Just a few months after opening Epic Universe, Universal may be eyeing a nearby property for a new project. However, the theme park operator has taken steps to ensure its plans for the site remain a secret for now.

Universal filed an application with the South Florida Water Management District on August 11, requesting approval for mass grading of nearly 54 acres on Universal Boulevard directly northwest of Top Golf and Andretti Indoor Karting & Games Orlando.

A spokesperson for Universal denied that there are plans to develop the site, saying that the company is looking to “obtain permits to perform work associated with the ongoing maintenance of our property.”

However, mass grading, which involves moving dirt to change the topographic features of a site, usually precedes some sort of c

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