Epic Universe with Kids: Height Requirements, Rides & Family Strategy

Look down the height chart for Epic Universe and the first thing you notice is the ceiling. Nothing in the park asks for more than 48 inches (122 cm). Islands of Adventure has three rides that need more than that, and Epic has none, which is a big part of why Epic Universe with kids works better than many parents expect from a park that sells itself on coasters, monsters and dark wizards. The catch is at the bottom of the chart. A child under 34 inches (87 cm) can board exactly two rides here, and one of them is a carousel.

So the park is generous to the 40-inch kid and thin for the toddler, and almost everything in this guide follows from that. Below you’ll find every Epic Universe ride with Universal’s own height minimums and companion rules, what each height band actually unlocks, the rides that frighten children who are technically tall enough, a land-by-land rundown for families, and a plan for the day that leaves room for naps, heat and the queues at the family rides. Prices were checked in September 2026. Treat them as the right order of magnitude rather than a quote, because Universal prices tickets by date and moves add-on prices without much warning.

Epic Universe with Kids at a Glance

Here’s what a family day tends to cost beyond the obvious, and what each item is actually for.

The one-line version of everything below: under 34 inches, your child can ride 2 of the park’s 11 rides. At 34 inches it’s 3. At 40 inches it jumps to 8, and at 48 inches they can ride everything in the park.

Epic Universe Height Requirements for Every Ride

These are Universal’s published minimums, checked against its official ride height page in September 2026. You’ll see other numbers quoted around the internet, particularly for Mine-Cart Madness, which is often listed at 36 inches. It’s 40. If anything you read disagrees with this table, Universal’s own page and the measuring post at the ride entrance win.

Three things the chart doesn’t tell you

The 40-inch line is the one that changes your day. Five rides unlock at exactly 40 inches (102 cm), spread across four of the five lands. A child at 39 inches spends a lot of the day watching; at 40 they’re doing most of it. If your child is close, measure at home in the shoes they’ll wear, then measure again the week before you fly. Children grow, but rarely on your schedule.

“Supervising companion” means someone rides with them. Every ride with a minimum under 48 inches needs a companion for children between that minimum and 48 inches (122 cm). In practice that’s an adult or an older rider in the same vehicle, so a parent outnumbered by small children will be splitting some rides into two goes. If you’re counting on a teenage sibling as the companion, check with the team member at the entrance before you join the queue rather than finding out at the platform.

Heights are checked, and they’re firm. Expect a measuring post at the entrance of every ride with a minimum, and sometimes a second check near loading. Thick soles and tiptoes get noticed. A child turned away at the platform after an hour in line is a far worse afternoon than one who knew from the start, so test the borderline rides first and have the conversation early.

What Your Child Can Ride at Each Height

Under 34 inches (87 cm): two rides and a lot of everything else

Most two-year-olds and plenty of three-year-olds land here. They can ride the Constellation Carousel in Celestial Park and Fyre Drill in Isle of Berk, both with an adult, and neither allows infants held in arms, so a baby who can’t yet sit up on their own isn’t riding anything. That’s the whole ride list.

That sounds bleak, and it isn’t quite. Epic Universe is unusually strong on things that aren’t rides. There’s Viking Training Camp, a proper play area in Isle of Berk rather than a token one. There’s Astronomica, the splash-pad compass rose in Celestial Park that lights up to music after dark. Two of the better stage shows in Orlando live here, The Untrainable Dragon and Le Cirque Arcanus. Mario and Luigi meet guests in Super Nintendo World, Hiccup, Astrid and Toothless do the same in Berk, and in Dark Universe the windmill on top of the Burning Blade Tavern bursts into flames several times an hour, which as far as most three-year-olds are concerned is the best thing in the park. A toddler day at Epic is a good day. It just isn’t a ride day.

