A Terror-rific Spirited 13th (ToT fans have lots to fear)...

[LuvtheGoof]

Yeah, that's just you. Seuss Landing was not cheap and it is not plastic. They developed a brand new building technique where each building facade is entirely hand carved styrofoam covered in stucco covered Kevlar.

You really need to get a new user name here. Universal Shill comes to mind.

 

[Disneyhead'71]

You really need to get a new user name here. Universal Shill comes to mind.

No, I just get tired of the stupid ****.

 

[LuvtheGoof]

No, I just get tired of the stupid ****.

Except that you have a picture of what appears to be HP for your avatar, and I cannot remember a single good thing you have said about Disney in recent memory, while your endless praise for Universal gets a bit old.

 

[Quinnmac000]

Except that you have a picture of what appears to be HP for your avatar, and I cannot remember a single good thing you have said about Disney in recent memory, while your endless praise for Universal gets a bit old.

Well it obviously shows Disney did something wrong if someone who had the named Disneyhead is praising Universal

 

[Disneyhead'71]

Except that you have a picture of what appears to be HP for your avatar, and I cannot remember a single good thing you have said about Disney in recent memory, while your endless praise for Universal gets a bit old.

I have praised Disney twice today. I think the Monorail Dinner looks amazing. And RoL seems to be a home run. Yea, Disney!

Back Nine Drink Kart in the MK Parking Lot and Tent City not so much.

 

[Chester&Hester Enthusiast]

If that ain't a theme park built around water I don't know what is.

So... a water park?

 

[FigmentJedi]

I see where you're coming from. I too was wondering what the fate of Star Wars would be. Even with that issue, I suspect they'll retheme Hyperspace Mountain anyway. Disney is no longer interested in just having a SciFi themed area. They want Lands that are tied fully to IPs. The one clear odd one out is Space Mountain.

With so many Space IPs to choose from like Doctor Strange, GotG, and even Thor there are lots of options.

They'll probably redo the area as like a super secure base of operations for all the different characters and for some reason you are allowed to visit for a day. I'm not sure why the defunct Shield is there. Or why Tony Stark is having an Expo in a secure base, but you just have to go with it! Why? Because it's Marvel!

Marvel's operated on a multiverse concept for decades now. So it's not so much the MCU as much as it is a Marvel Universe that superficially resembles the MCU.

Also, SHIELD's not doing a good job of staying defunct anyways what with that TV show.[/QUOTE]

 

[Chester&Hester Enthusiast]

No matter how you want to try and spin it, it is not official Disney marketing.

Show me official Disney made marketing claiming 6 theme parks and you will be correct.

Exactly. Apparently my point wasn't clear when I said that a water park isn't a theme park, which is how a Universal seems to be marketing Volcano Bay. I didn't say that a water park isn't a PARK, but it's certainly not a theme park.

 

[Chester&Hester Enthusiast]

Yes, they are replacing a B Ticket kiddie coaster, a Barney stage show and a ball pit with 3 E Tickets and 2 C Tickets along with an entire themed land. And it will be brand new. They aren't going to paint Donkey Kong onto the Woodpecker Coaster and call it a new attraction like Frozenstrom.

What's your point?

Where are you getting three E-tickets and two C-tickets? Certainly not from that video.

 

[PorterRedkey]

Yes, they are replacing a B Ticket kiddie coaster, a Barney stage show and a ball pit with 3 E Tickets and 2 C Tickets along with an entire themed land. And it will be brand new. They aren't going to paint Donkey Kong onto the Woodpecker Coaster and call it a new attraction like Frozenstrom.

What's your point?

3 E and 2 C tickets? Really? Can you go into detail? I know Yoshi was possible, what else?

 

[marni1971]

Where are you getting three E-tickets and two C-tickets? Certainly not from that video.

The video says not a lot apart from its official now.

It'll be interesting how this finally plays out.

 

[Chester&Hester Enthusiast]

The video says not a lot apart from its official now.

It'll be interesting how this finally plays out.

Exactly, that video couldn't be any more vague if it tried. That's why I wanna know where he's getting these attraction specifics from.

