Even if Uni's following the schedule they always have, that's not cutting it. Disney has their entire lineup until 2021 announced, including Tron, Ratatouille, Guardians, Star Wars, and Mickey. Each of these have concept art, are at least beginning construction, and have a general window of when they're coming. All Universal has right now is... "we're building a Harry Potter coaster!" with absolutely no details behind a 2019 opening window. That's a definite problem, and if they don't fix it soon, I could legitimately see it hurting in the long term.
Even if Uni's following the schedule they always have, that's not cutting it. Disney has their entire lineup until 2021 announced, including Tron, Ratatouille, Guardians, Star Wars, and Mickey. Each of these have concept art, are at least beginning construction, and have a general window of when they're coming. All Universal has right now is... "we're building a Harry Potter coaster!" with absolutely no details behind a 2019 opening window. That's a definite problem, and if they don't fix it soon, I could legitimately see it hurting in the long term.
All of this is slowed by the two important lawsuits (the Stan Thomas lawsuit and the bankruptcy proceeding).
It sounds like the project that he mentioned as fast tracked is the 101 acres buildout on Sand Lake...
As far as the 2nd resort goes, it still feels like 2023-2025 is the target.
Ah okay.The "new business" in the theme park sphere is not the 101 acres, but related too.
The "new business" in the theme park sphere is not the 101 acres, but related too.
The 3rd gate is almost done. It's an all VR resort. They hand you a head set and let you go in the middle of that big field. All they needed to install was WiFi.Exactly. That's the support for it. New business means new revenue which means some kind of other gate.
The 3rd gate is almost done. It's an all VR resort. They hand you a head set and let you go in the middle of that big field. All they needed to install was WiFi.
As far as new business goes, I always thought it'd be interesting if Universal expands its relationship with Royal Carribbean to maybe start a new cruise line with Illumination/DreamWorks to target the same demographic as Disney cruises.Exactly. That's the support for it. New business means new revenue which means some kind of other gate.
The 3rd gate is almost done. It's an all VR resort. They hand you a head set and let you go in the middle of that big field. All they needed to install was WiFi.
As far as new business goes, I always thought it'd be interesting if Universal expands its relationship with Royal Carribbean to maybe start a new cruise line with Illumination/DreamWorks to target the same demographic as Disney cruises.
Until something goes wrongA Universal cruise headed to Isla Nublar would be the ultimate Jurassic Park attraction.
I'm frustrated by the lack of info too but it's not going to hurt them. You can't ride announcements. Nobody books a trip for a ride opening in 2021.
I disagree. You think for a second people didn’t start planning a trip for SWL?
Or that TDL and USJ didn’t announce their 2020 projects for the olympics?
People absolutely plan- maybe not “book”- but earmark it for sure.
I agree. I think a lot of people will skip this year and the great thing about Orlando is that if you skip a year, you’ll have even more new rides to experience.
Speaking from a Brits POV, for a lot of people, a trip to Orlando is a huge deal and can take years of planning and saving.