Are you all just making lands up or has this been confirmed?
Honestly doesnt sound interesting thus far (Dreamworks does but thats it)
Honestly doesnt sound interesting thus far (Dreamworks does but thats it)
So your saying Universal has room to expand to more than 4 worlds after the park opens but later in like 10 or 15 years like your saying?I do want to point out that if this is to be one of the biggest Universal parks ever built...then this park probably will have so many expansion pads as its like this will become the flagship park. It may start out with 4 worlds doesn't mean after ten years after opening there will only be 4 worlds.
A Fantastic Beasts land, much less a sizable one at that, just seems crazy to me. No one loves these movies, most people are either indifferent or actively dislike them. I do not believe there is some massive audience excited to step into the world of these films, as much as Universal wishes it were to be so Fantastic Beasts is not Harry Potter.
Yes obviously WB is panicking that one of the three legs they have built they're next decade on is proving to be so unstable, and DC is only now starting to find it footing, so lets hope for their sake that those LEGO movies keep doing well. But on Universal's side I'm picturing the Fantastic Worlds commercials/billboards... Mario, A Trained Dragon, Dracula, and Newt Scamander, it just seems off.
And I really wish Ministry of Magic was replacing Fear Factor instead, I'm sure what ever Universal comes up with will be neat, but it will be tough to be as pumped to go on a Ministry ride that doesn't feature Dolores Umbridge, Lucius Malfoy, or Arthur Weasely. You could make, say, a Fantastic Beasts-era Gringotts Ride but people wouldn't like it as much as the one we have now because it wouldn't have the characters we love.
Again I'm not doubting Universal's ability to make great attractions and beautiful lands and I am really interested to see what they do with a new park, but in this particular case it's difficult to be excited ahead of time when they are about not just a property you don't like, but a twisted and ruined version of a property you adore.
I agree. FB MoM won't be the same for me. If the MoM "ride" took place around the Hall of Prophecy/VoldemortVDumbledore scenario, THAT would be an awesome experience.
If the MoM is what goes into FB instead of something like a journey through Newt's suitcase it would be extremely disappointing.
Even if the Fantastic Beasts franchise fails, this land will still have as much impact as an original land. Not to mention some of Universal's greatest attractions (WaterWorld, Michael Bay's Transformers, MSHI at the time) were based on failed franchises.
Yes. Supposedly they’re saving room for more entire worlds down the line.So your saying Universal has room to expand to more than 4 worlds after the park opens but later in like 10 or 15 years like your saying?
I agree. FB MoM won't be the same for me. If the MoM "ride" took place around the Hall of Prophecy/VoldemortVDumbledore scenario, THAT would be an awesome experience.
If the MoM is what goes into FB instead of something like a journey through Newt's suitcase it would be extremely disappointing.
Yes. Supposedly they’re saving room for more entire worlds down the line.
In the past they’ve only built parks with expansion plots for rides. In case another Potter-like opportunity comes along, this time they’re setting aside expansion “worlds”. So, more like Epcot’s World Showcase with nations all separated by an empty plot big enough for more nations in between.I'm definitely guessing there will substantial expansion pads by DreamWorks and Nintendo, at the very least
Could we also read in this as, that what they are building is going to be build for a longer time than they did before. So the write-off time is longer and the expanses for that ride/land/world is higher but they expect it to stay long?In the past they’ve only built parks with expansion plots for rides. In case another Potter-like opportunity comes along, this time they’re setting aside expansion “worlds”. So, more like Epcot’s World Showcase with nations all separated by an empty plot big enough for more nations in between.
This way, they won’t have to close or retheme lands, just to add another land later on. A first for UO for sure.
I think they just want to make sure when they either product a new hit film, or get the rights to something big (like Potter, Nintendo, etc) that they can start on an expansion immediately, without tearing something down first. They're looking ahead to the future.Could we also read in this as, that what they are building is going to be build for a longer time than they did before. So the write-off time is longer and the expanses for that ride/land/world is higher but they expect it to stay long?
I'm thinking they could also break things down to "Lands within Worlds". For Super Nintendo World, They could start with essentially separate Mushroom Kingdom and Donkey Kong Country lands possibly. Each within the "world" but separate immersive "lands" since the aesthetics are completely different. Then potentially expand to add Hyrule and Pokemon "lands".
Perhaps Dreamworks could be the same. The aesthetics of HTTYD, Shrek, Kung Fu Panda "lands" could all be different, but all encased within the Dreamworks "World"
Just throwing it out there.
Trust me, nothing about this park will be cheap. Including the ticket prices.