 

[rle4lunch]

Yeah, that's just you. Seuss Landing was not cheap and it is not plastic. They developed a brand new building technique where each building facade is entirely hand carved styrofoam covered in stucco covered Kevlar.

Touchy touchy. people get so offended at people's opinions. woof

 

[Mike S]

I love how excited everybody is getting over this incredibly vague video with pretty much no details other than a lot of buzzwords. Not to mention how long ago the Nintendo announcement was, and this is the only information they can give us after all that time? If Disney had released that video under similar circumstances, it would have been torn to pieces. Not to mention the turn around time between the Nintendo announcement and the apparent opening timeframes for the lands. Yet when Disney has similar time tables, they're taking forever.

And... now we're considering Volcano Bay to be a theme park? So WDW has six gates then? C'mon.

I love Universal too and think they're doing a lot of really quality work right now, but this all feels a little hypocritical.

We didn't get many details but we do now know that the true announcements are close for each park and I wouldn't be surprised if the backgrounds in that video are very close to what we can end up seeing in the finished product. There's also this bit that seems to say what many are hoping from the press release.

All of the adventure, fun and whimsy you experience through a screen will now be all around you – in breathtakingly authentic ways.

Just look at what Universal will have done in 10 years from Harry Potter to Nintendo compared to Disney in that same timeframe and you'll find your answer as to why we seem more lax on Uni. That's the difference. We also don't know what they could have ready for 2019 which I'm betting they will have something. I'm actually one of the people looking forward to Avatar btw.

I also agree that Volcano Bay isn't a theme park but it's just marketing. What can you do.

I completely agree. There is a double standard for the parks which I have pointed out before and been slammed for.

Also, wasn't Nintendo in Orlando originally rumored to replace Woody Woodpecker Kidzone? So a replacement and not something brand new? Or have plans changed and this could become something bigger in a 3rd Theme Park for USF?

It's a replacement in the fact that KidZone would be completely demolished and then this built on the "new land." Uni doesn't have many options for expansion pads. Think of it like SoA and Star Wars. A pretty crappy area demo'd for the benefit of all.

Originally, yes. Plans could be changing. Rather, they are changing. By how much remains to be publicly announced.

Still 2020?

In the U.K., Disney market WDW as having six parks.

The distinction between theme and water park comes later.

Yup.

Exactly, that video couldn't be any more vague if it tried. That's why I wanna know where he's getting these attraction specifics from.

He knows stuff.

 

[The_Jobu]

I believe Seuss's widow still keeps an eye on the land. Especially since if they add anything scary during the Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios and Island Of Adventures (Mainly during it's first few years) then she would scrap the land entirely. I could be remembering it wrong.

I think they asked her if they could spook it up and she said no, but she does allow them to fill the area with fog and play the ambient music backwards during HHN.

Universal probably learned their lesson the year they made a Marvel house with cut up heroes and then Marvel saw it and said "uhhh.. what the #$&@ are you doing?".

 

[PorterRedkey]

Yup.

Can I get that UK deal in Indiana? Free dining and $200 spending money sounds pretty good!

 

[Rodan75]

Why did this thread turn into another Dis vs. Uni ing match? Do we really need that?

 

[Quinnmac000]

Why did this thread turn into another Dis vs. Uni ****ing match? Do we really need that?

Theme Park Insecurity because Universal is getting praised for nintendo while Disney got yelled at for Pandora.

 

[Mike S]

Theme Park Insecurity because Universal is getting praised for nintendo while Disney got yelled at for Pandora.

Why can't we all just praise both lands?

Le sigh...

 

[Rodan75]

Theme Park Insecurity because Universal is getting praised for nintendo while Disney got yelled at for Pandora.

They should both totally get yelled at for spilling the beans too early. There is no praise to be had here..the only benefit was to Nintendo's stock price...hopefully they are planning to get quite the haul from licensing and merchandising fees.

Separate but related topic...Nintendo is one of the last remaining independent owners of valuable IP. Gotta wonder who is going to snap them up. Even for a defiant Japanese company, getting value for your shares is important.