Search results

Maybe stop being so condescending? I'm 18... believe me, I'm not trying to. It seems any time I bring anything up people treat me like I'm Forrest Gump.. and if you all hate me, then I'll leave. I love the parks as much as you guys but I guess my opinion is never valid. Not trying to troll...

1. Mario sells as much merch or even more merch than either of those. Unless you can provide info, that both Star Trek and Godzilla sell significantly more merch than Mario, I don't buy that the plumber isn't marketable 2. He's as well known as Mickey Mouse - show 1,000 people a picture of him...

Give me ten reasons EACH why Godzilla and Star Trek would drive attendance more or sell more merch than Mario and I'll buy your ludicrous conclusions. - - - Updated - - - Because talking about a 3rd gate with no concrete IPs yet has to be 100% logical :inquisitive: seriously, Pacific Rim is...

I do understand your point, but we should probably wait until Jurassic World comes out before deciding if it's a terrible idea. The area could look amazing and have plenty of great attraction ideas... but JP does conjure up nostalgia, so I'd be sad if Discovery Center wasn't repossessed for a...

Oh boy :P seriously, why wouldn't it mean something is coming to JP? Clearly they had plans to expand JP before Kong derailed it. The Trikes plot still needs to get filled. IOA doesn't have much expansion space. Grinch reboot doesn't come out until 2017 (I'd figure a ride would be timed with the...

You're clearly too harsh on whats a theme park worthy IP, especially with Nintendo because unlike movies and TV, video games are far from peaking in popularity - if Godzilla and Star Trek aren't too niche for a theme park without any real kid appeal, then Mario and Pokemon are about equal with...

Well I guess this is IOA's 2016 addition. KidZone and JW would be a solid lineup! Glad that the expansion hasn't been cancelled

They need to fix the creepy cop mannequins :lol: "STOP... PULL OVER!!" :rofl: As the last major original ride, E.T. should stay. Yes, get a massive upgrade to facade, AAs and effects... but honestly, the ride is in a lot better shape than Peter Pan IMO. I know sacrilegious but that ride whips...

Lately, Universal has been going with IPs/attractions that have been around for a while (Simpsons, Transformers, Potter, Kong). Seuss, Marvel and JP are timeless, too. SpongeBob and Scooby Doo are to that point - if Universal wanted to go that route. I don't see any flavor of the month IPs...

Wow... hard to believe they may already be collecting IPs for that! I'd figure a lot would be Universal owned, but obviously LOTR wouldn't be. What other non-Uni IPs would they seriously be looking at?

When I was little, I remember being scared to ride E.T. because the old ads used to show the bikes flying over USF - so I assumed E.T. had you go 300 ft in the air, flying over the park :rofl: Also found myself confused at E.T.'s pronounciation of the names. Maybe the audio will get upgraded?

Well said And it's probably that time to admit the 3rd gate is definitely a fanboy's wish at the moment :lol: if whylightbulb hadn't mentioned it, we all would have stuck to just hotel growth primarily. And it is likely that we aren't gonna hear any serious talks/development of a 3rd gate until...

Just pure speculation/fanboy wishes here :P 1. Volcano Bay 2. Lost Continent or something similar (if they decide to get rid of LC at IOA, putting a dark ride/water slide hybrid like Schlitterbahn has done could easily be themed to Poseidon - maybe a flat as the "dry" element that's been...

Well two things I doubt this rumored 3rd gate would have: 1. Little to do 2. An identity crisis From what it sounds like, the park would be pretty elaborate, as least by what whylightbulb said. It also sound like they've been working on models/plans for a title while now. Next is land which...

Only a park with DisneySea level theming wouldn't be Hollywood Studios :lol: bad comparison. I don't think Universal will do a rush job with a 3rd gate even if its by 2021 They're not building 3 hotels over the next 5 years for nothing - they're working towards being able to sustain a 3rd gate

So the big model is going where the old employee parking is? Big model is separate from the waterpark? Gotta say the cryptic hints are really something..

All of these riddles... oh boy :lol:

Teletubbies, Blue's Clues, Bananas in Pajamas, Gullah Gullah Island, so out there :lol: only Yo Gabba Gabba gives similar vibes today. But thankfully Kong isn't weird :lol:

Bananas in Pajamas is a 90s kids show... here's a link to the theme song - used to be obsessed with it when I was 3 or 4. It's pretty trippy :lol: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ysogK6v21I

The Schwartz is strong with this one :P If we do get it, the insiders at WDWMagic said it'd be 2019 at the earliest. I was shaking my head with disbelief reading the totally idiotic "Star Wars + Pandora might be too boy-centric" reasoning. Star Wars Land might actually get me to actually stay...