There was no worry of there not being much to do for everyone. It’s going to have to eventually close anyway for something so not wanting to close down the kiddie stuff just yet for Mario would just be delaying the inevitable.
Mike, my friend- If SNW ends up going to park 3, then it boils down to this:
-Would you rather have SNW in 2020?
or
-Would you rather have SNW in 2023 with an entirely new theme park?
Because it appears those were the only two options.
SNW was to be full steam ahead at KZ as a contingency if the lawsuit outcome didn't go the way they wanted. Had this Stan Thomas deal gone the other direction, we would have seen shovels in the ground by now, I'm sure of it.
But alas, we get an entire third park instead. *Whomp whomp*
Whatever goes in KidZone won't be as good as SNW would've been- that we can be sure of- because, really, what would be better than SNW? But that's water under the bridge.
Just head to USH, USJ or Disney for the next few years and come back to UOR when it peaks your interest again. Completely understandable.
We already have one overbearingly negative Mike rolling around this forum. We certainly don't need two. I like and miss my old Happy Mike.