Universal Orlando Resort will temporarily close The Untrainable Dragon at Epic Universe from September 15 through September 20, 2026, taking one of How to Train Your Dragon – Isle of Berk’s most elaborate experiences off the schedule for six consecutive days.
The closure is brief, and Universal has not announced any permanent changes to the production. Still, guests whose Epic Universe visit falls inside that window will miss the land’s large-scale indoor stage show—including its defining image: a 1,157-pound Toothless soaring above the audience.
Universal Confirms Six-Day Epic Universe Closure
Universal currently lists The Untrainable Dragon on its official temporary-closures calendar from Tuesday, September 15, through Sunday, September 20.
Based on those published dates, the show could return September 21. Universal’s calendar does not explicitly provide that reopening date, however, and theme park refurbishment schedules can change. Guests should check the resort’s website or mobile app shortly before visiting rather than treating September 21 as an unconditional guarantee.
Universal has not explained what crews will address during the closure. There is no confirmed evidence that the company plans to alter the story, replace an effect, or make a visible addition to the production.
That distinction matters. Epic Universe has experienced other scheduled maintenance periods since opening, including downtime for Fyre Drill and the land’s Viking Training Camp. A refurbishment does not, by itself, establish that an attraction has suffered an unusual problem.
It establishes only that Universal has scheduled work.
What Guests Will Miss Inside Isle of Berk
The Untrainable Dragon is not a conventional theme park ride. Universal describes it as a dragon-filled live spectacle built around Hiccup, Toothless, Astrid, and Gobber as they investigate the arrival of a mysterious new dragon.
The production combines performers, musical numbers, large scenic pieces, and life-sized dragon figures. Its signature effect sends Toothless over the seated audience. According to Universal’s official attraction description, that flying figure weighs 1,157 pounds and stretches nearly 27 feet from wingtip to wingtip.
That scale helps explain why even a six-day closure deserves a place on travelers’ itineraries. Isle of Berk will remain available, but one of its most distinctive experiences will not.
Guests can still plan around the land’s other offerings, including Hiccup’s Wing Gliders, Fyre Drill, Dragon Racer’s Rally, Viking Training Camp, character encounters, dining, and shopping. Universal has not listed the entire land—or any of those individual experiences—as part of this September closure.
What cannot be replaced quite as neatly is the show’s function within a park day. It offers a seated theatrical experience rather than another queue followed by a ride. For families balancing thrill attractions, outdoor walking, and younger children, that difference is practical, not merely cosmetic.
Inside the Magic’s previous Epic Universe wait-time guide advised guests to arrive early enough to secure a good seat. During the refurbishment, visitors will need to redistribute that portion of their itinerary elsewhere in the park.
The Show Brought Universal Beijing’s Dragons to Orlando
The Orlando production did not emerge in isolation. Universal’s original Isle of Berk attraction announcement explained that Epic Universe’s show was inspired by “Untrainable,” a production at Universal Beijing Resort.
Universal Beijing still lists “Untrainable” as a How to Train Your Dragon presentation in the Hollywood section of that park. The Epic Universe adaptation brought the concept to Orlando with a title tied directly to its central mystery.
The show subsequently opened with Epic Universe on May 22, 2025. It occupies an important position in a land otherwise dominated by rides, outdoor play, character interactions, and food. That makes the production more difficult to substitute than another attraction offering a similar type of experience nearby.
The temporary loss also follows other maintenance activity around Berk. Along with the Fyre Drill and Viking Training Camp refurbishments, guests previously encountered a temporary closure of the land’s main portal, although alternate access remained available.
Those events demonstrate that even Universal Orlando’s newest park requires scheduled work. They do not prove that Isle of Berk has a larger operational problem.
What September Visitors Should Do
Guests visiting September 15–20 should remove The Untrainable Dragon from their must-do plans and avoid building their day around a performance time that will not exist. Anyone visiting immediately before or after the closure should check the Universal Orlando app for current showtimes and operational updates.
Most importantly, visitors should keep the scope of the disruption in perspective. Universal is not closing Isle of Berk, removing Toothless from Epic Universe, or ending the production. The currently published change is a six-day temporary closure of one show.
What happens behind the curtain remains undisclosed. Unless Universal provides additional details, any claim that the dragons are receiving upgrades—or that the production will return noticeably different—would be speculation
