Kong has already broken ground (or at least clearing it) . Construction crews working on Diagon had the contract extended so they could jump straight over to Kong. It seems like the safe bet for 2015.
2015 Project?
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I would assume it is buried underneath the golden arches... that is the parks original icon to my knowledge.
What I know is that the info comes from the book Universal Orlando: The unofficial story. It describes that the time capsule was buried opening day of USF June 7th 1990 and it was to be unearthed 25 years later, in 2015
25 years does't seem long for a time capsule.
A time cpsule would give a glimpse into the past, looking back after 100 years would be much more interesting. Granted the likely hood of any of us being around then would be nothing short of a miracle but wouldn't that be the point?
As for what the 2015 offerings could be, Kong was favourite but it is looking likely to be a quiet year, quiet by Uni standards anyway. Saying that they could well have something up their sleves that no one has gotten a sniff of. Either way it sure is fun times ahead.
A time cpsule would give a glimpse into the past, looking back after 100 years would be much more interesting. Granted the likely hood of any of us being around then would be nothing short of a miracle but wouldn't that be the point?
As for what the 2015 offerings could be, Kong was favourite but it is looking likely to be a quiet year, quiet by Uni standards anyway. Saying that they could well have something up their sleves that no one has gotten a sniff of. Either way it sure is fun times ahead.
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Hmm. Possibly! Don't forget, the archway was demolished and repositioned/rebuilt when they expanded and built CityWalk.
It's just weird, because I worked there quite a while back in the 90s-00's and I know that park like the back of my hand -- I never heard anyone ever mention a time capsule (besides the Nickelodeon one) and I never saw any indication that it's buried onstage or backstage anywhere… so I'm more just curious about this personally.
Knowing Universal's reputation during the opening years (i.e. a hot mess), the time capsule could just be something they threw into a press release to get some PR buzz but never actually did it. They probably had other priorities, like opening a park with no attractions that worked
You have to think though, universal accomplished ALOT in 25 years. Way more than MGM yet they are still celebrating that over there with cupcakes!!!!
I feel like kong is almost positive for 2015 and we could possibly get something like Simpsons (kidzone addition if they do it in phases?) whatever 2015 is gonna be tight
- Sep 10, 2013
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Hmmm, actually something we havent thought about yet, a back expansion to simpsons with a new ride. still doubt that will happen tho
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no not for simpsons for just anything but make it like the simpsons expansion with a ton of new food options with possibly a flat ride. simpsons is pretty much finished
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Yes, I will forever be saddened that they could not come up with a deal for it's own island when IoA was built :'(
But we did get some amazing Simpsons stuff with the expansion
Yes, I will forever be saddened that they could not come up with a deal for it's own island when IoA was built :'(
But we did get some amazing Simpsons stuff with the expansion
Hell yeah we did
man what a awesome expansion. I hope more like it come to universal to brighten up dead areas (TOON LAGOON THEATER)- Sep 10, 2013
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Why do I keep seeing that this page gets new comments but then when I show up here nothing has changed
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Other as in not anything on this list, basically meaning you see none of these attractions coming out in 2015, just added that incase someone would insist its gonna be a slow year
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I don't know why people doubt Kong for 2015. The fact that Universal is already starting serious work over there tells you they are serious. They might not be able to get it done for summer, but I can easily see Universal getting it done by the end of 2015. They are setting a new bar for theme park construction.
