USF Project?

[Mr. EPCOT]

Hmmm, could it be?

Don’t you dare get my hopes up.

 

[Andysol]

I think the park will get on just fine. Nothing will be as bad as 2012.

USF has had a 40% jump in attendance since 2012- approx 4 million more people. They will have record crowds in 2019.
And I can't stress enough the fact that Fallon and F&F are virtual queues- which don't increase capacity significantly (if at all).
It would likely be worse than 2012 if a major attraction like MiB, Shrek or Mummy got cut prior to anything else opening.

 

[JungleSkip]

What I think we'll see:

-KidZone and FFL get demolished post HHN
-F&F will "open" fairly early in 2018
-MoM will be scheduled to open in 2019, though it may not be until late that year
-This other beloved Universal classic (Classic in this sense is defined as pre WWOHP) will close once MoM opens

 

[Disneyhead]

What I think we'll see:

-KidZone and FFL get demolished post HHN
-F&F will "open" fairly early in 2018
-MoM will be scheduled to open in 2019, though it may not be until late that year
-This other beloved Universal classic (Classic in this sense is defined as pre WWOHP) will close once MoM opens

I see the "classic" going down after F&F opens. The capacity hit because of KidZone and FFL is negligible.

 

[Mad Dog]

What I think we'll see:

-KidZone and FFL get demolished post HHN
-F&F will "open" fairly early in 2018
-MoM will be scheduled to open in 2019, though it may not be until late that year
-This other beloved Universal classic (Classic in this sense is defined as pre WWOHP) will close once MoM opens

I think you're just about right on with those predictions. :thumbsup:...of course, with the caveat that Universal execs change their minds every few days.

 

[JungleSkip]

I see the "classic" going down after F&F opens. The capacity hit because of KidZone and FFL is negligible.

I could see that as a possibility as well. It would give the classic ride a few more months to allow people to say goodbye. Still, I wouldn't be surprised if it stuck around through at least 2018.

I think you're just about right on with those predictions. :thumbsup:...of course, with the caveat that Universal execs change their minds every few days.

Yea, who knows. Things in Orlando are nuts right now

 

[Andysol]

I see the "classic" going down after F&F opens. The capacity hit because of KidZone and FFL is negligible.

Why wait, though? How does F&F opening help anything else around the park? It's a virtual queue.
Although it will likely score extremely high with Guest satisfaction- so maybe that overrides the additional crowds/queues?


All of this still makes me wonder what the hell they are thinking making F&F virtual. A physical standby eating crowds like Kong does would solve a huge amount of my concerns.

 

[Disneyhead]

I could see that as a possibility as well. It would give the classic ride a few more months to allow people to say goodbye. Still, I wouldn't be surprised if it stuck around through at least 2018.



Yea, who knows. Things in Orlando are nuts right now

I think that at that point, it will be determined by where they are at with Site B. If Site B is moving forward quickly, this waits. If Site B is bogged down in bureaucratic red tape, this moves forward sooner.

 

[JungleSkip]

Why wait, though? How does F&F opening help anything else around the park? It's a virtual queue.
Although it will likely score extremely high with Guest satisfaction- so maybe that overrides the additional crowds/queues?

"Virtual queue" is kind of a misnomer in F&F. It'll have far more people in its "queue" than Fallon does

 

[Mad Dog]

It's good to see Universal meeting Disney's wake up from their deep slumber, with added ambitious expansions, instead of resting on their post Potter laurels.

 

[ReelJustice]

Why wait, though? How does F&F opening help anything else around the park? It's a virtual queue.
Although it will likely score extremely high with Guest satisfaction- so maybe that overrides the additional crowds/queues?


All of this still makes me wonder what the hell they are thinking making F&F virtual. A physical standby eating crowds like Kong does would solve a huge amount of my concerns.

Virtual queues still hold people in pre shows, etc. Also, will likely have a voluntary standby like Fallon. More people will be in F&F than currently go to Kidzone and/or *redacted*

 

[Andysol]

"Virtual queue" is kind of a misnomer in F&F. It'll have far more people in its "queue" than Fallon does

Virtual queues still hold people in pre shows, etc. Also, will likely have a voluntary standby like Fallon.

Sure- it will have more than Fallon- but that's not saying much. It still won't be close to the people eater than Kong is. It just baffles me what they're thinking on this one. Ride Tech included of course

 

[Bulldog45]

Please, for the love of God, don't get rid of MIB and replace it with more Potter. If they want to expand Potter into the Fear Factor Live plot then go for it, but expanding it any further than that would be overkill. If you disagree then you are simply blinded by your infatuation with the franchise. The last Harry Potter movie was released in 2011 and the last book was released all the way back in 2007. It's time for Universal to move on from the boy wizard.

 

[JungleSkip]

Please, for the love of God, don't get rid of MIB and replace it with more Potter. If they want to expand Potter into the Fear Factor Live plot then go for it, but expanding it any further than that would be overkill. If you disagree then you are simply blinded by your infatuation with the franchise. The last Harry Potter movie was released in 2011 and the last book was released all the way back in 2007. It's time for Universal to move on from the boy wizard.

They're not gonna replace MIB with anything Harry Potter

 

[jrn14]

I kind of agree. I love the Harry Potter areas of the parks and quite enjoy the movies, but I don't want Universal to become "The Harry Potter" park. With two E Ticket attractions HP is going to be extremely fleshed out. We don't need to lose another IP for more of the same IP. Especially if there are plans to put FB in Park #3. So since we are losing MIB I would rather it be a new and exciting IP not just more Potter.

 

[jrn14]

What is it going to be replaced with... hint to the new IP that is taking the place of Men in Black: Alien Attack.

 

[EllTee]

Have I missed something? Is MIB confirmed?

 

[jrn14]

Sadly yes

MOD NOTE: It wasn't.

 

[JungleSkip]

Have I missed something? Is MIB confirmed?

Sadly yes

No.

 

[ReelJustice]

Okay, MIB is NOT glowing away anytime soon. Direct your #melt and attention elsewhere.