New permit filings are sharpening the picture around a major construction project beside The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Ministry of Magic at Universal Epic Universe, but they stop short of confirming what Universal Orlando Resort is building. Permit-tracking account PermitWizard shared records showing a two-story, 95,748-square-foot new-construction project classified under Orange County’s “Recreational/Social/Sauna” building category.
The details add weight to a project already linked through earlier permitting to Area P905, the development code associated with Epic Universe’s Wizarding World, while reviving a long-running broomstick-flight attraction rumor. For now, Universal has not announced a second Ministry of Magic ride, named a ride system, or confirmed that broomsticks are involved.
New Epic Universe Permits Reveal a Much Larger Building
The newly circulated permit information describes a commercial project with two stories and 95,748 square feet of enclosed and tenant space. The filing is categorized as new construction and, according to the records shared by PermitWizard, is issued with an expiration date of January 20, 2027.
Orange County’s permitting system shows that Fast Track is the county platform used for permitting, development plans, and public-record searches. The “Recreational/Social/Sauna” label is a commercial building classification rather than a technical description of a ride.
The filing appears to build on the paper trail Inside the Magic has followed around Epic Universe’s Wizarding World expansion. Earlier permits covered roughly 150,000 square feet of site utilities and foundation work, with documentation tying that work to P905. Separate construction permits subsequently surfaced for the area.
Taken together, the filings show increasingly substantial development rather than simple grading or utility preparation. What they do not show is equally important: no publicly surfaced field identifies a Harry Potter attraction name, broomstick vehicles, coaster track, simulator hardware, or manufacturer.
Why the Ministry of Magic Connection Matters
P905 matters because it has been associated with The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Ministry of Magic, the Paris-and-British-Ministry world that opened with Epic Universe on May 22, 2025. Inside the Magic previously reported on 150,000-square-foot construction activity connected with the Wizarding World expansion area.
Universal has also acknowledged that more is coming. As Inside the Magic previously reported on the future of Harry Potter at Epic Universe, Universal Creative director of projects Anisha Vyas said there was “more magic coming out of Epic Universe,” specifically mentioning the Wizarding World while withholding details.
Today, the land’s principal ride is Harry Potter and the Battle at the Ministry. Universal describes it as a motion-simulation experience in which guests travel by Métro-Floo to the British Ministry and board an omnidirectional magical lift alongside Harry, Ron, and Hermione.
A second major indoor attraction could broaden the lineup beyond Battle at the Ministry and Le Cirque Arcanus.
The Broomstick-Flight Rumor Now Has a Bigger Target
The most enticing theory is also the one requiring the most restraint. A broomstick attraction has circulated around Universal’s Harry Potter development history for years, including speculation about concepts involving simulated flight.
There is technical history behind the idea. A Universal patent for an inverted simulation attraction describes a suspended dark-ride system designed to simulate movement such as flight. An older amusement-ride patent also explicitly describes a hypothetical Harry Potter-themed experience in which vehicles could resemble broomsticks during a Quidditch match.
Patents are not construction announcements. Companies patent systems they never build, and neither document proves that the 95,748-square-foot Epic Universe project will use those technologies.
Still, the new dimensions make the rumor easier to understand. A nearly 96,000-square-foot, two-story recreational building is substantial enough to invite comparisons with a major indoor attraction. That is an inference from the permit’s scale—not confirmation of what will occupy it.
What a Second Harry Potter E-Ticket Could Mean for Guests
Epic Universe already positions Battle at the Ministry as the Wizarding World’s marquee ride, with Universal calling it a “Thrill, Motion Simulation” attraction. Inside the Magic has tracked its evolution since opening, including changes made to Battle at the Ministry’s effects and the addition of Express Pass access at Epic Universe.
A second headliner could change how guests distribute themselves through the land, particularly if it offers a different experience. A flight-focused attraction would also fulfill an obvious franchise fantasy: putting guests into the sensation of riding a broom rather than aboard a Ministry lift, Gringotts vehicle, motorbike, or Hogwarts bench.
But those guest impacts cannot be treated as settled until Universal identifies the project. The permits establish construction parameters. They do not establish capacity, height requirements, opening timing, story, characters, accessibility requirements, or definitively establish that the building contains a ride.
What to Watch as Universal’s Next Wizarding World Project Rises
The next decisive evidence will likely come from additional permits, construction documents, equipment filings, or an announcement from Universal Orlando Resort. Ride-system foundations, specialized structural packages, manufacturer references, or themed-development documents could narrow the possibilities.
For now, the strongest defensible takeaway is narrower than “broomstick ride confirmed,” but still significant: a two-story recreational new-construction project of roughly 95,748 square feet is moving through permitting amid an already documented expansion connected to the Ministry of Magic area.
The broomstick-flight theory remains compelling because of Universal’s history of flight-simulation concepts and the Wizarding World setting. It remains, however, a theory. Until Universal names the attraction or the public record reveals its ride system, Epic Universe’s next spell is still being cast behind construction walls.
