The Future of Lost Continent (Poseidon Fury closing May 9)

[belloq87]

I too like Poseidon's because it's a walkthrough. There's nothing like it in Orlando.

That being said, the storyline is pretty hokey and the attraction has seen much better days. The tunnel was the show's biggest effect and I can't remember the last time I saw it working.

Sure, the storyline is a bit cheeseball, but I really love the exploratory, archaeology-y, mythology-heavy vibe of the attraction. It's a refreshing change of pace in the park.

 

[Mad Dog]

I too like Poseidon's because it's a walkthrough. There's nothing like it in Orlando.

That being said, the storyline is pretty hokey and the attraction has seen much better days. The tunnel was the show's biggest effect and I can't remember the last time I saw it working.

The water tunnel has worked every time I've been there. Plus they updated & refurbed the effects last year. Pretty good laser show now.

 

[GadgetGuru]

The water tunnel has worked every time I've been there. Plus they updated & refurbed the effects last year. Pretty good laser show now.

That's good to know! It's been a long time since I've done Poseidon's. The last time I went, the tunnel wasn't working and they just covered the hallway in fog.

At the time, it seemed like the consensus was that the tunnel was never coming back (?). Glad to know they've been refurbing it well.

 

[captainmoch]

Zora's Domain would be a pretty amazing theme for Mythos...

 

[Paulio]

The Lost Continent just seems so lifeless and dead, like it's holding on to its grasp for life. The show is cheesy and doesn't hold well with the times like Waterworld is. It's the only themed area in the park without a major ride. Might as well go on the chopping the block and replace with Legend of Zelda if they have the chance, but it's not going to take until 2025 or maybe two years before the 2028 L.A. Olympics.

 

[Andy]

LC is done

 

[AlexanderMBush]

LC is done

In a way, I can actually understand that.

Sinbad is a horrible piece of garbage, and Poseidon's Fury is not what it used to be. Depending on what they do, Lost Continent's 7.5 acres can be used to a great advantage.

 

[happy bunny rabbit]

In a way, I can actually understand that.

Sinbad is a horrible piece of garbage, and Poseidon's Fury is not what it used to be. Depending on what they do, Lost Continent's 7.5 acres can be used to a great advantage.

hey, in spite of that all, I still love it. I 100% understand why it's gonna go, but I'm never gonna stop admiring the theming, even once it's gone. I won't be able to explain my love for this area in just this post, but in the future I imagine I'll tell all my stories.

Here's to The Lost Continent, may it forever remain lost.

 

[captainmoch]

hey, in spite of that all, I still love it. I 100% understand why it's gonna go, but I'm never gonna stop admiring the theming, even once it's gone. I won't be able to explain my love for this area in just this post, but in the future I imagine I'll tell all my stories.

Here's to The Lost Continent, may it forever remain lost.

In a way, it'll make Lost Continent the most accurate theme park land in the world. It's literally a lost continent. It no longer exists. How immersive!

 

[Scott W.]

In a way, it'll make Lost Continent the most accurate theme park land in the world. It's literally a lost continent. It no longer exists. How immersive!

If it wasn’t so late, I’d photoshop LC into oblivion on the park map.

 

[IAmFloridaBorn]

Can someone explain to me whats so important about Mythos?

 

[WAJAS]

The water tunnel has worked every time I've been there. Plus they updated & refurbed the effects last year. Pretty good laser show now.

I can confirm. The script’s changed a bit too I believe. It’s actually not half-bad right now. Just a bit better than half-bad though.

 

[JungleSkip]

Can someone explain to me whats so important about Mythos?

One of two sit down restaurants in the park. I doubt they’ll get rid of it. At least they’ll retheme it

 

[GadgetGuru]

One of two sit down restaurants in the park. I doubt they’ll get rid of it. At least they’ll retheme it

I think Universal is done with sit-down restaurants in the parks.

They seem to be trying to establish CityWalk as the place for sit-down restaurants and the parks as places for counter service.

They haven’t opened a sit down restaurant in the park in ages and they haven’t opened a proper quick service in CityWalk since the sandwich place.

 

[JungleSkip]

I think Universal is done with sit-down restaurants in the parks.

They seem to be trying to establish CityWalk as the place for sit-down restaurants and the parks as places for counter service.

They haven’t opened a sit down restaurant in the park in ages and they haven’t opened a proper quick service in CityWalk since the sandwich place.

Nah. There’ll always be 2 in each park.

 

[Mad Dog]

I can confirm. The script’s changed a bit too I believe. It’s actually not half-bad right now. Just a bit better than half-bad though.

It has always seemed to me that the actor is the most important aspect of that attraction. The first time we experienced it, a short lady played the role. She overacted so badly, and seemed to be imitating the Smaug character from LOTR. She was really bad. I definitely was disappointed in the attraction, but the next year we visited I tried it again. The actor was excellent. He was Indiana Jones like with just the right amount of feigned fear to make the role like a satiric IJ, but not corny. We loved the attraction. Ever since then we've always had pretty good actors. I think that's crucial. Last year, with the new laser & other effects, the show was even better. And I always enjoy the queue and the mood of a dark, cold, labyrinth leading to the chambers. I will miss it when it's gone. Guessing two or three more years until it's torn down and it's successor, be it Zelda or Dragons, takes over that area. But, when I go in May, as is my habit, it will be one of the first attractions I visit.

 

[Paulio]

In a way, it'll make Lost Continent the most accurate theme park land in the world. It's literally a lost continent. It no longer exists. How immersive!

Lost Continent is now going to be empowered by the arrival of the people from the Zelda universe!

 

[UniversalRBLX]

If you remove both the theater and Poseidon's you have 3.7 acres to build a family E-Ticket and possibly a C/D ticket. Retheme Mythos, redo shops/counter service and you have a nice land.

 

[Ashhanbre]

the thing about the water tunnel I always remember is that nasty smell. :faint:

 

[Cheezbat]

LC is done

Do tell...

Now you've got me curious...