Ya- I enjoyed it quite a bit. Did you ride Frozen Ever After? They both took the same amount of time to complete, but the difference is one is just a convoluted layover of a previous attraction while the other adds immense capacity and is an entirely new attraction. You don't have to enjoy Kong- but it's not like they ripped out the Mummy and put it in it's place. Its a net gain to the resort overall.
Where to start....
First, let's go ahead and discredit the 2 biggest projects Orlando has seen in the last 6 years off as a whim to try to make it sound like Universal isn't doing anything. Guess what- you can't just throw HP to the side, it's the best thing any park in the US has, bar none.
Just in those 6 years- here is the list of new attractions that were't Harry Potter, and when you compare it to Disney, it's hilarious.
-Spiderman Upgrade, Reign of Kong, Incredible Hulk Rebuild, Transformers, Simpson's land built w/ shops, restaurants and Twirl n' Hurl. 3 new rides, 2 massive redos, and a new land- and that's in addition to the 3 entirely new rides, 2 massive lands, and 2 ride rethemes of HP. That's not big? Again- 6 new rides, 3 new lands, 4 ride redo/rethemes in just 6 (actually 5) years. That's freakin mammoth, man.
2 Brand new hotels on property that constantly sell out and over doubled their on-site capacity isn't big?
A ridiculous water park that is walking distance and On-site to all their resorts/properties isn't big? This will be the #1 water park attendance in the United States in 2018- passing both TL and BB- there's not doubt- simply based on location alone. But that's not big?
Kong a roadside attraction- I'm guessing you haven't ridden it? The queue itself is awesome. You can dislike the ride, but to call it a roadside attraction is comical. The screens are massive and the individual wheel hydraulics are pretty incredible in their own right- just from a technical standpoint- it's pretty damn impressive.
Comparing the two maps? What a joke... Just drive by Volcano Bay- it's freakin ludicrous the size of that Volcano. You can actually see it from the Epcot Hotels- and when it will eventually light up at night and erupt red "volcano" water that you can see from within WDW's resorts- that's pretty epic. But of course, the resort map doesn't look as good as TL's park map- so it must not be as good.
Listen to yourself...
Right....
The bottom line is Universal is building and expanding at a rate that is reminiscent of the greatest era in WDW history- the Disney Decade. And that shouldn't be tossed aside. They are now the trend setter, and Disney is trying to follow their lead- not the other way around.
