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Poseidon’s Fury at Universal’s Islands of Adventure Closing Permanently May 9, 2023.
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JoeCamel
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I'm sorry, was there this much fan appreciation for Earthquake/Disaster? I was there and can't seem to recall any at all
Wait as of 5:15. Been pretty consistently at 25 mins most of the day, with the highest I've seen being 45. I wonder if it'll hit an hour by the time the show closes.
Similar to Poseidon. At closing it was crowded and cheers went off. Mark Woodbury and Universal Creative were there.
Fanfare within the same realm. Everyone was sure something better was coming. I mean...it arguably time, but in retrospect. Something better did not come.
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DavidDL
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I’ll keep it brief because I haven’t slept since 3am on Monday, lol. Crowd for the final show was awesome. Cheered for Taylor and everything happening in the show. Read along and spoke out lines at key moments, similar to those who recite the Haunted Mansion stretching room dialogue. There were what appeared to be a handful of Universal execs on hand with big smiles on their faces. Lots of people dressed up as either archaeologists or Poseidon himself, or wearing the final tour shirt. Actor who played Taylor was phenomenal, the final show had so much energy and love in it that you honestly forget how cheesy much of it is and became really immersed.
I took a lot of photos and videos, the team members didn’t seem to care given the circumstances. I’ll share a handful once I’m back from vacation if I can, but I’m sure you’ll be able to YouTube the final show for yourselves before that!
Edit: I forgot to mention that a lot of team members at the attraction changed their name tags to ones that said “Darkenon” towards the end of the night.
I took a lot of photos and videos, the team members didn’t seem to care given the circumstances. I’ll share a handful once I’m back from vacation if I can, but I’m sure you’ll be able to YouTube the final show for yourselves before that!
Edit: I forgot to mention that a lot of team members at the attraction changed their name tags to ones that said “Darkenon” towards the end of the night.
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Exactly. The parks dynamic has gotten more of the thrill stereotype it never was. It is more coaster and ride heavy than it was in 1999, particularly with Sindbad and Poseidon Gone. Studios has taken a height requirement shift in the last decade as well.
Every well rounded theme park needs a 2 year old to grandparent set of attractions that the entire family can enjoy.
WondersOfLife
Blink, blink. Breathe, breathe. Day in, day out.
The park has two empty theaters... Plus another empty theater at the other park. There is no reason why they couldn't occupy the spaces with something worthy. I would also argue that there is no reason for PF to close unless something is immediately replacing it.
For better or worse, IOA just isn't a shows & omnimovers sort of place, so there's always going to be little to do for those who basically can't ride anything else. For those who can, they've actually expanded their offerings since the park opened. They've added three children's rides since 1999. Dueling Dragons was replaced with a family coaster. Most people can ride Kong. Anyone can ride the Hogwarts Express, provided they have a park hopper. There's a rather large chasm between not catering to babies & the elderly and strictly being a thrill park.
Do I think Lost Continent's replacement should include a major show? Yes. Do I trust them to create a quality show and keep it running like they would a ride? No.
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There is, but it heavily leans further now to restrictions of both height requirement and audience.
Don't forget Car and The Hat was lost as far as accessibility as well as Trike Encounter(I love Raptor Encounter, but it is not the same and skews more scare most of the with adult raptors) and others. Just because you don't trust them does not mean a show could not(and many used to) run quite well.
I say this as a defender of it's variety and lover of the resort.
It is factual that it is more limited in scope now.
It becomes a.problem when you charge the price they do for a three year old and a diverse adult audience and there is less for them to ride and do than before.
This all now being an issue due to two of this parks biggest entertainment venues both being the most recent thing to close.
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Elijah Abrams
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So what’s next for Lost Continent? Plan A: I was thinking of them building a massive ride by combining both the Poseidon and Sinbad buildings, and would be LC-themed. Plan B: The Zelda land becomes true, but I ain’t going to complain about that anymore, because while IOA is supposed to represent literature works, one of the park's opening day attractions is themed to a television cartoon (Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls).
ToTBellHop
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I would like a LoZ land with Sindbad replaced with a ride and Poseidon rethemed into a dungeon walkthrough. Lot’s of opportunities to hear
Andrew25
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It seems like the decision was last minute as it became way too expensive to maintain/run for the very low amount of guests who experience it on a daily basis, and they would rather have cost savings in the short-term while a long-term project is developed (or waiting for approval).
It's no secret that LC's days are limited, just a matter of when... which seems to be 2026/2027 as the goal for a new project to open up.
I'm no fan of SBNO attractions, but I'm really hoping this project starts sooner than later.
Sorcerer Mickey
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What's SBNO an acronym for?
lazyboy97o
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Standing But Not Operating
Sorcerer Mickey
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Got it. Thank you!