The original Universal I loved is mostly dead too besides for the Studio Tour and Jurassic Park. So I feel ya. I'm trying hard to embrace the new Universal. I guess what I love is that we're getting very immersive "lands" now with cohesive themeing, like Despicable Me and Simpsons, but what I don't like is that the actual attractions inside are inferior to BTTF and T23D. So it IS hard. Because once the newness wears off, nostalgia kicks in again and makes me miss the previous attraction. I'm very mixed about my feelings. Extremely excited about Potter no matter what. That'll be incredible. But beyond that I will always miss the previous look and feel of USH. It's hard to part ways with your childhood essentially, especially as abruptly as Universal did it.
I kinda agree. For me Universal was it's live shows. Conan, Wild West, Flintstones and Rug Rats, the uniqueness of T2. Now they're down to 3 and special Effects doesn't live up to what it could be. I love how Springfield is looking. But the Universal I loved is dead replaced by 3D movies.
Doesn't help that there's such an over reliance on 3D and projections and animation. When I was little, I was terrified but in awe of King Kong. Because there he was, breathing, roaring, right in my face. I can tell he was "real". Same thing with Earthquake. BTTF also felt real because the ride film didn't use CGI and didn't feel cartoony. Same thing with everything else.
Uhhh...I didn't say ALL attractions lol, did i? No, I didnt. Reread my post. I said a FEW attractions. ET, BTTF, Kong, and T23D, in my opinion, were better, more innovative, more inclusive, and more state of the art attractions than their replacements. Despicable Me and Simpsons have light years better themeing than what they replaced, but the attraction itself is a step backwards in my opinion, especially Minion Mayhem. Same goes for ET.
I'm going to leave one final statement before I finish and if you want to continue in PM's, then for the integrity of thread, it's for the best. I never mentioned that you said all attractions so I suggest you read my post carefully as well. If I'm not mistaken, all the attractions replaced are mentioned in your comment (ET, BTTF, T23D) as I don't believe Transformers properly replaced an attraction in the traditional sense of the word and Kong simply burned down. I definitely agree to disagree as I did mention that my OPINION is that the New Universal (Simpsons, Mummy, DM especially) is leagues better than what was there before.
I certainly do not agree more that the old Kong was better than the "King Kong 360: 3D." It's pretty good 3D, but I certainly prefer the live sets plus the animatronic. It would've been another thing if it was more like Fast and the Furious, combining real life and 3D sets, but it's JUST 3D so it's a little sad. If only that beloved giant Kong animatronic didn't have to burn down
