2 of the 4 IP lands at EU they don't own the IP...It's not an owned ip. Yes they have the store but the new direction is to mainly go with what they got so don't expect it.
2 of the 4 IP lands at EU they don't own the IP...It's not an owned ip. Yes they have the store but the new direction is to mainly go with what they got so don't expect it.
Wait till Pokémon and LOTR get added then they only own 1/3 of the park lol2 of the 4 IP lands at EU they don't own the IP...
And all anyone was ever saying about Kidzone was it'd be cool to have ONE ride aimed at the whole family. No one was saying some big land that was nothing but rides. One ride, which tbh, I don't think is much to ask for, considering a major ride that the whole family can ride doesn't exist between IOA or USF except HE and if you're gonna do one, this is the place to do it.This is like saying Disney is competing for the thrill seeker crowd because Rockin Roller Coaster exists.
These shark fins of performance hint at the series impact across the whole of 2021. It’s fair to say that Gabby’s Dollhouse had a stunning show, particularly given it was running a mere 10 episodes of content until August. In US Nielsen Streaming Ratings it came out as the Top Original for Kids 2–11, beating Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous and even the more established Boss Baby: Back in Business. Within the overall ranking, it rubbed shoulders with household franchises like Peppa Pig and Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir, trumping Bluey and PJ Masks.
It holds similar bedfellows in the FlixPatrol Kids Trending Top 10. Here it ranked 2nd for 2021 globally, behind PAW Patrol but ahead of Peppa Pig and even the viewing behemoth that is CoComelon. Looking internationally, FIGSUK data from Digital i has Gabby’s Dollhouse as Netflix’s most popular Kids Original, second only to Peppa Pig in the overall ranking.
Let's not get ahead of ourselves. Dreamworks has a lot of more notable IPs to get to before they put a Gabby's Playhouse area in the parks. It sold a lot of merch in 2020, great. We'll see how it's doing in 2024. Maybe it gets a spot in the gift shop.I'm 80% sure one of the IPs for updated kidzone will be Gabby's Playhouse....that was Dreamworks #1 toy selling IP during the pandemic and this year, its also a streaming giant.
I've actually always thought putting a Carousel in the CP area would be a good idea. There's room.So does this mean they put the merry go round in Central Park to fill in during construction?
There has been talk in the pastI've actually always thought putting a Carousel in the CP area would be a good idea. There's room.
We don’t know if it’s gotten the ax. It may be a later addition.I genuinely thought the most recent plans for KZ had a Trolls dark ride in the back spot. When did that get the axe?
I think one of the big problems with KZ is unlikely to be changed by all this - its quite an obscure corner of the park, an almost-hidden cul-de-sac. Even ET suffers from this a bit, and the rest of KZ has it much worse. Without an attraction that draws families in its going to remain a relative backwater even with retheming, doomed to stay an underutilized area based on its geography alone.
Yea I mentioned the rumored anchor ride as a possible future expansion today too. It may never happen, but nothing’s stopping them from being to do it if they want to eventually.We don’t know if it’s gotten the ax. It may be a later addition.
My expectations are in somewhat in-line with the Screamscape rumors. A massive refresh. Maybe some structural changes but no drastic departures from the current layout. More specifically, I don’t expect them to take advantage of the space available where B79 is. Not because nothing is planned, but because it’s not necessary in 2024.
2023 - VillainCon
2024 - Destination DreamWorks redo of KidZone
2025 - EU
(Speculation beyond 2025)
2026 - Something in IoA
2027 - New ride in Destination DreamWorks.
2028 - Phase 2 at EU
Think big picture.
Hey, I'll take that in a second.We don’t know if it’s gotten the ax. It may be a later addition.
My expectations are in somewhat in-line with the Screamscape rumors. A massive refresh. Maybe some structural changes but no drastic departures from the current layout. More specifically, I don’t expect them to take advantage of the space available where B79 is. Not because nothing is planned, but because it’s not necessary in 2024.
2023 - VillainCon
2024 - Destination DreamWorks redo of KidZone
2025 - EU
(Speculation beyond 2025)
2026 - Something in IoA
2027 - New ride in Destination DreamWorks.
