TPU is not the first we've heard recently that the project may be back in the mix. I had heard a while back that it wasn't going into EU because of similarly themed projects going there like HTTYD and possibly Zelda. I had not heard the project was dead. As a matter of fact, I had heard just prior to Universal buying the new park land from Locheed that they had inked a deal. So I was surprised when I found out it wasn't going into EU.Good to know they’ve spent a decade on it, likely just need the go ahead from the Tolkien estate if I had to guess.
I know we’ve all been over this before, but if any company wants to truly compete with the Mouse in terms of theme parks, having Harry Potter, Nintendo, and LOTR is certainly the way to do it.
Also, TPU is correct sometimes. Not all the time, and I typically hate their writing, but their not constantly misleading people and reporting whatever the f they hear.
When I first heard over a decade ago that Universal wanted the IP, Toon Lagoon was the rumored location.