There's really no "news" that broke today. This is the same information we've been talking about for the past week. Universal has not formally announced anything.
I mean, at least two of the five lands were clearly designed to cater to APs. Any behavior that alienates APs will absolutely tank attendance at the other two parks, and might even threaten the golden geese of Mardi Gras and HHN. (Plus giving UOR-only guests a reason to consider Disney again). And Kool-Ade drinking APs are the ones who will steer social media chatter toward "beStEst pArK eVah!!!" This leaked plan is just something for British tourists which, as with HHN, ends up being one of maybe 20 ticket options.I hope they do something different for APs…
But not one park has opened in the modern age of the internet.All this panic and not one park has ever sold out the month it opened (Closest was Magic Kingdom, which filled to capacity a month after opening for Thanksgiving). I now its been a long time between parks being built, but compared to the opening of WDW (and even Epcot) this hasn't inspired that kind of frenzy
My bad yallBut not one park has opened in the modern age of the internet.
IOA did NOT have weekly aerial construction updates followed by in depth breakdowns of those aerials.
I expect strong sales upon opening through at least January.
*wading through the hordes at epic universe, desperate to reach my comrades at Celestiki, sweat dripping from my forehead. I pause, look to the sky and scream*My bad yall
Thanks for the open hub, it’s your fault.My bad yall
Someone should’ve let Disney knowDate specific tickets is a reservation system.
Sorry to be pedantic, but Aquatica did. Then closed for capacity pretty much every day that Summer. I worked across the street, the traffic was staggering.All this panic and not one park has ever sold out the month it opened (Closest was Magic Kingdom, which filled to capacity a month after opening for Thanksgiving). I now its been a long time between parks being built, but compared to the opening of WDW (and even Epcot) this hasn't inspired that kind of frenzy
But not one park has opened in the modern age of the internet.
IOA did NOT have weekly aerial construction updates followed by in depth breakdowns of those aerials.
I expect strong sales upon opening through at least January.
This will be the first park to open in the “theme park lifestyler” era. It will be interesting to see…
As is always the case with recent slang, it depends what you mean.This will be the first park to open in the “theme park lifestyler” era. It will be interesting to see…
Funny, I have TONS of construction pics of IOA. And let's face it, was there a bigger planned opening than the Magic Kingdom (Hell, it made the cover of life). There was panic tons of people would show up on Oct 1, 1971 (A date announced at the start of constrruction so there was 3 years of news). 10,000 showed up. There was so much panic over the crowds for USF, special signs to reroute traffic in case of backups were installed. Never used. The closest big opening I ever attended as at EPCOT (And I've been opening day to every park except Magic Kingdom) where the lines at the turnstiles and ticket booths stretched all the way to the parking lot by 9am (Thanks to an exec friend, I was already inside). Nunis was swearing up a storm. But, after the initial rush, it all died down and never hit capacity (and everything except Mexico broke down by 11am). Oh, and the World Wide Web started a few years before IOA opened (it's where I got the pictures). It first started in 1993 and first browser was in 1994. My coaster tour was planned entirely by internet in 1996 including hotel reservations, maps (MapQuest), reserved seat movie tickets. So yeah, the internet --- more specifically WWW --- was way in existence in 1999.But not one park has opened in the modern age of the internet.
IOA did NOT have weekly aerial construction updates followed by in depth breakdowns of those aerials.
I expect strong sales upon opening through at least January.