What are the Newest Rides at Universal Orlando in 2025?

What are the Newest Rides at Universal Orlando in 2025?

What are the Newest Rides at Universal Orlando in 2025?

This is your complete guide to all the new rides at Universal in 2025 and beyond! Families visiting Universal Orlando for the first time in a few years will be delighted to know that there are several new rides now open in the park, including Dreamworks Land, which opened up in June of 2024. There is also the brand-new Universal Orlando Park Universal Epic Universe which is opening up in 2025 that will bring 5 new lands and PLENTY of new rides!

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If you are ready to learn all about Universal Orlando’s new rides, read on!

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What’s New at Universal Orlando 2025?

Universal Orlando has brought a lot of exciting news for new rides coming to the parks in 2025 and beyond. The newest addition to the Universal Orlando parks is the brand-new Dreamworks Land, which opened in June of 2024 and includes the newest ride, the Trolls Trollercoaster, and bringing themes like Shrek and Kung Fu Panda to the parks.

The most exciting news for Universal Orlando is the opening on an entirely new theme park called EPIC Universe! This park is opening May 22nd, 2025 is going to have immersive lands like How to Train Your Dragon, Super Nintendo, Classic Monsters and more!

What are the Newest Rides at Universal Orlando 2025?

• DreamWorks Animation Land – Opened June 2024
  • Trolls Trollercoaster: Guests of all ages can take a ride on the iconic Caterbus to escape evil spiders while aboard this family-friendly rollercoaster
  • Po’s Kung Fu Training Camp: Inspired by the hit ‘Kung Fu Panda’ films, this all-new play area brings the Panda Village to life. Within both wet and dry play areas, guests can help the pandas wash and dry their laundry with water cannons, dump buckets, and giant fans. Other highlights include an interactive gong and oversized merry-go-round noodle bowls from Mr. Ping’s Noodle Shop.
  • Shrek’s Swamp Meet: Guests can visit Shrek’s Swamp Meet to interact with characters like Shrek, Princess Fiona, and Donkey, just outside of Shrek’s cottage.
• All of Epic Universe – Opening date May 22nd, 2025
  • Super Nintendo World: From the world of Nintendo, featuring attractions like Mario Kart: Bowser’s Challenge, an augmented reality dark ride, and Yoshi’s Adventure, an omnimover attraction. There will also be a second area: Donkey Kong Country featuring the Mine Cart Madness roller coaster.
  • Dark Universe: Explore the eerie and mysterious realm of Universal Classic Monsters with attractions such as Monsters Unchained: The Frankenstein Experiment and Curse of the Werewolf, a spinning roller coaster that promises a chilling adventure.
  • The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Ministry of Magic: With the brand new tide – Harry Potter and the Battle at the Ministry, a dark ride that immerses you in a pivotal scene from the series, and Le Cirque Arcanus, a captivating stage show with themes from Fantastic Beasts. This will be half in Paris and half at the British Ministry of Magic
  • How to Train Your Dragon – Isle of Berk: Fly into the world of Vikings and dragons with Hiccup’s Wing Gliders, a multi-launch coaster, Dragon Racer’s Rally, a dual sky fly attraction, and Fyre Drill, a boat ride that promises adventure at every turn.
  • Celestial Park – Serving as the central hub that will connect the four thematic lands but also integrates the Universal Helios Grand Hotel, enhancing the immersive experience with its celestial-themed attractions:
    • Stardust Racers: A thrilling dual-track roller coaster by Mack Rides, offering a unique dueling experience.
    • Constellation Carousel: A celestial-themed carousel ride, reminiscent of the SeaGlass Carousel in New York.
    • Astronomica: A splash pad area designed for playful water-based interactions, perfect for families and children.

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Newest Rides at Universal Studios Florida

Universal Studios Florida has been the park clutching onto nostalgic themes, allowing guests to remember the classics. Over the years, Universal has been renovating older areas and replacing them with more modern content. The newest Universal Studios Orlando rides started with Villain-Con Minion Blast, and we are excited for all of the new attractions that are open with the new Dreamworks Land.

What are the New Universal Studios Florida Rides?

• Illumination’s Villain-Con Minion Blast – Opened 2023
• Trolls Trollercoaster: Guests of all ages can take a ride on the iconic Caterbus to escape evil spiders while aboard this family-friendly rollercoaster. 

Illumination’s Villain-Con Minion Blast is an interactive, blaster game experience that will invite guests to put their villainous skills to the test as they compete against each other in a bid to join the ranks of the franchise’s most infamous supervillains. Villain-Con Minion Blast combines innovative screen technology, state-of-the-art gaming interactivity, and elaborate physical sets to create a one-of-a-kind, game-based adventure where guests encounter immersive environments, nefarious villains and tons of mischievous Minions from Illumination’s films in a whole new way.

DreamWorks Animation Land: 

This brand new land has brought many new features, but only one true ride with its opening in June 2024.

