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Thurl Ravenscroft makes everything better! 😃

I’d heard rumors that they were considering a flight simulator with a huge screen dome *underneath* you, reaching upwards around you. I was a bit disappointed to see it wasn’t part of the final reveal, but the family coaster looks great (hoping it’s like Dollywood’s Big Bear Mtn.) and I’m...

This. Build the Shire. Everyone wants to visit the Shire. Have Bilbo’s house lead to a There-and-Back-Again Dark ride. A bit farther back, the village of Bree could be the entry to a LotR ride. (EDIT) I’m just now realizing the problem with building a hobbit-sized village with Hobbit-sized...

Trust me on this one: When you get a chance, see the first How To Train Your Dragon; it’s, IMO, one of the best animated films of all time, and one of the best fantasy films of any kind, live or animated. One of the guttsiest endings, too. Some people think the 2nd one is better (it’s much...

4 IP lands — Celestial Park is an original theme. If Universal was asking for my advice (and they aren’t, dang it), I’d suggest that they make the 5th land (if it’s not Tolkien) into a general theme that can accommodate a variety of properties. I’d pick Sci-Fi, with Stardust Racers forming a...

My guess: yes. The films (especially the first one) are fantastic and keep building a fan base through home viewing. And that’s with comparatively little effort put into merchandising (so far). And, even without that: Look at Cars Land. It’s enjoyable even if one has never seen the movies. If...

That decision could come down to factors we don’t know, such as the ride’s level of popularity with local guests and how much Chandu tiger cub merch is sold. I would love to see it remain a unique, non-film-IP-based attraction. Even if that means it turns into “Duffy Sails Around the World.”

This is just wild speculation on my part, but what if they combined The Mummy’s coaster track and scenes/AAs from Monsters Unchained into a unique USH experience? But if they were to clone MU for California, I think the rumored absence of screen domes and different uses of the Kuka arm would...

Universal released the overview of EU’s Dark Universe yesterday. I am very excited about this land, and hope some of it makes its way to USH in the future.

All good points. I’m giving this ride extra love for the song and the sheer uniqueness of it. If I were to encountered this at Efteling, Europa Park, or Islands of Adventure, I’d probably like it just as much. … says this guy (me) who’s never actually ridden it…

I can see where you’re coming from, but it all works for me, because it’s so incredibly well done. And while the original version was a bit darker and didn’t feature the song, I do think the song ties everything together in the current version. I wouldn’t want to see this style of cartoony...

I had the opposite reaction; I like nearly everything about the ride from the povs I’ve seen. I love the staging of the scenes—particularly the camels carrying the treasures across the archway into the town near the the end. And, I confess, I love Menken’s song “Compass of Your Heart.” It’s in...

Because they had the creativity and freedom to build a fresh new experience instead of rehashing an existing IP. The park’s excellent blend of the unknown and the familiar is one of the biggest reasons it’s so highly regarded.

If they get rid of Mummy… that would make extra sense if by any chance they’re considering adding the Epic Universe Monsters ride….

Here’s what I’d call a balanced, down-to-earth review of TBA from two specific points of view: One from a Disney fan who grew up with Splash Mountain, and one from a theme park/coaster fan who has no real emotional attachment to any Disney IP. I think what they say after getting off the ride is...

I’d love a Luigi’s Mansion ride, but I’d actually like to see it done as a traditional busbar tracked dark ride with a more intimate, closed-in, in-your face experience full of jump scares, sharp turns, and most-importantly—“crashing” through doors! 😃 But trackless would be fine if they want to...

This is the one that puzzles me most: I mean, we see Hagrid’s over there at IoA rapidly dispatching train after train and still building up a 90-120 minute wait most of the day… And now here comes Mine Cart Madness with its 4-passenger single vehicles… um….. It looks amazing and super-fun...

I can’t help but think something is in the works for these characters beyond the parks.

Good points. But I do think that (potentially) the scope and quality of the attractions combined with the (potential) beauty of the overall park is going to add up to a Day One offering that is far more than a list of the individual ride types (I mean, those attractions at the Disney Parks...

Coaster Studios posted a good little tour of the center: