Universal Studios opened its new theme park Epic Universe on Thursday. The company hopes the five new worlds will help it take on rival Disney and bring in millions of visitors and bolster theme park revenue.

With lands devoted to "Harry Potter" and "How to Train Your Dragon," the $7 billion park aims to expand Universal Orlando Resort to a weeklong destination The post Universal’s Epic Universe Is the First Major Theme Park to Open in the US in Almost 25 Years – It Was Worth the Wait appeared first on TheWrap.

For decades, Universal Orlando Resort was a pit stop on a vacationer’s way to the “Most Magical Place on Earth,” Walt Disney World.