Universal trying to take Disney business

[KathyG/poohbear]

Universal can't even compete with Disney. All of the backdrops, etc are not even realistic size...like 2 foot rooms. No competition at all. We had Universal tickets included in our Disney trips one time. We went one day and didn't even use the other days at Universal but we used all the Disney days.

 

[Bryy2001]

Ok guys, let me just say clarify things by saying that first off Disney is NOT bidding on Vivendi and Universal parks, Eisner said that in a press-conference a while ago. The reasons are that Disney as a company simply is not able to make such a huge purchase/investment right now. As most people know Disney stock is on the rise but on the rise from an all time low in the company. Eisner needs to fix the problems with ABC ans theme park attendance before he does anything else. Disney will not be bidding on Universal turf, but a lot of others will be.
Also, Universal made a similar commercial a while back, and it had Mickey (or a character that looked a whole lot like Mickey) in tattered clothes, very tired and worn out looking walking up the the Universal Orlando gates and the he said "I wanna see what I've been missing." Then it showed him smiling and having a blast on all the rides. GRRRRRR Universal wouldn't air it though, they were scared Disney might retaliate

 

[blm07]

I guess both Disney and Universal have to try to get more people, but I wish they wouldn't fight. I love both Disney and Universal for their own reasons. I would never hate a park just becuase of competition.

 

[DisneyWonders07]

Once my friend and I were taking a stroll from the Swan Resort to the Disney MGM-Studios. I took a pebble in my hand, and thrust it into the lake. My friend asked me, "why'd you do that?". I replied, "See that pebble? That's Universal. See the lake? That's Disney. Get the point?" We both laughed. Just comes to show that Universal is a mere pebble in the great lake that Disney is.

By the way, I haven't seen this commercial yet, but I'm gonna get mad once I see it. Oh yeah, I believe that WDWKing said "Drunks and Snotty Teens not your thing? Come for a vacation that will blow you away." He is absolutely right. I was at CityWalk in November, and they were having some sort of beer fest. My friend and I were walking through and there were all sorts of teens and older people drunk all around. You don't see THAT at Disney, do you?:king:

 

[TravisMT81]

we where just discussing this at dinner at Ruby Tuesday near Universal. And they had a two for one drink special so I was sure sharing my feelings on the commericial :lol:

 

[Experiment627]

Actually, despite being a 6 foot 6, 28 year old thrill ride lover, "Fairy Tales and Pixie dust" are EXACTLY my sorts of things, thank you very much.

 

[JeepGuy77]

its just marketing. get over it. however I prefer disney anyway. maybe Disney will get some momentum going.

 

[burbur]

Originally posted by imagineer boy
Well, Universal copied the idea of Audio Animatronics from Disney. They also copied the idea for a shopping District ( Downtown Disney/ Universal City ) and copied the idea to make it a resort destination.

you're kind of like the kid in high school that was like "HE COPIED MINE," aren't you?

 

[EchoOfOphelia]

Yeah I saw that commercial yesterday! I was so mad!
Universal Studios is just jealous because their parks just are no comparison to Disney. Plus each of their parks is only a half day at BEST! So on Earth is going to travel that far for one day of parks. Not me! Islands of Adventure is just okay. The Spider-man ride is out of this world, its really good. However their roller coasters, are just that... coasters! Just because you paint a coaster green doesn't mean it's The Hulk. They have no themeing to their rides like Disney does. There's no comparison.

 

[Justin]

I guess Universal is just showing everyone to come there since that they dontn make much progress! :lol:

Actually, I happen to like both parks alot (universal & IOA) but they dont have that magical Disney feeling.... Anyways its just a buisness marketing, They advertise the thrills because thats something that Disney isn't as high up in.....

 

[WDWspider]

Originally posted by imagineer boy
Well, Universal copied the idea of Audio Animatronics from Disney. They also copied the idea for a shopping District ( Downtown Disney/ Universal City ) and copied the idea to make it a resort destination.

Um... whatever.

 

[AndyMagic]

Originally posted by EchoOfOphelia
Yeah I saw that commercial yesterday! I was so mad!
Universal Studios is just jealous because their parks just are no comparison to Disney. Plus each of their parks is only a half day at BEST! So on Earth is going to travel that far for one day of parks. Not me! Islands of Adventure is just okay. The Spider-man ride is out of this world, its really good. However their roller coasters, are just that... coasters! Just because you paint a coaster green doesn't mean it's The Hulk. They have no themeing to their rides like Disney does. There's no comparison.

Pardon me while I roll on the floor laughing. Did you REALLY just call Universal's two parks, "half day at BEST." Might you wanna check Animal Kingdom and even MGM before making judgments. There are more rides at Islands of Adventure than MGM and Animal Kingdom COMBINED and Universal Studios has TONS of things to do and could take a day and half to complete. I am BAFFLED by your comment. Also... to say they have "no themeing to their rides" is laughable as well. Might I draw your attention to Dino-Rama. And don't start telling me that it is "SUPPOSED to look cheap and carnival like" because it just seems a little too convenient. "See this off-the-shelf ride that looks cheap and has almost zero themeing... yeah its ok because the theme Disney was going for was...cheap" mmhhmmm Ok I'm done now. lol

 

[WDWspider]

Originally posted by AndyMagic
Did you REALLY just call Universal's two parks, "half day at BEST."

