State of USH - What's Next?

[AlexanderMBush]

Musing with Jonathan on it, and I do want to kind of bring it up here; they're making a lot to effective curate the "Universal Bubble", finally closing off the park and Citywalk. Really hoping as a byproduct of this reality unfolding, that USH takes the opportunity and does a massive reinvigoration to CityLoft and the nightclub scene in the middle.

Get shops and dining to stay open till 11PM, get more variety in play to attract guests; but above all else: entertainment must be a critical element. It would be insanely dumb if they curate the bubble, if only to not do anything within it.

 

[KlownzNskullZ]

I would like to see full service dining come inside the park gates. Placing Citywalk inside security just isn’t the same.

My predictions:
2025: Closure of Supercharged in December and new security features for Citywalk.
2026: Hollywood Drift.
2027: New Maintenance Facility and Main Gate Hotel opening.
2028: Simpsons closure after the Summer Olympics.

Sad that a major new attraction does not seem to be primed for 2028 yet. What and where could it be?

Most realistic take on here

 

[Freak]

I would like to see full service dining come inside the park gates. Placing Citywalk inside security just isn’t the same.

My predictions:
2025: Closure of Supercharged in December and new security features for Citywalk.
2026: Hollywood Drift.
2027: New Maintenance Facility and Main Gate Hotel opening.
2028: Simpsons closure after the Summer Olympics.

Sad that a major new attraction does not seem to be primed for 2028 yet. What and where could it be?

Educated guess: I think the Mummy will close right after HHN next year. They need that capacity for Summer ops and they really need that capacity and thrill ride for HHN. I think that will be “close enough” to the opening of F&F so they can get a head start on whatever is going there and get by with only a few months of not having a “real” coaster in the park.

I’m leaning a bit more towards Mummy leaving sooner than later (And by sooner I mean when F&F is ready to go) as I firmly believe that will be our 2028 major addition.

I do think the Simpsons contract expiring in 2028 is sucky timing as they will have to shut down a lot of that area to retheme it, but that’s a major artery of the park. They need that extra space for the Olympics.

 

[bdubsCEO]

We need Kongfrontation back. Kong 4D is fun but really old atp and was only ever a very quick replacement. Kong is such a massive part of USH’s history and I feel his spirit watching over the park every time I step inside

 

[KlownzNskullZ]

Educated guess: I think the Mummy will close right after HHN next year. They need that capacity for Summer ops and they really need that capacity and thrill ride for HHN. I think that will be “close enough” to the opening of F&F so they can get a head start on whatever is going there and get by with only a few months of not having a “real” coaster in the park.

I’m leaning a bit more towards Mummy leaving sooner than later (And by sooner I mean when F&F is ready to go) as I firmly believe that will be our 2028 major addition.

I do think the Simpsons contract expiring in 2028 is sucky timing as they will have to shut down a lot of that area to retheme it, but that’s a major artery of the park. They need that extra space for the Olympics.

I can see that. Plus the ride ops at mummy probably will be able to transfer to F&F.