Tom Morrow
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It does seem like it should be a bit taller.
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Universal Epic Universe (South Expansion Complex) - Now Open!
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It does seem like it should be a bit taller.
sedati
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I haven't seen any images of this from the park itself. Does it help with sight-lines at all? I'm assuming Berk would benefit, not that a huge artificial green wall screams Norse Island. It's possible the actual intent is to block views of the park from the road and not the other way around.
JoeCamel
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They needed someplace to put the electric wires for the security system, you don't just hang 50,000 volts on any old structure.
Every gate click counts
BrianLo
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It appears that way, it’s for the buses rather than for the park.
LSLS
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So, we went for the first time this past week. Overall, pretty good experience. I'd say I was by far we were most impressed with How to Train Your Dragon land. I honestly have not seen the movies, so low expectations may be part of it, but it felt great. The area had nice flow, and most importantly, there was a TON to do. 3 rides, a show (which was outstanding), and a playground on top of meet and greets. Close second for us was Dark Universe. It really had a cool theme and vibe, and Monsters Unchained was every bit as impressive as people made it out to be.
Downsides, Super Nintendo is just not well done for us. My teenager thought the theming was if a Nintendo threw up all the games in it's memory. Not nearly enough space to walk, and it didn't feel cohesive. DK ride was fun, but I get the complaints about Mario Kart. I can say most of us left that ride frustrated that we couldn't get things to work like we wanted. Yoshi ride feels like it needs to be a bit longer with no lap bars (just put in doors like people mover). That said, we all enjoyed Toadstool Cafe (albeit found it a bit creepy seeing all the items with mushrooms), and the Donkey Kong area does have really cool theming (especially at night). But we left that with a feeling of what could have been.
The Harry Potter land we all agreed was our least favorite. Things were tight, and there just wasn't a ton to do. The show never opened when we were there, so legit there was just a single ride which everyone agree was good, but not nearly worth the 2 hour wait.
Overall, we had a good time, and it is very beautiful, but it does feel like 3 of the 4 portal areas need at least 2-3 or more things to make them full. I would go back if we are back at Universal, but no way I would buy a single ticket for it.
Downsides, Super Nintendo is just not well done for us. My teenager thought the theming was if a Nintendo threw up all the games in it's memory. Not nearly enough space to walk, and it didn't feel cohesive. DK ride was fun, but I get the complaints about Mario Kart. I can say most of us left that ride frustrated that we couldn't get things to work like we wanted. Yoshi ride feels like it needs to be a bit longer with no lap bars (just put in doors like people mover). That said, we all enjoyed Toadstool Cafe (albeit found it a bit creepy seeing all the items with mushrooms), and the Donkey Kong area does have really cool theming (especially at night). But we left that with a feeling of what could have been.
The Harry Potter land we all agreed was our least favorite. Things were tight, and there just wasn't a ton to do. The show never opened when we were there, so legit there was just a single ride which everyone agree was good, but not nearly worth the 2 hour wait.
Overall, we had a good time, and it is very beautiful, but it does feel like 3 of the 4 portal areas need at least 2-3 or more things to make them full. I would go back if we are back at Universal, but no way I would buy a single ticket for it.
Fido Chuckwagon
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What was the original second ride at WWohp that was cancelled?
lazyboy97o
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Interactive virtual reality broom ride where you’d chase Grindelwald through Paris.
CoastalElite64
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Universal wants DC in the parks.
www.bloomberg.com
Warner Bros. Explores Licensing DC Rides to Universal Parks
Batman could be getting a new assignment with rollercoaster fans.
www.bloomberg.com
Andrew C
You know what's funny?
We should take a ride into Newt’s suitcase.
Poseidon Quest
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Universal wants DC in the parks.
Warner Bros. Explores Licensing DC Rides to Universal Parks
Batman could be getting a new assignment with rollercoaster fans.
How does Universal benefit from this situation? They currently keep Disney from utilizing Marvel, are making tons of money from the merch, have two, immensely popular rides that are staples of Islands and the DC brand is definitely the weaker of the two.
I won't believe it until I see it because I just don't see this as anything but a loss for Universal.
Andrew C
You know what's funny?
Don’t necessarily disagree. I guess they figure super hero island can’t be frozen forever?
Stripes
Premium Member
There’s an assumption here that they would replace MSHI. Why the assumption?
In any event: "The talks are at an early stage and don’t yet involve contractual negotiations, the people said."
Hardly a done deal. This article also gives the Mouse a heads up. I could actually see Disney swooping in to grab the DC rights and offering Universal a trade.
We all know David Zaslav loves a bidding war…
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Architectural Guinea Pig
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- In the Parks
- No
Although it might just be a tagline for a catchy headline, I presume there's a pretty big difference between just the IP rights for Batman and a full scale DC right acquisition. Batman has consistently proven its staying power and if they decided to play around with just the Gotham City characters for IoA or elsewhere it definitely won't be a loss for Universal.
The Spider-Man queue would make a lovely Daily Planet.
Stripes
Premium Member
That article may have just become moot:
deadline.com
Netflix Wins Bidding War For Warner Bros. Discovery, Will Start Exclusive Deal Talks
Netflix Wins Bidding War For Warner Bros. Discovery, Will Start Exclusive Deal Talks
Netflix has emerged victorious with what appears to be the highest bid for Warner Bros. Discovery and the two sides are set to start exclusive talks.
deadline.com
Disgruntled Walt
Well-Known Member
- In the Parks
- No
Oh no. This is very bad news.That article may have just become moot:
Netflix Wins Bidding War For Warner Bros. Discovery, Will Start Exclusive Deal Talks
Netflix Wins Bidding War For Warner Bros. Discovery, Will Start Exclusive Deal Talks
Netflix has emerged victorious with what appears to be the highest bid for Warner Bros. Discovery and the two sides are set to start exclusive talks.
Stripes
Premium Member
Ehh. We’ll see. Maybe WB will finally cool off after becoming a hot potato for years and years. Maybe Netflix will actually be able to make a decent film now
Could also mean Comcast spins off NBCUniversal and merges it with Paramount…
However, I will say, Netflix is a relentless competitor and if they do acquire WB, I could definitely see them declining to renew Universal’s Harry Potter contract just to hurt NBCU.
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