34 to 39 inches (87–99 cm): the Yoshi year

Crossing 34 inches adds one ride, and it’s a good one. Yoshi’s Adventure is a slow track ride that winds around the Super Nintendo World mountain on the back of a Yoshi, with riders hunting for colored eggs along the way. Nothing drops, nothing spins, nothing jumps out. It also gives the best moving view of the land, which is why adults ride it too and why its queue is often longer than a gentle ride deserves.

With the carousel and Fyre Drill, that’s three rides. You’re still building the day around shows, play and characters, and that’s fine, but it’s worth knowing that this is the height band Epic serves worst compared with the rest of Universal. We come back to that in the toddler verdict near the end.

40 to 47 inches (102–119 cm): where Epic opens up

This is the band where Epic Universe starts to feel like a different park. Mario Kart: Bowser’s Challenge, Mine-Cart Madness, Hiccup’s Wing Gliders, Curse of the Werewolf and Harry Potter and the Battle at the Ministry all come off the banned list at once, taking your child from 3 rides to 8. For many families with five- and six-year-olds this is the sweet spot. It covers most of the headline experiences, and the three rides still out of reach are ones plenty of parents would steer a seven-year-old away from anyway.

The catch is that these five rides are nowhere near equally gentle. Mine-Cart Madness and Mario Kart are family rides in the honest sense. Battle at the Ministry and Curse of the Werewolf share the same 40-inch minimum but feel like a step up, and Hiccup’s Wing Gliders is a real coaster with a real launch. The scare section below takes them one at a time.

48 inches (122 cm) and up: everything

At 48 inches the last three open: Stardust Racers, Monsters Unchained: The Frankenstein Experiment and Dragon Racer’s Rally. For a lot of kids that happens somewhere around seven or eight, though the spread is wide. These are the three rides where height stops being the question and temperament takes over. Stardust Racers is a dual-launch racing coaster that reaches 62 mph and climbs to 133 feet. Monsters Unchained is the most frightening ride in the park by a distance. Dragon Racer’s Rally hands the controls to the rider, which means a cautious child can keep it fairly level and a reckless one can flip until they regret lunch.

Tall Enough Isn’t the Same as Ready: The Scare Factor

Height requirements are about restraints and physics, not nerves. Epic Universe has more rides than most parks where a child clears the bar comfortably and still has a rough time, mostly because two of its five lands are built around monsters and dark wizards. Here’s how each ride actually feels, judged for a typical five-to-eight-year-old.

The three 40-inch rides to think twice about

Harry Potter and the Battle at the Ministry is the one parents underestimate most. Its 40-inch minimum puts it in the same band as Mine-Cart Madness, but the two have very little else in common. The vehicle moves up, down and sideways through dark sets while the story builds to a confrontation with Dolores Umbridge, and it’s loud and fast in the way the best Potter rides are. Older fans adore it. A five-year-old who has never seen the films has no reason to want to be there. A useful benchmark: if your child has ridden The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man at Islands of Adventure, which has the same 40-inch minimum, and loved it, they’ll probably cope. If Yoshi was their most intense ride so far, wait a year.

Curse of the Werewolf is a family coaster in the true sense, with cars that spin as they race through the Guild of Mystics’ wagon camp in the forest, but it lives in Dark Universe and the theming leans into the werewolf. The ride itself is short and more giggly than terrifying. It’s at its best after dark for adults and at its spookiest for kids, so if your child is on the fence, ride it in daylight first.

Hiccup’s Wing Gliders carries the friendly Isle of Berk theming and the “family coaster” label, and it’s still a launched coaster that moves quickly and skims low across the lagoon. There are no inversions. Most children who clear 40 inches come off grinning, but it’s a bigger first coaster than Mine-Cart Madness, so if you’re choosing which to try first, start with the mine carts and work up.

