Universal's New Park/Site B Blue Sky Thread

[shiekra38]

I think some things should be better defined, within the context of how Fantastic Worlds may look. And we can reference the KidZone Mushroom Kingdom Plans.

Land - A featured, IP based component with at least three attractions, a restaurant and a store. Mushroom Kingdom, with Peach's Castle, Bowser's Castle, Yoshi, etc. is a "land."

Mini-Land - An area tangentially themed to an associated land, featuring one or two attractions and a shop or restaurant. DK's Jungle would be considered a "mini-land." Mini-lands may expand to become fully-formed lands in the future.

I think, even by establishing things this way, it helps clarify ideas.

(The following is all wishful thinking)
(World of Dreams) DreamWorks - Anchored by a Berk land and surrounded by Trolls, Croods, and Kung-fu Panda mini-lands.
(World of Play) Nintendo - Mushroom Kingdom land surrounded by DK Jungle, Pokémon, Hyrule mini-lands.
(World of Magic) Fantastic Beasts - Paris land paired with Beauxbatons mini-land.
(World of Monsters) Monsters - Transylvania land flanked by Egypt, Amazon, and Scooby-Doo's Creepy Carnival mini-lands.

I feel Kung Fu Panda will be the anchor for Dreamworks land

 

[Happytycho]

I think it's quite likely that if Pokemon has been added to the opening day lineup then either Monsters or Beasts has been cut.

 

[shiekra38]

I think it's quite likely that if Pokemon has been added to the opening day lineup then either Monsters or Beasts has been cut.

I'm not so sure, the theme with this park has been 'go big'...I would be surprised if something got cut

 

[Imperius]

Pokémon has plenty of options for ride ideas. Snap ride, Fly over all regions in the back of a flying Pokémon, surf boat ride in the back of a Pokémon, ride moving through the map and ending up at the Elite 4. There are tons of ideas out there. It has just as many or more than HTTYD. Outside of rides it has plenty of food and shopping ideas along with shows and meet and greets. It deserves a whole land if HTTYD would get one. Bigger franchise and a far greater fan base.

 

[JungleSkip]

I feel Kung Fu Panda will be the anchor for Dreamworks land

Nah

 

[truejonas]

Pokémon has plenty of options for ride ideas. Snap ride, Fly over all regions in the back of a flying Pokémon, surf boat ride in the back of a Pokémon, ride moving through the map and ending up at the Elite 4.

I'm game for climbing into the carved out back of a Wailmer. Just as long as they don't throw in too many of the new generations - I stopped three or four generations ago and don't think I can handle all the new Pokémon now.

 

[OrlLover]

Didn’t some posters state that ride packages are almost complete and I guess ready to be sent out for bidding ?

 

[Magic-Man]

Didn’t some posters state that ride packages are almost complete and I guess ready to be sent out for bidding ?

Don't know about that last part, but I believe someone brought up the first part.

 

[OrlLover]

Don't know about that last part, but I believe someone brought up the first part.

I wish I was a insider and knew more stuff about this massive project but I don’t live in Orlando(not yet) and have no connections to people who work there.

 

[Magic-Man]

Out of curiosity, is a Stranger Things ride on the table at all? For any of the parks?

 

[Brian G.]

Out of curiosity, is a Stranger Things ride on the table at all? For any of the parks?

No.

 

[Magic-Man]

No.

That's a disappointment. Don't know why they wouldn't try to capitalize on a big IP like that.

 

[Brian G.]

That's a disappointment. Don't know why they wouldn't try to capitalize on a big IP like that.

They are. Every fall. During Horror Nights.

 

[Magic-Man]

They are. Every fall. During Horror Nights.

Sure, but why not do more? It's clearly a giant IP up for grabs. Why not build a year round attraction based on it?

 

[Brian G.]

Sure, but why not do more? It's clearly a giant IP up for grabs. Why not build a year round attraction based on it?

Because not every IP needs that much attention.

 

[Magic-Man]

Because not every IP needs that much attention.

So they give an IP that not a lot of people have heard of an attraction (Bourne) and there's currently rides based on old comics in the parks (who's heard of Dudley? Cause I haven't), but they won't build an attraction based on one of the biggest TV shows to come out in recent memory? One that allows for plenty of call backs to old attractions and movies (BTTF, Jurassic Park, etc)?

That makes no sense to me. I love Universal, but they criminally underuse a lot of IP's that they have at their disposal (Marvel, Fast and Furious, Universal Classics, even Jurassic Park to an extent).

 

[Parkscope Joe]

So they give an IP that not a lot of people have heard of an attraction (Bourne) and there's currently rides based on old comics in the parks (who's heard of Dudley? Cause I haven't), but they won't build an attraction based on one of the biggest TV shows to come out in recent memory? One that allows for plenty of call backs to old attractions and movies (BTTF, Jurassic Park, etc)?

That makes no sense to me. I love Universal, but they criminally underuse a lot of IP's that they have at their disposal (Marvel, Fast and Furious, Universal Classics, even Jurassic Park to an extent).

It could happen if Netflix wanted to pay for it.

 

[Magic-Man]

It could happen if Netflix wanted to pay for it.

Maybe half and half?

 

[Parkscope Joe]

Maybe half and half?

Kinda missing the forest for the trees here.

Plus it seems both Universal and Netflix are happy with the amount they have in the parks through HHN. How many people said they wanted a TWD attraction in 2012 that now moan about the house in USH?

 

[Magic-Man]

Kinda missing the forest for the trees here.

Plus it seems both Universal and Netflix are happy with the amount they have in the parks through HHN. How many people said they wanted a TWD attraction in 2012 that now moan about the house in USH?

To be fair though, I've heard that the house is terrible.