Probably just want to have as much capacity for the busier than they expected holiday season. The simplest explanation is probably true in this case.NEW PARK!!!
Probably just want to have as much capacity for the busier than they expected holiday season. The simplest explanation is probably true in this case.NEW PARK!!!
In looking through the permits it looks like they were denied for drainage permits multiple times over the course of a few months... just one more reason to add to the delay speculation. But they're all approved now, so that's good news.With the permit stuff from yesterday, this topic is relevant again. Since the permit had a start date of July 2017, something delayed the start of it (It expires in July of 2018). So that implies that closure would happen sometime before then. The Christmas event's last day is January 6th. Based on what happened to Amity/Jaws, the guess is Jan 7th, and I don't think the news about Jaws closing came until Dec 8th or 9th or so that year (2011), so that's the only real basis for the Jan 7th speculation.
I could be misremembering, but my understanding is the "Start" date is when they initiate the permit, not when they were planning on starting the work
They have to start by the end of the window or resubmit the plans.
Where is anyone saying that?Right, but that's not the same as "Things got delayed because this says the start was Jul 2017"
Where is anyone saying that?
Since the permit had a start date of July 2017, something delayed the start of it .
Super Mario and Donkey Kong NOT Headed to Universal Studios Florida - Supposedly - Theme Park University
From the article:
"There is no way the demolition can be completed by July 2018"
OK, have they seen the speed in which Universal does things?
Super Mario and Donkey Kong NOT Headed to Universal Studios Florida - Supposedly - Theme Park University
From the article:
"There is no way the demolition can be completed by July 2018"
OK, have they seen the speed in which Universal does things?
I’m actually a bit bummed they’re moving forward with spreading out Nitendo in each park instead of giving it its own park.
IMO Nitendo properties don’t fit in USF. They would work fine in IOA, but it’s the final nail in the whole “Ride the Movies” aesthic of USF. Sure you can argue USF has Simpsons, Jimmy Fallon, Barney, Etc., but television shows and behind the scenes production experiences/museums were always a part of USF - Nickelodeon, Murder She Wrote, Lucy.
Honestly wish they would update Kids Zone to be all Bikini Bottoms and SpongBob. That franchise will never die.
Nintendo park by itself would just be a niche park. It would probably have a low attendance ceiling. Major theme parks need diversity in IP's and themes to reach high attendance figures. The population is diverse and you need to reach out to, not all, but a number of those diverse segments to have a successful business model.
I would think for USF and IOA, both have now ditched the "ride the movie" aspect of USF and then the Literature aspect of IOA with Kong at IOA and as you said, Fallon; Simpsons; and even SpongeBob.
Nintendo? You have countless IP's that with fine tuning, can easily be translated to multiple lands across the entire resort. It's the next Potter, and that Universal would be dumb to not have Nintendo fleshed out the Potter way as opposed to restricting it to just one park. And that I am open to it with fully acknowledging what Universal Studios Florida and IOA's original purposes is dead.
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That said, I am going to guess that they could close Curious George and Barney first in Janruary, and keep Animal Actors, Fivel, and Woody Woodpecker until after Mardi Gras.
Kong at IOA was a giant misstep. It was short sighted of Universal to add Skull Island on the heels of Jurassic World’s release.
And I’m still opposed to spreading out Nintendo. I care more about aesthetics than IP diversity - keeping the “theme” in theme park. It makes more sense to hop from Super Mario Land to Hyrule to Donkey Kong Island to Pokemon’s Kanto/Johto/etc. within the same gate.
The only reason HP pulled it off was because of Hogwarts Express. Still, IMO, HP isn’t worth the attractions we’ve lost. Talk about lack of diversity, we’ve lost several attractions for one IP. I’ll be disappointed to see Nintendo go the same route.