Happy April Fool’s Day! Today is always a day filled with pranks, jokes, and funny, fake “announcements” from companies. Universal didn’t disappoint!
Universal Orlando
Universal Orlando just announced some “news” for Epic Universe that had us dying to experience it!
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We all know and love Epic Universe’s Dark Universe portal. Visit the village of Darkmoor, home to monsters, monster makers, and monster hunters. The land features monsters like Frankenstein’s Monster, Dracula, The Wolf Man, The Mummy, and the Creature from the Black Lagoon. We’ve always wondered if Epic Universe will have seasonal offerings like neighboring Universal Studios Florida, but we didn’t expect this… the Dark Universe portal will receive a new summer overlay!
Dark Universe in Epic Universe
The Totally Real New Dark Universe Summer Overlay has the tagline of “Fun in the sun is the ULTIMATE vampire repellent!” Universal’s official announcement states: “Introducing Summer at Darkmoor! Trade your lab goggles for shades and grab your sunhat for the grooviest vacay destination on this side of the morgue. The world will never see Summer the same again!”
©Universal Orlando
We love how detailed this overlay is. Darkmoor has been turned into a beach with the Creature from the Black Lagoon taking a swim and throwing a beach ball! The beach is covered in towering tropical palm trees, bright starfish, and decorative conch shells. Assistant Ygor, who just finished decorating the Frankenstein manor in sunflowers, pinwheels, and beach umbrellas, just clocked out to eat a hot dog on the water! His sun hat is iconic.
Ygor had a monstrous day at work
We’re so excited for this new summer overlay to happen… never! Universal really got us hooked with this April Fool’s joke. Stay tuned to Disney Food Blog to see what other announcements are made today!
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