I gotta agree on this, I think some of the truly great features of these parks are completly overlooked... for example: Mythos or Poseidon's Fury. You'd be surprised how many people skip these. I have a much harder time filling my day at AK. I see no problem with Universal wanting to compete and attempt to surpass or gain Disney guests. Why not, that's what they should do. But Universal is way beyond any other Amusement park, if anything it's causing them to raise their bars and in Orlando it's causing Disney to reconsider and evaluate a lot of things. Magic Carpets of Aladdin is a prime example of IoA's influence.

 

[durhay]

Originally posted by SewIn2Disney
I don't think Disney would stoop that low.

McDonalds never attacks Burger King in their ads. Coke never attacks Pepsi. I doubt Disney will attack Universal.

 

[EchoOfOphelia]

Originally posted by AndyMagic
Pardon me while I roll on the floor laughing. Did you REALLY just call Universal's two parks, "half day at BEST." Might you wanna check Animal Kingdom and even MGM before making judgments. There are more rides at Islands of Adventure than MGM and Animal Kingdom COMBINED and Universal Studios has TONS of things to do and could take a day and half to complete. I am BAFFLED by your comment. Also... to say they have "no themeing to their rides" is laughable as well. Might I draw your attention to Dino-Rama. And don't start telling me that it is "SUPPOSED to look cheap and carnival like" because it just seems a little too convenient. "See this off-the-shelf ride that looks cheap and has almost zero themeing... yeah its ok because the theme Disney was going for was...cheap" mmhhmmm Ok I'm done now. lol

Wow..well first of all you can start by NOT JUMPING DOWN MY THROAT. I said that EACH park was a half day at best... so 1/2 and 1/2 equals 1 day. And I can make that judgement because last year I did exactly that! Spent a half day at IoA and a half day at US. I don't care if Islands of Adventure and Universal Studios have more rides, they certainly don't have enough GOOD rides to hold my interest! That's MY opinion! If you like Universal, more power to you! I could care less! And second of all, I didn't even mention Animal Kingdom in this post. I don't even like Animal Kingdom, so don't suppose to tell me what I'm going to bring up to you. How can you say that a ride like The Hulk has themeing to it (which is what I was talking about)? Its painted green and has a sign that says The Hulk over it, I don't call that themeing. I said nothing to justify your unreasonable comments.

 

[Michael72688]

Originally posted by pheneix
How do you copy the idea of a shopping district?

yea, I know! Plus Orlando has been a Resort Destination for a very long time, and I know you are going to say that Disney started everything but, who cares its a free country they can do what ever they want!

 

[durhay]

WDW can't be everything for everyone, though they come close. I think they both could thrive if they acknowledged their audiences and strove to be the best at their target group. I think WDW's strength is the kids and parents group, and Universal's strength is the teen/young adult group. That isn't to say teens couldn't enjoy WDW or kids Universal.

 

[DisneyWonders07]

Originally posted by EchoOfOphelia
Wow..well first of all you can start by NOT JUMPING DOWN MY THROAT. I said that EACH park was a half day at best... so 1/2 and 1/2 equals 1 day. And I can make that judgement because last year I did exactly that! Spent a half day at IoA and a half day at US. I don't care if Islands of Adventure and Universal Studios have more rides, they certainly don't have enough GOOD rides to hold my interest! That's MY opinion! If you like Universal, more power to you! I could care less! And second of all, I didn't even mention Animal Kingdom in this post. I don't even like Animal Kingdom, so don't suppose to tell me what I'm going to bring up to you. How can you say that a ride like The Hulk has themeing to it (which is what I was talking about)? Its painted green and has a sign that says The Hulk over it, I don't call that themeing. I said nothing to justify your unreasonable comments.

I totally agree with you! Disney is so much better at theming (and pretty much everything else) than Universal. I sort of like Universal and IOA, but I'd choose Disney ANY day. When you go to the Magic Kingdom per say, a themed ride example would be Splash Mountain. Splash Mountain looks so extremely interesting and is really fun to ride! You have total scenery, excellent artwork and audio, audio-animatronics, and you feel like you are part of the story! The Hulk at Universal for example, is just a "regular" steel coaster that's painted green. It's an intense ride, but it's just not unique, like Disney is. One of the many reasons I love Disney so much is because they have a sort of "magic" to their parks unlike any other. Disney is THE most unique place in the world, all Universal is to me, is a regular everyday thrill ride park. Disney will always triumph, no park will ever even come close to that of Disney, there is no question about it.:sohappy:

 

[TURKEY]

Originally posted by durhay
WDW can't be everything for everyone, though they come close. I think they both could thrive if they acknowledged their audiences and strove to be the best at their target group. I think WDW's strength is the kids and parents group, and Universal's strength is the teen/young adult group. That isn't to say teens couldn't enjoy WDW or kids Universal.

Without a doubt, but unless Disney does something, the future isn't going to get better.

When today's kids and teenagers grow up and have kids, they will be likely to take them to Universal as well as/ rather than to WDW. People tend to go to something they are familliar with. That generation of kids will then grow up in Universal parks rather than WDW.

 

[durhay]

How many little kids watch Spiderman or Back to the Future and beg their parents to take them to Universal Studios?