Other Worlds Mercantile — Local services in Oak Ridge

This is the new and main gift shop at Epic Universe that’s right outside the park entrance. It is HUMONGOUS.

But I was really impressed with the selection here. They have managed a lot of really cool, never before seen park gear and souvenirs. Even the Harry Potter collection was all fresh items you can’t find at the original parks/ Citywalk.

I love that they have the cute Universal themed headbands (shameless copy of Disney), they’re super cute although not the most comfortable.

My favorite was probably all of the Super Mario stuff. If you’re a fan of any of the characters, they have a special section for most of them- Mario & Luigi (duh), Princess Peach, Yoshi, Donkey Kong, Boo, Toad, and more. It’s so much fun. You can buy the interactive watches here for Nintendo World as well. Not sure how much they cost but I can imagine it’s spendy.

They did a great job having big sections for each “universe” in the park, and only makes me more excited to experience the...

Date: Spring 2025 (pre-opening preview, no photos were allowed)

This is one of two gift shops located at the front of the park by the entrance. This one is the main gift shop that has goodies from all of the different areas of the park. It's layout is nice, with sections of it pertaining to each of the themes, so if you're looking for an item for a specific theme, you go to that area. Other than that, it's a typical gift shop you'd find at the...

I took a look around this store but didn't buy anything. It had a huge variety to choose from from all the different portals.

A note to first timers this store is connected to the chocolate store and you can switch between both without going outside. I think you may also use either set of registers as long as you stay...