The Spirited Seventh Heaven ...

[RSoxNo1]

We do Giordano's, sometimes Uno's. Both are famous authentic Chicago style pizza restaurants with chains in Orlando.

Giordano's and Uno's both have locations near Downtown Disney. Giordano's also has one on Route 192 near Animal Kingdom Lodge.

Giordano's:

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Uno's:

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You've got to be willing to eat at least half your pizza slice with a knife and folk, which seems to offend most New York Style purists, who feel a pizza slice has to be folded or it's not pizza.

 

[WildcatDen]

I assumed it was a reference to the Stephen Collins molestation charge scandal, but I could be entirely wrong...

Ding, ding, ding a ling, give the little lady her prize. Note, maybe ding is the wrong wording based on mr collins preference. . .

 

[mahnamahna101]

Ok, here's some things I noticed. I clearly see the Hulk Coaster and the area around it looks like it could be a new MSHI, but it's hard to tell from behind. Can they do that or would they have to go to Disney to build a Marvel area in a new park?

Is that Diagon Alley in the top left? Kind of looks like it could be. The thing next to Diagon looks like it could be The Mummy. The town looking area below that looks like it could be Hogsmeade but that makes no sense with Hogwarts no where to be seen unless that huge castle next to it is Hogwarts That could also be something completely different and Diagon would be the only Harry Potter area.

I can't tell what the building on the right behind the castle is supposed to be but when I look at the one on the left I think King Kong for some reason.
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(Maybe?)

The other areas are clearly Jurassic Park and Far Far Away. It also looks like they're getting a River Adventure clone. Shame, a new park gave them a great chance to finally do the Jeep ride.

My guesses for Universal Beijing -

1. Sci-Fi City in place of MSHI (Transformers, MIB, Ghostbusters, Star Trek, BTTF)
2. Lost World (JP, Kong and Waterworld)
3. Some sort of HP land
4. Springfield/KidZone (the front area that looks like a carnival)
5. Something Despicable Me (Super Silly Fun Land?)
6. Universal Monsters (Van Helsing, Mummy, etc)
7. Something DreamWorks (Shrek, HTTYD, Madagascar)

Part of me hopes some of the attractions are unique.

 

[RSoxNo1]

I just yawn at that. ... Just can't be a Marvel fanboi ... well, except for GotG.

The Captain America movies have been very good. The Iron Man movies are entertaining, but so much of that is Downey. I think on the whole, the Captain America movies are better.

 

[Travel Junkie]

I have absolutely no clue where I actually left off here ... so ... here's a musing:

I am not excited by Big Hero 6 at all. It may be great, but the trailers haven't got me all hot and bothered.

At Disneyland they are holding about a 10 minute extended preview of Big Hero 6. It looks great visually and I think it will be a good film, not great. It appears they are trying to make Baymax the breakout star and he very well could be. He was the best part of the preview.

I haven’t read the comic it’s based on but it appears that it is…

Spoiler

Kids forming their own Avengers like group.

 

[RSoxNo1]

True enough. But that was the 'we can't let people think this is a princess movie because then anyone with a p-e-n-i-s won't see it' ... it's part of that whole segregating audiences deal and why Marvel was bought. TWDC leadership believes that films with strong females will turn off anyone not a mommy, a girl or a fanboi who dreams of being a Disney Princess (but just winds up an old queen!)

If you watched those Frozen trailers, then you would have thought the film was about a MAGICal snowman.

This started with Princess and the Frog. It killed hand drawn animation all because it had the word Princess in the title. It had nothing to do with Tangled or Frozen being better movies.

This is what happens when you rely on 24 people in a focus group to make billion dollar decisions for you.

 

[RSoxNo1]

Fanbois and hording (not whoring!) ... how prevalent is it for someone to grab 30 copies of guidemaps, times guides, hotel paper etc ...

DISCLOSURE: I always take copies of that stuff, but usually 1-2 for myself and a few that are given to special fanboi friends. ... But I do know people who gran immense amounts and are literally drowning in March 7, 2011 week MK entertainment schedules and July 4th 2009 Eyes and Ears etc.

