Universal Demolishing Soundstage 44

[Merlin0402]

Universal has filed permits to demolish Soundstage 44, the former home of the Murder, She Wrote and Hercules/Xena Theaters. Construction walls are already up and all of the Back To The Future props have been removed from the area. All of this has happened very quickly and is stirring up a lot of speculation as to what could go into this area as the permit specifies that Universal Creative is handling this job and not the usual demo contractors. Could this be the beginnings of Transformers in Orlando?

http://parkrumors.com/demolition-of-bldg44/
http://parkscope.blogspot.com/2012/06/uor-permit-update-61512-soundstage-44.html

 

[Pumbas Nakasak]

Is that a big enough foot print?

 

[GLaDOS]

Yes.

 

[Captain Chaos]

Even without removing Monster Cafe it is big enough, apparently.

 

[maxairmike]

I mentioned it in the NYT thread in News and Rumors, but it got buried so I'll mention it here again.

My roommate (while I had just finished reading about the permits, oddly enough) opened my door and proceeded to mention that a friend of his in Special Projects said that Transformers would be coming to Orlando in about 13 months. We talked about the permits, he mentioned the props had been moved, and I expressed my uncertainty. However, something does seem odd about the whole situation...

 

[Timekeeper]

It's nowhere near big enough, unless we are getting a heavily abbreviated version.

Below, although not shaded, you can see part of SS 44, and SpiderMan at the same scale for comparison.

This image was created among speculation that Transformers might take the place of Twister (also too small, unless there were to be significant expansion toward the library).

As we all know, Transformers is basically a clone of SpiderMan. The only thing that SS 44 could hold is the queue, and maybe a part of the maintenance bay.

And, if Transformers were to open at USF, it would need a significant queue to accommodate the huge crowds that it would undoubtedly generate. I would hate to see an abbreviated version of the attraction, or a queue winding through New York ala HHN queues.

I wonder why they wouldn't wait to do this until after HHN. Without Amity, and now SS 44, a USF-based HHN is already looking like it's going to be one of the less elaborate years for the event. Sigh.

 

[Timekeeper]

Where, oh where, has my DeLorean gone?

 

[Captain Chaos]

Timekeeper, not true.... Transformers is 2 floors remember, not spread out over one floor... Someone did an overlay of the Transformers building in USH and placed it on SS44... it fits fine...

 

[GLaDOS]

It's nowhere near big enough, unless we are getting a heavily abbreviated version.

Below, although not shaded, you can see part of SS 44, and SpiderMan at the same scale for comparison.

You shouldn't be looking at Spider-man's building. Transformers has a significantly smaller area since the ride is more vertical than horizontal. The TF building could fit on that plot.

 

[Timekeeper]

You shouldn't be looking at Spider-man's building. Transformers has a significantly smaller area since the ride is more vertical than horizontal. The TF building could fit on that plot.

Okay, so let's look at the Transformers soundstages.

Here's a comparison; same scale of view:

 

[GLaDOS]

^^^^Still not looking at the right area with Transformers. Only the front half there is TF.

Here you go:

 

[lazyboy97o]

I think you are showing two buildings at Universal Studios Hollywood. I believe only the lower portion of the highlighted area is Transformers: The Ride 3D. If you look at Universal Studios Singapore, the showbuilding is quite small.

 

[GLaDOS]

I think you are showing two buildings at Universal Studios Hollywood. I believe only the lower portion of the highlighted area is Transformers: The Ride 3D. If you look at Universal Studios Singapore, the showbuilding is quite small.

Yup. Exactly.

 

[Timekeeper]

The soundstages at the rear were incorporated into the TF attraction soundstage, creating a unibody structure.

 

[lazyboy97o]

That makes no sense, as the building in Singapore is not that big.

 

[GLaDOS]

That makes no sense, as the building in Singapore is not that big.

Exactly. The entire attraction is incorporated in that front part of the building.

 

[Timekeeper]

That makes no sense, as the building in Singapore is not that big.

The queue area in Singapore is more spread out adjacent to the show structure, and includes a restroom area, etc.

 

[lazyboy97o]

The queue area in Singapore is more spread out adjacent to the show structure, and includes a restroom area, etc.

So should that not result in something bigger, not smaller, than what you are showing for Hollywood?

 

[GLaDOS]

Either way, a ride building the size of Transformers can fit in this space. That was the discussion.

 

[JustInTime]

Even without removing Monster Cafe it is big enough, apparently.

I hope they don't remove the Monster Cafe. I really enjoyed that. I fell like it would be better near Beetlejuice though.