So, You Want to be an Imagineer Season 15: Uniting Universal (Official Hub Thread)

[spacemt354]

I personally think that a water park would be a bit limiting for Nintendo, but if you guys want to go with it that's fine.

Cool So if we go with the boutique for Nintendo, which I'm good with -- what would be the 'Studios' park?

 

[StevenU]

Cool So if we go with the boutique for Nintendo, which I'm good with -- what would be the 'Studios' park?

Animation?

 

[Brer Oswald]

I don't think a Nintendo Park would work well. A Zelda Land, Pokemon Land, Mario Land (with Donkey Kong), and that Space Land I suggested (comprising of multiple properties including a different side of Mario), spread across multiple parks is the best approach. Most of the other Nintendo properties are too niche (except for maybe Kirby). Maybe we could have Sonic the Hedgehog from Sega somewhere too? Or should we leave that possibility to Disney .

 

[spacemt354]

I don't think a Nintendo Park would work well. A Zelda Land, Pokemon Land, Mario Land (with Donkey Kong), and that Space Land I suggested (comprising of multiple properties including a different side of Mario), spread across multiple parks is the best approach. Most of the other Nintendo properties are too niche (except for maybe Kirby). Maybe we could have Sonic the Hedgehog from Sega somewhere too? Or should we leave that possibility to Disney .

So would you propose something akin to Orlando's Harry Potter lands where one Nintendo area is in the Park A and the other Park B - possibly connected with some form of transport?

 

[TwilightZone]

• I would like a drop ride that is based on Men in black. Have each drop related to something the men in black are currently doing. Like stopping aliens from abducting the guests and so on.
• A log ride based on donkey kong would be fantastic imo. Have the scenery be DK jungle and before the drop all the villains from the DK series will try to attack the boat!
• Harry potter: the inverted coaster. Now I don't know that much about harry potter, but if there is a way to make the vehicle for the coaster look like brooms, that would be great!

 

[Brer Oswald]

So would you propose something akin to Orlando's Harry Potter lands where one Nintendo area is in the Park A and the other Park B - possibly connected with some form of transport?

Essentially, yes.

 

[D Hulk]

Okay, so I'm at USJ right now. It's 8:29 AM, the park wasn't supposed to open until 8:30. I arrived with an hour to spare, which proved wise since apparently park management decided to just open the place up at 7:30 instead.

Talk about crowds!!! (On an off-season weekday, even.) The single rider lines are already over an hour long! Standby parkwide is averaging over 2 hours, and the park hasn't "officially" opened yet. This'll be a fun day!

 

[Suchomimus]

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[spacemt354]

• I would like a drop ride that is based on Men in black. Have each drop related to something the men in black are currently doing. Like stopping aliens from abducting the guests and so on.
• A log ride based on donkey kong would be fantastic imo. Have the scenery be DK jungle and before the drop all the villains from the DK series will try to attack the boat!
• Harry potter: the inverted coaster. Now I don't know that much about harry potter, but if there is a way to make the vehicle for the coaster look like brooms, that would be great!

Welcome! Very much am interested in a log ride based on Donkey Kong, as well as a Harry Potter coaster. Though we'd have to make it dissimilar to Dueling Dragons, and a Quidditch coaster would be a great way to do that!

 

[spacemt354]

To recap some of the topics discussed

Victorian Entrance Land for a Disney Sea style Universal theme park

Suess Landing (completed land) for a Universal park

Westeros (semi-completed) for a Universal park

Jurassic World (completed) for a Universal park

Seaside Cape Cod setting for a Jaws attraction and mini-land (blue sky phase)

Assorted Thoughts and Ideas:

