Nintendo Coming to Universal Parks

[Doug A.]

After HHN at the earliest is what has been passed around here parts.

 

[GAcoaster]

Got word today that Nintendo has been delayed

 

[Alicia]

Got word today that Nintendo has been delayed

 

[JungleSkip]

Got word today that Nintendo has been delayed

If true, Uni's in a serious pickle. Moving to Park 3 will mean the already insane land will be better, but that leaves a big gaping hole in the immediate future

 

[UAN17]

Disney are going to have free reign over the next decade at this rate.

 

[JungleSkip]

Disney are going to have free reign over the next decade at this rate.

I think that's a serious overstatement, but it certainly slows Uni's momentum

 

[GAcoaster]

I got the impression they are re-working plans at this point. It's still on for USO, just not the plans and timeline that it was. I think they want to go bigger.

 

[Imperius]

I got the impression they are re-working plans at this point. It's still on for USO, just not the plans and timeline that it was. I think they want to go bigger.

Delayed by how much then? A year I'm ok and staying in USO.

 

[JungleSkip]

I got the impression they are re-working plans at this point. It's still on for USO, just not the plans and timeline that it was. I think they want to go bigger.

Sounds about right.

 

[Imperius]

If we get bigger than I wouldn't care about a slight delay. Just hoping that doesn't mean shoe horning in things like Zelda and Pokémon like the released pitch work was.

 

[Alicia]

If we get a bigger phase one, Mushroom Kingdom might get a little more breathing room and I expect a play land added (especially considering all the ones we're losing.)

I would not expect the two main rides to change size as they were already fairly large. But Yoshi could be expanded along with Mushroom Kingdom's footprint.

If that's the holdup, I can understand.

I would certainly not jump to conclusions guessing that means they wait until a new park. That would be ludicrous.

 

[AlexanderMBush]

I got the impression they are re-working plans at this point. It's still on for USO, just not the plans and timeline that it was. I think they want to go bigger.

Then if Kidzone is still going, then what replaces it? And more important, should it be wise if we go back to the "Future of Kidzone" thread?

 

[fryoj]

Takes more time to engineer new plans that account for taking ET out.....

 

[Imperius]

Then if Kidzone is still going, then what replaces it? And more important, should it be wise if we go back to the "Future of Kidzone" thread?

I don't think he's saying Kid Zone isn't the location.

 

[GAcoaster]

My impression was still Kid Zone

 

[Alicia]

I don't think he's saying Kid Zone isn't the location.

Yea, there's ways to use KidZone and make a bigger Nintendo.

 

[AlexanderMBush]

My impression was still Kid Zone

Yea, there's ways to use KidZone and make a bigger Nintendo.

Then in theory, even with stretching through Kidzone with keeping ET, the only place I could see them expand is within the HHN Tents next to Simpsons and MIB.

 

[Teebin]

So, it sounds like they might be taking the jump over to the land next to MIB? Yoshi could easily stand to be lengthened but Mario as of a year ago was very satisfying both in length and visuals... it actually felt longer than it is/was.

(yeah, I am being more candid than usual... eh!)

 

[Alicia]

So, it sounds like they might be taking the jump over to the land next to MIB? Yoshi could easily stand to be lengthened but Mario as of a year ago was very satisfying both in length and visuals... it actually felt longer than it is/was.

(yeah, I am being more candid than usual... eh!)

Adding to that, I was shocked by how big the Donkey King footprint was going to be. So that only leaves Mushroom Kingdom/Yoshi to expand... Or ya know, adding more.

 

[Imperius]

I would be happy with them adding the bullet bill skyway.