What is SNW and SWL?A few points:
1- in Rowling we trust. Universal Creative certainly hasn't been able to match what UC + Rowling has been able to. Not even close. I really enjoyed kong- but everything they do without Rowling is just "good to really good" but always has that "I wish it just had this one more thing" feel to it. Whereas everything with JK has been ridiculously perfect and beyond expectations.
2- as much as a HP expansion and SNW in the same year sounds orgasmic to us, theme park fans- it would be beyond dumb for Universal- and the resort as a whole. Those project need to be spread out to keep the crowds coming, to spread budgets, and to keep excitement. I still vote HP to go head to head vs SWL and then follow it up the next year with SNW. That'd be a massive win I'd think.
3- Please, please for the love of God- be what that article mentions. Interactive wands on the ride. And if no screens- I might as well be in heaven. Being able to "cast spells" on physical objects would be over the top awesome. If we get a solid refresh in hogsmeade- all the better. I don't see a great hall every happening- otherwise we would have seen it in any of the other HP iterations. But if they just would, I'd gladly direct deposit my paycheck into Gringotts and just live there.
What is SNW and SWL?
What is SNW and SWL?
A few points:
2- as much as a HP expansion and SNW in the same year sounds orgasmic to us, theme park fans- it would be beyond dumb for Universal- and the resort as a whole. Those project need to be spread out to keep the crowds coming, to spread budgets, and to keep excitement. I still vote HP to go head to head vs SWL and then follow it up the next year with SNW. That'd be a massive win I'd think
A few points:
1- in Rowling we trust. Universal Creative certainly hasn't been able to match what UC + Rowling has been able to. Not even close. I really enjoyed kong- but everything they do without Rowling is just "good to really good" but always has that "I wish it just had this one more thing" feel to it. Whereas everything with JK has been ridiculously perfect and beyond expectations.
2- as much as a HP expansion and SNW in the same year sounds orgasmic to us, theme park fans- it would be beyond dumb for Universal- and the resort as a whole. Those project need to be spread out to keep the crowds coming, to spread budgets, and to keep excitement. I still vote HP to go head to head vs SWL and then follow it up the next year with SNW. That'd be a massive win I'd think.
3- Please, please for the love of God- be what that article mentions. Interactive wands on the ride. And if no screens- I might as well be in heaven. Being able to "cast spells" on physical objects would be over the top awesome. If we get a solid refresh in hogsmeade- all the better. I don't see a great hall every happening- otherwise we would have seen it in any of the other HP iterations. But if they just would, I'd gladly direct deposit my paycheck into Gringotts and just live there.
Plot Twist: What if it's going to be a dark ride and a Harry Potter boutique hotel?
A few points:
1- in Rowling we trust. Universal Creative certainly hasn't been able to match what UC + Rowling has been able to. Not even close. I really enjoyed kong- but everything they do without Rowling is just "good to really good" but always has that "I wish it just had this one more thing" feel to it. Whereas everything with JK has been ridiculously perfect and beyond expectations.
2- as much as a HP expansion and SNW in the same year sounds orgasmic to us, theme park fans- it would be beyond dumb for Universal- and the resort as a whole. Those project need to be spread out to keep the crowds coming, to spread budgets, and to keep excitement. I still vote HP to go head to head vs SWL and then follow it up the next year with SNW. That'd be a massive win I'd think.
3- Please, please for the love of God- be what that article mentions. Interactive wands on the ride. And if no screens- I might as well be in heaven. Being able to "cast spells" on physical objects would be over the top awesome. If we get a solid refresh in hogsmeade- all the better. I don't see a great hall every happening- otherwise we would have seen it in any of the other HP iterations. But if they just would, I'd gladly direct deposit my paycheck into Gringotts and just live there.
A few points:
1- in Rowling we trust. Universal Creative certainly hasn't been able to match what UC + Rowling has been able to. Not even close. I really enjoyed kong- but everything they do without Rowling is just "good to really good" but always has that "I wish it just had this one more thing" feel to it. Whereas everything with JK has been ridiculously perfect and beyond expectations.
2- as much as a HP expansion and SNW in the same year sounds orgasmic to us, theme park fans- it would be beyond dumb for Universal- and the resort as a whole. Those project need to be spread out to keep the crowds coming, to spread budgets, and to keep excitement. I still vote HP to go head to head vs SWL and then follow it up the next year with SNW. That'd be a massive win I'd think.
3- Please, please for the love of God- be what that article mentions. Interactive wands on the ride. And if no screens- I might as well be in heaven. Being able to "cast spells" on physical objects would be over the top awesome. If we get a solid refresh in hogsmeade- all the better. I don't see a great hall every happening- otherwise we would have seen it in any of the other HP iterations. But if they just would, I'd gladly direct deposit my paycheck into Gringotts and just live there.
Can't use the word Forbidden, cause they called the first ride that. Wanna tie into the new series, but keep the time period of Hogsmeade from the original series. Won't be including the original child actors. So the ride should be called:The big issue I see with a HP is that the only theme I can really see for it is Hogwarts and that already exists within the land.
Im not talking about ride tech or the rides themselves. I'm talking about the final details. I loved kong too!Kong is a better ride than Gringotts imo and that was all UC.
More like in Rowling we can't do unnecessary cuts. The issue I'm noticing is with having someone at the top who doesn't seem to get override, there is no balance to say no keep that in or get rid of that or change this. That person gets final say.
I think @quinnmac000 hit it on the head. That final approval is the difference between the Gringotts marble columns looking as good as they do or not. "Not even close" was harsh- but I think we can agree that the final approval and secondary viewpoint has only benefited the final output of HP. And while things like sapphire falls and toothsome are perfect IMO- I feel their output outside of HP has fallen just short of what less cuts and final approval from a third party would provide.Point #1 is garbage. The work being done is by Stuart Craig, Alan Gilmore, and the WB crew just as much as UC. JKR's input is a final approval only. Event then I do not think UC's output is not "not even close" to the Potter stuff.
I don't think Universal would open Nintendo & a new HP area in the same calendar year. That would be marketing folly. But it makes sense to open them in back to back years. That would be a heck of a one two punch. (Instead of the Disney Potter swatter, this could be a Star Wars swatter) Seriously, though, between these probable projects, and Star Wars Land up the highway,Orlando will be flooded with tourists with Universal & Disney feeding off of each other's success. It will be no problem filling up all those new hotel rooms.
Potter and Nintendo Vs Star Wars situation would mean more people for Universal because they are getting two things instead of one.
Isn't one of the places in diagon alley also a hotel? Leakey Couldron if I remember right. Not saying it would work, or happen, but there's your theme.The big issue I see with a HP is that the only theme I can really see for it is Hogwarts and that already exists within the land.
The big issue I see with a HP is that the only theme I can really see for it is Hogwarts and that already exists within the land.