USH always eventually tries to price match Disney.. But they're not crazy... And hope they never be.What disturbs me is reading that Universal has this “If Potter is successful” attitude. If it’s successful? They need to be preparing for crowd-ageddon. I was up there a couple of days during spring break and the upper lot was so crowded it was difficult to move around. All I could think was, “These crowds are nothing compared to what’s coming once Potter opens.” How is this little park going to cope with something as hugely popular as Wizarding World?
I know they’re making changes to the infrastructure, but from my admittedly limited perspective, they don’t look even close to adequate.
And their annual pass… It’s so cheap. Disney just raised their Premium Annual Pass to $700.00! And they discontinued their discount So Cal pass. They’re pricing a lot of families out of Disneyland. And once Wizarding World opens, Universal is going to be a viable alternative to Disneyland, especially with those cheap annual passes.
I sure hope I don’t wake up one day and find Universal Hollywood has a $700.00 annual pass, but they better do something or they’re going to be simply overrun.
Guests who visit both Universal Orlando and Universal Hollywood are in the extreme minority.Exactly. Remember, there still needs to be reason to visit UOR.
Fine, I call first 4K POV of HippogriffOn an unrelated note. I call first POV on Hippogriff! That is, if TPR/ITM/ etc. Isn't there on press day, or I get in which will never happen.
Alright, but I call laserdisc POV of FJ!Fine, I call first 4K POV of Hippogriff
True, but once you create nothing but carbon copies in both parks, diversity decreases.Guests who visit both Universal Orlando and Universal Hollywood are in the extreme minority.
A west coast Diagon Alley would have virtually no affect on visitation to Universal Orlando.
Again, only the extreme minority of guests are going to care.True, but once you create nothing but carbon copies in both parks, diversity decreases.
Excuse the following Potterhead-fueled rant.Still don't understand why they couldn't build Diagon Alley without Hogwars Express.They are not connected in the books or in the movies. Hogwarts Express it's not a sine qua non to Diagon Alley.
This was beautiful.Excuse the following Potterhead-fueled rant.
When bringing a fictional land to fruition in a theme park, there are obviously going to be some adjustments made to stay realistic. For example, Hogwarts Castle is not located directly in front of Hogsmeade Village as depicted in Japan and Florida. In the books and films, on the other hand, it is located in the heart of a mountainous area of Scotland surrounded by a massive lake. Minor things like the geographic obstacles I just mentioned can be eliminated because they don't affect the story drastically. Not including the Hogwarts Express with Diagon Alley, however, would be. With Hogsmeade located in Scotland and Diagon Alley located in London, it would make zero sense to be able to travel from one location to the other in mere seconds at USH when the real destinations are situated on opposite ends of the United Kingdom. The Hogwarts Express not only acts as a buffer between the two, but an insanely immersive form of transportation; enough to list it as another attraction.
To put it briefly, introducing one without the other would be a big mistake on UC's part.
Still don't understand how you make the connection between Diagon Alley and the Hogwarts Express as being essential--- if the "mere minutes" thing bothers you, make the guests walk 15 mins. Once again not having Hogwarts Express doesn't change the story in any way since there are ways to go to Hogwarts without setting foot into the Hogwarts Express, many which were depicted in the books and in the movies. The experience of going to Diagon Alley doesn't require the Hogwarts Express at all... Diagon Alley has been visited and represented in the books and movies without even bothering to show the station. If I am not mistaken (if I am, I'm sorry I read book 7 like 5 years ago) the station is not mentioned until the prologue. Don't see the problem of not having the train. When WWoHP opened there wasn't any transition or flight on dragon or in a car or whatever to make you "believe" you were going to Hogwarts not to alter the story.Excuse the following Potterhead-fueled rant.
When bringing a fictional land to fruition in a theme park, there are obviously going to be some adjustments made to stay realistic. For example, Hogwarts Castle is not located directly in front of Hogsmeade Village as depicted in Japan and Florida. In the books and films, on the other hand, it is located in the heart of a mountainous area of Scotland surrounded by a massive lake. Minor things like the geographic obstacles I just mentioned can be eliminated because they don't affect the story drastically. Not including the Hogwarts Express with Diagon Alley, however, would be. With Hogsmeade located in Scotland and Diagon Alley located in London, it would make zero sense to be able to travel from one location to the other in mere seconds at USH when the real destinations are situated on opposite ends of the United Kingdom. The Hogwarts Express not only acts as a buffer between the two, but an insanely immersive form of transportation; enough to list it as another attraction.
To put it briefly, introducing one without the other would be a big mistake on UC's part.