Weirdos... (looks both ways, wipes mouth with 100th Anniversary Napkin).

 

[Cesar R M]

This is Sally's pizza from New Haven. Simply the best:

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are there pizza joints with traditional pizza style in WDW area as well?

Not sure about the "deep dish" pizza chicago style myself.

 

[PhotoDave219]

are there pizza joints with traditional pizza style in WDW area as well?

Not sure about the "deep dish" pizza chicago style myself.

No. The closest thing to real pizza is at Splitsville.

 

[wdwmagic]

are there pizza joints with traditional pizza style in WDW area as well?

Not sure about the "deep dish" pizza chicago style myself.

Via Napoli is about as traditional as it gets. (Inside, not the walk up window)

 

[Mike S]

Ok, here's some things I noticed. I clearly see the Hulk Coaster and the area around it looks like it could be a new MSHI, but it's hard to tell from behind. Can they do that or would they have to go to Disney to build a Marvel area in a new park?

Is that Diagon Alley in the top left? Kind of looks like it could be. The thing next to Diagon looks like it could be The Mummy. The town looking area below that looks like it could be Hogsmeade but that makes no sense with Hogwarts no where to be seen unless that huge castle next to it is Hogwarts That could also be something completely different and Diagon would be the only Harry Potter area.

I can't tell what the building on the right behind the castle is supposed to be but when I look at the one on the left I think King Kong for some reason.
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(Maybe?)

The other areas are clearly Jurassic Park and Far Far Away. It also looks like they're getting a River Adventure clone. Shame, a new park gave them a great chance to finally do the Jeep ride.

Just saw an update on Disney and More. Looks like I wasn't that far off except for Transformers and Madagascar. If the Hogwarts Express is really in this park I don't think it will be as effective as here in Florida. Having Hogsmeade and Diagon Alley in two separate parks really works as a way to have distance between them and have the train ride make sense. Having both lands right next to each would feel very off. Here are the pics.

 

[Cesar R M]

No. The closest thing to real pizza is at Splitsville.

thanks, might try that myself.

Via Napoli is about as traditional as it gets. (Inside, not the walk up window)

I honestly might avoid EPCOT park in my next trip.

 

[71jason]

No. The closest thing to real pizza is at Splitsville.

Which is just Flippers. Best of the Florida chains, but still nothing to go out of your way for.

 

[lazyboy97o]

Looks good anyway, although that cliche of always putting fireworks in concept paintings to make things look more interesting is starting to annoy me.

Does any Universal park even do a fireworks show?

Can they do that or would they have to go to Disney to build a Marvel area in a new park?

Universal could build a clone of the coaster, they just could not call it The Incredible Hulk.

 

[Animaniac93-98]

Does any Universal park even do a fireworks show?

Cinematic Spectacular (in Orlando) has pyro:

https://www.universalorlando.com/Shows/Universal-Studios-Florida/Cinematic-Spectacular.aspx

 

[BrerJon]

Does any Universal park even do a fireworks show?

Yup Cinematic Spectacular has some fireworks, and China loves fireworks (they invented them) so I'm sure the Beijing park will make extensive use of them.

 

[FigmentFreak]

We were getting lonely without you and I can write only so many financial analyses in a week.

Pizza financial analysis

If you say the radius of a pizza is "z" and the thickness "a"

The volume of the pizza will be
Pi*z*z*a

 

[RSoxNo1]

Just saw an update on Disney and More. Looks like I wasn't that far off except for Transformers and Madagascar. If the Hogwarts Express is really in this park I don't think it will be as effective as here in Florida. Having Hogsmeade and Diagon Alley in two separate parks really works as a way to have distance between them and have the train ride make sense. Having both lands right next to each would feel very off. Here are the pics.
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I thought theme parks were only supposed to open with 2 or 3 rides...

 

[Mike S]

I thought theme parks were only supposed to open with 2 or 3 rides...

With phase 2 promised but never given. What gives Universal? You're doing it wrong.

 

[BrerJon]

I thought theme parks were only supposed to open with 2 or 3 rides...

I guess they need to have things open before they can announce they're closing them... that's what Studios parks are supposed to do isn't it?