DreamWorks Land in Universal Studios Florida features beloved characters from Shrek, Trolls, and Kung Fu Panda. Highlights include:

• Shrek’s Swamp Meet with interactions with Shrek, Fiona, and Donkey
• Trollercoaster ride, Poppy’s Playground, and Trolls Treats
• Po’s Kung Fu Training Camp with water play areas and interactive experiences
• DreamWorks Imagination Celebration and Character Zone for meet and greets.

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What are the New Attractions at Islands of Adventure?

We haven’t seen any big releases in Islands of Adventure in a few years due to the two huge installations in 2019 and 2021. With Universal Studios Florida and Epic Universe under construction, new experiences at Islands of Adventure have been halted for now.

New Rides at Universal’s Islands of Adventure

• Jurassic World Velocicoaster – June 10th, 2021

Velocicoaster is one of the best new rides in Orlando, as it is a massive, high-speed coaster that is unlike any other. This ride is not for the faint of heart. With barrel rolls, extreme drops, and two intense launch sequences, this coaster is bound to get your adrenaline pumping. Velocicoaster opened its gates in June of 2021 and has become one of the most popular Universal attractions since. If you are a Jurassic Park lover, you cannot miss this new rollercoaster in Universal Studios.

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New Rides Coming to Epic Universe

The only thing more exciting than Universal Studios Orlando having new rides is that they are creating a whole brand theme park! Announced in August of 2019, the Universal Orlando expansion EPIC Universe will be coming to Central Florida. While this is exciting, there have been a few snags in the conception and overall execution.

This park is officially debuting in the Summer of 2025 with incredible rides planned for the 5 new themed lands. Here are all of Epic Universe rides below:

What New Rides Coming to Universal Studios with Epic Universe (2025)?

• Constellation Carousel: A standard carousel with a figure-eight path with a space theme for everyone
• Stardust Racers: Dueling multi-launch coasters similar to VelociCoaster
• Curse of the Werewolf: This will be a dark and thrilling ride through a dark forest based off the classic film The Wolf Man.
• Monsters Unchained: A ride similar to Forbidden Journey with omnidirectional lifts with Dr. Victoria Frankenstein recreating all the classic monsters like The Mummy or Creature from the Black Lagoon
• Dragon Racer’s Rally: Train yourself to race a dragon on this aerobatic ride where riders can choose high-flying maneuvers and barrel rolls to fly their dragons through the sky!
• Fyre Drill: Interactive and family-friendly splash battle ride while riding Viking style boats
• Hiccup’s Wing Gliders: Family multi-launch coaster, akin to Hagrid’s with Hiccup and Toothless taking you on an adventure
• Battle of the Ministry of Magic: Join Harry, Ron and Hermione on a new adventure in the Ministry with a dark and thrilling ride similar to Forbidden Journey
• Mario Kart: Bowser’s Challenge – Already a ride in Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Japan, this ride is an augmented reality racing ride!
• Donkey Kong Mine Cart Madness – A new boom-style coaster with exciting jumps, turns and high speeds to the theme of Donkey Kong games
• Yoshi’s Adventure – A slow omnimover-type ride that gets sweeping views of the entire Mushroom Kingdom.

Epic Universe amusement park is going to bring so much new stuff to Universal Studios, we cannot wait! We know that the theme of the entire brand new park is “epic”, therefore, we can expect Universal to pull out all the stops. Some Universal Orlando new rides are coming to Super Nintendo World at Epic Universe, like Yoshi’s Adventure and the Mario Kart ride.

To experience this park, guest can now purchase a special 3-day park ticket that are on sale now for opening dates!

What are the new hotels coming with Universal’s Epic Universe?

If you’re looking for a new hotel to book when visiting Universal Orlando, Epic Universe is bringing three new Universal hotels, with one even being attached to the theme park!

Epic Universe hotels:

• Universal Stella Nova Resort – This resort is a value hotel inspired by the vastness and unknown of the Universe
• Universal Terra Luna Resort – A value hotel themed after the thrill and excitement of space discovery and exploration.
• Universal Helios Grand Hotel – One of Universal’s signature hotels with a Mediterranean stylet theme with celestial and space elements. This hotel is attached to Epic Universe, making it easy to walk right into the park!

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New Rides at Universal FAQ

Q: What are the Newest Universal Attractions in 2025?

A: The newest rides in Universal Orlando are Villain-Con Minion Blast and the newest Dreamworks land in Universal Studios Florida.

Q: What is the most recent new attraction at Universal Orlando?

A: The newest attraction in Universal Studios Florida is Dreamworks Trolls Trollercoaster which opened in June 2024 with the new Dreamworks Land.

When Is The Best Time To Visit Universal Orlando?

Our Universal Orlando Crowd Calendar is the best tool to help you get the most out of your time in the parks. We break down the park crowds, park hours of operation, ticket prices by day, and average temperature.

Are You Ready to Plan Your Next Universal Orlando Trip?

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