Monsters Unchained: the ride to be honest about

Monsters Unchained: The Frankenstein Experiment needs 48 inches, and plenty of children who meet that still shouldn’t ride it. The story is a lab experiment gone wrong in the catacombs beneath Darkmoor: Dr. Victoria Frankenstein has captured the classic monsters, Dracula breaks loose, and the motion-based vehicle carries you through set after set of fourteen monsters who are very, very good at lunging. It’s dark, it’s loud and it’s built from top to bottom to startle you.

It’s also one of the best dark rides Universal has made, which is what makes the call hard. A useful test is how your child handles the scary parts of a movie. If they watch through their fingers, or ask to leave, skip it this trip and use Child Swap so the adults can go one at a time. If they’d happily sit through a monster movie and want to talk about it afterward, they’ll probably love it.

Epic Universe Land by Land for Families

Epic Universe is a hub with four lands off it. You enter through Celestial Park, and each of the other four worlds sits behind its own portal, which means every land is a dead end. Crossing back through the hub between lands is unavoidable, so the trick with kids is to do each land properly once rather than ping-ponging across the park for a single ride.

Celestial Park

Celestial Park is the hub you arrive through and the land you’ll cross most often, and for a young family it does more than it first appears to. The Constellation Carousel has no minimum height and some of the best-looking ride animals in Orlando, lions, dragons and peacocks among them. Astronomica, the compass-rose water-play area, is where under-fives burn off energy on hot afternoons, and because it lights up to music after dark, a second visit at night feels like a different place. The Cosmos fountains in front of the Helios Grand put on dancing-water shows through the day, and roaming musicians and the band at the Hemisphere Stage fill in the gaps.

Stardust Racers is the 48-inch headliner here: two trains launching side by side, up to 62 mph, with an inverted crisscross element called the Celestial Spin. It’s a teen-and-adult ride and the most obvious Child Swap candidate in the park. Shade is thin across the hub, because the trees are still young, and that matters more than you’d expect by 2pm in July. For food with small children, Pizza Moon, Comet Dogs and Star Sui Bao are the quick, sure-fire options, and Frosty Moon does ice cream. Our Celestial Park guide goes deeper on the restaurants and the after-dark loop.

Super Nintendo World

Super Nintendo World is the land most kids ask for by name, and it’s built for them: three rides at 34 and 40 inches, games built into the walls, and Mario and Luigi meeting guests at the foot of the mountain. Yoshi’s Adventure, at 34 inches, is the gentle one. Mario Kart: Bowser’s Challenge, at 40 inches, puts riders in a kart wearing an augmented-reality visor, throwing shells at Team Bowser while the vehicle itself moves slowly, so the intensity is all noise and visuals. Mine-Cart Madness, also 40 inches, sits in the Donkey Kong Country section, and it’s a family coaster where the carts appear to leap gaps in broken track. It’s a terrific ride, and its posted wait tends to climb fast once the park opens, so it’s the one to do early.

The Power-Up Band, at about $45, is the add-on that decides how much your child gets out of the land. It lets them punch question blocks, play the key challenges hidden around the land and collect coins and keys that show up in the Universal app. For a five-to-ten-year-old who loves Mario, it turns the whole place into a game and keeps them busy between rides. For a two-year-old, it’s a wristband. One band per child is plenty; most adults never miss having their own. Our Super Nintendo World guide covers the band, the challenges and the Toadstool Cafe in more detail.

How to Train Your Dragon – Isle of Berk

If you have toddlers, Isle of Berk is your land. Fyre Drill, the boat ride where you fire water cannons at targets (and, inevitably, at each other), has no minimum height. Viking Training Camp is a real play area with plenty to climb and room to run. The Untrainable Dragon is an indoor stage show with some seriously impressive dragons and a welcome blast of air conditioning, and the character line-up is the friendliest in the park, with Hiccup, Astrid and Toothless all meeting guests here.

