Months after Central Florida opened its newest theme park, Universal Orlando Resort could be planning a major expansion at Universal Epic Universe.WESH 2’s Parks Central team found the permit for a 150,000 square foot building.Orange County records show the design firm, Baker Barrios Architects Inc., filed it last Friday.At this time, there are no details about what this could be, and Universal has not confirmed anything yet.The project description states it’s for “site utilities and foundation work.”With the discovery of the new documents, there has been a large amount of internet chatter discussing whether this could be a new attraction or if it’s something else entirely. The size of the building is similar to that of other rides already at Epic Universe.The filing of the permit comes two months after the CEO of Universal Destinations and Experiences talked about plans to expand.During the Bank of America securities investor conference, Mark Woodbury talked about how much green space is between the existing worlds. Woodbury said they strategically positioned it that way to give them flexibility to expand a world or create a new one. Woodbury also mentioned during the Bank of America call in September that while there was no official announcement for a new ride, he and his team have multiple “attractions in the works” across all three Orlando parks. The entire park sits on 750 acres of land. The current five worlds take up a little bit more than 100 acres right now, leaving plenty of room for growth.
ORLANDO, Fla. —
Months after Central Florida opened its newest theme park, Universal Orlando Resort could be planning a major expansion at Universal Epic Universe.
WESH 2’s Parks Central team found the permit for a 150,000 square foot building.
Orange County records show the design firm, Baker Barrios Architects Inc., filed it last Friday.
At this time, there are no details about what this could be, and Universal has not confirmed anything yet.
The project description states it’s for “site utilities and foundation work.”
With the discovery of the new documents, there has been a large amount of internet chatter discussing whether this could be a new attraction or if it’s something else entirely.
The size of the building is similar to that of other rides already at Epic Universe.
The filing of the permit comes two months after the CEO of Universal Destinations and Experiences talked about plans to expand.
During the Bank of America securities investor conference, Mark Woodbury talked about how much green space is between the existing worlds. Woodbury said they strategically positioned it that way to give them flexibility to expand a world or create a new one.
Woodbury also mentioned during the Bank of America call in September that while there was no official announcement for a new ride, he and his team have multiple “attractions in the works” across all three Orlando parks.
The entire park sits on 750 acres of land. The current five worlds take up a little bit more than 100 acres right now, leaving plenty of room for growth.