• A drop ride that is based on Men in black. Have each drop related to something the men in black are currently doing. Like stopping aliens from abducting the guests and so on.
• A log ride based on donkey kong would be fantastic imo. Have the scenery be DK jungle and before the drop all the villains from the DK series will try to attack the boat!
• Harry potter: the inverted coaster. Now I don't know that much about harry potter, but if there is a way to make the vehicle for the coaster look like brooms, that would be great! (Ideas by @TwilightZone
• A good attraction based on "The Pink Berets" from HOP would be like. I think the ride would be perfect by only starring The Pink Berets instead of EB and the other characters and be set in a new setting. (Idea by @brb1006 )
• A Zelda Land, Pokemon Land, Mario Land (with Donkey Kong), and that Space Land I suggested (comprising of multiple properties including a different side of Mario), spread across multiple parks is the best approach. Most of the other Nintendo properties are too niche (except for maybe Kirby). Maybe we could have Sonic the Hedgehog from Sega somewhere too? (Idea by @Brer Oswald )
• A land based on Nickelodeon; or a theater showing adaptations of Universal's musical films, like Les Miserables or Show Boat? (Idea by @DisneyManOne )
• Starting out in the beginning could there be a focus on resort qualities in addition to the parks? Maybe a golf course, deluxe hotels, and a focus on the water park too. If you want people to stay on property and for a vacation you'll need to keep them there for more than just a few rides (Idea by @Poe Dameron )
• Why not have three parks? Studios, the DisneySEA concept, and a Nintendo Boutique Park (with like half a day's worth of attractions.) Could be a way of realistically putting in everything we want out of this into the resort. (Idea by @JokersWild )
• Well first, no Westeros or anything that Universal doesn't have the rights to use I propose a better version of Toon Lagoon with maybe an advanced version of Bluto's Bilge Rat Barges and also maybe Shrek land.

 

[spacemt354]

To recap some of the topics discussed

Victorian Entrance Land for a Disney Sea style Universal theme park

Suess Landing (completed land) for a Universal park

Westeros (semi-completed) for a Universal park

Jurassic World (completed) for a Universal park

Seaside Cape Cod setting for a Jaws attraction and mini-land (blue sky phase)

Assorted Thoughts and Ideas:

• A drop ride that is based on Men in black. Have each drop related to something the men in black are currently doing. Like stopping aliens from abducting the guests and so on.
• A log ride based on donkey kong would be fantastic imo. Have the scenery be DK jungle and before the drop all the villains from the DK series will try to attack the boat!
• Harry potter: the inverted coaster. Now I don't know that much about harry potter, but if there is a way to make the vehicle for the coaster look like brooms, that would be great! (Ideas by @TwilightZone
• A good attraction based on "The Pink Berets" from HOP would be like. I think the ride would be perfect by only starring The Pink Berets instead of EB and the other characters and be set in a new setting. (Idea by @brb1006 )
• A Zelda Land, Pokemon Land, Mario Land (with Donkey Kong), and that Space Land I suggested (comprising of multiple properties including a different side of Mario), spread across multiple parks is the best approach. Most of the other Nintendo properties are too niche (except for maybe Kirby). Maybe we could have Sonic the Hedgehog from Sega somewhere too? (Idea by @Brer Oswald )
• A land based on Nickelodeon; or a theater showing adaptations of Universal's musical films, like Les Miserables or Show Boat? (Idea by @DisneyManOne )
• Starting out in the beginning could there be a focus on resort qualities in addition to the parks? Maybe a golf course, deluxe hotels, and a focus on the water park too. If you want people to stay on property and for a vacation you'll need to keep them there for more than just a few rides (Idea by @Poe Dameron )
• Why not have three parks? Studios, the DisneySEA concept, and a Nintendo Boutique Park (with like half a day's worth of attractions.) Could be a way of realistically putting in everything we want out of this into the resort. (Idea by @JokersWild )

I'll tag some again for some who might be interested in adding some ideas
@MA Screamin'
@David2319
@Doodlyday

 

[spacemt354]

To recap some of the topics discussed

Victorian Entrance Land for a Disney Sea style Universal theme park

Suess Landing (completed land) for a Universal park

Westeros (semi-completed) for a Universal park

Jurassic World (completed) for a Universal park

Seaside Cape Cod setting for a Jaws attraction and mini-land (blue sky phase)

Assorted Thoughts and Ideas:

