All things Universal Studios Hollywood

[Stripes]

Yes! That’s the one!

To me, Journey to the Center of the Earth was the first ride that legitimately felt like you were doing what you were doing, until Rise.

With Ministry, I really don’t think people understand how unfathomable it will be. There is just is no present comparison. It’s going to completely blow Rise out of the water with its scale and the level of immersion. It really does feel like a successor to Rise, it is very similar.

It’s far more than just projection mapping on objects/animatronics.

I do not know how they will pull off those effects without a dark environment to hide the mechanics.

The patent is a system to projection map onto moving objects. One would be a fool to think this isn’t for projection mapping spells onto moving objects held up on sticks attached to a moving conveyor so it looks like they’re flying through the air. In order to hide the mechanics the show scene needs to be quite dark.

Disney couldn’t have used this method on Rise because there’s no dark show scenes on Rise. That was the creative intent.

As for the scale, it’s a huge show building. I’m not sure it’ll blow Rise away though considering the Rise show building is 165,000 sq ft and MoM is 140,000 sq ft. Both are quite tall but Rise is a two-story show building which makes most of the scenes feel more intimate than if they were all like the AT-AT scene.

Pretty sure Pirates Shanghai has them both beat by quite a margin with its monstrous 200,000 sq ft show building.

 

[Phroobar]

Florida related, but...

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So they aren't going to play, "This is Halloween". Maybe Weird Science?

 

[Disney Analyst]

What are the rumours for the MoM ride? What’s the ride system, story, effects? What’s happening? I’ve heard nothing.

 

[Stripes]

I promise you, it will top both of them.

Do you know who the creative producer is for the attraction?

 

[Stripes]

What are the rumours for the MoM ride? What’s the ride system, story, effects? What’s happening? I’ve heard nothing.

Ride system is apparently a modified motion-base vehicle (Spider-Man, Transformers, Peter Pan Fantasy Springs) with the added ability of quickly raising and lowering itself significantly (like having an elevator built into the ride vehicle itself.)

The story is reportedly that Umbridge is on trial at the ministry and Death Eaters are trying to break her out so she can bring Voldemort back to life. And, of course, a battle begins.

Queue should have the big atrium at the ministry which we get to by using the Floo network fireplaces.

 

[Disone]

I promise you, it will top both of them.

I sincerely hope you are right.

But sometimes it's a dangerous thing to set such a high expectation. And boy sir, you have been doubling down on sky high expectations here.

Nothing beats exceeding a high expectation so I hope you're right but at the same time there's always the danger of setting expectations so high that what would actually be an impressive attraction ends up being "oh. Neat"

 

[Rich T]

This ride at Universal Beijing totally beats DAK's Dinosaur.

This beats any dinosaur ride in the U.S. I wouldn’t mind losing River Adventure in FL to get this.

A lot of rides beat DAK’s Dinosaur. I’m gonna miss it for its high cheese factor and hilarious finale, but I don’t think a lot of folks are gonna be terribly sad to see it get rethemed.

 

[PiratesMansion]

This beats any dinosaur ride in the U.S. I wouldn’t mind losing River Adventure in FL to get this.

A lot of rides beat DAK’s Dinosaur. I’m gonna miss it for its high cheese factor and hilarious finale, but I don’t think a lot of folks are gonna be terribly sad to see it get rethemed.

I don't know, I honestly think the original River Adventure did a bang-up job and is underappreciated for how effectively it accomplished its goals. In some ways it's still better than the modified USH version. I will grant that the Beijing version looks amazing.

DAK's Dinosaur was definitely not my dino, if you know what I mean.

 

[Phroobar]

I don't know, I honestly think the original River Adventure did a bang-up job and is underappreciated for how effectively it accomplished its goals. In some ways it's still better than the modified USH version. I will grant that the Beijing version looks amazing.

DAK's Dinosaur was definitely not my dino, if you know what I mean.

It will be better off as a Indy clone. I wonder if they will plus or minus it.

 

[Disone]

This ride at Universal Beijing totally beats DAK's Dinosaur.

Strictly guessing but is this basically the same ride system as Spider-Man and transformers at Universal studios Florida? Looks like a Jurassic Park version of that at type of ride system.

 

[AlexMBush]

Universal Studios Hollywood has officially announced an all new hard ticket event; labeled Universal Fan Fest Nights! Debuting in Spring 2025, the event will feature brands from across pop culture; and specialty experiences made alongside the HHN teams.

The initial IP's announced for Fan Fest Night includes the return of Star Trek to USH, Back To The Future coming back in time for the film's 40th Anniversary; and Dungeon's & Dragons roaring it's way for the LA area. More IP's, including Anime; will be announced at a later time.

 

[Miru]

Universal Studios Hollywood has officially announced an all new hard ticket event; labeled Universal Fan Fest Nights! Debuting in Spring 2025, the event will feature brands from across pop culture; and specialty experiences made alongside the HHN teams.

The initial IP's announced for Fan Fest Night includes the return of Star Trek to USH, Back To The Future coming back in time for the film's 40th Anniversary; and Dungeon's & Dragons roaring it's way for the LA area. More IP's, including Anime; will be announced at a later time.

Finally, we get an equivalent of Cool Japan!

