ToTBellHop
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You’ll be able to see the actual track if you look in spots. Universal isn’t the best at hiding such things. Disney USED to be excellent in this area but has slipped.
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Universal Epic Universe (South Expansion Complex) - Opens May 22 2025
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You’ll be able to see the actual track if you look in spots. Universal isn’t the best at hiding such things. Disney USED to be excellent in this area but has slipped.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Big difference when you raise prices with heavy investments/additions going in as opposed to “cause we always do….”
Thanks! Maybe it's blended in.......
Epcot82Guy
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True, but it's Comcast... So, I'll go with "why can't it be both?" (corporate greed and legitimate fundraising)
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
I think the assumption there is they move into a significant redo of that park next
ToTBellHop
Well-Known Member
I presume at some point after the initial rush, they’ll push 3 and 4 park tickets, perhaps with a pre scheduled UEU day to manage crowds. They treat on-site guests better than Disney does, so I’d anticipate some sort of priority.
JohnD
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It's needed.
Brian
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At least personally, I already view USF as way past its prime. The only time I'll even go anymore is for HHN.
ThemeParkTraveller
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JohnD
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Right. EU will just cement that view.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Earlie the Pearlie
Well-Known Member
So…
This is the land I’m least excited for. And this reveal was my least favorite/anticipated.
I know we already know everything for every land. But most of this stuff has already been built, seen, and reviewed. This video didn’t have new concept art. It didn’t have anything that we haven’t already seen. It just had videos and some concept art that’s basically just drawings of Japan’s land.
I don’t like duplicates. I know it’s unrealistic to hope for different things in every park, but do we need another identical Nintendo World? I know most people can’t afford to travel the world/country just for theme parks, but why couldn’t this Nintendo World been themed to a different location from a Mario game?
I know I’m nitpicking. But this is why is bugs me when people say, “we need this here!” Because most of the time nowadays, when theme parks build another land based on the same property, we just get a clone. (That’s why I’m excited for Avatar in Cali, and Indy in Florida- they look like they will be changed enough to be unique).
All in all, I’m really excited for this park, but this will probably be the land I will spend the least time exploring.
This is the land I’m least excited for. And this reveal was my least favorite/anticipated.
I know we already know everything for every land. But most of this stuff has already been built, seen, and reviewed. This video didn’t have new concept art. It didn’t have anything that we haven’t already seen. It just had videos and some concept art that’s basically just drawings of Japan’s land.
I don’t like duplicates. I know it’s unrealistic to hope for different things in every park, but do we need another identical Nintendo World? I know most people can’t afford to travel the world/country just for theme parks, but why couldn’t this Nintendo World been themed to a different location from a Mario game?
I know I’m nitpicking. But this is why is bugs me when people say, “we need this here!” Because most of the time nowadays, when theme parks build another land based on the same property, we just get a clone. (That’s why I’m excited for Avatar in Cali, and Indy in Florida- they look like they will be changed enough to be unique).
All in all, I’m really excited for this park, but this will probably be the land I will spend the least time exploring.
Andrew25
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Yeah, BOTH resorts deserve criticism for very similar price hikes/entertainment cuts, but at least one of them is giving us new stuff to look forward to that is interesting.
Universal can get away with price hikes, Disney shouldn't (but they do unfortunately).
There is a suspension of disbelief expected for this, but so far the footage from USJ shows the track is well hidden from pathways.
USF is/will be the "Epcot" of UOR... past its prime, banks on fan nostalgia and food festivals to exist. The plus side is that we're getting a Rockit replacement soon and something happening in the Springfield area.
Fully expecting them to complicate the ticketing structure a bit (because that's what parks do lol)... except for onsite guests who are automatically allowed to visit at anytime during their visit. Depends on how they forecast attendance really
My worry is that they pull a SWGE Disneyland and ban APs for an entire summer. Ideally they just utilize a simple reservation system to prevent APs from flooding the park all summer.
I understand the desire for different things, but the vast majority of people visiting Orlando have not (or ever will) be able to visit Japan or California versions of the park. Only us fans will have. I'm not entirely against clones as long as they clone the good stuff lol
Also... EU has an expansion pad possibly for future Nintendo attractions not yet present elsewhere. Universal is being bold with expected expansion plans in the work post-2025.
European1992
Active Member
This looks awesome. I have a hunch this park is going to break records within its first year.
ToTBellHop
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What record will it break? New parks don’t have the highest attendance numbers because they are smaller than mature parks.
sonoma15
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New parks historically also haven't opened with massive IPs on the level of Potter and Nintendo.
Definitely, USF radiates misery (IOA doesn't), I remember visiting in 2017ish and my family was miserable at USF. That being said, I think one of the goals for EU was to fully make Universal a full week thing instead of something you tack on after you do something else in Florida. At the very least, it will take another day off of disney trips at the risk of canabalizing some of the visitors USF/IOA gets, SNW is a clone, but it will probably be the biggest draw as out of the four IPs, it has the most outside appeal (Dark Universe is the land I am looking forward to the most, really got into the Universal Monsters movies in college and what I've heard about the dark ride there makes me really excited).
ToTBellHop
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That doesn’t influence its capacity. IoA will still hold more people.
European1992
Active Member
Most visitors in its first year within USA maybe. I am just talking, lol, not sure if it is possible. But there has not been a park of this scale and theming in along time.