• A drop ride that is based on Men in black. Have each drop related to something the men in black are currently doing. Like stopping aliens from abducting the guests and so on.
• A log ride based on donkey kong would be fantastic imo. Have the scenery be DK jungle and before the drop all the villains from the DK series will try to attack the boat!
• Harry potter: the inverted coaster. Now I don't know that much about harry potter, but if there is a way to make the vehicle for the coaster look like brooms, that would be great! (Ideas by @TwilightZone
• A good attraction based on "The Pink Berets" from HOP would be like. I think the ride would be perfect by only starring The Pink Berets instead of EB and the other characters and be set in a new setting. (Idea by @brb1006 )
• A Zelda Land, Pokemon Land, Mario Land (with Donkey Kong), and that Space Land I suggested (comprising of multiple properties including a different side of Mario), spread across multiple parks is the best approach. Most of the other Nintendo properties are too niche (except for maybe Kirby). Maybe we could have Sonic the Hedgehog from Sega somewhere too? (Idea by @Brer Oswald )
• A land based on Nickelodeon; or a theater showing adaptations of Universal's musical films, like Les Miserables or Show Boat? (Idea by @DisneyManOne )
• Starting out in the beginning could there be a focus on resort qualities in addition to the parks? Maybe a golf course, deluxe hotels, and a focus on the water park too. If you want people to stay on property and for a vacation you'll need to keep them there for more than just a few rides (Idea by @Poe Dameron )
• Why not have three parks? Studios, the DisneySEA concept, and a Nintendo Boutique Park (with like half a day's worth of attractions.) Could be a way of realistically putting in everything we want out of this into the resort. (Idea by @JokersWild )

@MCParradox
@IAmNotAHufflepuff
@Twilight_Roxas
@Miru

 

[spacemt354]

To recap some of the topics discussed

Victorian Entrance Land for a Disney Sea style Universal theme park

Suess Landing (completed land) for a Universal park

Westeros (semi-completed) for a Universal park

Jurassic World (completed) for a Universal park

Seaside Cape Cod setting for a Jaws attraction and mini-land (blue sky phase)

Assorted Thoughts and Ideas:

• A drop ride that is based on Men in black. Have each drop related to something the men in black are currently doing. Like stopping aliens from abducting the guests and so on.
• A log ride based on donkey kong would be fantastic imo. Have the scenery be DK jungle and before the drop all the villains from the DK series will try to attack the boat!
• Harry potter: the inverted coaster. Now I don't know that much about harry potter, but if there is a way to make the vehicle for the coaster look like brooms, that would be great! (Ideas by @TwilightZone
• A good attraction based on "The Pink Berets" from HOP would be like. I think the ride would be perfect by only starring The Pink Berets instead of EB and the other characters and be set in a new setting. (Idea by @brb1006 )
• A Zelda Land, Pokemon Land, Mario Land (with Donkey Kong), and that Space Land I suggested (comprising of multiple properties including a different side of Mario), spread across multiple parks is the best approach. Most of the other Nintendo properties are too niche (except for maybe Kirby). Maybe we could have Sonic the Hedgehog from Sega somewhere too? (Idea by @Brer Oswald )
• A land based on Nickelodeon; or a theater showing adaptations of Universal's musical films, like Les Miserables or Show Boat? (Idea by @DisneyManOne )
• Starting out in the beginning could there be a focus on resort qualities in addition to the parks? Maybe a golf course, deluxe hotels, and a focus on the water park too. If you want people to stay on property and for a vacation you'll need to keep them there for more than just a few rides (Idea by @Poe Dameron )
• Why not have three parks? Studios, the DisneySEA concept, and a Nintendo Boutique Park (with like half a day's worth of attractions.) Could be a way of realistically putting in everything we want out of this into the resort. (Idea by @JokersWild )

@Matt7187
@Bill Cipher
@mahnamahna101
@DSquared

 

[Daveeeeed]

I'll tag some again for some who might be interested in adding some ideas
@MA Screamin'
@David2319
@Doodlyday

I love Universal, but the problem I have with 100% of their parks is that they have zero theme connecting the lands to each other.
I think by having everything feel natural it would actually make Disney & Uni on the exact same playing field. For instance, a Pokémon port clashes stylistically with Cape Cod, so find a way to either make Pokémon fit practically perfectly within the park or put it in another one.