The rides scale up from there. Hiccup’s Wing Gliders, at 40 inches, is the launched family coaster that races around the land and skims across the water; that’s it in the photo at the top of this page. Dragon Racer’s Rally, at 48 inches, is the one that flips, and it’s the only ride in the park that doesn’t accept Universal Express, so its standby line is simply what it is. For lunch, Mead Hall and Spit Fyre Grill are both safe bets with children, and Hooligan’s Grog and Gruel, next to the play area, is the snack stop. Our Isle of Berk guide has the full rundown.

Dark Universe

Dark Universe is the land to scout before you commit to anything in it. The village of Darkmoor is beautifully done and deliberately creepy. Ygor keeps watch in the cemetery by the portal, the Invisible Man wanders near Das Stakehaus, and the whole land gets moodier as the light goes. Plenty of kids find that thrilling. Some find the land too much from the first step, and you’ll know which kind you have within a minute or two of walking through the portal, so make the first visit in daylight.

For kids who are in, Curse of the Werewolf is the right first ride and the windmill fire at the Burning Blade Tavern is the free show. The paid extra is the Darkmoor Monster Makeup Experience, which starts at about $45 for a temporary tattoo or face makeup and runs to about $169 for a full transformation. For a monster-mad child, the cheaper tier is a great souvenir that lasts the rest of the day; the full package is a lot of money for something that washes off. De Lacey’s Cottage, with its pretzels and cinnamon bites, is the easy snack. Our Dark Universe guide covers both rides in more depth.

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Ministry of Magic

The Ministry of Magic splits neatly by age. For older kids and Potter fans, Harry Potter and the Battle at the Ministry is the headline, and walking through the Métro-Floo and the 1920s Paris streets of Place Cachée is a thrill before you’ve ridden a thing. For younger children, the land’s best offering is Le Cirque Arcanus, a roughly 30-minute Fantastic Beasts show in a big red circus tent, with acrobats, aerialists and magical creatures. It’s seated and shaded, and it works for almost any age.

Wands are the money question here. Interactive wands at Cosme Acajor cost about $63–$65 plus tax and trigger the spell spots around Place Cachée; non-interactive ones are around $55. If your child will genuinely spend an hour casting spells, the interactive wand is the better buy, and it’s a souvenir that outlasts the trip. The Place Cachée Jazz Band, roaming exchange students and a Frozen Butterbeer cart near Café L’air de la Sirène, which does crêpes and pastries, round out the land. More in our Ministry of Magic guide.

A Family Game Plan for One Day

The hub-and-spoke layout decides most of the plan. Pick a land, do it properly, come back through Celestial Park, and pick the next one, with the big indoor shows parked in the hottest part of the day.

Before you go

• Measure every child in the shoes they’ll wear and write the number down. Use it to sort the rides into “yes”, “no” and “ask on the day”.
• Download the Universal Orlando app and link your tickets. Wait times, show times and the Power-Up Band games all live there.
• Decide on Express before you arrive, not in the queue for Mine-Cart Madness. More on that below.
• Pack swimwear or a full change for anyone under six. Between Astronomica and Fyre Drill, someone is getting soaked.
• Check the Orlando crowd calendar. A quieter weekday is worth more to a family than any add-on you can buy.

Rope drop

If you’re staying at one of the three Epic Universe hotels, you get Early Park Admission at Epic, reported at the time of writing as an hour, with Celestial Park and Super Nintendo World open. Spend it in Super Nintendo World. With a 40-inch child, do Mine-Cart Madness first, then Mario Kart, then Yoshi’s Adventure on the way out. Everyone else should be at the gates well before opening, because most of the crowd heads straight for Super Nintendo World and the Ministry of Magic.

With only under-40 children, flip it. Head to Isle of Berk first while it’s quiet and cool, ride Fyre Drill, let them loose in Viking Training Camp and catch a character meet, then drift back through Celestial Park for the carousel and on to Super Nintendo World for Yoshi’s Adventure. You aren’t chasing headliners, so let the rope-drop crowd fight over Mine-Cart Madness without you.

