Universal Orlando August 1 Press Conference

[OrlLover]

I hope someone is keeping an eye on their website to see if someone makes a mistake and puts up the reveal early. HA!

Lol :grin:

 

[Scott W.]

I hope someone is keeping an eye on their website to see if someone makes a mistake and puts up the reveal early. HA!

I was going to consider searching the keywords on the OUR website to see if anything stood out but I can’t for the life of me remember how to do it.

 

[Hatetofly]

I'd kind of assumed that IU had been invited given how quiet @Brian G. has been on this thread.

If I was into conspiracies, I'd say that he's already preparing the articles and knows what's coming which makes @Andy 's hype even more grounded.

I don’t know a thing, I’m just here so I don’t get fined

 

[Magic-Man]

I was going to consider searching the keywords on the OUR website to see if anything stood out but I can’t for the life of me remember how to do it.

Tried using the address bar to search for Fantastic Worlds and Epic Worlds. So far, nothing.

 

[Alicia]

Tried using the address bar to search for Fantastic Worlds and Epic Worlds. So far, nothing.

Epic Universe, not Worlds.

 

[Magic-Man]

Epic Universe, not Worlds.

Still nothing. The page won't go live until Thursday at 10:00/10:30 AM, if I had to guess. I'd be more worried about emails getting sent early.

 

[TommyJK]

I'm counting out Dr.Doolittle for Fantastic/Epic Worlds opening day 2023, but I hope you're not counting out the IP completely. Who knows where it'll be in years to come... Anything could happen to some of these IPs.

While you can't count anything out 100%, I'm counting it out 99.99%

Sorry. Just don't see it. I don't see it being anything significant in the near or long term.

It's an old IP that doesn't need to be remade (for a 3rd time no less) but they're doing it anyway at their own peril. And while maybe it might have some modicum of success, it'll still fall behind loads of other IPs that are more popular, relevant, and successful that would be leagues ahead of it for consideration of theme park inclusion.

 

[Alicia]

Just in case, you may wanna DVR the TODAY Show

 

[RFRees]

While you can't count anything out 100%, I'm counting it out 99.99%

Sorry. Just don't see it. I don't see it being anything significant in the near or long term.

It's an old IP that doesn't need to be remade (for a 3rd time no less) but they're doing it anyway at their own peril. And while maybe it might have some modicum of success, it'll still fall behind loads of other IPs that are more popular, relevant, and successful that would be leagues ahead of it for consideration of theme park inclusion.

Spider-man had been remade several times, it's an old IP. Comic book movies were basically a dead idea after Batman & Robin. Comic book movies were literally (literally literally, not figuratively) a joke. But things change. I'm just saying there's a chance, above your predicted 0.01%.

 

[NJBrandon]

As of now there's nothing in the TV listing about the announcement.

 

[Alicia]

At least they’re allowing media to film. Just no streaming. Attractions will post their video later after the event.

 

[HPFred]

At least they’re allowing media to film. Just no streaming. Attractions will post their video later after the event.

I don't get what Universal's PR team is planing. You can record, and live tweet, but no streaming it.
If they'll have an official stream that could be a reason, but at the same time people would probably just not stream if they were told that.
And I also don't see Universal using an entire 20 mins block of TV to a presentation on a stage, only if it was edited (kind of like a Nintendo Direct), and you can't do that live.

 

[OhHaiInternet95]

EDIT: Didn't realize that the...discussion...that I was responding to was a couple pages back.

 

[Mr. EPCOT]

Putting my money on "Universal Fantastic Epimagic XL Park"

 

[Alicia]

I don't get what Universal's PR team is planing. You can record, and live tweet, but no streaming it.
If they'll have an official stream that could be a reason, but at the same time people would probably just not stream if they were told that.
And I also don't see Universal using an entire 20 mins block of TV to a presentation on a stage, only if it was edited (kind of like a Nintendo Direct), and you can't do that live.

Might be 5 mins on live TV, not the entire thing. That’s why I’m glad outlets like Attractions will be posting the entire thing after at least.

 

[belloq87]

I can already tell that Thursday morning will not be a productive one for me at work!

 

[Imperius]

 

[Cup_Of_Coffee]

I can already tell that Thursday morning will not be a productive one for me at work!

I pray I’m not busy Thursday. Luckily, I have Friday off but I work a double on Thursdays as a server and lunch can be dead.
Pray for no customers!

 

[TommyJK]

Spider-man had been remade several times, it's an old IP. Comic book movies were basically a dead idea after Batman & Robin. Comic book movies were literally (literally literally, not figuratively) a joke. But things change. I'm just saying there's a chance, above your predicted 0.01%.

While perhaps experiencing brief periods of downtime in the grand scheme of things, the super hero/comic genre has withstood the test of time.

Modern Superman came out in 1978 and then died with Superman IV in 1987. But it took all of 2 year for the Batman franchise to pop up. Batman and Robin then killed things in 1998. Then it took all of 2 years for X-men to come on the scene in 2000. Then from there Spider Man came along in 2002 and has been popular ever since, then the MCU.....

Dr. Doolittle, while a quaint and charming story, has never been anything to take the global audience by storm and have a lasting effect that has spanned generations.

While you may see something in it, I personally don't. And of the dozens of IPs Universal has control to do something with from a theme park perspective that would excite large volumes of park goers, I'd wager Dr. Doolittle is near the bottom of that list.

 

[SailwiththeTide]

Too early to know if any of the rides in FW will offer express?

Oh they will milk that cash cow for sure.