HOW WILL UNIVERSAL'S EPIC UNIVERSE AFFECT WALT DISNEY WORLD?

[Disneyhead'71]

I agree but that's also why I said that I feel like it will benefit them. I guess by "them" I do mostly mean the Disney-oriented consumer. I don't think Disney will change radically but I do think Epic will have a postitive effect on Disney in the long run. Even now, Disney is already trying to play PR damage control by reinforcing the Disney bubble (the luggage return service + rumors of Magical Express returning).

At the end of the day we the consumers are winning. Disney can pretend all they want that Epic isn't affecting them but I don't think all this investment is coming out of nowhere. Disney has shifted from a proactive company to a reactive one over time. We're living in yet another era where both companies are gonna have to put their best foot forward. As someone who wasn't alive when the Disney Decade ran its course or when any of the major Orlando parks first opened, I'm so excited to see how all of this plays out. We'll be at Epic opening week so we'll be in the thick of things. I'm rooting for Universal and hoping for the best from Disney

I'm old. My parents took me to WDW in Dec. 1971, 2 months after WDW opened. I was 8. We stayed at the Poly for $69/night. I was also at EPCOT a couple of months after it opened. Disney/MGM, the same. DCA also, haha.

The last theme park on this level to open in the US, is OG EPCOT.

Fight me.

 

[Andrew25]

On the UC laying off people, no hard information on specifics... but that's unfortunately standard practice for the industry. Once the UK park's greenlight is made clearer, they can start hiring again. Same with any add'l expansions that are in the works (Frisco, Vegas, an always rumored 2nd gate in Japan, USH expansion, etc.)

 

[lazyboy97o]

On the UC laying off people, no hard information on specifics... but that's unfortunately standard practice for the industry. Once the UK park's greenlight is made clearer, they can start hiring again. Same with any add'l expansions that are in the works (Frisco, Vegas, an always rumored 2nd gate in Japan, USH expansion, etc.)

Creative has been experiencing a brain drain that extends beyond just Epic winding down.

 

[Lilofan]

I've had the opposite experience. I agree that most of the food at Disney isn't especially good, but the food I ate at Universal (inside the parks; hotel/CityWalk food is better) was unbelievably bad. The food quality was terrible, the service at TS restaurants was bad... eating inside the parks was miserable. It made Disney look gourmet in comparison.

Luckily CityWalk is right there, so you can just avoid having any in-park food (Disney Springs is also generally much better than other Disney food, but it's nowhere near as convenient as CityWalk), but I was shocked by how truly awful the in-park dining was.

Early reports suggest the food at EU is much better than the food at USF/IOA, though (which wouldn't be difficult). Hopefully that's true and they're able to maintain that quality when the park is busy.

Perhaps Uni needs more live people to work in their kitchens. The infamous Fry Robot which has some online videos makes French fries at a location in Universal Orlando.

 

[Giss Neric]

Universal fanboys are getting mad Disney influencers are getting invited to Epic. Influencers will go to every shiny new thing.

 

[Jrb1979]

Universal fanboys are getting mad Disney influencers are getting invited to Epic. Influencers will go to every shiny new thing.

Why does everything have to be Universal versus the Mouse? Why do Disney fanboys nitpick everything about this new park?

 

[Agent H]

Why does everything have to be Universal versus the Mouse? Why do Disney fanboys nitpick everything about this new park?

1. I could say the same thing about most Disney discourse lately. Someone always has to bring up what universal is doing. 2. I’ll admit I’ve been nitpicking but it comes off as an experience that is very great overall but has quite a few flaws when you dig beneath the surface. That said this is all criticism is of what I’ve seen online. When I actually go I expect to come back here with an overall glowing review.