Midday

From about noon, seated shows are your friend. Le Cirque Arcanus and The Untrainable Dragon are both indoors, both genuinely good, and both a chance for a stroller nap. This is also the time for a table-service lunch. The Atlantic and The Blue Dragon in Celestial Park take reservations, which beats queueing at a counter at 12:30 with a hungry four-year-old. If you’re staying at Stella Nova, the walking path back to the hotel takes about 15 minutes, which makes a pool-and-nap break realistic. Terra Luna has no practical walking route, so a break there means the bus both ways.

Afternoon

Afternoons are for whichever land you skipped in the morning, plus the Ministry of Magic if Battle at the Ministry is on your list. Waits at the big rides often ease into the evening, so a 40-inch child who missed Mine-Cart Madness first thing usually has a better shot after dinner than at 2pm.

Evening

Stay late if your kids can manage it, and if the park is open late enough. On quieter dates Epic can close as early as 6pm, before sunset (it ran 9am to 6pm on a late-September weekday when we checked), so look up the hours for your date before you plan around the evening. When it does stay open past dark, Celestial Park is at its best, when Astronomica lights up to music and the fountains turn into a show. Curse of the Werewolf is better at night, and Stardust Racers lit against the sky is worth one more go for anyone 48 inches and up. If your toddler fades at 7pm, don’t fight it. The park isn’t going anywhere, and neither is the carousel.

Child Swap at Epic Universe

Universal’s version of rider switch is called Child Swap, and it’s offered at most rides with a height minimum. The whole party queues together. At the loading area, one adult rides while the other waits with the child in the Child Swap area, then you swap without queueing again. Ask the team member at the entrance before you join the line. On a family day at Epic, it’s how parents of small children get to ride Stardust Racers and Monsters Unchained at all. Our rider swap guide covers how it works across every Orlando park.

Is Universal Express worth it with kids?

Express at Epic Universe starts at about $129.99 per person per day and gets you one Express ride on every attraction except Dragon Racer’s Rally. For a family of four, that’s more than $500 on top of tickets, for one shortcut per ride. On a peak day with 40-inch-plus kids who want all of Super Nintendo World and the Ministry, it can be the difference between six rides and eleven, and that’s a fair trade. On a quiet weekday in September, or with toddlers who can ride three things, it’s money you’ll regret. Our Universal Express guide explains what you get in the other parks too.

Practical Stuff: Strollers, Lockers, Heat and Food

Strollers

Bring your own if you possibly can. Rental doubles at Epic have been reported at about $40 a day, which adds up over a multi-day trip, and your own stroller is the one your child will actually nap in. Stroller parking is set up by the ride entrances. Epic is a big park with long walks between lands, so even a five-year-old who’s given up the stroller at home will often be glad of one here by mid-afternoon.

Lockers and bags

Several of the bigger rides don’t allow bags on board, and you’ll be pointed to free short-term lockers at the entrance. Build a few minutes into each of those rides, and give the person riding a small bag rather than the full diaper backpack. The parent who isn’t riding can hold everything during Child Swap, which is one more reason to use it.

Heat and shade

Epic is still a young park, and its trees haven’t caught up with it. Celestial Park in particular is wide open, and the walks between portals can be long under a Florida sun. In summer, plan the middle of the day indoors with the shows, a table-service lunch or the hotel pool, and do the outdoor lands early and late. Ask for ice water at quick-service counters, and never underestimate how much a soaking at Astronomica can rescue a hot, cranky afternoon.

Food with kids

Every land has somewhere that will feed a picky eater. There’s pizza at Pizza Moon, hot dogs at Comet Dogs, Mead Hall in Berk, crêpes at Café L’air de la Sirène and the Toadstool Cafe in Super Nintendo World, which is the meal your kids will still be talking about at Christmas. Use mobile ordering in the Universal app where it’s offered, because it saves a queue with a tired child. Our Epic Universe dining guide rates the lot.

