A PEOPLE staffer shares a sneak peek at Universal Orlando Resort's Epic Universe, and details on why Disney adults — specifically Epcot fans — will dig it.

Universal Orlando is set to open the new Epic Universe theme park this year. Find out what to expect, when it opens, and how much tickets cost here.

It’s apparent in the tunnel-like “portal” entries into each land, stunning landscapes like the towering statues in Celestial Park or the new Helios hotel, the first one to be situated within a theme park itself. With its fountains and statues and hemispherical domes, the giant palace would look at home in Las Vegas.