Sea World's Water Park vs Wet n Wild

[Lynx04]

How do you think Sea World's new water park will affect Wet n Wild? With the rumor that Universal is going to move the park to its property, due you think they would create a better theme for the park?

 

[TheHawK]

With Sea World doing this, I am willing to bet before that park opens USF will announce that they plan on moving WNW and maybe we might get a hotel too

 

[AndyP]

SeaWorld might be trying to get the whole market. If it affects WnW too much, then Universal might not consider moving the water park at all due to costs. I think SeaWorld will make a good job of this, at least I hope so!

 

[TheHawK]

USF is going to someday build on the land by IOA and with the more people traveling and more people coming to USF I can see them wanting to built another hotel and maybe then move the waterpark because of the high rent and also the new waterpark

 

[Figment1986]

that chunk of land is just big enough for one resort or a water park i believe....

So unless they have more land they won't be able to do both....

 

[TheHawK]

There are 2 plots, I believe that you can fit 2 hotels and a waterpark. Could someone provide a pick

 

[Lynx04]

There are 2 plots, I believe that you can fit 2 hotels and a waterpark. Could someone provide a pick

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Orlando,+FL&ll=28.471155,-81.471820&spn=0.022316,0.030770&t=k&hl=en

There is more than enough land for both the resorts and water park. They could actually build a bigger water park than Wet n Wild.

 

[NemoRocks78]

There's definitely more than enough land for both the water park and another hotel (which will hopefully be a "value" resort which could pull in more hotel guests).

I'm sure that Universal will add some great theming and a couple better things to the park (I would hope for a water coaster similar to Crush 'n Gusher) once it gets built as well. We'll just have to wait and see if they can do better than SWO's new park.

 

[Ralph Wiggum]

we were at Adventure Island today, and AB is doing a great job with this waterpark. I'm looking forward to the new SW addition. I thought WnW holds a lease on their property until 2012? but porting over WnW to UO and another resort. ...the possibilties of keeping people onsite skyrocket. but at what cost and logistics?

 

[Michael72688]

Yea it would be a huge cost, but it would make Universal more attractive as a multi-day resort, more so then it currently is. I also hope their next hotel is a little cheaper then their current resorts to attract more guests.

 

[CAPTAIN HOOK]

Short term - a new water park will affect WNW and BB/TL as everyone tries it out.
Long term - the water parks shouldn't be as busy because on a given day there will be an extra park for people to go to
When River County closed - the other parks would see an increase in guests as there is obviously one place less for people to visit