2028 - Phase 2 at EU
Think big picture.
It will be interesting to see what the new management regime does over time. I believe the Minions attraction was conceived before their time. But some of the other stuff, especially not addressing capacity issues and closing the parade down before they needed to, bear watching. It's too early to castigate them, but they obviously need to correct the capacity issues, and opening those closed theaters would help. And, why shut down the parade, during a tremendously crowded 2022, before a new one was ready is a bit baffling.Hey, I'll take that in a second.
On a personal level, I'm just a little wary because for many years Universal seemed to be firing on all cylinders, improving steadily and making every right move. Hagrid - Boom! Bourne - Boom! Velocicoaster - Boom! Then management changes and it seems like the decisions become a lot less inspiring. Villaincon... OK, its a screen-based ride, which the park needs to move away from, and its not really a ride, and its taking up some of the best real estate in the park... but heck, EU is coming, and Shrek is awful, and its something. Then the parade goes away without an immediate replacement... well, losing content is never good, and it was nice to watch over a sandwich at the Today Cafe... but it was old and never spectacular and word is it will eventually get a better replacement. Then the show in Monsterland becomes a small coaster... then the Prop Shop, one of my favorite spots in the park closes... and then the Kidzone announcement, which sees a huge area that had been linked to genuinely exciting makeover plans for years gets an uninspiring redo.
Universal spoiled me for years. It did everything right. I freely admit that I'm very prone to jump the gun, having seen my first theme park love, WDW, collapse into mediocrity. I'm almost certainly being unfair, but its hard for me not to hear faint echoes...
Hey, I'll take that in a second.
On a personal level, I'm just a little wary because for many years Universal seemed to be firing on all cylinders, improving steadily and making every right move. Hagrid - Boom! Bourne - Boom! Velocicoaster - Boom! Then suddenly it seems like the decisions become a lot less inspiring. Villaincon... OK, its a screen-based ride, which the park needs to move away from, and its not really a ride, and its taking up some of the best real estate in the park... but heck, EU is coming, and Shrek is awful, and its something. Then the parade goes away without an immediate replacement... well, losing content is never good, and it was nice to watch over a sandwich at the Today Cafe... but it was old and never spectacular and word is it will eventually get a better replacement. Then the show in Monsterland becomes a small coaster... then the Prop Shop, one of my favorite spots in the park closes... and then the Kidzone announcement, which sees a huge area that had been linked to genuinely exciting makeover plans for years gets an uninspiring redo.
Universal spoiled me for years. It did everything right. I freely admit that I'm very prone to jump the gun, having seen my first theme park love, WDW, collapse into mediocrity. I'm almost certainly being unfair, but its hard for me not to hear faint echoes...
A new parade is not planned as of now. Management is a much bigger fan of using entertainment money on street entertainment/shows around the park.It will be interesting to see what the new management regime does over time. I believe the Minions attraction was conceived before their time. But some of the other stuff, especially not addressing capacity issues and closing the parade down before they needed to, bear watching. It's too early to castigate them, but they obviously need to correct the capacity issues, and opening those closed theaters would help. And, why shut down the parade, during a tremendously crowded 2022, before a new one was ready is a bit baffling.
It will be interesting to see what the new management regime does over time. I believe the Minions attraction was conceived before their time. But some of the other stuff, especially not addressing capacity issues and closing the parade down before they needed to, bear watching. It's too early to castigate them, but they obviously need to correct the capacity issues, and opening those closed theaters would help. And, why shut down the parade, during a tremendously crowded 2022, before a new one was ready is a bit baffling.
They did add one street show, that probably attracts 50 to 100 people a showing.,and credit to them for that. But that was just a small drop in the bucket concerning capacity problems. A Parade ties up a huge number (thousands) of guests for about an hour if you add in getting a seat and waiting time......(Nico) Capacity issues=attraction lines are long. A Parade takes people out of those lines. Though the attraction lines are long during the day, generally streets aren't clogged like they are for HHN.A new parade is not planned as of now. Management is a much bigger fan of using entertainment money on street entertainment/shows around the park.