The aerial archive

Sighting of the Super Nintendo World and Dark Universe portal towers from the Kirkman Rd sidewalk, towards Sand Lake Rd.

Signage for Helios Grand Hotel guest entrance into Epic Universe. Security at left. Opens 10am first day of the UOAP previews, and guests will be staged in The Blue Dragon Restaurant area until the park opening at 11.

Best possible view of the Epic Universe Blue Dragon from the outdoor plaza in front of Helios Grand Hotel.

Yellow lines in this aerial photo are walking routes between Terra Luna, Stella Nova, Epic Universe front entrance, and Helios Grand Hotel. Caution: the Terra Luna access is for those guests only. Valid hotel key needed to open a gate. There is no other sidewalk to this hotel.

Fresh concrete seen in the last section of public sidewalk along Kirkman Rd. Poured the morning of the Helios Grand Hotel opening day. Walkway at the sign leads to the hotel entrance. Out of frame at right is the public sidewalk to Stella Nova.

A look at the public sidewalk along Kirkman Rd. The pavement is wide, and lined with landscaping. In the distance are the towers of Stella Nova and Terra Luna, rising over the raised traffic circle near Epic Universe.

View of the raised traffic circle near Epic Universe. Stella Nova can be seen in the distance. Sidewalk seen is the part of the walking route between Stella Nova and Helios Grand Hotel. Along Kirkman Rd here.

View of Stella Nova and Terra Luna from the sidewalk that reaches Helios Grand Hotel. Red lane seen is the bus only entrance to the raised traffic circle near the park.

Start of a quick Thread about the walk between Stella Nova resort and Helios Grand Hotel. Seen here is the crosswalk at Epic Blvd. Out of frame at left is route to the Epic Universe front entrance. Out of frame at right is sidewalk to Helios Grand Hotel.

Arrival side of Helios Grand Hotel at night.

Helios Grand Hotel at night with the Epic Universe portal beacons in the sky.

At look at Epic Universe at night from Helios Grand Hotel.

A look at Celestial Park during overnight maintenance. Fountain running in regular cycle after testing of the lamps in primary colors. Chronos seen at top center with the primary color testing of its lighting. Blue Dragon at bottom right. From a window of Helios Grand Hotel.

An overnight look at the Cosmos Fountain from Helios Grand Hotel. Seen in normal cycle as part of the nightly maintenance.

Photos of Bar Zenith at night. As seen from Helios Grand Hotel.