Hi fellow Orlando theme park enthusiasts. I'm a new user here but have been lurking here for a while on the forums tab.
The past few months I heard some strange rumors regarding two very popular attractions at usf.
A few friends have bumped into me claiming that a local Orlando news station aired an interview of someone who works for universal parks. They claim that the unknown person discussed that revenge of the mummy and men in black:alien attack are going to close. When? I have no idea and honestly I don't think this rumor is true. I tried web searching and nothing came up.
As regards for the attractions closing, no one I've talked to could remember what could replace mummy.
For MIB, one person claimed that he couldn't remember the ip associated, but he said it was something stupid. He did say it was based off of something recent, and it would be just basically a retheme. If I had to guess, he may be referring to universal pictures RIPD, starring Jeff bridges and Ryan Reynolds. Saw the trailer for that a while ago and looks so similar to MIB.
Another person I've talked claims the MIB replacement may be themed to dinosaurs, but doesnt remember. Unfortunately, MIB s maintainable is kinda shaky, like some targets and guns not working properly. I've also noticed it never really has long wait times compared to the rest of the park. Probably because of huge rider capacity.
On a personal note, MIB is definitely not only my favorite but it is indeed the best ride at uor. Not many screens, cool themed sets and animatronics, and the interactivity is out of this world. Uor wouldn't be the same without MIB.
Also, dumb question, was MIB ever rumored to close? I remember rumors that it could've shut down 5-7 years ago, maybe again due to low ridership.