Disney Analyst
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It’s any Florida parks number 1 downfall… building mainly outdoor attractions = most rides shutdown during a summer day.
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How will Universal's Epic Universe effect Disney?
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It’s any Florida parks number 1 downfall… building mainly outdoor attractions = most rides shutdown during a summer day.
Andrew25
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There are a surprising amount of plans in the work for IOA and USF after EU, almost immediately right after (if Universal doesn't cancel a project obviously.)
The fascinating thing about Universal vs Disney is that we know Universal wants to continue building, while we often have to question Disney.
With that said, if people only want to reserve 2 parks for Universal, USF is the easy one to cut.
SpectreJordan
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I think the Monsters section will be very popular during the Halloween section.
I wonder if Universal has plans for a second Halloween event in Epic Universe. The Monsters land is already themed to the holiday & Mario could get some Luigi's Mansion stuff.
What's coming to islands and usf?
It’s more which will they build first and which will drop down the list. Epic isn’t the end; more the start of a new chapter.
Andrew25
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Universal is well aware of the abandoned theaters, outdated IPs, Fast & Furious, and the overuse of screen-based attractions at USF.
Minions and the DreamWorks takeover of Kidzone are all happening to keep the parks relevant for the next few years until they can afford to work on massive projects.
Do they know about an Island filled with cartoon characters no one under the age of 40 recognizes?
I agree with this but popeye area is great imo. Their river rapids is too notch fun
Why is it easy? I happen to like USF.
I can easily spend an hour or two just wandering around Diagon. The Bourne show is great. Mardi Gras with the food options equally as good. Above average TS options. Good rides for the most part.
I love how people just make blanket assessments based on what they think. You must be the "expert" on all things theme park.
lazyboy97o
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Universal is in the middle of spending billions right now. They can afford major projects. The next two projects to open are smaller in scale to get Universal Orlando Resort back on track with opening a new attraction every year. Larger projects would not have been ready in time for 2023 and 2024.
Coaster Lover
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I think one of the smartest things Universal has done is spreading franchises across multiple parks. Harry Potter will be in all three parks and it seems highly likely Nintendo will eventually find its way to the other two parks (rumors of a Zelda land and a Pokémon land make it seem those two are almost certain). As a Harry Potter fan (and as my kids love Harry Potter too), it means visiting all three parks each visit will be musts. I'm not sure Star Wars or Marvel are quite as strong as Harry Potter (at least not current Harry Potter), but if they could get a really strong franchise to spread around... it could be effective. Unfortunately, the currently strong franchises would be a tough squeeze in any of the other parks (maybe a Dagobah in AK? Yeah... that's a terrible idea).
Animaniac93-98
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Which I think is a mistake.
The whole appeal of the current Wizarding Worlds is that they are an integrated experience, despite how spread out they are.
Having The Ministry of Magic miles down the road (within the same Potter timeline) breaks that cohesive design. That attraction should have gone next to Diagon Alley where Fear Factor was.
Now if the land had been all Fantastic Beats, that would have made more sense, and been more unique, but given how that franchise turned out it's probably for the best they didn't go that route.
There was no rule that Epic Universe had to have more Harry Potter. Universal Singapore doesn't. As excited as I am for Epic Universe, I wish they had done something else like Lord of the Rings, or a Back to the Future land that's divided into sub-sections set in 1985, 1955, 1885 and 2015.
Thanks for catching that!
I do see your point. But I think it’s execution and commitment.
Uni did Diagon right. I think they’ll do Ministry right.
Compare that with a Frozen sing along and Olaf M&G in DHS, a Frozen retheme of Maelstrom in EPCOT with an Anna and Elsa M&G, and scattered Frozen things in MK - I’m thinking Uni “gets it” a little more than Disney does at this point. Which is sad.
Rich Brownn
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That VR project has been scrapped. It was originally an Epic attraction, the USF, and then cancelled.
Andrew25
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USF is my favorite park between the two, spend most time between the two just like you. But most people aren't going to skip 3 of the world's greatest attractions conceived ever at IOA (Spiderman/Velocicoaster/Hagrid).
It wasn't a blanket assessment, I visit the parks on a frequent basis and can tell that IOA at the moment, based both on crowd levels and discussions, that it's the superior of the two Universal parks at the moment.
Walt Disney1955
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In 2010 when Harry Potter opened up it was supposed to be the end of the attendance dominance at WDW. It didn't. Now, eventually you figure that Universal will really narrow this gap, and this could be it, but we have heard it for a while. Volcano Bay was supposed to be the thing too. I just think it is great that there is a place that tries to outdo Disney. Because Universal is a sight to see and it seems to get better.
TalkToEthan
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To experience all Potter:
Diagon--> Hog Express-->Hogmeade;
then Lost Continent, Dr Sues, Port of Entry, City Walk, parking lot for bus or personal car, public street travel, parking lot again, Epic Adv. park scan in, Train a Dragon and finally Potter again.
Terrible plan