Pokemon for Universal Studios Japan and Orlando announced 1/22/26

[Disneyhead'71]

 

[BrianLo]

I’m not sure you could pick a more jarring setting to place right next to Hogsmeade.

Galar is the UK. It really depends on the region they recreate.

 

[JoeCamel]

Universal is so smart sometimes. Put different Pokemon experiences in different parks and guests will have to travel the world to collect them all. Success of the Hogwarts Express to drive P2P sales upscaled to the World Pass to visit all the parks and capture all the Pokemon

 

[Brer Oswald]

Galar is the UK. It really depends on the region they recreate.

Galar is terrible

 

[Loose Pebble]

I wonder what regions they'll use. I assume Kanto to start since it's the original. But then what area? Perhaps the viridian forest or mount moon?

 

[CoastalElite64]

I grew up playing Pokemon but i'm very curious how they can make rides from it.

 

[maxairmike]

I can think of many different things they could do. Mewtwo’s Lab where the lab tour takes place during Mewtwo breaking out, maybe a Soarin’ type ride around one or multiple game regions, a Pokemon Snap ride, something lighter with the Ruins of Alph, or some of the historical/ruins lore from recent games, Area Zero’s discovery…and those are just some of the more obvious ones in a minute or so of thinking. That’s the great thing about Pokemon, the world is so wide and even though until recently the stories for the games were very linear and structured there is still a ton of potential to step beyond the linear game story, or fill in gaps, or use the anime and movies for source material.

 

[BrianLo]

A practical Pokemon Snap would be the most obvious thing and the most complimentary to IOA. It could even be an all ages Omni-mover or trackless.

So that said, I give 50% odds on them doing something that’s complete nonsense.

 

[Loose Pebble]

A practical Pokemon Snap would be the most obvious thing and the most complimentary to IOA. It could even be an all ages Omni-mover or trackless.

So that said, I give 50% odds on them doing something that’s complete nonsense.

Watch them repurpose fast and furious for Pokemon instead

 

[Brer Oswald]

I wonder what regions they'll use. I assume Kanto to start since it's the original. But then what area? Perhaps the viridian forest or mount moon?

Probably a combo of Viridian Forest, Mt Moon (as a backdrop), and Saffron City. Much like Super Nintendo World’s Mushroom Kingdom, I’m sure they’re going to try and fit as many iconic biomes and buildings into the first land. I’d like to see them pull a bit from Johto’s Ecruteak City as well as Mt Silver (the Pokémon equivalent of Mt. Fuji) to give the land a unique Japanese aesthetic, but they could also be saving that for another land further down the line.

 

[drkarcher22]

I wonder what regions they'll use. I assume Kanto to start since it's the original. But then what area? Perhaps the viridian forest or mount moon?

Fuchsia City. Have your town with small Pokemon exhibits all around, plus a gym, is on water so fits in with Islands, and it has the Safari Zone for a big e ticket ride