MARKET REPORT: NORTH AMERICA


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North America: an epic year


Susan Storey, Park World’s North American editor, reports on the region’s recent successes and exciting plans for the year ahead.


insiders have often used words like, “mature” and “established.” With a healthy mix of independent regional parks, amusement park operators that own multiple locations and long-standing destination parks, industry followers have tended to look at North America as the place for great new rides and attractions, and elsewhere around the world for new parks. 2025 is turning that


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hen referring to the attractions industry in North America, leaders and


long-held belief on its head as the region will see the grand opening of not one, not two, but several new parks from major brands and featuring globally recognized intellectual properties (IP’s).


It’s Going to be Epic. The highly anticipated theme park, Universal Epic Universe has captured attention since the earliest hints that Universal Parks and Destinations would be adding a fourth gate to its Central Florida


operations. Heralded as a multi-billion- dollar destination the park will officially open its gates on May 22, 2025. The new park will feature five immensely


themed worlds – incredible lands that will put guests in fantastical places and spaces that have never been seen in a theme park setting. Featuring more than 50 incredible experiences that include everything from groundbreaking attractions and breathtaking entertainment to unique dining and shopping, Epic Universe will not just


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