well of course they're not going to announce where, did you already forget it was highly rumored to be put on the lower lot? The fact that an attraction IS allegedly being worked on is the same as announcing one is happening. NintendoWorld was announced & ya'll have no problem acknowledging that despite the fact it was never said "where" in the park. Just sayin.
1) Saying "We are doing -- we have started a Pets attraction even before the film comes out, which if the film doesn't do as well as I think, it will be painful," (which is the direct quote) is different than "Ride
Secret Life of Pets: Max to the Rescue, coming soon to Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Orlando Resort!" He made no mention of which, if any parks would get the attraction. He gave no details about the kind of attraction it would be. To call what Steve Burke said to analysts at an investor conference an "Official Announcement" is misleading at best.
Jeez, this is like debating what constitutes a photo-op all over again.
2) No one has a problem discussing the location.
@PerceptiveCoot was asking about where or if they could find
concept art. Such concept art has not been made publicly available by Universal Creative. Posting or sharing the concept art, which I assume would be the property of UC, would be in violation of the posting guidelines.
Anyway, getting back to the topic at hand. I think it'll be interesting to see the result of the downsizing. The lower lot area it was presumed to occupy was a little under 2.5 acres. The Globe Theatre represents around .35 acres. That's 1/7 the size. They've got to figure out how to fit a full ride with queue and, let's face it, exit retail space into an area half the size of Transformers (Which has both its extended queue and retail space
outside the main building). It'll be tough to pull off, but I think they can do it. It's probably gonna have a lot of tight turns (a la Mr. Toad's Wild Ride at Disneyland). I just hope they don't cut too much from the full version. It will be nice to have another kid-friendly attraction, though. I'm not sure it really meshes well with their "Grow Bolder" ad campaign, but I'm not the one who has to make those decisions.
EDIT: I also wonder if this will impact the "Under 48 inches discount" the park offers.