Universal Epic Universe (South Expansion Complex) - Now Open!

[drkarcher22]

Curse of the wolf is the issue. It’s a cheap low capacity ride in the outdoors. That only exists because the budget got cut a bit and they felt a Phantom theater show was the expendable option.

So now to fix their mistake, since a sit down theater is a people eater while Curse is the absolute opposite we are getting two rides fast tracked. One which has to be quality since the author of the books keeps them from doing the cheap route, so once again Dark Universe gets the scraps.

I said that they need an indoor ride and if they go with a Bride coaster so be it, but it would sit so much more nicely if Wolf wasn’t there. Now it just feels like DU is getting two band aid rides

 

[Minnesota disney fan]

Curse of the wolf is the issue. It’s a cheap low capacity ride in the outdoors. That only exists because the budget got cut a bit and they felt a Phantom theater show was the expendable option.

So now to fix their mistake, since a sit down theater is a people eater while Curse is the absolute opposite we are getting two rides fast tracked. One which has to be quality since the author of the books keeps them from doing the cheap route, so once again Dark Universe gets the scraps.

I said that they need an indoor ride and if they go with a Bride coaster so be it, but it would sit so much more nicely if Wolf wasn’t there. Now it just feels like DU is getting two band aid rides

We didn't go on Curse of the Werewolf because it had too much spinning for me. Once I saw all the spinning, there was no way. We were really looking forward to that ride too. I like the idea of a new inside ride and a coaster too.

 

[WDWFREAK53]

Depends on who "we" is.

I said that because Curse of the Werewolf is right there...

 

[Jon81uk]

Curse of the Werewolf would be a great coaster if it was twice as long, what is there is a lot of fun but its so short. If it was closer to Wing Gliders in length and had less netting surrounding then it could be a great mid-tier ride.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Curse of the Werewolf would be a great coaster if it was twice as long,

We could... make it go back and forth a few more times!!!

 

[Andrew C]

When I was there, there were these two huge guys (muscles, not fat) who rode it together. They spun so fast and so many times it was crazy...and hilarious.

 

[Purduevian]

indoor coaster probably fits a lot of Universal is looking for.
1) high capacity
2) reliable
3) weather resistant
4) fairly cheaper
5) will be popular
6) can be built quick

of course this doesn't mean it's the best ride that could be built in the park... but it might be USO's best option right now.

 

[wdwfan4ver]

I can’t picture an indoor coaster. That doesn’t solve any of the parks actual problems, aside from being inside. A theater show, an indoor boat ride, another dark ride, or even one or two smaller flats, would all be more beneficial than an indoor coaster - IMO.

The problem is Universal had a boat ride planned with Mack Rides and Universal isn't exactly happy with Mack Rides over Stardust Racers right now.

 

[Tom Morrow]

Curse of the Werewolf would be a great coaster if it was twice as long, what is there is a lot of fun but its so short. If it was closer to Wing Gliders in length and had less netting surrounding then it could be a great mid-tier ride.

If only it had been like Time Traveler:

 

[Plummet]

Seeing some very… unsavory pictures of some of the outside animatronics at epic already. They’re definitely going to need some maintenance if what I’m seeing is accurate

 

[dmc493]

Seeing some very… unsavory pictures of some of the outside animatronics at epic already. They’re definitely going to need some maintenance if what I’m seeing is accurate

What AAs are outside, I actually can’t recall. I guess Hiccup on Wing Gliders?

 

[Rich Brownn]

What AAs are outside, I actually can’t recall. I guess Hiccup on Wing Gliders?

There's a few scattered around Berk

 

[thelookingglass]

On the topics of animatronics, the ones on Monsters are already starting to have jerky movements.

 

[Disgruntled Walt]

On the topics of animatronics, the ones on Monsters are already starting to have jerky movements.

Ah, the "Universal special!" Jerky animatronics are a hallmark of Universal theme parks, so I'm not surprised to hear this.

 

[Andrew C]

Ah, the "Universal special!" Jerky animatronics are a hallmark of Universal theme parks, so I'm not surprised to hear this.

They were smooth for me in March.

 

[mkt]

They were smooth for me in March.

Same for me in March and May

 

[MisterPenguin]

Ah, the "Universal special!" Jerky animatronics are a hallmark of Universal theme parks, so I'm not surprised to hear this.

 

[FoodRockz]

I miss that nightmare fuel so much.

 

[maxairmike]

Seeing some very… unsavory pictures of some of the outside animatronics at epic already. They’re definitely going to need some maintenance if what I’m seeing is accurate

Was just there a little over a month ago and nothing looked exceptionally bad, so this feels like quite an exaggeration unless something drastic happened in May. The dragons in Berk all looked pretty decent to me, and while some piranha plants especially could have used a cleaning and touch up, they weren’t that bad. The rest of the SNW animatronics seemed fine just looking around the land like normal.

As for inside Monsters, everyone was working that day and they all seemed to have the same pretty fluid motion as last year.

 

[Minnesota disney fan]

Same for me in March and May

I probably didn't notice them because I was too busy screaming