Overbudget

[UniversalFan]

Do you think USH will go overbudget on its future attractions? They overbudgeted on Transformers and Mummy, do you think DM will be overbudgeted too?

 

[Miss Betty Juice]

DM is such an easy and cheap installation I don't see how they can possibly go over. 

 

[Jon Fu]

Where did you hear that they overspent for Transformers?

 

[UniversalFan]

I heard it from an employee, that explains the mural a little bit, as you probably saw in the original concept, they had a mural because they knew they were going to go overbudget. Originally, EVAC was supposed to be placed at the top of the TF sign, but that would be danger. So they decided to save money for the ride itself.

 

[Allen The Actor]

That's not what I heard at all.....

Also, hard to believe our Mummy went over budget considering we got the cheapo version

Anyway, from everything that I've heard, Transformers was not over budget at all. The facade becoming a mural instead of military base facade was simply to save money, not because we were over budget. The only other "cut" they made cuz of money was not including the animatronic Optimus at the end, and instead we got a projection. Which was also for continuity since the rest of the ride was projection based

 

[UniversalFan]

I've heard of the military based facade too. But i was told the attraction went overbudget. And they said in the press release they would have a Megatron animatronic, but that didn't happen, it didn't move, it is just stationary. But whatever you say Allen, it's might be correct. But that is what i was told. Have a Universal Day!

 

[Allen The Actor]

Megatron is "dead" so that's why hes stationary, no? Lol

Transformers opened an identical ride (with lower tech 3D) in Singapore first, so i don't sense where they mightve gone over budget. Oh well ol

 

[UniversalFan]

There is no positive answer yet. LOL

 

[UniversalFan]

It's either Universal Creative thought that was the end of the TF franchise. But there is a fourth one coming out. So what was UC thinking? LOL

 

[Allen The Actor]

I can tell you it was 1000% not Universal Creative. If Universal Creative, like WDI, had their way, everything would be over the top.

 

[Jon Fu]

Yep. I really doubt Transformers went over budget. The facade had to have been factored in before they started construction.