Nope. No sign, no lines, no water from the fire hydrant (though it was testing today). HTF also mentioned a few secret, hidden features and I will assume that if they weren't cut, that they aren't installed yet.
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Nope. No sign, no lines, no water from the fire hydrant (though it was testing today). HTF also mentioned a few secret, hidden features and I will assume that if they weren't cut, that they aren't installed yet.
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In that means, can they take a word from my senior year history teacher and "pick a pew" when it comes to realistic vs cartoon aesthetic. It's what kinda puts me off right now, realistic aspects surrounded by plastic cartoon aspects. Doesn't work IMHO.
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Its so awesome how Universal could have done anythinggg with this area and said "at least its an improvement over what was there before"...but they really went above and beyond on something thats not even super marketable, and made it the best themed area in the park (so far) just because! Universals ambition is so exciting.
I first noticed that with the Barney they put in Moe's. It bothers me looking at the pictures, but I feel like it's probably better in person. Worst offender is Duff Man it seems. It works with something like the 7 Duffs, but definitely feels a bit wonky otherwise.
Next year you'll have Diagon Alley too. Universal just gets better & better...NB?
Yeah they look really neat. So we got: Barney, Milhouse, Chief Wiggum, and Duff Man. Not a bad choice of characters. Other main ones could be Apu, Moe, Flanders, Ralph, Willie, Mr. Burns, Principal Skinner, Nelson and Comic Book Guy. I think characters like the actual Simpsons, Krusty, and Sideshow Bob are represented as walking around characters. I feel like I'm forgetting a major one or two lol Oh and I wouldn't mind seeing otto in a bus lol
- Jan 29, 2013
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Thanks for the updates. Once the area is complete, I would like to see a video walk through that shows the whole expansion( not just the newest areas). I wanted to see how the new restraunt fronts look from further away and how they fit in.
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That looks almost cartoonish.Took tons of pictures at Springfield today, but I think this one sums it all up.
Thanks everyone for the pics, videos and info!
Looking forward to seeing this in person! And really looking forward to having some:
Land-Specific napkins, Certain Executives at Disney would probably have a heart attack at even the thought of that.
Tasted amazing! They actually ran out of soft serve around 12:30pm and got some more around 2pm, must've been a big hit.
The new White Cherry and Banana Squishees were pretty great too!
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Unfortunately I have to postpone my Springfield visit till next weekend :down: Last minute trip to Miami this weekend. Hopefully by next weekend the finishing touches will be in place, and K&K will be all ready to go :krusty:
Incase nobody knew this already I heard this from Screamscape. Speculation: I’m guessing the choice to let Kodos do all the talking may stem from the fact that Kodos is voiced by Dan Castellaneta and Kang is voiced by Harry Shearer. If you go back to the story behind the creation of The Simpsons ride, it has been said many times that Harry Shearer opted to not work with Universal on the project, while all the other voice talent joined on. As a result all of the characters that Harry Shearer voices either are not present in the attraction, or remain silent. In addition to Kang that long list includes: Mr. Burns, Smithers, Ned Flanders, Reverend Lovejoy, Kent Brockman, Dr. Hibbert, Lenny, Principal Skinner, as well as Otto.
