Moth
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Is DK really a coaster? Feels more like an unholy cross-breed of a dark ride and a coaster.
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Universal Epic Universe (South Expansion Complex) - Now Open!
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So it shows that people do not recall that when Universal Studios Florida first opened, people waited all day for Kongfrontation that did not work much of the day and E.T. was the smoothest success of the rides they had.
Jaws was already a situation where they realized it was likely going to have to be rebuilt.
Epic has issues, but not at the level most major theme parks opening have.
By grand opening it will have been the most ironed out and stress tested theme park of all of the major ones ever opened.
Jaws was already a situation where they realized it was likely going to have to be rebuilt.
Epic has issues, but not at the level most major theme parks opening have.
By grand opening it will have been the most ironed out and stress tested theme park of all of the major ones ever opened.
Giss Neric
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According to their warning signs in the queue they consider it one.
Giss Neric
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Jrb1979
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This is why they are doing the previews. It's to get any issues fixed.
FoodRockz
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Your experience sounds like mine. Had a great time and rode multiple rides twice. Only thing I didn't do was the carousel and flat ride in HTTYD.
Tom Morrow
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Random question: Is it true that the land Epic Universe is on was, decades ago, a missile testing site for Lockheed Martin? Historical aerial photos seem to indicate that this is true: https://www.historicaerials.com/
lazyboy97o
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Yes. When Universal first purchased the land in the late 90s it was directly from Lockheed.
UNIVERSAL’S PLANS FOR LOCKHEED LAND INCLUDE 3RD PARK
With work not yet complete on its current expansion, Universal Studios Escape already is turning its attention toward the big chunk of land it bought earlier this year from Lockheed Martin. Still a…
www.orlandosentinel.com
donsullivan
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Yup. The road that enters the site from the northeast and heads south along the west side of the water treatment plant down through the center of the site was originally called Ordinance Rd. Most everything was discovered and cleared out during the site prep phase, but I do recall a couple of incidents of 'something' being found below the surface during construction that required safe removal.
Tom Morrow
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Yes. When Universal first purchased the land in the late 90s it was directly from Lockheed.
UNIVERSAL’S PLANS FOR LOCKHEED LAND INCLUDE 3RD PARK
With work not yet complete on its current expansion, Universal Studios Escape already is turning its attention toward the big chunk of land it bought earlier this year from Lockheed Martin. Still a…
Thanks, was looking for articles like this but everything was bringing up recent news about Epic.
Does anyone know when the land stopped being used for missile testing by Lockheed? I'd imagine by whenever International Drive started getting built up.
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Minnesota disney fan
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I can't speak for others, but Not for us. We get up when we wake up, go get a bit of breakfast and coffee, and then head out to the boat to start the day at one of the parks. We have never encountered lots of crowds doing it this way. Maybe if you go at rope drop there are less crowds? I don't know, but this works for us to take our time and do what we want.
The grammar ain't so hot either.
I never knew that "Expectant Mothers" was a condition. "Oh, you're due in six months?! Why, I didn't know you had Expectant Mothers condition!!"
Not to mention the unnecessary capitalization of "Guests."
At least "restraints" was spelled correctly. And props to the Oxford comma.
Tom Morrow
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"Being pregnant" is a condition that a person can be in 
Andrew C
You know what's funny?
That is actually a thing you will find in the hospitality industry. Although many have moved away from this in recent times...
It’s not classified as a medical condition in a legal sense, but depending on insurance context — and likely based on whoever approved the phrasing at UO — it can be treated as one.
Also, based on a previous deep dive into UO’s branding and tone guidelines, I’m fairly certain that capitalizing Guest and Guests is a deliberate brand choice outlined somewhere in their internal documentation.
joanna71985
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Went today, and it was...rough. 4 rides were closed all day, and a few others had long delays. At least I managed to see both shows
"Being pregnant" is a condition that a person can be in
My point is, as I mentioned -- the grammar of it all.
Not at all a statement about those who are pregnant excluding themselves from riding the ride.
Of course "pregnancy" is a "condition." It is a "state of being," that is, a "condition."
But "Pregnant Mothers" isn't a "condition," it's a "class."
No one ever says, "Oh, do you have the condition of 'Pregnant Mother'"? Instead, we say, "Oh, are you pregnant?"
The sign doesn't say "being pregnant." It says "...persons with the...condition: ...Pregnant Mothers."
The point it wants to make it makes by using bad grammar.
Are you all secretly aliens or A.I. bots having trouble with colloquial language?
