5 Awesome Easter Eggs I Learned Going To Epic Universe For A Second Time

Epic Universe has been booming for over a year now. It’s still a new park that is a special day for newcomers and frequent Universal Orlando visitors alike. Sure, there are some people who have been to the park more than a handful of times. However, because it is not an experience that is covered under the annual passes (though it is discounted for passholders), even frequent parkgoers have likely spent less time in Epic than they have in the other parks.

I’ve now been on every major Epic Universe attraction, and know there’s way more to uncover, but here are five fun Easter eggs I only learned about the second time I visited the parks.

Super Nintendo World is amazing when it comes to theming. You take an escalator through the portal into the park, and once inside, the colors pop and the characters are everywhere. Those characters are there to stay, with one exception. When you exit Super Nintendo World, you can spot some escapees, the Pikmin, who have shimmied into Celestial Park. They can be spotted if you look closely enough in a couple of locations, and if you can’t find them, you can always catch them in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.

The French-themed park has a lot of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them references, and Nifflers and Bowtruckles are no exception. If you look around in the shop windows (and have a wand), not only can you complete spells, but you can also find some of the real creatures from Fantastic Beasts. My favorite is Pickett, and he can be found quietly picking a lock in a shop window in Place Cachée, having escaped Newt Scamander’s suitcase.

Going through the Metro Floo network is considered to be the coolest experience at Universal Orlando. Once inside the Ministry of Magic, there’s a lot to look at. I’d recommend sauntering over to the side of the cavernous room where the Ministry offices are. There’s a thunderstorm ceiling with a mirrored rim that is used to give the illusion the Ministry stretches forever and ever. There are ceiling fans on the floors and the ceiling to keep the optical illusion going (because again, mirrors). To me, it’s even more stunning than the green fog effect of the floo.