Wonder why they scrapped plans to bring DWT to USF.Anything bigger than what they’ve currently done is quite unrealistic. But I must say, I love the art-deco look that was leaked with the DreamWorks theater Shrek replacement.
Wonder why they scrapped plans to bring DWT to USF.Anything bigger than what they’ve currently done is quite unrealistic. But I must say, I love the art-deco look that was leaked with the DreamWorks theater Shrek replacement.
Wonder why they scrapped plans to bring DWT to USF.
I also think 4D theater attractions are on their way out as a whole. Case in point Tough to be Bug at DCA being replaced with a dark ride in the form of Web Slingers. Most movie theaters in public have things like 360 surround sound and even moving seats now so a theater attraction at the theme park is no longer a unique experience. DWT makes sense at USH as they want to showcase Dreamworks Animation IPs but lack the space for a full fledged land.It was a redundant attraction in a park that already has too many simulator experiences.
It was a redundant attraction in a park that already has too many simulator experiences.
I think if I were the them, I would want the front of this park to be as kid friendly/eye catching as possible. They have a reputation as not for younger kids. I think how you feel about that debate is up to you; but I think Universal feels it’s necessary to dispel.Most theme park fans understand that a good entrance sets the over-arching theme/tone for a park
This could be much worse, but also much better
I was commenting more on your first option. You blew it off as something Universal doesn't want to spend the money on but if they were really to cure the problem you have with the Soundstage look, with would require a complete reworking of the entire Production Central and a timeframe that likely would extend into 2025, which would cannibalize into EU.Why is lining the queue with shallow facades and painting the stage unrealistic?
And the Minion Studios thing isn’t about a name, it’s about cohesive theming that integrates the stages.
If Production Central were to be redesigned look wise, they would be wise to pull from the Spanish Art Deco Mission Revival look the entrance at USH has.I was commenting more on your first option. You blew it off as something Universal doesn't want to spend the money on but if they were really to cure the problem you have with the Soundstage look, with would require a complete reworking of the entire Production Central and a timeframe that likely would extend into 2025, which would cannibalize into EU.
Your third option sounds tacky, tbh. It would look off because the tight spaces wouldn't allow them the proper forced perspective.
I believe a complete redo of the entrance area and Production Central has been part of Universal's future plans for quite a while. Part of the disappointment of Minion Land is that a potential major overhaul has been discarded in favor of half-measures.I was commenting more on your first option. You blew it off as something Universal doesn't want to spend the money on but if they were really to cure the problem you have with the Soundstage look, with would require a complete reworking of the entire Production Central and a timeframe that likely would extend into 2025, which would cannibalize into EU.
Your third option sounds tacky, tbh. It would look off because the tight spaces wouldn't allow them the proper forced perspective.
They’d work just like the existing facades of Grus house or the concrete entrance to Villain-Con or the facades newly lining the cafe. This is a really odd concern - I mean, guests are able to get within millimeters and touch almost every facade at Disney and Uni. They aren’t built out of tarp. The concern is crowd flow, which is why you keep the facades colorful, 3-dimensional, but shallow.Those buildings are so tight to the road I don’t see how facades would work without tearing down and starting from scratch
Except they've done more substantial Minion lands (like USJ) that fit far better than this. I even think there's a case that a Minion land would work better elsewhere in the park (Springfield), but that's a possibility that is long gone. I understand what they had to work with, but I disagree with "The characters are messy, so their inclusion in the parks can be messy."Minions are chaos ... them being randomly dropped into the park works
That new sign is perfect and will be as popular as any photo spot in the park
No normal person is leaving USF thinking "I enjoyed my time at this park, but it's actually not a good park because it doesn't have a Main Street equivalent." like online theme park fans do. It's just not a consideration for the vast majority of people.Oh come on, of course they do. That’s why Uni has been spending so much money and effort on building fabulously detailed themed lands like Diagon. Most guests might not register every detail in the same obsessive way fans do, but they realize a difference between, say, the entrance area to IoA and that of the Studios, and it impacts their impression of the park.
I mean, most guests won't say "my day at the park is worse because it had a minimal entrance land" but consider the impact that Port of Entry has compared to what this will have. I think the first impression is important, and I wish this didn't have to go right at the entrance for that reasonNo normal person is leaving USF thinking "I enjoyed my time at this park, but it's actually not a good park because it doesn't have a Main Street equivalent." like online theme park fans do. It's just not a consideration for the vast majority of people.
It was? News to me.I believe a complete redo of the entrance area and Production Central has been part of Universal's future plans for quite a while. Part of the disappointment of Minion Land is that a potential major overhaul has been discarded in favor of half-measures.
I really don't understand your objection to the facade idea. The facades wouldn't really be using forced perspective - they'd be two story facades depicting two-story shops and houses. The street between Mayhem and Blast is no narrower then that between the cafe and Blast, where they are currently installing exactly the kinds of facade's I'm suggesting.
Honestly, as much as I kvetch, I don't think keeping the stages or doing a fairly minimal makeover of the area is particularly egregious or bothersome. What I do think is a fairly big deal is just how lazy the work on the exteriors of the stages has been. The Spirit-Halloween-evoking awning they've put around Blast simply looks bad. Sticking up facades - in other words, doing more or less what they did with Simpsons and the Minion Cafe - should have been the absolute least a theme park of Uni's caliber would do, and would have resulted in a pleasant, cohesive new land done quickly and on the relative cheap.
What on gods green earth are you talking about. There have never been rumors about a redo of the entrance, Minion Land isn’t even the entrance.I believe a complete redo of the entrance area and Production Central has been part of Universal's future plans for quite a while. Part of the disappointment of Minion Land is that a potential major overhaul has been discarded in favor of half-measures.
I think you’re projecting your own preferences on the guest pool at large, and I don’t think it’s the reality of the situationI mean, most guests won't say "my day at the park is worse because it had a minimal entrance land" but consider the impact that Port of Entry has compared to what this will have. I think the first impression is important, and I wish this didn't have to go right at the entrance for that reason