Donkey Kong Coaster and How To Train Your Dragon Boat Construction Updates

Epic Universe is coming along at Universal Orlando. The new theme park will be offering guests lands based on “How to Train Your Dragon,” “The Wizarding World of Harry Potter,” “Nintendo,” “Universal Monsters” and more. Today we have a look at construction on the new Donkey Kong coaster in Super Nintendo Land and the Viking boats and structures for the “How to Train Your Dragon” area.

These images come from @bioreconstruct on Twitter. Again, if you have not followed their account, you really should. It’s worth it! Of course, all credit belongs to the @bioreconstruct Twitter/ X account.

Super Nintendo Land with Donkey Kong Coaster.

The track is starting to come together.

Overall look at the Donkey Kong roller coaster. As seen from The Wheel in ICON Park. pic.twitter.com/V9BxdUI7y0

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A look inside the Donkey Kong roller coaster area of Super Nintendo World. Scaffolding at theming to hide the Mario Kart show building.
As seen from The Wheel in ICON Park. pic.twitter.com/loyq6Qh423

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At center of this heavily-zoomed in aerial photo is the device used to assure ride vehicle and rider clearance on the Donkey Kong roller coaster. There’s a carriage on the actual sideway track.
Likely evaluated the recently-placed railroad ties in foreground. pic.twitter.com/NBTDZpGGkl

— bioreconstruct (@bioreconstruct) July 23, 2023

Arrow in this photo at the device being moved through the Donkey Kong roller coaster track to test ride vehicle and rider reach clearances.
As seen from The Wheel in ICON Park. pic.twitter.com/2BDGnpiCNj

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Here is a look at the concept art of what it should look similar to when finished.

Meanwhile, in the “How To Train Your Dragon” area, we have more painting completed on the Berk statues, and the Viking boats are now visible.

This photo shows how tall statues are in the Isle of Berk in Epic Universe. Compare to the pickup truck lower left, and workers near the roller coaster track.
A pair of similar statues is seen at beginning of the How To Train Your Dragon movies. pic.twitter.com/pV1nAyfH5o

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Here is the intro to one of the “How to Train Your Dragon” films and you can see the statues in the film are the same statues in the upcoming land.

I wonder how they will look with water?

Aerial photo of statues in a bay at front of How To Train Your Dragon land. The Viking boats in background were recently revealed, and painting is in progress. pic.twitter.com/Gbt75vjhVs

— bioreconstruct (@bioreconstruct) July 22, 2023

Everything is progressing rather quickly for Epic Universe. We still won’t have an opening until the Summer of 2025. It will be another two years before fans can visit in person.

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