Accessibility and sensory needs

If your child has a disability, autism or sensory sensitivities, sort out Universal’s accessibility arrangements before your visit rather than on the day. They work differently from Disney’s, and the loud, dark rides here (Battle at the Ministry and Monsters Unchained especially) are worth reading about in advance. Our Orlando theme park accessibility guide covers both resorts.

Where to Stay with Kids

The three Epic Universe hotels all include Early Park Admission at Epic, which for a family is the biggest perk on offer. Stella Nova is the easy pick. A walking path gets you to the main entrance in about 15 minutes, every room has a park view of some kind (the north-facing ones are distant), and there’s a kids’ splash pad by the pool. Terra Luna has the same rooms, 315 square feet with two queens, plus a zero-entry pool, but there’s no practical walking route, so you’re on the bus. Both are Prime Value hotels, and 315 square feet is snug for a family of five. Both also do in-room pizza delivery from 5am to midnight, which is the kind of detail you only appreciate at 9pm with three exhausted children.

The Helios Grand sits inside the park with its own entrance, which is wonderful for nap breaks and painful for the wallet. Summer nights have been reported at around $700–$800, and reviewers aren’t convinced the rooms justify it. If you want the nap-break convenience without that bill, Stella Nova’s 15-minute walk gets you most of the way there. Our Epic Universe hotels guide compares all three in detail.

How Many Epic Universe Days Do Kids Need?

It depends almost entirely on height. With only under-40 children, one day is plenty. You’ll ride everything they can ride several times over and still have time for both shows. With 40-to-47-inch kids, one long day covers most of the park if you rope drop or buy Express, and a second day turns a scramble into a treat. With 48-inch-plus kids who’ll want to ride everything twice, budget two days.

The ticket rules shape the answer as much as your kids do. One- and two-day Universal tickets cap Epic Universe at a single day, while tickets of three days or more include multiple Epic days, and the Park-to-Park versions let you hop in and out. Annual passes don’t include Epic Universe at all as of 2026. Our Epic Universe tickets guide walks through the choice, and Universal Orlando ticket prices covers the wider price matrix.

Is Epic Universe Good for Toddlers? Our Honest Verdict

For a family whose youngest is under 34 inches, Epic Universe is a lovely place to spend a day and a poor place to spend a ride budget. Two rides is two rides. A two-year-old who loves Mario and water will still have a great time with the carousel, Fyre Drill, Viking Training Camp, Astronomica and a hug from Luigi, and with under-3s getting in free you aren’t paying for rides they can’t take. But nobody should book Epic expecting a toddler ride park, because it isn’t one.

The children who get the worst deal are actually a little older. A 36-to-39-inch child is tall enough for a whole run of rides at Islands of Adventure, where The Cat in the Hat, the High in the Sky Seuss Trolley Train, Flight of the Hippogriff and Pteranodon Flyers all start at 36 inches, and still stuck on three rides at Epic. If that’s your child, consider giving Islands of Adventure the bigger share of your Universal time this year and saving Epic for the trip after they hit 40. For the youngest children of all, LEGOLAND Florida is built entirely around them, and our guide to the best Orlando park for each age lays out the trade-offs.

From 40 inches, the picture flips. Eight of Epic’s eleven rides are open, including headliners like Mario Kart and Battle at the Ministry, while Islands of Adventure keeps Hagrid’s, Forbidden Journey, VelociCoaster and the Hulk behind 48 inches or more. A 40-inch child who loves Mario or dragons may well have the best day of their trip here. For the wider picture across all three Universal parks, see our Universal Orlando with kids guide and the best rides for kids at Universal, and for the whole of Orlando, our Orlando theme parks with kids hub.

If you’re choosing between Epic and Islands of Adventure for a family day, height settles it more often than not. Islands of Adventure is the stronger park for 36-to-39-inch children, while from 40 inches Epic opens up more of its headline rides. Our head-to-head of Epic Universe vs Islands of Adventure compares the two on rides, Harry Potter, hours, Express and cost.

