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    Report of Harry Potter park being a done deal for USF

    I think that one thing some people may be overlooking in their debate is that MOST people coming to Orlando for the first time HAVE NO IDEA which attractions they may have seen on TV are at which park. Frankly, they think Orlando is just one big walking-distance resort. I cannot tell you how...
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    Simpsons official....Harry Potter Next :)

    Those movies sucked. I am really glad that they did not go with F&F
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    Universal Orlando feeling the pressure to compete with YOAMD??

    Thanks, I do know what it means. What I am saying is that Blackstone (to the best of my research knowledge) does not A) Act as a managing partner, making policy, etc, and B) it would seem that in the press release I cited, that Blackstone is less of an owner and more of an investor. Yes, they...
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    Universal Orlando feeling the pressure to compete with YOAMD??

    Universal Pictures did not own Universal Parks. The Universal brand is divided up among many, many larger entities. Vivendi still owns the music and video game brand. GE/NBC owns the parks and a stake in the film brand (among others things) in partership with other companies. Before GE, it was...
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    Universal Orlando feeling the pressure to compete with YOAMD??

    Yes, it is owned by GE/NBC. Blackstone agreed to purchase a 50% (in partnership with a company called RANK) stake in what was at the time called Universal Escape. They did so in 2000 (before GE/NBC) when the company was still owned by Seagrams. This is even before Vivendi. As for more recent...
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    Universal Orlando feeling the pressure to compete with YOAMD??

    I very rarely post around here, mostly just like to read what is going on. As such, I have read this entire thread and think that you have been really leading these people on. By that I mean that you are pushing them to respond to you with ever negative remark you make. Honestly, you cannot make...
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    Harry Potter at IOA?

    The parent company of NBC and Universal (now NBC-Universal) is General Electric.
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    Harry Potter at IOA?

    Hello! nothing
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    Halloween Horror Nights "Sweet 16"

    "One Missed Call" http://www.mandiapple.com/snowblood/chakushinari.htm and also "Audition" http://www.mandiapple.com/snowblood/odishon.htm
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    Halloween Horror Nights "Sweet 16"

    Pssst... a little birdie told me that Screamhouse looks VERY different this year. Same feel as the original, but totally different rooms and scenes. I think you would be happy with it. I am happy that it has been so popular and used again because it is sentimental to me. Obviously, as it was my...
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    More Screamscape Rumors---any validity?

    The building which houses the ride consists of two large indoor domes. Each dome houses multiple stories with multiple rows and many ride vehicles. One of these domes has already been shut down.
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    Pet Peeve on Boards

    My pet peeve is Universal bashers.
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    Coincidence, No? Shake Tales- New Dream Works Film

    Just a couple of points to make while we are talking about people ripping eachother off: 1. If you recall there was a Frenchmen with a valid complaint that Pixar/Disney had stolen Finding Nemo from his children's book published in France. Now, the argument was (for P/D) that his copyright...
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    Oh....my.....god

    The pinhead Shrek was the old parade costume. It wasn't really made for guest interaction. I don't know why it was used this time. Anyway, I was just trying to explain to Rob how Uni makes their costumes. The only costumes they "bought" were the ones used for Macy*s, and even then those...
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    Oh....my.....god

    Eh-hem!!!! Hey Rob, I don't know if you have ever noticed this, but there is this place in the back of the wardrobe building...you know what us costumers call that building? Fabrication! You know what they do at fabrication? Make Costumes! I know, it is crazy! How do we make things like a big...
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    Harry Potter Ride

    What we have to remember is this: 1) What we are really talking about here isn't Universal and Disney, it is GE/NBC and Disney. NBC has no desire to share the rights to any piece of their growing empire with Disney. Furthermore, 2) you must take in to consideration how picky J.K. Rowling was...
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    MGM's Halloween Horrors?

    Hey everybody, I was just curious. My fiance' (Legacy) and I worked Halloween Horror Night's last year and had a very interesting discussion with one of the stage managers. Word around Universal is that Disney will be doing a Halloween Horror Night's type event in MGM in order to win some of...
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    Post pictures of you!

    This is me, I hope this works This is me during Halloween Horror Nights 2003 in our green room jamming out to some Beastie Boys song. You know, that one with the really fast instrumental part that goes on forever and sounds like a merry-go-round on acid!
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    Coke Vs. Pepsi (Old School)

    Coke rules while there isn't much one can say to redeem new coke, Classic Coke will always stand above Pepsi. Anyone who says they can't taste the difference between coke and pepsi has been licking dog doo:slurp:
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    This is me. (An intro to Paixao Theory)

    Muah Thank you Jeff. He is a good protector!
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