Just to clarify my post/question:
- I fully agree the current state of USF is roooough.
- I fully agree changes need to be made.
- I fully agree Supercharged is dogwater.
- I would trade my third born to replace Simpsons with Pokemon.
My only confusion is the multiple posts (not @you specifically by any means) jumping to things like "Universal has their hands in so many other projects now that USF may not get the attention it needs", "Uni likely thinks USF is good enough as is bc of the events", etc all while multiple Universal Orlando projects are under construction simultaneously (and seemingly at a rapid fire pace at that). That was the only confusion I had because it feels like a big leap & assumption.
I also think there's a lot of big assumptions that just because LC is getting a replacement that nothing else is being considered for Simpsons when that time comes. Personally, I'd rather HRRR and Supercharged go first because I think they're both net negatives to the park. Simpsons replacement excites me, but it's at least a cute land with themed food & drink options that I don't hate in its current state. I truly have no positives left for HRRR and Supercharged. But again, personal preference.
I could argue whether HRRR is a lateral move when it was unthemed garbage that physically hurt to ride towards the end (I fully regretted my final ridethrough). Same with Supercharged seeing as we have genuinely no idea what's going there or how it would be transitioned into a new attraction and it's all a lot of assumptions again, but that's all personal preference and I still see where you're coming from completely.
I appreciate the responses!
For my part, I've been posting that fans shouldn't be expecting the frantic pace of new attractions, and many are expecting that it seems, that we
saw in the previous decade. There were some expectations that USF was going to get a nearly complete makeover. That's just not going to
happen in the next 5 or 6 years. There's only so much budget available and that will get spread around to the other projects, and now there's
many more than when Comcast purchased Universal/NBC and inherited the Hogsmeade expansion. Heck, they didn't even have controlling interest of Osaka in 2010. I actually like USF and don't think it needs all that much. I enjoy screen attractions a lot . USF is just a bit out of balance with too many though. And I like Springfield and have been posting for the past few years that I think it will be extended. If Universal was in the position they were in before they expanded, an immediate Springfield replacement would probably be started on right now. But with so many other parks, that can wait. To me the only big hole is Supercharged, and that should have already been replaced due to extreme unpopularity since day one and very low ridership.
USF strength is Diagon, excellent festivals, live entertainment, parade/night show, and the ambiance of it's themed city streets. I find that I spend much more time at USF than IOA since USF has more to do, even though it's rides are not as good, in totality, as IOA. I'm fine for the next 5/6 years 'IF' (we've been hearing false rumors of a replacement for about 5 years already) Supercharged gets replaced with a well done D/E attraction in the present building and 'IF' the RRR coaster replacement is decently themed and a fun coaster.....To get my total perspective you would have to read the dozens of posts I've made on the thread in the past months. Yes, USF could probably get more fixes to give it the attention it needs, but those areas are more icing on the cake than crucial. I'm not a USF hater at all. I like the park. Mainly,
just fix the big hole in the middle very soon.
And a good show in the mostly closed theater would be a nice little add on 'plus'.
Bottom line: I think we need to keep our USF expectations from getting too high, otherwise we'll be disappointed.