FAQ: Epic Universe with Kids

What is the minimum height for rides at Epic Universe?

Two rides have no minimum (the Constellation Carousel and Fyre Drill), Yoshi’s Adventure needs 34 inches (87 cm), five rides need 40 inches (102 cm), and the three biggest, Stardust Racers, Monsters Unchained and Dragon Racer’s Rally, need 48 inches (122 cm). Nothing in the park needs more than 48 inches. Children under 48 inches need a supervising companion on every ride they’re tall enough for.

What can a 2-year-old do at Epic Universe?

Ride the Constellation Carousel and Fyre Drill with an adult, play at Viking Training Camp and the Astronomica splash area, meet Mario and Luigi or Hiccup, Astrid and Toothless, and watch The Untrainable Dragon and Le Cirque Arcanus. Under-threes get in free, which takes some of the sting out of a two-ride day.

Is Epic Universe too scary for young kids?

Parts of it are. Dark Universe is built around classic movie monsters, and Monsters Unchained is genuinely frightening, even for some adults. Battle at the Ministry is intense for a ride with a 40-inch minimum. Super Nintendo World, Isle of Berk and Celestial Park are bright, friendly and fine for nervous children. Scout Dark Universe in daylight before you commit to any of its rides.

Does Epic Universe have Child Swap?

Yes. Universal’s Child Swap lets one adult ride while the other waits with the child, then the adults switch without queueing again. Ask the team member at the ride entrance before you get in line.

Do kids need a ticket for Epic Universe?

Children under 3 get in free. Ages 3 to 9 need a child ticket, which is usually only a few dollars cheaper than the adult price. Adult 1-day Epic Universe tickets ran $139 to $199 plus tax, depending on the date, when we checked in September 2026.

Is the Power-Up Band worth it?

For a Mario-loving child between about five and ten, yes. At around $45 it turns Super Nintendo World into a game and keeps them busy between rides. For toddlers, or for kids who are mostly there for the rides, skip it.

Can you rent a stroller at Epic Universe?

Yes. Double strollers have been reported at about $40 a day. Bringing your own is cheaper over a multi-day trip and far better for naps.

Is Epic Universe or Islands of Adventure better for young kids?

Under 34 inches, the two are close. Between 36 and 39 inches, Islands of Adventure wins comfortably, because so many of its rides start at 36 inches. From 40 inches, Epic Universe opens up more of its headline rides than Islands of Adventure does, since IOA keeps its biggest attractions behind 48 inches or more.

How many days should we spend at Epic Universe with kids?

One day if your children are all under 40 inches, one long day or two relaxed ones if they’re between 40 and 47 inches, and two days if you have 48-inch-plus kids who want to ride everything more than once. Remember that 1- and 2-day Universal tickets only allow one Epic Universe day.

Related Orlando Guides

• Epic Universe: The Complete Guide
• Universal Orlando with Kids
• Best Rides for Kids at Universal Orlando
• Orlando Theme Parks with Kids
• Super Nintendo World Guide
• How to Train Your Dragon – Isle of Berk
• Epic Universe Tickets
• Epic Universe Hotels
• Rider Swap at Orlando Theme Parks

Photo Credits

Hiccup’s Wing Gliders skimming the Isle of Berk lagoon (top of page): Hiccup’s Wing Gliders 1 by Jeremy Thompson, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Yoshi’s Adventure entrance with Mario and Luigi, Super Nintendo World: Super Nintendo World at Epic Universe by Locust member, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Constellation Carousel domes and fountains, Celestial Park: Constellation Carousel by Gfgbeach, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Curse of the Werewolf coaster at the edge of Darkmoor: Curse of the Werewolf 1 by Jeremy Thompson, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

The Métro-Floo entrance to Battle at the Ministry: Ministry of Magic Metrofloo, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter by Martin Lewison, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.