Universal's New Park/Site B Blue Sky Thread

[natespf]

Is that the bus drop off that I see in the parking lot next to the park?

Looks like pickup/drop off, taxis and valet to the north, then buses to the south.

 

[Alicia]

Please excuse the crudity of this model, I did not have time to paint it.

Just trying to get a sense of scale here. Yellow is new CityWalk type separator, gray is parking lot, red is complete plot for new park. Islands of Adventure overlaid to scale. And remember, back of house and TM parking all above this and excluded from this image.

 

[JungleSkip]

Please excuse the crudity of this model, I did not have time to paint it.

Just trying to get a sense of scale here. Yellow is new CityWalk type separator, gray is parking lot, red is complete plot for new park. Islands of Adventure overlaid to scale. And remember, back of house and TM parking all above this and excluded from this image.

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So much more room for activities!

 

[natespf]

 

[Doug A.]

Triggered .... since we have 3 of his dealerships where I live I hear all those commercials all the time :x: However is it appropriate because I didn’t realize how big this new park will be once IOA is overlaid like that. Thanks @Alicia it definitely gives a sense of scale.

 

[EddieB]

Please excuse the crudity of this model, I did not have time to paint it.

Just trying to get a sense of scale here. Yellow is new CityWalk type separator, gray is parking lot, red is complete plot for new park. Islands of Adventure overlaid to scale. And remember, back of house and TM parking all above this and excluded from this image.

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When I say spacious, y’all say park!

 

[GAcoaster]

Got word yesterday they are starting to form teams for the various projects in the new park and recruiting from the existing workforce. They're being told it will be a 3-5 year commitment to get the park up and running.

 

[Parkscope Joe]

Got word yesterday they are starting to form teams for the various projects in the new park and recruiting from the existing workforce. They're being told it will be a 3-5 year commitment to get the park up and running.

Which puts it around 2022 with a buffer for adjust.

 

[Mad Dog]

My late 2022 /early 2023 prediction stays on course.

 

[truejonas]

Excellent, more attack surfaces for leaks.

I mean, more progress on the new park!

 

[Mad Dog]

Excellent, more attack surfaces for leaks.

I mean, more progress on the new park!

I was thinking the same. :thumbsup:....We'll sic "A Leek a" on them.

 

[Scott W.]

I found this article interesting (Apologies if it's been posted already)

Trend: Theme Parks Aim For Broader Demographic

 

[Scott W.]

New infrastructure plans released today. I'm a fan of this image, kinda gives us an idea of where the lands for the new park may be located.



EDIT: Here it is in case you wanna draw on it your ideas for the new park:

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Park entrance will be bottom-right, where those long access roads dead end.

Here's the road network for IOA and the lands overlaid on top of it next to to give a good visual about how these roads can easily indicate where the lands or rides could be placed.

 

[Alicia]

Here's the road network for IOA and the lands overlaid on top of it next to to give a good visual about how these roads can easily indicate where the lands or rides could be placed.

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Thank you, I think that really puts things into perspective. I knew some roads would go into the middle of lands, but it's still a divider some of the time so thought it'd be fun to discuss.

 

[Scott W.]

Thank you, I think that really puts things into perspective. I knew some roads would go into the middle of lands, but it's still a divider some of the time so thought it'd be fun to discuss.

The big difference between IOA and the new Park is the layout. With a huge lagoon, access roads don’t need to go that far in but with a hub and spoke layout, access is a little more tricky.

With how far the roads go in, I wonder if this means that the land will be raised with pathways going over the roads or there’s just no pathway circling the park.

 

[belloq87]

Hasn't there been speculation that, indeed, we will be funneled back out to the hub to travel between worlds?

Or if not the hub center, some other kind of circular pathway between the hub and the entrances to the lands?

 

[JungleSkip]

Hasn't there been speculation that, indeed, we will be funneled back out to the hub to travel between worlds?

I've heard a lot of weird things about the park, to the point where at this point I'd just have to wait and see how the setup actually works.

 

[natespf]

The big difference between IOA and the new Park is the layout. With a huge lagoon, access roads don’t need to go that far in but with a hub and spoke layout, access is a little more tricky.

With how far the roads go in, I wonder if this means that the land will be raised with pathways going over the roads or there’s just no pathway circling the park.

Well the guest path can also intersect with the service road if needed. We see this with the service entrance between JP and TL, where the guest path has gates on both sides and the service road continues to the Discovery Center. Like how in USF the block with Mel's Diner has access to Backlot Dr.

 

[Mad Dog]

Here's the road network for IOA and the lands overlaid on top of it next to to give a good visual about how these roads can easily indicate where the lands or rides could be placed.

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Great breakdown idea. Kind of shows that we can't be conclusive, at this point in time, where the various Worlds will be located just by looking at where the roads are. There's no constant pattern with IOA and there probably won't be one with the new park.

 

[Nick]

Missed a bunch of USO street shows:
Ricky Ricardo Orchestra - not sure if still around
Flying Fish Market - closed
Beat Builders - possibly closed
Sing It - almost certainly closed
Food Truck Wrappers - moved to Springs
Marilyn show - ongoing

It's not for lack of trying. These things are just hard to make work.

The Food Truck guys have actually been at Disney Springs since BEFORE that short stint at USF. They worked both at the same time during that period. I'm not sure if they're still at Springs, but if they are, they used to be in the Food Truck park near Bongos.