the rumor mill, along with the suggestion that Epic Universe will use a mixture of ticketed areas and open-to-the-public retail space.
Sports & Recreation: Best of Orlando 2019: Orlando's best teams, players, springs, theme parks and more
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Sports & Recreation
1. Orlando Roller Derby, orlandorollerderby.com
2. Orlando Sport and Social Club, orlandosportandsocialclub.com
3. Mayhem on Mills
1. New Smyrna Beach, visitnsbfl.com
2. Clearwater Beach, visitclearwaterflorida.com
3. Siesta Key, visitsarasota.com
1. Splitsville, splitsvillelanes.com
2. Aloma Bowl Winter Park, alomabowlingcenters.com
3. Boardwalk Bowl Union Park, alomabowlingcenters.com
1. Wekiwa Springs, floridastateparks.org
2. Wekiva Island, wekivaisland.com
3. Kings Landing, kingslandingfl.com
1. Lake Eola Park, orlando.gov
2. Mead Botanical Garden, meadgarden.org
3. Kraft Azalea Garden, cityofwinterpark.org
1. Lake Baldwin Park, cityofwinterpark.org
2. Paw Park Sanford, pawparksanford.org
3. Barber Park, orangecountyfl.net
1. Escapology, escapology.com
2. The Escape Game Orlando, orlandoescapegame.com
3. The Escape Effect, theescapeeffect.com
1. Andretti Indoor Karting & Games, andrettikarting.com
2. Fun Spot, fun-spot.com
3. Lil 500 Go-Kart Track, lil500.com