(P515) Potential Hotel for USH

[Viator]

Is the Saddle Ranch cemetery memorial grounds part of the hotel project?

Yes.

 

[Wesker69]

Ah okay. I guess the KONG bridge will be temporarily out of service once construction starts..

although now I'm curious what they plan to do with the KONG lot. And also the tram pick up/drop off

 

[Viator]

Ah okay. I guess the KONG bridge will be temporarily out of service once construction starts..

although now I'm curious what they plan to do with the KONG lot. And also the tram pick up/drop off

Assuming I think things will go the way they will--Kong Bridge is out of service from September to February of 2026, with grading taking the course of that period of time as they focus first and foremost on the Westside Security Hub. During this time, they might look into upgrades for the bridge itself; like maybe a elevator shaft or something that could help give more options for ops.

While that happens--the Shuttle Drop Off/Pick Up will be redirected to have a route go from the base of the mountain, to within the ET Parking Structure. @ethanuniversal or @Jonathan can correct me, but I believe they did have the shuttle redirected to go over to that end of the woods. Once that drop off/pick up opens, it'll allow guests to go through the EastSide Security Checkstands.

As everything goes down, the new one-way exit doors are installed at the various "Entry/Exit" points currently standing in Citywalk Hollywood, once the operations begin for new security around February/March of 2026. Once they get that done, they can then wall off current security and the globe so work can begin on the new hotel (and replacing the current globe with a new one--considering it has effectively stopped spinning for the past year and a half).

From there, a 2.25 year project could allow them to have the hotel up and running by April/May of 2028.

 

[Ron101]

Faced with a $30 minimum wage, hotel investors start looking outside L.A.

We think the new hotel will be delayed/cancelled because of this?

 

[KlownzNskullZ]

Faced with a $30 minimum wage, hotel investors start looking outside L.A.

We think the new hotel will be delayed/cancelled because of this?

Nah, it’s not like they will be able to pay people less in the future. Just another few dollars for the billion dollar company to spend

 

[Jake S]

won’t someone think of the children luxury hotel operators!

 

[Freak]

Faced with a $30 minimum wage, hotel investors start looking outside L.A.

We think the new hotel will be delayed/cancelled because of this?

Yeah this sucks. I’m all for paying people more, but when you drive the minimum wage up, everything goes up. Not a great situation.

I do think USH might be willing to pony up though if it means getting a shiny new hotel on their property. Wage hike or not, it’s a good investment for a major theme park.

 

[Jake S]

but when you drive the minimum wage up, everything goes up. Not a great situation.

i would take this a lot more seriously if we hadn’t had wage stagnation for decades … coupled with the costs of everything else going up. if i didn’t know better, i’d say the capital class is extracting money from the working class!

 

[KlownzNskullZ]

Yeah this sucks. I’m all for paying people more, but when you drive the minimum wage up, everything goes up. Not a great situation.

I do think USH might be willing to pony up though if it means getting a shiny new hotel on their property. Wage hike or not, it’s a good investment for a major theme park.

A lot of the park is already hitting 30$ an hour for entry level stuff. Not ride ops but BOH

 

[joerodriguez]

The ThemeParX website posted a partial rendering of the USH hotel back in March, along with the West Hub security area, in case anybody was curious. It's in the "Universal Studios Hollywood expansion" tab of the website.

 

[Viator]

 

[Jerroddragon]

How are people going to leave? Also the VIP parking how will they get in? Hotel guests next door?

 

[Viator]

How are people going to leave? Also the VIP parking how will they get in? Hotel guests next door?

Once the Central and Eastside Security Hubs go into place; until they get Westside complete (as it is alongside the hotel)--they should have temporary security checkpoints near the bridge over at Frankenstein Parking, right before people go down the escalators.

They won't have a need for current security checkpoints once they complete the Central and Eastside, and they'll be able to tear down the full set. For now, they should be able to start on the side over at Globe Gardens--and begin the grading process so they can work on security right away.

 

[Clive]

Incidentally: Is the globe ever going to spin again...?

 

[Viator]

Incidentally: Is the globe ever going to spin again...?

I believe the plan is a new globe as a result of relocating the current positionals to compensate for the hotel.

 

[Jwhee]

I believe the plan is a new globe as a result of relocating the current positionals to compensate for the hotel.

They better keep that vintage look

 

[Freak]

Speaking of the globe, up until fairly recently, I literally had no idea that globe was at Florida before the moved it here in the late 90’s. The more you know!

 

[Alicia]

Speaking of the globe, up until fairly recently, I literally had no idea that globe was at Florida before the moved it here in the late 90’s. The more you know!

Yall stole my globe! I miss it.

 

[Viator]

Yall stole my globe! I miss it.

You can't have it back Alicia--you got more stuff than we do!