The Future of PortAventura

[cgd25]

A few days ago, the guys from Parque a Parque shared a rumor about a brand new Woody Woodpecker store being built in the park. Today, Netflix, in association with Universal, has announced the release of the sequel for the 2017 Woody Woodpecker movie later this year.

If these things are actually connected (it’s either that or PAW has some really good luck), it would look like they have a pretty good relationship if Universal shares the details of their confidential release slate with PortAventura so that they can plan things like this in advance, even if it’s just for a “minor IP”, as it involves now Netflix as well.

 

[KentNelson]

*Beautiful theming is already in Port Aventura. They only had to repair and repaint things here and there.
*With regards to rides, some should be demolished and some others shouls be updgraded in a way. I guess that demolish few flat rides and coasters and put in their spots brand new Uni level rides would be cheaper than building an all new park from zero.
*Hotels are more than ok. They have place enough to build a city walk. The water park can be upgraded progressively but it's not still a problem at all.
*Ferrari Land would need a retheming (Basically remove Ferrari logos and change the movie simulators) maybe with Fast & Furious but they can keep majority of mediterranean architecture.
*The problem is the way they could add Universal famous IP's. Or they change PortAventura drastically or they are limited on the way they can add their IP's to the park. Maybe some characters like Jurassic Park/World in Polynesia, Kung Fu Panda and The Mummy in China, Puss in Boots in Mexico, Back to the Future in Far West... But the big ones like Harry Potter, Nintendo and Minions are not easy to implement if they want to keep PA as it is now.

 

[Blue]

They could always close the park if they want to a big rebrand instead of replacing sections at a time. They would still probably be able to get this up and running before whatever they'd build in the UK, and that's assuming they get all the necessary approvals to build there.

I just can't see a park in the middle of the UK (without Potter, to add) being more popular than a park in a sunny resort town in one of the most visited countries in the world; it's really a no-brainer imo. There has been a lot of discussion about all the infrastructure upgrades that would need to happen in the UK, but like... they're already there in Spain. There's an airport literally 10 minutes away.

Maybe a smaller park similar to Singapore could work in the UK, but for a true destination park Spain seems like the better bet imo.

 

[KentNelson]

They could always close the park if they want to a big rebrand instead of replacing sections at a time. They would still probably be able to get this up and running before whatever they'd build in the UK, and that's assuming they get all the necessary approvals to build there.

I just can't see a park in the middle of the UK (without Potter, to add) being more popular than a park in a sunny resort town in one of the most visited countries in the world; it's really a no-brainer imo. There has been a lot of discussion about all the infrastructure upgrades that would need to happen in the UK, but like... they're already there in Spain. There's an airport literally 10 minutes away.

Maybe a smaller park similar to Singapore could work in the UK, but for a true destination park Spain seems like the better bet imo.

And Spain is EU and UK isn't. I think European tourist will prefer to travel inside their boundaries to go to a Uni prk than go to UK.

 

[tielo]

40 pages of nothing. Wouldn't mind if we locked this page until something with substance comes along....

 

[bedfordmassive]

Interesting fact about the GB location is that it has more population within 100km than any other location in Europe, airport 20-30 minutes away, direct trains to London and north, and 10 mins from the major N/S motorway. Location is good.

 

[Jake S]

Please, let's avoid litigating this for the hundredth time.

 

[Mad Dog]

40 pages of nothing. Wouldn't mind if we locked this page until something with substance comes along....

Yeah, these guys keep grasping at straws. Appropriate it's Groundhog Day today. These PA hope/wish/fantasy is like the movie 'Groundhog Day'.

 

[dueltruckdriver]

Probably not Universal but someone's from the U.S. is apparently moving in: the whole park was inspected all last week by recreation engineering inc. and it appears this had nothing to do with the freak accident they had last sunday

 

[cgd25]

A few days ago, the staff of @deparqueaparque shared that Universal was about to publish new patents for Spain. Today, the OEPM (the national patents and trademarks office) has published a new rollercoaster patent from Universal City Studios, fully translated to Spanish.

The new patent shares a system that allows to control the ride’s lap bar restraint with a wireless signal coming from a device that ressembles a wand.

 

[UniloveEU]

Did they delete it already? Haven’t seen anything on their account.

 

[cgd25]

Did they delete it already? Haven’t seen anything on their account.

They shared it on their private Telegram, though the patent can be found here OEPM BOPI || Resultados búsqueda

 

[Bollono]

No news?

 

[cgd25]

Nah, only PA having some fun

 

[Bollono]

Nah, only PA having some fun

New hotels no important

When Universal buy park?

 

[KentNelson]

Ponent Stella and Ponent Luminia sounds sinilar to Terra Luna and Stella Nova

 

[Dalt Wisney]

Not sure what this could mean, canal is channel in Spanish but whatever it is, it was registered by Universal/ Comcast.

 

[havaska]

Canal is a massive media company and is owned by Vivendi. They used to own Universal until they sold it to Comcast. There’s a lot of history between the businesses.

 

[Dalt Wisney]

Canal is a massive media company and is owned by Vivendi. They used to own Universal until they sold it to Comcast. There’s a lot of history between the businesses.

Canal+? That is indeed owned by Vivendi, so why would Universal register a domain for it? We know Universal and Vivendi have a long history, but still, they’ve parted ways long ago as far as I know…

 

[Mad Dog]

Hope springs eternal, it seems. It's hard to be let down when hopes were artificially/intentionally elevated a few months ago. On the bright side, Universal Britain will just be a short flight away.