New Thrill Park, Impact on IOA?

flavious27 · Dec 3, 2010

http://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/stories/2010/10/11/daily19.html

New thrill park to open in orlando across from universal.

trr1 · Dec 4, 2010

flavious27 said:
http://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/stories/2010/10/11/daily19.html

New thrill park to open in orlando across from universal.

not exactly across from universal its on 5001 Vanguard Street but I think universal should have bought it for expansion of a new park or resort(above tangelo park) lets see if it get approved first
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flavious27 · Dec 4, 2010

trr1 said:
not exactly across from universal its on 5001 Vanguard Street but I think universal should have bought it for expansion of a new park or resort
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Could have been a create place to relocate or build a new water park. 140 acres is better than what they have right now.

trr1 · Dec 4, 2010

the article says 77 acres

flavious27 · Dec 4, 2010

trr1 said:
the article says 77 acres

my bad. still universal could have used the property and kept any competition away from their front gate. isn't that what walt did.

unkadug · Dec 4, 2010

By the time you add in space for parking, support services, ticketing, backstage, etc...it doesn't make a very big park at all.

trr1 · Dec 4, 2010

and most of the rides will be coasters

ChrisFL · Dec 4, 2010

It reminds me more of like something Old Town has been turning into, a small plot of land but trying to put lots of big rides there.

T-1MILLION · Dec 4, 2010

ChrisFL said:
It reminds me more of like something Old Town has been turning into, a small plot of land but trying to put lots of big rides there.

Exactly.

If it ever does see the light of day it will be a potential death for FUN SPOT and similar ventures. Not world class theme parks.

flavious27 · Dec 5, 2010

unkadug said:
By the time you add in space for parking, support services, ticketing, backstage, etc...it doesn't make a very big park at all.

You won't need that much backstage for a park that is going to be just coasters.

trr1 · Dec 5, 2010

here is a link to the site plan
http://assets.bizjournals.com/cms_media/orlando/pdf/photos.pdf

unkadug · Dec 5, 2010

trr1 said:
here is a link to the site plan
http://assets.bizjournals.com/cms_media/orlando/pdf/photos.pdf

Anybody else notice the TRON themed area of this park? (page 6) I wonder if they just clipped the wrong artwork for this presentation.

unkadug · Dec 5, 2010

flavious27 said:
You won't need that much backstage for a park that is going to be just coasters.

http://assets.bizjournals.com/cms_media/orlando/pdf/photos.pdf

OTP Non-Guest Area will have building types oriented to park administration, warehousing goods and materials of use in the park, landscape and park maintenance, employee facilities such as costuming, break rooms, and lockers, park security, and support services.

It appears that the needs of a coaster park are about the same as any other park.

T-1MILLION · Dec 6, 2010

unkadug said:
http://assets.bizjournals.com/cms_media/orlando/pdf/photos.pdf

OTP Non-Guest Area will have building types oriented to park administration, warehousing goods and materials of use in the park, landscape and park maintenance, employee facilities such as costuming, break rooms, and lockers, park security, and support services.

It appears that the needs of a coaster park are about the same as any other park.

Indeed.

Also, there will be Mandatory service roads for emergency use.

GLaDOS · Dec 6, 2010

How much impact will it have on IoA? About as much impact as it will have on WDW. Very minimal.

Besides, Universal has expansions lined up according to people in the know. They aren't afraid of this park.

timeman · Dec 6, 2010

I highly doubt the park will ever be built. The reason I doubt it is that one of the main people behind it has already had a park that failed and is in foreclosure. The park that the person is connected to is Freestyle Park formerly known as Hard Rock Park.

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