The Future of Lost Continent

[Mad Dog]

“I think most of us will be surprised.” Fits with them demo’ing it and leaving it as greenfield.

That wouldn't surprise me though. I've not had many positive thoughts/comments about LC since they shut down PF a few years back. Most
everyone expected a quick turnover but I continually expressed my doubts. I kind of got roasted for my attitude on that back then. One of
those , I wish I was wrong, but I don't think so.

 

[Andysol]

I think most of us are going to be surprised.

Shrieking Shack confirmed?

 

[ChrisFL]

I think most of us are going to be surprised.

We're getting Jaws aren't we? whole Amity Island back

 

[Alicia]

We're getting Jaws aren't we? whole Amity Island back

At least that one’s an island

 

[Viator]

At least that one’s an island

It’s only an island, if you look at it from the water…

 

[TheUniC6]

If Universal goes down the path of demoing LC for the future but just letting it sit, fine by me. USF can get more resources put into it beyond the F&F coaster and possible Supercharged reskin

 

[Mad Dog]

Lost Continent has really become the Lost Continent of Atlantis. Destroyed, deserted, just a legend. Sindbad and PF
failures were more the result of poorly written, overly corny, dialogue than anything else. Better writing may have produced
better long term results. Even with the terrible scripts, though, I still liked the atmosphere and feel of the two attractions, but
unfortunately the GP didn't.

 

[nikem3]

Where did One Piece as a rumor come from? I'm in the same boat (no pun intended) as you with it as a perfect fit for IOA. I just hadn't heard that before today.

I think sometime in July, the one "THIS IS EPIC" guy mentioned hearing the rumor from a universal marketing source. No clue what the truth is to it, but it honestly makes sense for the park. Fits the literary theme, hits into an area they haven't before with manga/anime, and could probably reuse some elements from Lost Continent.

I know people will probably think the demographic is much smaller with One Piece, but its a top 25 media IP in terms of revenue. Even higher than Lord of the Rings, Transformers, James Bond, etc. Still growing as well with the new live action show.

 

[Grits0808]

Lost Continent has really become the Lost Continent of Atlantis. Destroyed, deserted, just a legend. Sindbad and PF
failures were more the result of poorly written, overly corny, dialogue than anything else. Better writing may have produced
better long term results. Even with the terrible scripts, though, I still liked the atmosphere and feel of the two attractions, but
unfortunately the GP didn't.

Bad choice of a name in the long run I guess.

As for One Piece, I know how popular it is, but if I were to pick an anime I would have gone with Dragon Ball.

 

[OhHaiInternet95]

Lost Continent has really become the Lost Continent of Atlantis. Destroyed, deserted, just a legend. Sindbad and PF
failures were more the result of poorly written, overly corny, dialogue than anything else. Better writing may have produced
better long term results. Even with the terrible scripts, though, I still liked the atmosphere and feel of the two attractions, but
unfortunately the GP didn't.

I confess I never experienced the OG Poseidon which was clearly better off the disappearing room effect working as intended alone.

But it was still a criminally underrated attraction.

To the point of Zelda, I’ll never forget a Taylor saying the water vortex tunnel looked like something out of Zelda. This was after rumors started circulating on here (late 2010s), so at the time I was thinking he was dropping a hint (though it was probs just a coincidence).