Universal Epic Universe Lands poll

[The Grand Inquisitor]

I do wonder if the new park will be slated for HHN. Has there been any talk of that @Disneyhead'71 ?

The mix of IP's are all very Halloween integrate-able and presumably the park will have some more dead space expansion pads for the next number of years.

This needs to become a reality at the park

 

[Meg4theMouse]

Being a Harry Potter fan and having seen what they have done with that, I would really look forward to seeing a Fantastic Beast Universe.

 

[The Grand Inquisitor]

Being a Harry Potter fan and having seen what they have done with that, I would really look forward to seeing a Fantastic Beast Universe.

After watching this video I'm super excited for the land. Universal has always knocked out of the park when they build Harry Potter lands. I bet the Fantastic Beasts land will be awesome.

 

[Meg4theMouse]

After watching this video I'm super excited for the land. Universal has always knocked out of the park when they build Harry Potter lands. I bet the Fantastic Beasts land will be awesome.

Whenever I go back to Universal I could spend the entire day in Harry Potter land and an addition of Fantastic Beasts would just be a plus.

 

[The Grand Inquisitor]

Whenever I go back to Universal I could spend the entire day in Harry Potter land and an addition of Fantastic Beasts would just be a plus.

Yeah that's how incredible they truly are. Galaxy's Edge was pretty cool but I do not see myself spending more than an hour or two in the land. Compared to Harry Potter you could spend hours in the area.

 

[BrianLo]

I'm 99.9% certain we will never see HHN at Epic Universe.

The first issue is venues -- where do you put ten haunted houses? USF has the soundstages, parade buildings, Sprung tents, etc. which make an event that revolves around temporary walkthrough attractions practical. Will the new park have equivalent spaces waiting to serve such a purpose? Probably not.

The next issue is capacity. This is the main reason why the event left IOA. The most horrific thing at HHN is the crowds, and the park needs to be able to accommodate them. With Epic Universe's layout that requires people to enter & exit every land in the same place, to and from a shared hub area, this could be a serious issue for crowd flow. We also don't know how many people the park comfortably holds yet.

And then there's the cooperation of the IP holders. Will they even allow the event to take place in their sections of the park? We already know Fantastic Beasts is a no-go. They aren't allowed to do anything HHN-related in Wizarding World, besides having it open as normal. Will Nintendo allow it? Probably not. So despite having a permanent land based around horror, you also have an entire half of the park that likely can't even be used.

What I could see them doing is some sort of smaller scale Halloween celebration in the Monsters land, sort of like how Seuss Landing has Grinchmas, but nothing approaching the scale of HHN.

Fair enough. I was just picturing HHN being limited to the hub itself, all the houses in pop up structures in the expansion hubs, rather than off lands.

The primary thing being 2/4 core lands have pretty strong "Halloween" fodder and the third pretty much is a "Halloween" land. So whether or not HHN comes to the park, it strongly begs a good seasonal celebration.

 

[Disneyhead'71]

I do wonder if the new park will be slated for HHN. Has there been any talk of that @Disneyhead'71 ?

The mix of IP's are all very Halloween integrate-able and presumably the park will have some more dead space expansion pads for the next number of years.

I don't think HHN will move to EU. What I could see is separate family friendly ticketed event.

 

[Animaniac93-98]

They aren't allowed to do anything HHN-related in Wizarding World,

While not HHN branded, last year did have the Dark Arts nights at IOA that included spooky fog/music and Dementors walking around.

 

[Animaniac93-98]

I don't think HHN will move to EU. What I could see is separate family friendly ticketed event.

Whether at IoA or EU, I would be in favor of another Universal Halloween event.

 

[Animaniac93-98]

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This needs to become a reality at the park

A Luigi's Mansion ride like Tokyo's Monsters Inc, Ride and Go Seek would be a huge hit (if a bit like Cedar Fair's Boo Blasters).

 

[Disneyhead'71]

Whether at IoA or EU, I would be in favor of another Universal Halloween event.

Something with Beetlejuice and The Munsters.

 

[WDWFREAK53]

A Luigi's Mansion ride like Tokyo's Monsters Inc, Ride and Go Seek would be a huge hit (if a bit like Cedar Fair's Boo Blasters).

YES! Make this happen.

 

[The Grand Inquisitor]

A Luigi's Mansion ride like Tokyo's Monsters Inc, Ride and Go Seek would be a huge hit (if a bit like Cedar Fair's Boo Blasters).

Yes! It would be amazing!

 

[The Grand Inquisitor]

Rumor says this show could be at the How To Train your Dragon land! This would be awesome! Universal definitely deserves a big show like Lion King at Disney World.

 

[Kate F]

I voted for Monsters, but Nintendo sounds exciting as well. I’m sure Fantastic Beasts will be great too but the fact that we already have Hogsmeade and Diagon Alley kind of makes it a little less exciting in comparison to the other new lands because we already kind of know what to expect. It’ll probably be just as good if not better than the two Potter lands, but I’m a lot more interested to see how the other lands turn out.

 

[DaveN1996]

For the kids, nintendo by far... For my nephew, dragons easily.... for me? after this past years HHN, gotta be monsters

 

[The Grand Inquisitor]

Great interview with Alicia. I am now super excited for the Monsters land!

 

[BigDlover]

Honestly, I'm not overly excited about any of the lands. I don't connect with any of those IPs. However, I'm interested in the rumored suspended flight ride in the How to Train Your Dragon land!

 

[Disneyhead'71]

Honestly, I'm not overly excited about any of the lands. I don't connect with any of those IPs. However, I'm interested in the rumored suspended flight ride in the How to Train Your Dragon land!

I don't believe that there is a suspended flight sim in the Dragons land. That was just speculation based on some patents that Universal applied for. I think the headliner attraction for the land will be a high tech live action/puppet show similar to the arena show touring around the world.

 

[ToTBellHop]

Time to pack this thread up and move it to the attic...