"Is anyone awake?" The Universal Social Media Thread

[epcyclopedia]

Snowflakes gonna snowflake.

The irony being that research has proven snowflakes aren't even actually unique.

 

[Miketheboss]

 

[Nick]

Talk about taking an absolute direct shot at Disney. Right where it hurts.

Good job on Uni for this commercial.

 

[Frank Drackman]

Talk about taking an absolute direct shot at Disney. Right where it hurts.

Good job on Uni for this commercial.

Yeah, I've been reading about this campaign and think I saw one commercial down here...

 

[UNIrd]

I thought this was the kind of marketing that didn't work for Uni in their dark days? Do any of you remember this ad from 2006?

Universal Orlando - Are Your Kids Trying To Tell You Something? (2006) :30 (USA | Adland ®

 

[Nick]

I thought this was the kind of marketing that didn't work for Uni in their dark days? Do any of you remember this ad from 2006?

Universal Orlando - Are Your Kids Trying To Tell You Something? (2006) :30 (USA | Adland ®

The "dark days" didn't have Potter, Kong, Transformers, Volcano Bay, Despicable Me, Fallon, 5 hotels going on 6, good dining at citiwalk, minigolf course, etc, etc.

Universal was looked at as a 1-day "add-on" to a WDW vacation back then. Now Uni is trying to become it's own destination where you don't even step foot on WDW property.

Marketing mattered little back then because public perception was so different (and rightfully so at the time).

 

[rcoasterdude]

And that was without Hollywood Rip Ride Rocket, one of the making icons of Universal nowadays. Universal back then was basically like what Hollywood Studios is today. Dull and crappy lmao

 

[Brian G.]

And that was without Hollywood Rip Ride Rocket, one of the making icons of Universal nowadays. Universal back then was basically like what Hollywood Studios is today. Dull and crappy lmao

Wait, what? :what:

 

[rcoasterdude]

Uh stupid me! "And that was even without Hollywood Rip Ride Rocket, one of the main icons of the parks for the GP":

 

[Speed]

Yikes

 

[WAJAS]

Yikes

What in tarnation?

 

[Joe]

WELP

 

[shiekra38]

Yikes

Not sure what house this could be for

HHN 28 speculation already beginning I guess

 

[Nico]

Didn’t know where else to put this. Some people are reading into/questioning the choice to caps lock Roller Coaster on the announcement day tweet. Do we think this is reference to a near DK announcement, FF, or something for Orlando itself? Or is it nothing?

 

[GAcoaster]

^ I believe they were throwing shade at Disney's Tron opening announcement.

 

[Nico]

I should have assumed.