Perhaps outdoor eating for the construction workers due to COVID.
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Universal Epic Universe (South Expansion Complex) - Opens May 22 2025
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ED: You see a well groomed garden. In the middle,
on a small hill, you see a gazebo.
ERIC: A gazebo? What color is it?
ED: [pause] It's white, Eric.
ERIC: How far away is it?
ED: About 50 yards.
ERIC: How big is it?
ED: [pause] It's about 30 ft across, 15 ft high, with a
pointed top.
ERIC: I use my sword to detect good on it.
ED: It's not good, Eric. It's a gazebo.
ERIC: [pause] I call out to it.
ED: It won't answer. It's a gazebo.
ERIC: [pause] I sheathe my sword and draw my bow
and arrows. Does it respond in any way?
ED: No, Eric, it's a gazebo!
ERIC: I shoot it with my bow. [roll to hit] What hap-
pened?
ED: There is now a gazebo with an arrow sticking out
of it.
ERIC: [pause] Wasn't it wounded?
ED: OF COURSE NOT, ERIC! IT'S A GAZEBO!
ERIC: [whimper] But that was a +3 arrow!
ED: It's a gazebo, Eric, a GAZEBO! If you really want to
try to destroy it, you could try to chop it with an axe, I
suppose, or you could try to burn it, but I don't know
why anybody would even try. It's a @#$%!! gazebo!
ERIC: [long pause. He has no axe or fire spells.] I run
away.
ED: [thoroughly frustrated] It's too late. You've awak-
ened the gazebo. It catches you and eats you.
ERIC: [reaching for his dice] Maybe I'll roll up a fire-
using mage so I can avenge my Paladin.
SplashJacket
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That was... Well... Creative!
It's a RP story from decades ago.
DonniePeverley
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Joking aside - does anyone know when they will commence real time construction?
They're prepping the site now. Even the most connected insider wouldn't know when exactly that would be complete to start going vertical, unless they were the general contractor themselves. Note that Universal isn't even giving a target date for completion anymore.
The pandemic has made everything play-by-ear, which just makes things take much longer. Can't schedule the work on phase 2 of a building until you know when phase 1 is done. And you don't know when phase 1 will be done because supply chains are disrupted and there are staffing shortfalls. So, there are going to be big gaps between stages of the project.
Expect the next year of being in the dark with regard to almost everything.
matt9112
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Did they really have to fill that much? Is this always done so its easier for infrastructure etc?
lazyboy97o
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The site was not uniformly raised that much. Some low areas may have been filled in that much, but not everywhere. The site work done to date has largely been to make the site suitable for development. The next phase of site work would be more nuanced for the specifics of the parks, hotels, etc. and would involve more grading and adjusting of the site to provide storm water management and even some interest in the design.
DonniePeverley
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Basically with the uncertainty of this new wave, i don't think we are going to see any real construction till next year at the very earliest - if even then.
My feeling is that they will most likely cancel the project - and shoehorn some of the IP's into the exisiting parks.
Before the pandemic they simply moved too slow.
My feeling is that they will most likely cancel the project - and shoehorn some of the IP's into the exisiting parks.
Before the pandemic they simply moved too slow.
OG Runner
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It seems your comments are just to get reactions. Some have already stating you are just trolling.
The fact is Universal has stated that Epic Universe is a go and that the project is in the works. Actual
construction, showing a defined area may not begin until next year, but your feeling is incorrect.
Epic Universe is coming!
Andrew25
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lol they were literally weeks away from starting vertical construction before the pandemic delayed everything
DonniePeverley
Well-Known Member
But they dithered on it for a good while - which was very un-universal. The hall mar of their recovery has been the aggressive investment.
Rich Brownn
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There is no way in hell it will be cancelled. Comcast wants this to be their premiere park. And they have the cash to do it.
Disneyhead'71
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What dithering? When they decided to move SNW to Epic, the whole project was fast tracked. To be more precise, they decided to Fast Track EU after the 2017 Trump tax cuts, which prompted them to move SNW to be the anchor franchise for the park.Then COVID happened.
I passed the site today and there is in fact active construction going on.
I passed the site today and there is in fact active construction going on.
DonniePeverley
Well-Known Member
Every company is going through a hard transition at the moment. Comcast (Universal) released Fast Furious a few months ago - a sure fire money maker, one of their biggest IP's. It's box office has been poor, made less than 600-700 million worldwide compared to the last Fast and Furious movie.
OG Runner
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I hope this will help you understand, Epic Universe is an investment in the future. Most companies are having a bit of difficulty
transitioning out of the Covid economy. This has caused both some supply and labor slow downs. Comcast, however, is coming
back rather well and will be building a new park in the most traveled theme park area in the world. F9 may have underperformed,
Black Widow also underperformed. Amazingly Disney will still be having their 50th Anniversary, extending hours and still expanding.
I understand you may feel you are providing another viewpoint, but honestly the viewpoint is just too wrong to be taken seriously.
transitioning out of the Covid economy. This has caused both some supply and labor slow downs. Comcast, however, is coming
back rather well and will be building a new park in the most traveled theme park area in the world. F9 may have underperformed,
Black Widow also underperformed. Amazingly Disney will still be having their 50th Anniversary, extending hours and still expanding.
I understand you may feel you are providing another viewpoint, but honestly the viewpoint is just too wrong to be taken seriously.
JoeCamel
Well-Known Member
F&F is a spent franchise. Any others have 9 in the series? Not what makes money today but movie sales are not what builds theme parks. This is budgeted and will move forward no matter how much you troll
My95cobras
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Star Wars? I’m Not trolling and the other guy wholly annoying, I’m just saying .