A darkness is coming to Orlando. Next year Universal Orlando Resort will open its most immersive theme park ever, Universal Epic Universe. Its five areas will include a Dark Universe World where classic monsters will metaphorically come to life. Only, it won’t seem metaphorical. Universal Orlando has shared first-look images of the terrifying animatronics guests will encounter on its “Monsters Unchained: The Frankenstein Experiment” ride. And if you didn’t know they were world-class robots you’d be running in terror for real.
This new short video from Universal Orlando Resort features insight from the team behind Epic Universe’s Dark World. But the real stars of the video are the chill-inducing animatronics that riders will meet on one of the amusement park’s signature attractions. “The Monsters Unchained: The Frankenstein Experiment” ride will include 14 animatronics of famous Universal Monsters. Universal Orlando Resort calls them the “most ambitious and life-like animated figures ever created.”
This video makes it hard to argue with that description. It features early looks at Frankenstein’s Monster, Dracula, The Creature from the Black Lagoon, and The Wolf Man animatronics from The Monsters Unchained ride in Universal Epic Universe’s Dark Universe. These animatronics are as “technologically advanced,” powerful, intense, and fast moving as their builders say. No wonder Universal Epic Universe calls the ride its “most terrifying attraction yet.”
Why will so many monster animatronics appear together in this new ride from Universal Epic Universe? Well, the ride will take guests through the experimental lab run by the ancestor of a notorious scientist. Here’s the attraction’s official description:
“Monsters Unchained: The Frankenstein Experiment” will take guests deep into the catacombs of Frankenstein Manor, where Dr. Victoria Frankenstein – the great-great-granddaughter of the infamous Henry Frankenstein – conducts her twisted and misguided experiments. In a vain display of her genius, she invites guests to witness a demonstration of her ability to control monsters – but her plans go awry when a horde of enraged monsters are unleashed. Guests then embark on a terrifying ride through the darkness as they try to evade Dracula, The Wolf Man, The Creature from the Black Lagoon and more.
Anyone not brave enough to enter those catacombs will still have a chance to see these monsters up-close. The Universal Orlando attraction will let guests meet these animatronics and take photos with Dark Universe’s legendary Monsters. Customers will also encounter other legendary figures from Universal’s Dark Universe throughout the park.
Sign us up for meeting all of them both on the ride and in Dark Universe World in 2025.
