News Announced: Mary Poppins Attraction in UK Pavilion

[Phineas]

"Mrs. Lark
Likes to-Warrk
In the Park
With Andrew."

^That's from Mary Poppins. I think it'd be a good fit for the UK Pavilion. We should talk about that sometime.

 

[Christian Fronckowiak]

No. They weren’t. IOA was not designed around literature. It was designed around IP and storytelling. Universal anchored the park with Jurassic, which was an expanded play on the USH ride, based on the movies. They went after IP rights for the other islands to build out each world. If someone wrote that was based on literature into the training, they did not consult the design guidelines or original Planning & Development team. Sometimes people get overzealous and add things they think might be true, and it ends up sticking. The better way of describing it would be saying traveling to each island lets you inhabit various stories, from the stories of the comics to Seuss to the stories of mythology. However, when it came to Jurassic, you were specifically going to visit Isla Nublar, not the book. When you crossed the bridge and went through the gates, you were there. That was the original description. There was never any unifying theme in the original concepts for IOA. You were island hopping from theme to theme.

Not to mention that it was originally going to be Universal's Cartoon World had they managed to secure the theme park rights to the WB and DC catalogues. Islands was the Plan B.

But back to Mary Poppins. SORRY!

 

[TiggerDad]

There will be a more striking disparity here as Kitchen Calamity is a bona fide E ticket.

Not everyone agrees with your opinion on the Rat ride's ratings. We had some debates on that over on its thread. I've ridden it, and feel it is a one-and-done D ticket. Here's another opinion from someone with a little more credibility than I have:

Consensus from WDSP guests is exactly that. Nice ride but not great. It consistently scores better than average but rarely hits E ticket territory.

 

[rioriz]

Rat is definitely closer to an E than the trumped up SDMT

 

[Timothy_Q]

Rat is definitely closer to an E than the trumped up SDMT

Regardless of what “ticket” they are, I consider 7DMT to be much more fun than Rat. And much more beautifully designed as well

 

[JEANYLASER]

I think that Mary Poppins is perfect for United Kingdom in Epcot it will be awesome Idea!

 

[No Name]

Will it have a gift shop and Fastpass+?

 

[EricsBiscuit]

Rat=E SDMT=D

 

[Clowd Nyne]

I hope it’s tier 1 fastpass + that way we can spend all day waiting in line at Epcot!

 

[MisterPenguin]

If anyone thinks Rat's an E, I'm sure it will get downgraded in their minds when they see what can be done with an LPS when MMRR and Alcatraz open.

Until then, compare it to Antarctica and it will be a Super-E.

 

[rioriz]

If anyone thinks Rat's an E, I'm sure it will get downgraded in their minds when they see what can be done with an LPS when MMRR and Alcatraz open.

Until then, compare it to Antarctica and it will be a Super-E.

Oh Antarctica.... RIP before it even hard opened

 

[rioriz]

I don't mean to start another UNI vs. WDW argument but RAT is on scale with Gringotts in ticket....IMHO

Of current attractions Mystic Manor E > Rat E
AS MUMMY E> Gringotts E

All in all on scale and ride system Rat and Gringotts are E's separate from comparison to their better Counterparts

 

[HauntedMansionFLA]

Not everyone agrees with your opinion on the Rat ride's ratings. We had some debates on that over on its thread. I've ridden it, and feel it is a one-and-done D ticket. Here's another opinion from someone with a little more credibility than I have:

At least it was announced and construction has started, UK? Not so much.

 

[The Mom]

Perhaps everyone could get back to discussing the thread topic?

 

[marni1971]

At least it was announced and construction has started, UK? Not so much.

There’s plenty of information in this thread about that pavilion.

If you have to wait for an "announcement" you’re reading the wrong forum.

 

[yensidtlaw1969]

This is News and Rumors - which has room for, believe it or not, news AND rumors.

If you follow the track record of some of our most valued posters, you’ll find there is plenty of both to be found in this thread.

 

[Sped2424]

Well if they keep going at this rate they are going to miss the 2020 date entirely.

 

[The Mom]

This thread is clearly marked as rumor - meaning nothing official. But there are posters who are closer to the rumor sources than others, and over the years we've seen what were discussed as "rumors" become official news, and actually come to pass.

 

[marni1971]

This thread is clearly marked as rumor - meaning nothing official. But there are posters who are closer to the rumor sources than others, and over the years we've seen what were discussed as "rumors" become official news, and actually come to pass.

Thank you. Some of our younger members would be minded to remember this lest they be mistaken for trolling.

 

[wdisney9000]

It is always funny how many Youtube channels and vloggers started posting "Mary Poppins attraction coming to Epcot" videos a day or two after this thread had a few hints dropped from @marni1971 and others. I crack up when the Youtubers claim "I checked with my inside sources to verify this", and then they show a screenshot from this website or a tweet. One even showed a post from a member here who is not an "insider", just a member who posts current info after the actual insiders say something, lol.

Everybody that knows how to take a screenshot is an insider now!! smh