FF is a dead franchise but one of the characters crashed a Porsche into a tree and died in real life, that's why that FF got huge viewership. Now they just keeping it rolling until???
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Universal Epic Universe (South Expansion Complex) - Opens May 22 2025
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FF is a dead franchise but one of the characters crashed a Porsche into a tree and died in real life, that's why that FF got huge viewership. Now they just keeping it rolling until???
No that doesn't count as far a I'm concerned. Whole different thing going on.
OG Runner
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Still the same time line and some of the same characters. It is all connected.
tommyhawkins
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Alicia took some Disney comparision stuff I put on twitter and made an awesome video for it. Lots of Disney comparisons in there
tommyhawkins
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Islands and USF have had new additions for the past decade, so its still fresh versus say...MK which is few and far between, I predict this will continue in some form 2022-2024, not necessary massive Etickets, but certainly things to keep people booking holidays. They will need to continue to add to new stuff to both parks when Epic opens to ensure people wont just switch from those to Epic because its new.
I did a thread breaking down some of their expansion opportunities, there are others. They have a theme park sized area at Epic just for BOH so a lot is going to move from UOR eventually and create lots of opportunities.
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Sharon&Susan
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They haven't started construction on anything new outside of Epic Universe, correct? So for 2022 would it be something smaller like a ride retheme or some type of walkthrough?
DonniePeverley
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Steady on now ... let's just hope they even just start it.
tommyhawkins
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Here is a photo of Disney Land Paris 4 years before it was opened too, much further behind than Epic Universe because all the utilties have been buried, service roads within the lands have been laid. If Disney had just got done building a park in China, it might well take them a few months to relocate and rehired the build crews to North America too. Good try on trying to flex, but unfortunately you failed on the execution of facts.
Andrew25
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Before the shutdown they were a few weeks away from actual construction that wasn't just dirt. If it weren't for Covid, we would be seeing ride buildings and the park's layout come to life.
tommyhawkins
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I think thats a fair assessment, we will see some movement after Xmas i think
tommyhawkins
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yeah i was implying more we we see the things happen by end of 2021 that need to happen in order for new stuff to begin building for 2023 onwards. quickest timeframe could be 18 months imo
The Grand Inquisitor
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Rumor is that Shrek is replaced in 2022 by a Villain Con walk through. 2023 is Fear Factor Live replaced by a VR Broomstick Potter ride. Then 2024 is when Epic Universe will open. This is all according to Alicia and the Universal forums.
2024 is rather.... ambitious.
It's possible the roadways won't be completed until Spring of 2025 according to Alicia...
I’ve heard these rumors before, but there’s a couple things I’m iffy about. One, they can’t seem to decide if the Shrek replacement is a walkthrough or a ride. While a walkthrough would be more realistic given the remaining time left, I don‘t think this would be a satisfying long-term solution for the space. And two, Universal usually likes to go back and forth between the parks instead of adding two new additions in a row to the same park, which also brings this speculated timeline into question.
DonniePeverley
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Yes but they dithered and delayed starting construction, and then covid did come. So now what ... when are they going to commence construction?
We've had no updates nothing. Like i said, i'm not confident they are going to go ahead with this, not in the near future. We'd still be looking at ariel photos of green fields next year. Let's see .
The Grand Inquisitor
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Yeah that sucks. I wonder if they would speed up construction for a late 2024 to early 2025 opening.
The Grand Inquisitor
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You are right I'm just going off what I heard on the Universal forums. Who really knows what will happen. Personally I want to see the Pets ride replace Shrek.