Project 727

[Nick]

Look guys, this is Comcast upping the NBC presence in the parks. They are using their "star"'that relates most to the theme park demo. This is Universal Creative being tasked with "We want a Jimmy Fallon/NBC ride! Make it so, Number One."

No one has a clue how the H E L L they are going to pull off a Jimmy Fallon ride using a flight simulator ride system. Out of everything going on, this is what I'm most curious about. It is going to take some real creativity to pull this off. I'm am fascinated with this project.

this sounds like a competition project. I would love for Universal to go to the students of themed entertainment, hold a competition where the winner's ride gets built.

Doesn't seem like it will be hard to pull off. I envision it being completely screen based, using a Soarin-esque ride system, starting in his studio. Something will happen and Jimmy will have to find something or want to give you a tour of NYC. It will probably be pretty cheesy, but it will be what it will be. He'll probably narrate for the most part if what I envision comes to life. Think of O Canada! at Epcot, narrated by Martin Short, except with a Soarin system.

Attendance will be much higher than Twister and they'll sell more crap, which is really all they care about anyway.

 

[Teebin]

Yikes... I really misspoke the other day and I apologize. I knew this project was opening after something big and mistakenly typed Kong. It is opening 2017 AFTER Volcano Bay. If anyone can show me where I typed that please let me know so that I can correct. Thanks!

 

[IAmFloridaBorn]

Yikes... I really misspoke the other day and I apologize. I knew this project was opening after something big and mistakenly typed Kong. It is opening 2017 AFTER Volcano Bay. If anyone can show me where I typed that please let me know so that I can correct. Thanks!

Post #56.

Not sure how your thread is set up. mine is in ascending order from new to old.

 

[Teebin]

Post #56.

Not sure how your thread is set up. mine is in ascending order from new to old.

LOL! One page back! Lazy forgetful me. All fixed and nice nice. Thanks FD!

 

[JungleSkip]

Not opening till after VB?

A long time for something relatively simple.

 

[Teebin]

Not opening till after VB?

A long time for something relatively simple.

I guess it is just part of the master plan! I get a sense that it is still under development...?.?.

 

[JungleSkip]

I guess it is just part of the master plan! I get a sense that it is still under development...?.?.

I feel like it's gotta be pretty far along if they're posting permits for it already.

 

[ChrisFL]

I'm very iffy on this as well...it could become "Sounds Dangerous with Drew Carey" for Uni

 

[shiekra38]

Jimmy's Energy Adventure

 

[Marni1971]

If Twister was even moderately popular I'd agree with you. As it stands, no one really cares about that either.

I care

 

[JungleSkip]

I care

I meant in the larger sense.

Personally I have no love for Twister other than it's easily mocked. I don't really care for the replacement concept either, but at least we should get good facades out of it, so there is at least a slight positive

 

[Ash]

The difference between people not caring for Spidey/Potter but still enjoying the rides are that people have still heard of them wherever they are from.
How many British people which is a large chunk of Uni visitors have even heard of Fallon... I have despite being British but don't fancy this attraction at all.. especially if he cracks his god damn guitar out and starts singing.

 

[mcusi]

I don't understand how this will open after Volcano Bay. I understand that the property is currently working on Kong and Sapphire Falls, as well as Volcano Bay soon, but this attraction seems like a giant refurb to me. They better make this something special.

 

[Teebin]

I don't understand how this will open after Volcano Bay. I understand that the property is currently working on Kong and Sapphire Falls, as well as Volcano Bay soon, but this attraction seems like a giant refurb to me. They better make this something special.

I have been sitting back and thinking about this since I railed about the ride system a week ago. It might actually be good and very popular.

And regarding the word "refurb" a refurb it ain't. They are going to gut the building hollow and super-rebuild from scratch. The building is nearly incidental.

 

[martymcflyy85]

so late 2017? Hopefully this means Twister won't go down until late 2016.

 

[Teebin]

so late 2017? Hopefully this means Twister won't go down until late 2016.

I don't believe I said "long" after VB. I said some time after. Now, I don't know much about the current plans for VB, but I agree with others here that it will open for spring break 2017. I don't know that, I just think that. So after spring break is what I am thinking. I may know more, but I ain't saying more. :thumbs:

 

[Mad Dog]

I don't believe I said "long" after VB. I said some time after. Now, I don't know much about the current plans for VB, but I agree with others here that it will open for spring break 2017. I don't know that, I just think that. So after spring break is what I am thinking. I may know more, but I ain't saying more. :thumbs:

Looks like we'll have to roll out the waterboarding tortures again. TALK, Teebin TALK!!! LOL

 

[sjago13]

I remember back there was a post of a fake celebration of Twister dated Feb 2016 and Teebin said it was funny to celebrate it so close to it closing.

 

[martymcflyy85]

I'm hoping sometime after summer 2016. I want to go see it one more time.

 

[Teebin]

I'm hoping sometime after summer 2016. I want to go see it one more time.

You can stop hoping right now... it will be gone by then. I promise.