Orlando Day 8 2026 🇺🇸 | Epic Universe Early Park Entry | Battle at the Ministry | Universal Studios

It’s Orlando Day 8 🇺🇸 and we’re attempting Early Park Entry at Universal Epic Universe for the first time! 🎢 The mission is simple: finally get on Harry Potter and the Battle at the Ministry… but things definitely don’t go according to plan! We’re up bright and early as Liam, Aaron, Adam and Ken head to Epic Universe, hoping to be among the first into the park. We make a beeline for The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Ministry of Magic and get straight into the queue for Harry Potter and the Battle at the Ministry. Unfortunately, the ride goes down and we eventually have to abandon our attempt! 😭 Next up is Hiccup’s Wing Gliders in How to Train Your Dragon – Isle of Berk… only for that to be delayed too! Not exactly the Early Park Entry we had planned! 😂 Thankfully, our luck starts to change. We get a ride on Stardust Racers before heading into Dark Universe, where we take on both Curse of the Werewolf and Monsters Unchained: The Frankenstein Experiment. 🐺⚡ Later that afternoon, the whole family heads over to Universal Orlando Resort on an absolute scorcher of a day! ☀️ After grabbing dinner at Panda Express, we check out the Universal Studios Legacy Store at CityWalk before making our way into Universal Studios Florida. Inside the park, we head to the Animal Actors show before stopping off in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Diagon Alley for a cold Butterbeer. 🍺⚡ After a long and VERY hot day around Universal Orlando, there’s only one way to finish it — a relaxing night at the pool back at Loews Sapphire Falls Resort. 🌴🏊‍♂️ If you’re planning a trip to Epic Universe or Universal Orlando, we hope this vlog gives you a good look at what Early Park Entry can really be like — including what happens when the rides don’t cooperate! 👍 If you enjoyed the vlog, please give it a like and subscribe to Ding Dang Do for more of our Orlando 2026 family vlogs! 🇮🇪 Join our Irish family as we explore Orlando’s theme parks, restaurants, resorts, shopping and more. #EpicUniverse #UniversalOrlando #OrlandoVlog #UniversalStudiosFlorida #BattleAtTheMinistry #DarkUniverse #Orlando2026