Dustin
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Pokémon or Zelda have to come after DK right?just give me pokémon darn it
I’d assume Nintendo requires more attractions in their contract, although Pokémon is probably a seperate contract.Pokémon or Zelda have to come after DK right?
Unless Luigi mansion film is coming out around then but really Pokémon or Zelda should be next because they both are pretty different from Mario worlds and have huge fan bases.
Pokémon especially has one of the biggest bases in the world and is the best selling IP ever
mainly because unless it’s taking over the land behind transformers or the mummy it’s a strange spotI’d assume Nintendo requires more attractions in their contract, although Pokémon is probably a seperate contract.
There’s really no reason for either company, including Universal, to not invest heavily in these. If Pokémon is taking over Spider-Man in Japan potentially, why not take over for Transformers in Hollywood?
1.6 billion was the amount they stated from what I can find, but that was also supposed to include two hotels. Hosgmeade was 500m, ET Parking Lot I'm guessing was somewhere between 50m-100m given how expensive parking structures are. I'm sure redoing the infrastructure in general was really pricy (hence the high cost for Hogsmeade), but now that's largely done with.I believe the investment in the last evolution plan was between $1 and $1.3 Billion running 2013 to 2017? (correct me if wrong)
For that we got:
- Minion Mayhem/Super Silly Fun Land
- Brand new Entrance/Universal Plaza
- Hoggsmead/Forbidden Journey
- Springfield/Fast Food Boulevard
- F&F Supercharged
- ET Parking Lot
- Extra escalator on the Starway
- New Stages (6?)
I imagine they’re going to be making more money than ever with Nintendo now, so the investments could be even more with the benefit of that as well as the Olympics coming.I believe the investment in the last evolution plan was between $1 and $1.3 Billion running 2013 to 2017? (correct me if wrong)
For that we got:
Thats a substantial amount so can give us an idea of a $1 Billion Investment:
- Minion Mayhem/Super Silly Fun Land
- Brand new Entrance/Universal Plaza
- Hoggsmead/Forbidden Journey
- Springfield/Fast Food Boulevard
- F&F Supercharged
- ET Parking Lot
- Extra escalator on the Starway
- New Stages (6?)
- F&F Hollywood Drift
- DKC
- 8 remaining red sea stages(?)
- Replacement for Super Charged
- New Dreamworks film(?)
- Something big opening just ahead of the Olympics
For Sure, but I hope if they did have an idea for that area whether it be a Q or part of ride along with french street then I hope they use itCan they do a lot with that space if it's on top of the parking structure? I personally think they should leave it for now, the park doesn't have enough things with no height restrictions and they have other places to expand to right now
And Comcast is clearly going all in on the parks right now. I'm pretty hopefulI imagine they’re going to be making more money than ever with Nintendo now, so the investments could be even more with the benefit of that as well as the Olympics coming.
I know a fanboy for these parks, but seeing their clear investment in Orlando and Hollywood, along with knowing their numbers are strong, I’ve lately truly begun to feel sky is the limit here for these parks. Not to be toooo over the top, but it’s how I feel at this point.And Comcast is clearly going all in on the parks right now. I'm pretty hopeful
mainly because unless it’s taking over the land behind transformers or the mummy it’s a strange spot
but as long as Pokémon has power bands that let you capture and fight Pokémon in raids along with a ride then I’ll be pretty happy
AR could be coolI wonder if there is a world ahead of us where we could walk around an entire world with AR (such as pokemon) and that's how we interact / catch them.. I'm guessing the most practical solution to this would be once AR has gone mainstream and apple has released their consumer product. At that point Universal could simply build an app for those glasses but a world where the glasses are substantially smaller, cheaper to produce, better FOV and could interact with an entire land untethered seems pretty exciting.
Here is the thing if they take out 4 sound stages and move falls lake/the tram. I'm much more down for hotel, my dislike of it before was they were just not using enough land for rides and lands....but if they do all this. I'm much more open to see what they do. Hell it could be difficult but maybe somehow combine the hotel with Citywalk to save even more space and have the hotel kinda on top of things like how DCA hotel is above parts of Down Town DisneyWhen you think of it by 2026 alone things could already become even more crazy
2 World Class Shows (Assuming Bourne's still on)
3 World Class E-Tickets (Forbidden Journey, Mario Kart, Hollywood Drift) alongside high technological and high budget experiences (Off The Leash, JW, DWT, & Minecart Madness)
Coupled with the Studio Tour as-well as other key and distinct attractions. The thing that'd really be missing at this point is a hotel or two for the sake of the park and studio alike.
So Comcast's investor day came and went and nothing was announced about USH's road to 2028 and beyond. Looks like Universal Core was wrong again. (go figure) Maybe there is a chance it will be announced at SNW press day?
As I recall, I believe there's a Nintendo World media day going on today at USH, so perhaps there's still a chance of something getting announced later.