The 5 Best Easter Eggs at Universal Epic Universe

It’s no secret that I adored Universal Epic Universe’s Stardust Racers, located in Celestial Park. This Roller Coaster is what dreams are made of. But, looking beyond the beauty, the thrill, and the total immersion that Stardust Racers provides, you can also find one of the best Epic Universe Easter eggs of all located on the ride. On the back of each ride car in Stardust Racers, you can find one of Back to the Future‘s Flux Capacitors. In fact, the Flux Capacitor seemingly powers the Stardust Racers ride vehicle.

This is a particularly beautiful Easter egg because Back to the Future used to have a ride in Universal Orlando, titled Back to the Future: The Ride. Back to the Future: The Ride rose to life in the early ’90s and closed in 2007. It remains a treasured part of the park’s past and is beloved in the hearts of fans. Bringing Back to the Future into Epic Universe, the future of Universal Orlando, allows the Easter egg to nod at the park’s legacy, while adding a depth of story and feeling to the current moment.

The 428 Cornerstone in Dark Universe Cleverly Pays Homage to Carl Laemmle Jr.

This super cool Easter located in Universal Epic Universe’s Dark Universe is a favorite of Steve Tatham, Executive Creative Director of Universal Epic Universe, himself. Tatham tells us, “When you go into Dark Universe and you go off to the left of the fountain as you’re walking into the world, there’s a place called the Burgermeister. In these movies, those guys were usually the mayors, so there’s a Burgermeister’s house. We wanted to include that. If you look at the foundation, there’s a cornerstone. Cornerstones on old buildings often have a date, when they were built. It says 4 2 8, as if that building were built in the year 428. But that is there for that reason. But also because it’s Carl Laemmle Jr.’s Birthday. April 28th, it’s 4/28. And Carl Laemmle Jr. was 19 years old when his dad put him in charge of the studio, and he’s a 19-year-old kid. So, of course, what does he do? He makes a bunch of monster movies. Yes. So he’s really important in the history of Universal Monster movies. So we wanted to recognize that.”

Carl Laemmle Jr., as mentioned, was the son of the founder of Universal Studios. When his dad put him in charge of the studio at 19, he went on to make Dracula (1931), Frankenstein (1931), The Mummy (1932), The Invisible Man (1933), and the Bride of Frankenstein (1935). The films made by Carl Laemmle Jr. are the literal cornerstones of Universal Monsters and Universal Epic Universe’s Dark Universe—and so it’s beautiful that he is literally the cornerstone of the world through this clever Easter egg.

You Can Find Pikmin Easter Eggs in Universal Epic Universe’s Super Nintendo World

Super Nintendo World puts the spotlight on some of our favorite classic Nintendo characters from games like Mario Kart. We see Mario, Donkey Kong, Yoshi, Princess Peach, and all of their friends. But, for now, don’t expect to find Princess Zelda, Link, or other characters from different franchises wandering through. (Although you can find them in parts of the park that are external to Super Nintendo World itself.)

But, one tiny exception is made in the realm of Super Nintendo World. And it’s an adorable one, and one of the best Universal Epic Universe Easter eggs around.

In Super Nintendo World, you can find tiny Pikmin having a great day. Pikmin are, of course, plant-like creatures that hail from the world of Pikmin, a strategy and puzzle game from Nintendo. And it turns out, these little guys are EVERYWHERE in Super Nintendo World? When you visit, see if you can spy all their hiding places for a fun side-adventure.

Dark Universe’s Well Holds a Bloody Secret

You might think a well would be full of water. But you’d be wrong. In Dark Universe, the central well is part of an important truce between the villagers of Darkmoor and a vampire colony that lives beneath the streets of Dark Universe. After a major battle between the factions, the well was established as a reminder of the tussle and the cost of peace… In this case, keeping the vampires well supplied with blood. (Well-supplied, get it?)

It’s a funny joke because the well is how the villagers send the blood to the vampires who yearn for it. Yep, that’s a blood well for blood irrigation. Rumor has it that if you lean in far enough, you might hear the vampires’ eerie noises rising up from below the village—waiting for their dinner to be poured down to them. Just don’t fall in, or you’ll be a blood Capri-Sun faster than you can blink.

The well’s inscription reads,  “Never forget you exist by our will alone.” Chilling!

The Isle of Berk’s Snow Wraith Is an Awesome Animatronic AND a Cool Drink 

At Universal Epic Universe’s Isle of Berk, you can meet a ton of dragons. You’ve probably heard about the iconic Snow Wraith that will roar to life and blow ice and mist in your direction. But did you know that the Snow Wraith is also actually a drink at Isle of Berk? How’s that for a delicious Universe Epic Universe Easter egg? At a stand nearby the Snow Wraith, you can purchase a cool Snow Wraith ICEE, one of our favorite drinks at Universal Epic Universe. Then you can drink a Snow Wraith while visiting a Snow Wraith. And it doesn’t get better than that.

For other cool Isle of Berk Easter eggs, Anitra Pritchard, Show Director Entertainment Operations at Universal Orlando Resort, suggests that you keep any on the “tops of the buildings for character specific Easter eggs that only readers might know about.” Very cool stuff!

Of course, these five best Easter eggs are just a tiny taste of the fun secrets you can uncover at Universal Epic Universe, but hopefully, they get you started in the right direction. Universal Epic Universe is now open in Orlando, Florida.