Rising Star is a weird bird, as far as karaoke goes. There’s a much higher “confidence” bar to get onstage than anywhere else. On good nights, it means a steady stream of belters that slay every song they sing, interrupted by an occasional brave (or drunk) soul who is carried by an audience that is in a good mood because of the other performers. It’s more than cathartic on those nights. It’s good.Rising Star is a cool experience. Even though I haven't been in years I hope it sticks around.
Rising Star is a cool experience. Even though I haven't been in years I hope it sticks around.
Please be something other than a Universal store.
Dave @Disneyhead called it last month. :thumbsup:Fossil is closing on Feb. 20th or 22nd. The combined space will become the new Universal Store. The current Universal Store will become a new restaurant concept from Universal Creative.
Just what I'm hearing.
But Hot Dog Hall of Fame does, and it shares the same building.I don't believe that Rising Star even has a kitchen facility. If I'm not mistaken, the only food they have is from Red Oven Pizza.
Hot dogs, pizza, and Karaoke, SIGN ME UP!!!But Hot Dog Hall of Fame does, and it shares the same building.
If we're expecting a switcharoo between the newly closed sites and the Universal store and then to have that Universal store turned into a restaurant, it sounds like a long wait before it opens.
I'm still going with them moving the Universal Store to the combined space, and an Epic Universe Preview Center going in the old Universal Store space.I don’t think whatever happens will involve food and drink.
Betting it's just a basic Universal super sized store....and it's a better location for them since everyone entering or departing the parking garage walks right past it. The present one is too small for it's prime location. It's close, but still far enough away that it's 'out of sight, out of mind'. This new one will make a killing.
I don’t think whatever happens will involve food and drink.
Shortcut plus size, probably.....no need to let 'competition' have the better location....Things have changed since 2010. Universal doesn't need, or probably want, competing retail in their monopoly environment. Since Potter, and increased attendance, I'm sure Universal retail sales have skyrocketed.....It's for all intent and purposes, 'One Universal' now.I wonder how much of the 'shortcut' factored into their decision.
I don't think it needs it.
This makes the most sense to me. New store likely won't be ready until the end of the year, or early 2021. Then quickly close the current Universal store and since its small, easy to convert to a preview center assuming all those things involved in that are ready to go. They've been promoting Beijing's 2021 opening since 2019, and previewing the park in more detail. I think a 2021 Epic Universe preview center in CityWalk for that summer and thru summer of 2022 is not a bad move. Gives them time to come up with a new concept for that space as well.I'm still going with them moving the Universal Store to the combined space, and an Epic Universe Preview Center going in the old Universal Store space.
I didn't understand the point of having a Preview Center with this day and age of media everywhere, but not gonna lie... that Epcot preview in The Odyssey got me pretty hype.I'm still going with them moving the Universal Store to the combined space, and an Epic Universe Preview Center going in the old Universal Store space.
People like to see things like models up close and not in pictures on the internet. Add in projection mapping like the Epcot thing, and it gets people even more excitedI didn't understand the point of having a Preview Center with this day and age of media everywhere, but not gonna lie... that Epcot preview in The Odyssey got me pretty hype.