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please do inquire.
jan 17th 2014
you forget how massive that plot of land is. Jezz...
please do inquire.
jan 17th 2014
just curious what are the dates for these, this is what I could tell just from reading the rumors on the forums:
Project 340- Kong - early to summer 2016
Project 402- RPR Expansion - 2016?
Project 533- Waterpark - early 2017 I would guess for spring break and before Avatar
Project 604- Sapphirre Falls - 2016
Project 862- NASCAR Replacement (NBC Sportss Grille?) - 2015?
Project 727- New York Replacement of Twister - 2018
Project 611- Kidzone Replacement (Spounge Bob?) - date ?????
Project 620- MCU overlay of MSHI - 2019? (Would fit in time for the Avengers Infinity War)
Screamscape is reporting Universal is trying to purchase the land between Wet and Wild and Main Campus .I think there is a Walgreens, ifly , Georges music and a strip mall there.
If so so can we say monorail (or other people mover) This makes sense of the employee parking deck expansion .if an expansion of this size
is happening.Plus the property we were taking about on Caravan Ct. will be needed to expand Guest parking
3rd Gate on wet and wild property a hotel (or two) between wet and wild property and current hotels.
The City of Orlando wanted a Monorail to connect Idrive,Universal and Disney .If Universal expands down to Idrive .The City make help pay for The transport system (like they paid for the pedestrian bridge)
This would truly expand Universal into a Destination Resort of Disney World stature .3 (or more) parks 6 (or more) Hotels.
Plus a transport system to Idrive
3rd Gate on wet and wild property a hotel (or two) between wet and wild property and current hotels.
Technically, the article says nothing about them currently trying to purchase that area of land, just that they are lookout for possible locations and that is one they would love to own. What I'm interested in is the maps he posted highlighting the Wet N' Wild land Universal owns. According to the way he has one of them labeled, it looks like it is all Wet N' Wild property, but if I'm not mistaken didn't Universal also buy a few smaller lots adjacent to Wet N' Wild when they bought the land? Anyone with better knowledge then me, is that land shown on those maps? Or am I mistaken? lol
Wet N Wild is nowhere near big enough for a 3rd gate
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They bought the parking lot across the street and some land that WnW owned. Nothing really of consiquence
I wouldn't be so sure about it not being big enough. I believe the land they bought in the original purchase was somewhere between 50-55 acres. Compare that to Disneyland resorts second gate (CA, and probably the best comparison given both resorts being surround by city) which, pre Cars Land expansion, was 55 acres. So theoretically it could be possible.
Yea, but it's 55 acres bisected by a road.
That's not something that is completely unheard of in theme parks. That's something that could be overcome by either pedestrian bridges over the street or pedestrian tunnels beneath to connect the two sides of the park. I've seen both utilized in different parks.
Yea, but it's 55 acres bisected by a road.
I could see there being something in that spot, connected to something else on the other side by a pedestrian bridge, though I doubt it would be a park. I can also see the area between the current resort and the Wet n Wild land getting purchased, along with that entire strip to the east of Universal Blvd. down to the giant plot of land by Lockheed Martin, which would help to establish some semblance of a clear boundary for the resort.That's not something that is completely unheard of in theme parks. That's something that could be overcome by either pedestrian bridges over the street or pedestrian tunnels beneath to connect the two sides of the park. I've seen both utilized in different parks.
I don't think that's something they'd necessarily be jumping for joy to resort to.
If there ever is a third gate, I would not expect it to be anywhere near the Wet N Wild land
Aah yes, 611. It has been posted after all. That could cover everything from KZ to the area next to MIB as far as I am concerned.
Aah yes, 611. It has been posted after all. That could cover everything from KZ to the area next to MIB as far as I am concerned.
Please, please, anything but Lord of the Rings.