 

[Moth]

This is ultimately the most likely place a Godzilla attraction in the US would end up, God(zilla) willing.


Very excited by this though. Especially wondering if they plan to bring this to FL.

 

[Miru]

This is ultimately the most likely place a Godzilla attraction in the US would end up, God(zilla) willing.


Very excited by this though. Especially wondering if they plan to bring this to FL.

Other IP to watch out for/that could be fun

* Sonic the Hedgehog (depends on Paramount)
* Gundam
* Evangelion
* Don Bluth (how deep they’ll go depends on Amazon/MGM)
* Dragon Ball
* Demon Slayer
* My Hero Academia
* One Piece
* Naruto/Boruto
* TMNT (depends on the relations with Paramount)

 

[AlexMBush]

- TMNT (depends on the relations with Paramount)

With A Quiet Place in HHN and SpongeBob seemingly in Frisco, I wonder if all bets are off if Star Trek is being announced this early in the terms of Paramount IP going forward. Would love if that meant Scream has a chance for HHN 2025.

In the terms of anime IP; mind's thinking of Demon Slayer, Jujutsu Kaisen or Chainsaw Man. Focus on Modern IP for the first year, to show how you can do anime going forward.

 

[mickEblu]

Other IP to watch out for/that could be fun

* Sonic the Hedgehog (depends on Paramount)
* Gundam
* Evangelion
* Don Bluth (how deep they’ll go depends on Amazon/MGM)
* Dragon Ball
* Demon Slayer
* My Hero Academia
* One Piece
* Naruto/Boruto
* TMNT (depends on the relations with Paramount)

* Sonic the Hedgehog (depends on Paramount)
* Gundam I'm Old
* Evangelion I'm Old
* Don Bluth (how deep they’ll go depends on Amazon/MGM)
* Dragon Ball I know what this is but still Old
* Demon Slayer I'm Old
* My Hero Academia I'm Old
* One Piece I'm Old
* Naruto/Boruto I'm Old
* TMNT

 

[Moth]

Other IP to watch out for/that could be fun

* Sonic the Hedgehog (depends on Paramount)
* Gundam
* Evangelion
* Don Bluth (how deep they’ll go depends on Amazon/MGM)
* Dragon Ball
* Demon Slayer
* My Hero Academia
* One Piece
* Naruto/Boruto
* TMNT (depends on the relations with Paramount)

I'm hedging bets on Sonic, Fallout, One Piece and Godzilla currently. Dark horse prediction is Metroid.

The plugged in insider people on the Universal forum (can we name them??) are saying there's a Square Enix property in the cards that's being talked about, but they seem to be pointing it's not Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest? I can't help but feel it's possibly Life is Strange.


It wouldn't be Gex, right?....

 

[AlexMBush]

The plugged in insider people on the Universal forum (can we name them??) are saying there's a Square Enix property in the cards that's being talked about, but they seem to be pointing it's not Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest? I can't help but feel it's possibly Life is Strange.

Chris G on the IUForums mentioned more of being surprised on the lack of Square Enix from the initial announcement than him outright denying it.

Given we still don't know other IP's instore, it could be a wait/see matter, though he brought up that Dragon Quest would be...a bit more niche.

 

[Moth]

Chris G on the IUForums mentioned more of being surprised on the lack of Square Enix from the initial announcement than him outright denying it.

Given we still don't know other IP's instore, it could be a wait/see matter, though he brought up that Dragon Quest would be...a bit more niche.

Ah. I read Chris's message as him knowing Square was involved but his explicit naming of FF and DQ had me think 'oh so he knows it's not those two'. I DO think Life is Strange is plausible if those two are out of the way though, even if that butts up with it being "bit too niche". If FF is on the table it's Final Fantasy, probably FF7, 14 or 6.

I'm currently bickering with my bestie on what IPs we could see here and I think Fallout would be a golden bet for a popular gaming IP. I feel Godzilla could very well be in the cards, if not this year, but a hypothetical year two.


Other than that? Surprise me Universal, I wanna see what anime they do especially, and if I can get a Jogo popcorn bucket....

I wonder if they'd consider Persona?

 

[Miru]

* Sonic the Hedgehog (depends on Paramount)
* Gundam I'm Old
* Evangelion I'm Old
* Don Bluth (how deep they’ll go depends on Amazon/MGM)
* Dragon Ball I know what this is but still Old
* Demon Slayer I'm Old
* My Hero Academia I'm Old
* One Piece I'm Old
* Naruto/Boruto I'm Old
* TMNT

Gundam and DB are actually older than Sonic and about as old as TMNT/Don Bluth’s career.

I'm hedging bets on Sonic, Fallout, One Piece and Godzilla currently. Dark horse prediction is Metroid.

The plugged in insider people on the Universal forum (can we name them??) are saying there's a Square Enix property in the cards that's being talked about, but they seem to be pointing it's not Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest? I can't help but feel it's possibly Life is Strange.


It wouldn't be Gex, right?....

Squeenix sold Gex a while back. So it cannot be Gex. I have a feeling it could be Mana because it’s getting a new game soon, I don’t think Square wants to focus too much on their remaining Western IP after Forspoken bombed. It’s also odd that Squeenix are even in the running because of KH.