Is this the dumbest mistake universal has ever made? Because look the new Jurassic park film comes out this summer, and it really confuses me as to why you would take down the sign now and all you could do is replace park with world....I see they are building a new King Kong/Skull Island area..guess this will be themed to the new king king movie coming out late 2016. It just seems like their ignoring the new Jurassic park franchise, and not wanting to build an attraction based on Jurassic world. Very awkward.
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Why did they really take down the Jurassic Park sign arch?
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Disneyhead'71
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The JP entry arch is just being relocated because of the new Kong attraction entrance will be where the old arch was. And there is a strong chance the new arch will reflect the JW design.
But I would like to see universal Orlando work on the Jurassic world expansion to IOA, if the film does really well this summer. The odds of not seeing a Jurassic park expansion you think are high or low? So not to get confused the Jurassic park river adventure won't be in skull island, the terrace resturaunt won't be in skull island, the pteranodon flyers won't be in skull island, the triceratops encounter will not be in the new King Kong area either, simply the new Jurassic park sign will go somewhere close to where these JP attractions still are correct? If I'm making sense.
Disneyhead'71
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They'll get around to it. They have a lot going on right now.
But will the Jurassic park expansion happen I'm asking you, it's a yes or no question.
Disneyhead'71
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A JP expansion will happen, as to when is the question. It looked to be happening sooner but has been pushed back. My guess is to see how JW performs at the box office.
I believe that there will be another large expansion in IOA after Kong before JP.
I believe that there will be another large expansion in IOA after Kong before JP.
I thought this was a discussion about the JP sign?
IAmFloridaBorn
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HakunaMatata89
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i heard a giant gorilla ran through the middle of it so they had to take it down for repairs and decided they would move it out of the way of the monsters path.
The sequels weren't stellar, but I felt The Lost World was a decent popcorn flick at least, and they were both uber successful financially, which is ultimately why the series endures. Considering how long Jurassic World was in development hell, they would have just given up if it were practically any other franchise.
I hated The Lost World. The whole T-rex-running-free-in-San-Diego was ridiculous. I liked Jurassic Park 3 better, though it was a bit more of a camp film than I would have liked.
Well as long as we'll see a Jurassic park expansion, I'm all in for it. How about a Mossasaur lake show like we saw in the trailer or better yet have a e-ticket attraction and feature the Mossasaur in it! I guess the jeep Safari ride concept is not in the works anymore...guess IOA is looking towards a JP woodie since that's been the most popular option. I'd like to see JP's area in the future added with some new Dino's...I know the spinosaur head is somewhere in IOA-if someone has a pic of it I could better explain it..he has his head sticking out of a tree I beleive. A Mossasaur yes, the new Jurassic world hybrid t-Rex/raptor species.life sized animatronic figures of these Dino's would be great added to any JP themed attraction, question is where could it fit in a wooden coaster?
JordanNite
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Jurassic park area is already huge - got two rides, an exploration area, a restaurant, theming, photo opportunites etc - so there is no need for an expansion.
Jus curious why they took the sign down so early ... nothing is actually being built on the area it was, would have made sense just to leave it till the last minute. Seems very premature.
Jus curious why they took the sign down so early ... nothing is actually being built on the area it was, would have made sense just to leave it till the last minute. Seems very premature.
mahnamahna101
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It has one ride and it's only a people-eater from March to September.
Pteranodon Flyers is a kiddie ride that doesn't allow teens/adults by themselves. It also has horrendous capacity.
Camp Jurassic is amazing, but I'd prefer if it remained relatively low-key.
Triceratops Encounter is gone.
The Discovery Center is a waste of space at this point.
Jurassic Park is large in size, but lacking in attractions that don't get you wet or require a small child to board.
Something like this as a Jurassic World revamp (large-scale investment) would be great:
- Gyrosphere ride around PoE to JW (replaces old Boats)
- Interactive dino AAs throughout area
- New walkaround/M&G experiences (bring back Hammond, Malcolm, etc)
- Observatory tower in Camp Jurassic (uses CircleVision to block out backstage and other areas of the park)
- Minor enhancements to Camp Jurassic
- Pteranodon Flyers overhauled/upgrade. New track and RVs increase capacity, ride length and allow adults access to the ride
- JPRA refurb/upgrade (massive)
- Amber Mine family coaster (involves aquatic dinos)
- Discovery Center turned into Epcot-esque Omnimover. The old exhibits are repurposed for an interactive ride queue.
- Burger Digs is closed for Discovery Center dark ride
- Thunder Falls Terrace gets upgraded and becomes the yearround restaurant for JP.
lazyboy97o
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That sign coexisted with the sign at Toon Lagoon. There was a sign for each entrance when the park opened.
TubaGeek
God bless the "Ignore" button.
This is exactly what they would do with all that space in a perfect world.
JediMasterMatt
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Stupid Universal and there taking down signs to build new E-ticket attractions! Why can't they just be like Disney and leave the current signs in place and put up new signs that say "this area is closed while it's being refurbished for your future enjoyment" and then not announce anything. <Looks at any number of attractions at WDW that have closed with no immediate replacement offered>
That's it, I'm booking a FP+ for the meet-and-greet with the Studio Backlot Tour sign.
That's it, I'm booking a FP+ for the meet-and-greet with the Studio Backlot Tour sign.
JustInTime
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You are insaine. It's easily the biggest disappointment in all the lands in IOA. It is themed so poorly.