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My prediction is that shortly before submitting the plans for the south resort to the county, Universal or Comcast will make an announcement to the effect of, "We are beginning the process of a major expansion at Universal Orlando Resort which will include a new entertainment complex, multiple new resort hotels, and a new theme park featuring family-favorite characters such as Mario, _________, and ________. (Insert IP's)"So I thought we had a thread about this, but I can't find it. For lack of a better space, I'm putting it here.
The list of projects Uni said they would be giving more info on this year at the beginning of the year:
- The previously-announced ride replacing Dragon Challenge in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Hogsmeade
- A̶n̶ ̶a̶d̶d̶i̶t̶i̶o̶n̶a̶l̶ ̶p̶r̶o̶j̶e̶c̶t̶i̶o̶n̶ ̶m̶a̶p̶p̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶e̶x̶p̶e̶r̶i̶e̶n̶c̶e̶ ̶a̶t̶ ̶H̶o̶g̶w̶a̶r̶t̶s̶ ̶c̶a̶s̶t̶l̶e̶
- Universal’s Cinematic Spectacular being replaced
- Something new going in where Terminator 2: 3D was
- A̶ ̶n̶e̶w̶ ̶v̶e̶n̶u̶e̶ ̶c̶o̶m̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶U̶n̶i̶v̶e̶r̶s̶a̶l̶ ̶C̶i̶t̶y̶W̶a̶l̶k̶ ̶w̶h̶e̶r̶e̶ ̶E̶l̶e̶m̶e̶n̶t̶ ̶w̶a̶s̶
- O̶u̶r̶ ̶e̶x̶p̶a̶n̶d̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶h̶o̶t̶e̶l̶ ̶c̶o̶l̶l̶e̶c̶t̶i̶o̶n̶
Now that the F&F opening it mercifully behind us and they didn't give an update on the nighttime show at the media event (for some ungodly reason), that has to be next considering it's opening in like 2 months.
- The continued global expansion of our partnership with Nintendo. Our sister park in Japan has already broken ground on Super Nintendo World; I’m sure you can’t wait to hear what’s next.
After that the question is what's next: Potter coaster details or the Bourne show. The Bourne show isn't gonna make much of a splash, so I could also see them getting announced at the same time.
The biggest question of course, is Nintendo. It seems all but confirmed SNW is moving to Park 3. Will Uni just ignore that they said they'd be giving an update this year or will they announce the new development at the end of the year and say it will feature Mario and Co? Personally I think the former is more likely than the latter. Or maybe the rumors are true and they'll announce that KidZone is becoming Pokémon or LC is becoming Zelda this year.
I would also not be surprised if they wait until after the summer season is over or mostly over before releasing details about Potter or Bourne to maximize the resonance with people planning trips for next year.