trr1
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I can't read the article can you copy and post it
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Universal Epic Universe (South Expansion Complex) - Opens May 22 2025
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Where in the article does it say that Universal is getting that land?
Disneyhead'71
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Disneyhead'71
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This was ""her"" last post...
My responses may have lead to this sock puppet troll going away. Or, adopting a new user account.
Timothy_Q
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That's a shame. Things were just about to get exciting
I hope someday we'll have the mantle of CEO-whisperer taken up by a new user who can tell us what is or isn't going to happen by the CEO's demeaner when talking about it.
There was a new road plan submitted for the Universal South property today.
Left road is Kirkman Extension, top of map is Sand lake Road.
Speculation below:
Parking area is the gray blob, and obvious location of the theme park in the NW corner west of the parking. Southeast corner is likely going to be a hotel/waterpark Hybrid.
Eventually down the road possibly a 4th dry park where the shaded parking area is with garages across the road, bus only or mass transit lanes obvious also.
More spots for Shopping/Hotels as well.
Left road is Kirkman Extension, top of map is Sand lake Road.
Speculation below:
Parking area is the gray blob, and obvious location of the theme park in the NW corner west of the parking. Southeast corner is likely going to be a hotel/waterpark Hybrid.
Eventually down the road possibly a 4th dry park where the shaded parking area is with garages across the road, bus only or mass transit lanes obvious also.
More spots for Shopping/Hotels as well.
Here's how those plans fit on the property (green lines, purple is convention center property)...
In the map below, red is everything Uni now owns. A lot of what's on the East side I assume is wetlands they really can't touch.
The purple is where they're putting all the administrative and back lot stuff (maybe that will make more room for IoA and/or USO?).
Assume the big grey patch is parking, that leaves the orange area as the one big undeveloped plot not cut off by a major roadway. That is 130 acres.
130 acres is four Volcano Bays. Or, it's one Universal Studios plus one Volcano Bay. Or, it's 20% larger than Islands of Adventure.
The MK is 110 acres on-stage, 140 acres with all the backstage included.
The blue patch is 45 acres. That's enough for another Volcano Bay and hotel. Or a new and much bigger CitiWalk. And there are a lot of other spots for lots of other hotels.
sedati
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Thanks Penguin, you are as always a great and rapid resource.
matt9112
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i know it would be absurdly expensive to buy but it sort of stinks that theres so much random crap all around cutting there land up and such.
JoeCamel
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Who knows what it will look like in 50 years?
Timothy_Q
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I thought I had read people saying the long-term plans were 2 parks and 1 water park.
Seems like there isn't enough space for that?
GLaDOS
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"Long term". Eventually they could do what they did with USF and demolish its parking lot and build a park on it.
I don't understand why they'd want to take over that large plot in the north for administrative when they could have put that in several of the smaller lots.
maxairmike
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The only thing that makes sense to me is that its already a warehouse kind of area in that stretch of Sand Lake, with a ton of truck and local traffic, and the water treatment plant. It allows any large back of house transport needs to not have to go into the heart of the new resort. Logistically it makes sense, even if it doesn't seem as beneficial thinking about using the space a bit more efficiently.
Disneyhead'71
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It will have a lot of BOH support that they are renting off property now like merchandising and include a new commercial kitchen and costuming.