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    Universal Orlando Resort Expansion News (Part 2)

    Upper right is wetlands, i believe the northernmost headwaters of the Everglades. Pretty sure they won’t develop there.
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    Universal Orlando Resort Expansion News (Part 2)

    That's a great and interesting perspective. I also wonder how much their plans have changed over the past several years as a result of economic factors. It seems the tax cut gave them an incentive to build this thing quickly (still don't fully understand it but I read Comcast gets a credit if...
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    Universal's New Park/Site B Blue Sky Thread

    The "developable" acreage is more like 600 acres, though they could still acquire another 50-100 acres by buying more undeveloped parcels from bankruptcy, I think. The rest of the land is in a flood zone / wetlands, so there's basically zero chance of them developing the land that isn't already...
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    Universal Orlando Resort Expansion (Part 1)

    According to Musk he'll be able to build 20 layers of tunnels in LA for car traffic, so what's so challenging about Central Florida marshland by comparison? I'm team gondola. Then team light rail / monorail. I'm not sure a light rail would be that much cheaper than a monorail if it wasn't at...
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    Universal's New Park/Site B Blue Sky Thread

    Question for the speculators: at what level of attendance in each park would Disney consider opening a fifth park? 15m in the 3 + the 20m at MK? Doesn't seem like you could hit 20m at any other park except maybe Epcot without major crowd/logistical issues? International travel is poised to...
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    Universal Orlando Resort Expansion (Part 1)

    It's almost definitely part of their construction permits, e.g. Temporary construction erosion and sediment control - Minnesota Stormwater Manual
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    Universal Orlando Resort Expansion (Part 1)

    First of all, amazing post. Second, I totally agree. Universal could blow epcot out of the water by creating a new CityWalk focused on International Flavor. The truth is that great 'ethnic' food is now commonplace all across the country, and is super popular among millenials. A Korean...
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    Universal Orlando Resort Expansion (Part 1)

    That's the opposite of niche, unless you meant to say generic? Beer gardens / halls have been the thing in cities all over North America for the past half-decade +
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    Universal Orlando Resort Expansion (Part 1)

    The area between Shingle Creek Golf Course and Shingle Creek is some kind of pine scrub wetland, so it's likely protected from development outright. It's also in a flood zone, so any kind of major terrain alteration that leads to changes in the drainage characteristics would either be illegal...
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    Universal Orlando Resort Expansion (Part 1)

    Yeah. What can a golf course eat up, at most a couple hundred people per day? A successful Orlando theme park should pull in two orders of magnitude more people. Consider that theme park tickets are on par with or more expensive with green fees and it's easier to wring revenue out of visitors...
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    Disney Skyliner - Gondola Transportation System

    But.. what if it does? Imagine a metal box full of people who are elderly/very young children/toddlers/unhealthy... sitting in the Florida sun for hours (?!) if the whole system breaks down and each has to be evacuated? Seems like an actual, legit, dumb *risk since many gondola systems have...
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    The State & Future of the Monorails (WDW)

    Yeah, my "mile" came from keeping the structure east of Floridian way & stretching north to get to ~2m sq ft, but there's no reason the road can't go between two structures. Still, the distance from one of those corners is ~1km from the entrance, which is about the same from the furthest corner...
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    The State & Future of the Monorails (WDW)

    You'd have to build an access road to get over there, which would have to cut right by the Grand Floridian and be 2-3 lanes in each direction. Then you'd need a multistory garage that didn't obstruct any sight lines around the Magic Kingdom, with extensive on/off ramps and an area for...
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    The State & Future of the Monorails (WDW)

    The problem is that there's no good or even viable alternative to a fixed mass transit system. You'd need a huge structure to build parking closer to MK (not a whole lot of undeveloped real estate), as in many many many stories of parking garage, or you'd need to keep the parking as-is (1.5...
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    Universal Orlando Resort Expansion (Part 1)

    Doesn't it seem crazy Universal hasn't already purchased that land? I mean, the value of the "full Disney experience" (fireworks shows, events past midnight, concerts, etc) seems like it would be worth a LOT of money, and at some point Universal *will* be constrained by land as it seeks to build...
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    Universal Orlando Resort Expansion (Part 1)

    That's why I think it's super, super likely Universal doesn't do buses. Especially not down Universal Blvd, filled with other attractions... imagine, "Mommy! I want to go on the big ferris wheel! Look at the giant roller coaster! WOW, TOPGOLF WTF GET ME OUT OF THIS BUS WHY DOESN'T IT STOP"...
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    Toy Story Land - General Discussion

    Disney just cashing in on endless nostalgia. The last time I went (the first time in almost 15 years) I couldn't believe how crowded it was during a non-holiday period, and how much the vacation had to be planned around fastpasses and rope drops. Really killed my desire to go back anytime soon...
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    Universal Orlando Resort Expansion (Part 1)

    Eventually it will stop when you get to LA levels of development and run out of land to put lanes and don’t have even a glimmer of a serviceable transpiration alternative. Interesting that the project is outside city limits. I wonder if that will make it easier to get a transportation link...
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    Universal Orlando Resort Expansion (Part 1)

    Wouldn't a main entrance on Universal Blvd lead to terrible traffic? I agree with the above poster that Kirkman / Sand Lake will be a much, much better place to funnel most vehicular traffic. It doesn't make sense to me to have the entrance on "Universal Blvd" just because it's iconic, though...
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    Universal Orlando Resort Expansion (Part 1)

    What are the odds that they do garages vs. surface parking (and replace with garages over 10-20 years as the area develops)? Or do they frontload capital costs to take advantage of the tax benefit window? Also, assuming a 4-5 year construction window until the first park & hotels open, when (if...
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