No imagination in that trees would be razed, supports and track will block the view. Just because there’s no show scenes or rock work to hide the supports doesn’t mean it’s unthemed.
We are still so early in this project to be taking speculation and spitballing into serious consideration and general condemnation of Universal.
I think there's a little bit of semantic disconnect between the two camps.
When I use the phrase “unthemed coaster,” I’m talking about a coaster that makes no attempt to make the guest believe the track is anything other than a coaster track. Big Thunder, Seven Dwarfs, and Everest are in-story meant to be railroads/trains. Mummy and Gringotts are - in story - meant to be mine carts. The theme and design work of the entire attractions reflect that. In every one of those cases, the purpose of being on a coaster track is intrinsically fused to the concept of the ride, and is often built-into the landscaping or is in such a dark environment as to basically render the track unseen.
For example, I would consider the actual Hulk coaster to be unthemed -- the overall
attraction has a theme and a story, of course, but the actual ride itself is just green steel. Place it next to Everest, and the difference is apparent. I will not say one approach is objectively better, because not everybody is looking for the same things from coaster attractions, but I can say I definitely prefer one style over the other.
Also, I don’t think anybody’s in here generally condemning Universal. Some of us aren’t enthused by the company’s plans for the land, but I think we’re mostly engaging here in good fun and with an (attempted) sense of humor about it.
Hey, the anti-Universal complaint used to be about how it was a "thrill park", so it is a bit nostalgic
Nobody in here is even close to being "anti-Universal," though. We can be critical about something and still love it.
