
South Orange · I-Drive · Disney
Universal Epic Universe
Universal Blvd, Orlando, Orange County
The Universal resort area. Epic Universe is a separate park on Universal Boulevard.
Investment
About $7B
Timeline
Opened May 22, 2025
Jobs
About 65,000 construction jobs; 17,500+ new jobs in year one
Universal's fourth Orlando park on roughly 750 acres, opened with three hotels alongside it: Stella Nova, Terra Luna and Helios Grand. It drove twelve straight months of year-over-year growth in Orange County tourist tax collections in its first year.
What it means for housing
This is the biggest new employment center in south Orange County in decades. It supports higher-wage hospitality management demand across Dr. Phillips, Windermere and Horizon West, and line-level worker demand in Kissimmee, Poinciana and Buenaventura Lakes.
Read this carefully
Phase 2 is unconfirmed. Universal said in February 2026 that it continues to scale Epic Universe, but has published no lands, budget or dates, and 2026 trade press contradicts itself on whether expansion sped up or paused.
Source: NBCUniversal one-year release





























