Recent content by networkpro

They tried, but when the budget was cut they didn't really see what little was left.. they were myopically focused on the major set pieces and not on if there were any real story left instead of random objects and splashed concrete. They suffered from hubris believing those few attractions...

22 years, amazing! I ate at the Top of the World with my grandparents in all of its polyester glory in 1972.

Ready yourself for Universal to join the BOHICA tradition. If Epic had more shade (either horticulture or awning/umbrellas) or was open more during night time it would be less frantic dodging either rain or sun to be a more leisurely experience.

Its not all butterflies and daisy's at Universal as well... look at the recent price hikes at its Loews operated hotels. Compare room rates from when they opened last year and now. Dining costs have risen as well (they have everywhere even without a park nearby) as noted by @Gringrinngghost...

After 18 years of strobe lite existence, the few seconds you have to actually look at the 4 ton puppet is kind of moot if its moving or not.

There's also another correlation to consider

I wouldn't go as far as your anti-intellectual claim as the edutainment concept was a flop, but I would point towards the shift in demographics and the ubiquity of available information at your fingertips in not drawing crowds to dated static presentations.

There are quite a few former "Friends of" on youtube with their not so nice tales of guest interactions that make you want to bring out the wood chipper.

That changed https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/28/south-koreans-become-a-year-or-two-younger-as-country-changes-system-for-counting-ages

Wine consumption has dropped quite a bit

*SHH* Dont let the fiberglass walled castle hear you... it might demand more twinkling light nets...

Got it. Stop selling 3d printed statues of guests and swap over to 3d printing park decorations.

Other than being in the same hand picked successor scale of poisoning what they touch as Chapek...

All this hoo ha and no mention of KK's replacement announcement coming soon ? These film projects take years to complete and lots of management.. and as we've seen if the wrong management inputs are made, they can kill movies and franchises.

They are no longer "military salute" tickets, now "Military Promotional Tickets" Until you pass the tapstyles, you dont consume a day's entitlement, but you do need to have a valid park reservation. I see things that might indicate that you have conflated several different ticket types...