Thursday marks the official opening of Universal Orlando Resort's Epic Universe, the first major new theme park in the United States in over a decade.

As Universal Orlando's Epic Universe prepares to open its gates officially, guests and media received an early look inside one of the park’s most mysterious and haunting portals: the Dark Universe.

Orlando's addition of the Donkey Kong Country zone is a sign that 'Epic Universe will never be done,' creative director Steve Tatham tells io9.

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Access Hollywood guest correspondent Emily Orozco spoke to Andy Cohen, JoJo Siwa, Howie Mandel and more celebrities on the carpet for the opening night of Universal Epic Universe in Orlando on Wednesday.

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is expanding deeper into the wizarding world with an all-new land themed to the Ministry of Magic, blending British and French magical worlds in one.