Hello Kitty Coming to Universal

[Hockeyman55]

I think a lot of people are missing the fact that this is aimed at a demographic that is more or less ignored at the Studios. The Disney Princess crowd has little incentive to buy any of the existing merch. This could capture some of that money when their brothers and families drag them to UOR.

Yea, it's not for us, but I assume UOR will make it look nice and it'll fill a need.

I told my two oldest girls about the store, who are exactly in that princess demographic at 4 and 5 years old, and you would have though I had told an adult they won the lotto with the reaction I got from them. Slowly but surely chiseling away piece by piece of the Disney pie that is for sure

 

[Teebin]

^ Mercy, it is beginning to sound like some sort of family Hello Kitty ride attraction might attract a significant number of fans. Perhaps even a boutique! *wince*

 

[RevFreako]

Not just kids. My girlfriend is 26, and this news sent her into a full-time tizzy.

 

[Mad Dog]

So right. My GF has a Hello Kitty long night shirt plus a few

Not just kids. My girlfriend is 26, and this news sent her into a full-time tizzy.

t-shirts.

 

[TheBig2na]

Im sure the kids will enjoy it, but this is about as exciting as light beer to me. I'm also not really in the Hello Kitty demographic so...

 

[grizzlybarely]

You mean to tell me that Universal is building something that doesn't appeal to 20-something male theme park nerds like me? Great, now what is there to be excited about?

 

[RonaldsModernLife]

I will never understand the appeal of Hello Kitty, but perhaps I'm not supposed to. Hopefully it improves a facade or something.

 

[Frank Drackman]

My wife is over 40 and I think she is a bigger Hello Kitty fan than my 9 year old daughter. I don't get it at all, but I am starting to fear trips to UOR as the family already spends too much time in the gift shops.

 

[Gillman]

Might we be sayin' Goodbye Shrek, Hello Kitty before long.

 

[Parkscope Joe]

Might we be sayin' Goodbye Shrek, Hello Kitty before long.

More than OK with this.

Check out the Hello Kitty options at USJ for inspiration.

 

[Zombie-C]

Universal Orlando Close Up | Hello Kitty Comes To Universal | Universal Orlando Blog

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[quinnmac000]

I think Hello Kitty is a genius choice. Its not male centered and its attracting a niche audience along with Nintendo that Disney isn't hitting and its gonna be so funny seeing this roaming through the park..

 

[martymcflyy85]

Do they hand you 3-D glasses as you walk into the store?

 

[JungleSkip]

Do they hand you 3-D glasses as you walk into the store?

 

[RevFreako]

Since theme parks are the only place 3d works for me, I never get tired of it.

 

[Shadow Carelli]

Do they hand you 3-D glasses as you walk into the store?

Yes, there's a little plastic bow added to the top of the glasses and they'll be called "Cat's Eyes"

 

[Jon84]

Ah so this is why the shop selling HK crap in Celebration closed down :ack:

The wife will be happy, but she's a MUCH bigger Disney fan than HK. They'll get a small piece of the pie with store, but unless they go big with attractions

 

[Zombie-C]

Anyone have a guess as to when this would start (I know it's a hard guess) I'd like to at least record the Lucy "attraction" before it's gone.

 

[tielo]

I like a good kitty but I'm not into Hello Kitty. That's ok, there is a HUGE demographic who loves this and will go out of their way to visit a destination store that is as much an experiance as it is a store. It's good to see Universal is diversifying it's portofoly and I'm sure this Kitty will nible at the mouse. With the influx of azian guests I'm sure Universal will do great with this.

 

[Panagiota]

Im a 39 year old female and I don't get the attraction to Hello Kitty. Now if it was my little pony.....well THAT would be a different story