wdwfan4ver
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I think it is possible. I know Universal has trademarked a name for a nighttime show in the later part of last year.
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Universal Epic Universe (South Expansion Complex) - Now Open!
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I think it is possible. I know Universal has trademarked a name for a nighttime show in the later part of last year.
TalkToEthan
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classic….
a bright moonlight shows up and we block it.
a bright moonlight shows up and we block it.
Pizza Moon
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Andrew C
You know what's funny?
Yes. As expected, lines were insane during Christmas/new years.
AidenRodriguez731
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Personally I find IOA a much better park anyway even without the lines.
wdwfan4ver
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I expect the line during Christmas/New years to cut down a little bit when Epic's first 2 expansions for the general public get completed. I now the expansion work for Harry Potter is supposed to start this year with youtubers claiming it would end in 2029.
I seen how long Harry Potter and the Battle at the Ministry can be when I was there in September and that was during a slow period of the year. The problem with that ride is it has the reputation to break down and capacity isn't that great for it.
The 2nd expansion I am referring to is the Super Nintendo world expansion with Zelda, but that work on that expansion is rumored not to start before 2027.
Pizza Moon
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Problem is BATM isn’t executed well-enough, so the waits just are never justified.
The queue and ride’s scale are unreal but repeating the KUKA-elevator 3 times, cutting a lot of elements, really makes it feel less than what it needed to be. Monsters, despite being smaller scaled, is far better executed.
Pizza Moon
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I think they each have their strengths and are comparable in the experience in many ways.
But Epic dominates on food quality, theming, and modernity.
AidenRodriguez731
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Epic definitely wins on food, mostly because IOA and Studios are pretty bad when it comes to the food. Having “themed food” at Universal is definitely a more modern thing and it shows
TalkToEthan
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Yes, Epic wins
……such an extremely low bar to surpass.
3 out of 4 well known fast food burger joints
(be it Wendy’s, Jack in the Box, Big Kahuna or Moobys) put out out better product than the likes of Burger Digs, Mel’s Drive In or Circus Mcgurkus plus 10 or more on property
Andrew C
You know what's funny?
Options like minion cafe, croissant moon bakery, desert kabab house, confisco grille, green eggs and ham, three broomsticks, leaky cauldron, mythos and today cafe are all decent options. But agreed epic steps it up.
BrianLo
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It’s a completely unique ride platform, it is not a Kuka arm.
I’m also not acutely aware of cut elements, but that of course doesn’t mean there were not.
TalkToEthan
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Traditional Uni Orlando(Studio and IOA) has, in my opinion, some uneatable food joints(as in literally not fit for consumption)——food so nasty that I chose not to eat after positioning myself at a table with Mel’s Drive In on one occasion and Buger Digs on another. And still even more spots that I had a close up view of other people’s horrific food like Circus Mc, Fantastic 4 and Richters—as in earthquake at the SF area.
Now Mythos is a great restaurant with ambiance/atmosphere and product—-deserving all its accolades
Now Mythos is a great restaurant with ambiance/atmosphere and product—-deserving all its accolades
sedati
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I think they're referring to the elevator with the trio, not the one we're in.
Pizza Moon
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The elevators you see with character projections in the first scenes are mounted on a KUKA arm...
I'm fully aware of how the ride system works; that wasn't what I was referring to.
I've been on the ride and have studied it extensively.
My point was that ride scenes repeat for no reason, and things were scaled back, giving it a weird pacing issue.
BrianLo
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Sorry, that makes much more sense. I thought you were calling it the third iteration of this attraction.
I wouldn’t remotely call it the best new park, not even the best in the last ten years. But I enjoy it a lot and seem to like Ministry much, much more than the consensus. The repetition I think tells a better, consistent story. Instead of a forbidden Journey highlights reel. It’s because it has a through line that it is one of the better executed attractions out of Universal; I disagree that it serves no purpose having the trio follow in a consistent manner.