Universal Announces Texas Resort

[J4546]

If they built a volcano bayish sister park, I could see it becoming a big draw. But im assume people in Texas like watermarks, I could be wrong.

 

[Yellow Strap]

A small regional park with IP based Dark Rides is an idea I always thought Disney should try, so I’m interested in seeing how this turns out for Universal.

Considering the acreage is larger than California Adventure...
Why couldn't Disney grab 100 acres and clone a Carsland, Arrendale, Toy Story Land and Avengers Campus in one setting with a hotel and shopping? Seems a no-brainer.

 

[networkpro]

Oh noz! yet... still the metroplex is home to over 6 million people. Somehow nature finds a way...

Just like the folks on that keep building to the waterline at the seashore and folks in New Orleans keep building below sea level... nothing stopping them, especially inconvenient weather and movement of water that was there before them and will remain long past their demise.

 

[Tjaden]

Yeah interesting idea and has to be based on our population growth in the eastern half of the state.

DFW metro population: 7.6M (MSA)
Houston: 7.1M
San Antonio:2.5M
Austin: 2.3M
Oklahoma City: 1.4M
Tulsa: 1M
CenTex: 750k
Little Rock: 750k

They are all within an easy day's drive and that doesn't include the ease of access to DFW/Love Field. Interesting to note that all of those metro areas are growing somewhere between quickly and unsustainablly quickly. I think it'll work as a small resort.

 

[flynnibus]

Just like the folks on that keep building to the waterline at the seashore and folks in New Orleans keep building below sea level... nothing stopping them, especially inconvenient weather and movement of water that was there before them and will remain long past their demise.

Yup... Frisco is right up there with the disaster centers of the universe! It's amazing anything is still standing in the area.

 

[networkpro]

Yup... Frisco is right up there with the disaster centers of the universe! It's amazing anything is still standing in the area.

Frisco is just the current urban sprawl thats replaced scrub oak land.

 

[Andrew C]

Frisco is just the current urbna sprawl thats replaced scrub oak land.

lol...what's your beef with this, really?

 

[networkpro]

lol...what's your beef with this, really?

Water and infrastructure.

 

[Tjaden]

Water and infrastructure.

Does DFW have the immediate water issues that plague Austin? I know it will eventually become a concern everywhere, but I was under the assumption that DFW was "fine" for now.

 

[EvilChameleon]

A small regional park with IP based Dark Rides is an idea I always thought Disney should try, so I’m interested in seeing how this turns out for Universal.

Put it in Canada near Toronto and watch the dollars roll in.

 

[5thGenTexan]

Does DFW have the immediate water issues that plague Austin? I know it will eventually become a concern everywhere, but I was under the assumption that DFW was "fine" for now.

This past summer we were under water restrictions but nothing we haven't experienced in past summers. I'm on a rural well water supply company and we were asked to conserve for the first time. There is more and more development that will probably impact the water supply more and more. However two new reservoirs are being built to the east of us with the purpose of helping with the growth. Rainwater collection and better landscaping practices should probably be adopted by more sooner rather than later.

 

[Andrew C]

Does DFW have the immediate water issues that plague Austin?

Goes through the same water restrictions in the summer months like much of Texas...."only water your lawn once a week, inefficiently for 4 hours straight...rather than using your irrigation system efficiently throughout the week in smaller increments."

 

[Tjaden]

This past summer we were under water restrictions but nothing we haven't experienced in past summers. I'm on a rural well water supply company and we were asked to conserve for the first time. There is more and more development that will probably impact the water supply more and more. However two new reservoirs are being built to the east of us with the purpose of helping with the growth. Rainwater collection and better landscaping practices should probably be adopted by more sooner rather than later.

Yeah I'm 1.5 hours south of DFW and we had it hard this summer too with the drought and long term water sustainablility has to be a concern for the whole state, but I doubt a small resort puts that much of a dent in things.

I'm guessing Universal bigwigs went down yesterday and saw it was 80 degrees on 1/10 and immediately signed on.

Nobody tell them about our week without power during the ice storm!

 

[rio]

This reminds me quite a bit of Universal Studios Singapore. Really, why isn’t there a minions are?

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

I hope they have good insurance, as May-August is hail season (that is when its not melting your tennis shoes to the pavement), 8 of the top 10 worst hail storms in Texas History are in this area https://moore-firm.com/top-10-worst-hailstorms-in-texas-history/

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Florida is in the most active hurricane basin on the planet and it hasn’t rained in California in 10 years…

The 2nd worst nuclear disaster in history was next to Tokyo Disneyland
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What’s the point, again?

 

[networkpro]

Does DFW have the immediate water issues that plague Austin? I know it will eventually become a concern everywhere, but I was under the assumption that DFW was "fine" for now.

Just like most of the state, it's a semi-arid environment that relies mostly on surface water. It doesn't rain for a while (like last year) but people still keep using lots of water and more people move to the areas up and down I-35. If you look at a vegetation map of Texas it's the line where it turns from green to brown.

 

[nick p]

Having a universal studios in Frisco is crazy

 

[networkpro]

If they built a volcano bayish sister park, I could see it becoming a big draw. But im assume people in Texas like watermarks, I could be wrong.

It would be a hit. There are quite a few ( lover 15) within an hour's drive of Frisco.

 

[Tjaden]

Just like most of the state, it's a semi-arid environment

Ehhh Frisco gets more rain than you'd think about 39" a year which is the same as Seattle. The problem is they're liable to get most of it in the spring and fall. Of course climate change may push the semi-arid line east over time too. If you go two hours west of DFW though things get pretty dry like Abilene getting just 25" a year.

 

[Andrew C]

Ehhh Frisco gets more rain than you'd think about 39" a year which is the same as Seattle. The problem is they're liable to get most of it in the spring and fall. Of course climate change may push the semi-arid line east over time too. If you go two hours west of DFW though things get pretty dry like Abilene getting just 25" a year.

Also, the Dallas Cowboys HQ and practice facilities are in Frisco. So all those yearly playoff tears really help add to precipitation levels. Important point.