 

[spacemt354]

I love Universal, but the problem I have with 100% of their parks is that they have zero theme connecting the lands to each other.
I think by having everything feel natural it would actually make Disney & Uni on the exact same playing field. For instance, a Pokémon port clashes stylistically with Cape Cod, so find a way to either make Pokémon fit practically perfectly within the park or put it in another one.

I have a very similar issue with Uni parks, as most of their attractions are based off of films that have inherently different landscapes, and when they all go in the same park, it's clashing.

One of the most awkward transitions is going into Hogmeade in IoA from The Lost Continent. I mean one second palm trees and sand, then the next old english buildings and snow? Eek.

Though many of the Magic Kingdom parks have similar awkward moments of different themes, I think Disney's use of trees and properly placed buildings help block and hold you for a second as you pass from one area to the next so it isn't as abrupt.

 

[Daveeeeed]

I have a very similar issue with Uni parks, as most of their attractions are based off of films that have inherently different landscapes, and when they all go in the same park, it's clashing.

One of the most awkward transitions is going into Hogmeade in IoA from The Lost Continent. I mean one second palm trees and sand, then the next old english buildings and snow? Eek.

Though many of the Magic Kingdom parks have similar awkward moments of different themes, I think Disney's use of trees and properly placed buildings help block and hold you for a second as you pass from one area to the next so it isn't as abrupt.

Also very true, but they have a purpose for the mission statement, so they make sense at the Magic Kingdom.

 

[spacemt354]

Also very true, but they have a purpose for the mission statement, so they make sense at the Magic Kingdom.

You gave me an idea working on it now

 

[Suchomimus]

To recap some of the topics discussed

Victorian Entrance Land for a Disney Sea style Universal theme park

Suess Landing (completed land) for a Universal park

Westeros (semi-completed) for a Universal park

Jurassic World (completed) for a Universal park

Seaside Cape Cod setting for a Jaws attraction and mini-land (blue sky phase)

Assorted Thoughts and Ideas:

• A drop ride that is based on Men in black. Have each drop related to something the men in black are currently doing. Like stopping aliens from abducting the guests and so on.
• A log ride based on donkey kong would be fantastic imo. Have the scenery be DK jungle and before the drop all the villains from the DK series will try to attack the boat!
• Harry potter: the inverted coaster. Now I don't know that much about harry potter, but if there is a way to make the vehicle for the coaster look like brooms, that would be great! (Ideas by @TwilightZone
• A good attraction based on "The Pink Berets" from HOP would be like. I think the ride would be perfect by only starring The Pink Berets instead of EB and the other characters and be set in a new setting. (Idea by @brb1006 )
• A Zelda Land, Pokemon Land, Mario Land (with Donkey Kong), and that Space Land I suggested (comprising of multiple properties including a different side of Mario), spread across multiple parks is the best approach. Most of the other Nintendo properties are too niche (except for maybe Kirby). Maybe we could have Sonic the Hedgehog from Sega somewhere too? (Idea by @Brer Oswald )
• A land based on Nickelodeon; or a theater showing adaptations of Universal's musical films, like Les Miserables or Show Boat? (Idea by @DisneyManOne )
• Starting out in the beginning could there be a focus on resort qualities in addition to the parks? Maybe a golf course, deluxe hotels, and a focus on the water park too. If you want people to stay on property and for a vacation you'll need to keep them there for more than just a few rides (Idea by @Poe Dameron )
• Why not have three parks? Studios, the DisneySEA concept, and a Nintendo Boutique Park (with like half a day's worth of attractions.) Could be a way of realistically putting in everything we want out of this into the resort. (Idea by @JokersWild )

You forgot my ideas tho.

 

[spacemt354]

You forgot my ideas tho.

Fixed.

 

[Suchomimus]

Fixed.