Five years from now huh?
1.Fear Factor Live Replaced
2.Shrek Replaced
3.Transformers
4.Monsters Cafe replaced by Nest Facility
5.Larger parade
6.London Waterfront
7.Diagon Alley featuring 2 etickets, major shopping, and new restaurant.
8.Enhacements to Front Gate
9.New Kidszone overlay featuring numerous Dreamworks, Nicktoon, and Universal properties.
10.Replacement for T23D
11.Numerous new character meet and Greets (Doc Brown under construction now)
12.New Dining up charge options
13.A massive amount of small in park upgrades and attraction refurbishments.
14.Numerous new ticket and ticket add on options
15.Consistent late hour closings
16.New haunt facilities for HHN
17.New park to park walking access from IOA between Rockit and Suess
18.Multiple new behind the scenes Cast Member facility upgrades and Utility upgrades throughout.
Sounds crazy doesn't it, well guess what it's not. Most of this will be completed in time for the parks 25th Anniversary and planned opening day of Potter phase 2, June 7 2015. Also keep in mind we have no idea how much more income these new additions will bring to the resort but in order for Universal to not have to pay Uncle Sam millions and millions more in taxes they will have to continue to put capital into expansion projects and or upgrades. Why do you think Transformers is going up so fast? They have to get as much of the expense on this years books to avoid a massive tax penalty for their record profits.