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I read that JK Rowling was against the idea of a HP Hotel and that is the reason Universal couldn't build one in Orlando.
Seeing how the Star Wars hotel went she’s probably on to something.I read that JK Rowling was against the idea of a HP Hotel and that is the reason Universal couldn't build one in Orlando.
The boring stuff is great hah! Please keep it coming! These have been fascinating and give a lot of perspective for someone who has never been in the country before.Apologies with the boring stuff from me again, I just realised I forgot to mention some addition local infrastructure information I found at the weekend.
The boring stuff is great hah! Please keep it coming! These have been fascinating and give a lot of perspective for someone who has never been in the country before.
Seriously great contributions, as this project develops we will need you! Never hesitate in posting information.Thank you, that’s very kind.
We can't have Potter in a Universal GB park when they already have a Studio tour down the road.... except in Japan, it's totally fine there.
Joking aside, this does show that from a contracts point of view there probably isn't a reason Universal wouldn't be able to have some kind of Potter at UGB. Might chose not to of course.
I think this is a bit different, as this studio tour is in Tokyo, and the theme park is in Osaka. That isn't horribly far, but distant enough that they accommodate different parts of the country. That being said, I agree that Potter is still a possibility for USGB.
We can't have Potter in a Universal GB park when they already have a Studio tour down the road.... except in Japan, it's totally fine there.
Joking aside, this does show that from a contracts point of view there probably isn't a reason Universal wouldn't be able to have some kind of Potter at UGB. Might chose not to of course.
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As people have probably heard Warner/HBO are rebooting Harry Potter with a live action tv series based on the books, chances are it’ll also be filmed at Leavesden where the films were made and also where the studio tour is based.
Uni obviously have the IP for the HP theme park rights and if I’m correct these have to be paid per park?
Maybe we won’t get a Harry Potter land based on the films when/if the park first opens, but maybe there’s an opportunity for universal to get the rights to open a Harry Potter area based on this new TV series instead?
The TV show is obviously going to be different to the movie series, they’re going to want to differentiate it whether that’s a different font, castle and whatever else. There’ll also be far more plot points that are book accurate that weren’t in the films.
Surely this would be a win win? It wouldn’t cross over with the studio tour down the road because the sets will no doubt be stylistically different in order to differentiate from the movies and it also won’t eat into what Orlando has to offer.
It’d also give the UK park something different whilst still being connected to the IP. The show itself most likely won’t be out until 2027/28 so it’d still be ‘new’ by time this is supposed to open.
I guess so but I think with how busy the parks are, the studio tour is and with Hogwarts Legacy becoming game of the year last year I think there’s still a market and I have faith HBO will do it justice.I'd personally wait until we know if the show takes off or not. I don't know know if there's actually demand or a market for the new show or if it's just some Zaslav fever dream.
That's not how corporations work or think speaking from my experience.Apart from the fact it's the equivalent distance from Bedford of having a Potter Studio tour in Paris, France . Not 45 mins down the M1 motorway. So the reason would be why would WB be cannibalising business from something they get 100% of the profits from? They're not gonna be interested in licensing
And to answer @GAcoaster point. Hogsmeade wouldn't be built because they have it in Orlando. So what exactly gets built that's worth paying the fees and has as much draw as the Orlando locations?
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