The toilets are frequently color coordinated in theme to the portal realm they are in.
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Universal Epic Universe (South Expansion Complex) - Now Open!
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The toilets are frequently color coordinated in theme to the portal realm they are in.
James Alucobond
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The vast majority of their recent parks-based IP successes have come from external sources, namely Harry Potter and Nintendo.
Always have. Sony, WB parnterships etc... It was irrelevant to my post.
Does not change the fact that they have as much as what this gen likes the park offerings in terms of properties the mouse. This is partly why there are shifts. It is not just because what Uni has is popular(they have always had popular franchises of course for synergy and that is what gets greenlights to build of course, but it is just as much what a bad time Disney has had in box office and producing from production studios.
There is your bias again coming out "but they dON'T OWNZ IT!"
Dark Universe has pitch black toilets and sinks. There's some artwork on the walls. The one in Berk by the Untrainable Dragon show and Toothless has viking style artwork on the walls and bronze "dragon scale" sinks. But this is the important stuff here, shockingly none of the youtube crowd has abused the unlimited coke freestyle cups and made use of it for a restroom review yet.
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Yep. Potter also has French motifs.
James Alucobond
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You said Dreamworks and Netflix. I was correcting that. The HTTYD and Monsters lands are great lands, but Mario and Potter are the IP getting people in the door. I have no bias against those properties or their use (in fact, I prefer the ones they're now featuring to the ones they own), but they are not part of what you mentioned.
No correction needed. I know you love trying. If you limit EPIC. Dreamworks and Netflix have hits of their own that are also represented around the resort.
It is not just EPIC. You see this in what is built and of course that expands when you include Illumination, a general family favorite.
So yes it is part of what and why I mentioned it.
James Alucobond
Well-Known Member
This is indeed the Epic Universe topic.
This is indeed the Epic Universe topic.
Indeed. And my point was a shift in audience likes and you know this discussion recently here has been dicussing where guests will shift spending their time or spending, and Epic is a part of Universal Orlando Resort. Be careful with absolutes. There are plenty of people going in the door for HTTYD as the fanbase is surprisngly substaintial(market research prove it and one of the reasons it got a land approved and an odd live action remake greenlit)
HTTYD is Dreamworks and Netflix has had a hit series with it(the series was parntership with Dreamworks and Netflix). So it is directly connected to EPIC and you could limit it there if you would like anyway if it makes you feel better. But no correction was really called for.
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drkarcher22
Active Member
Fascinating that they went with an Atari style joystick instead of a something evocative of an NES controller or something similar from Nintendo like the SNES. I feel like those two are more symbolic of any type of game controller than what they made from the N64 onwards which all felt like Nintendo trying something new and experimental
drkarcher22
Active Member
It is actually pretty dang rad.
And for scale and value, Gatorland is amazing.
EpicUniverseUpdate
New Member
I agree.
I also like Orlando Science.
Gatorland is also good.
It is not quite as Epic! as another little known park that has an official opening soon, though.. (Hint: May 22nd
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flynnibus
Premium Member
I'd say it's more an arcade style... which is Nintendo's OG form anyway
VCS didn't have a bulb top joystick.
Well the experiment worked. The N64 controller itself had a super clunky design, but thumbsticks were nonetheless the way of the future. Of course the PlayStation was the first console with a controller to have two. The NES controller is iconic, but the basic Dualshock-esque design is probably the one most familiar to modern gamers. Nintendo is just being quirky at this point, trying things that will never stick, so they didn't have any options for the sign that were both modern and timeless.
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Jayspency
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- In the Parks
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Not sure if anyone has brought this up already but I think its interesting how the Hero lot doesn't seem to reference any of Epic's current lands. I assume its supposed to reference celestial park but nothing about celestial park really says "hero" to me.
AidenRodriguez731
Well-Known Member
Okay but business wise it is 100% a huge distinction for how the parks make money operate, and more.
AidenRodriguez731
Well-Known Member
Hint hint towards Zelda? (possible but not likely what they meant)
Giss Neric
Well-Known Member
Been hearing from friends that the walk to and from is brutal. Even worse than City Walk.
flynnibus
Premium Member
The nes with the 4 way d pad and two buttons is iconic as anything out there. But we can see from the signa they went a big more generic arcade and less nintendo