Universal Legacy Store

[belloq87]

I've only heard about one.

 

[Parkscope Joe]

Supposedly there's now a Jaws Mold-A-Rama machine in this location!

I need it in the worst way.

yup from @Alicia



Lends more credence to the rumor that this was a planned tribute store and they made it permanent while covid new construction is paused.

 

[Jushin Thunder Liger]

yup from @Alicia



Lends more credence to the rumor that this was a planned tribute store and they made it permanent while covid new construction is paused.

He looks a little seal-y!

Like he’s in the mood for a single fish...or like he’s fixing to sing “Crazy”.

 

[faceleg]

I really hope they still have the Jaws mold-a-rama in September when I'm there.

 

[Parkscope Joe]

Universal Parks and Resorts Blog

blog.universalorlando.com

While rumored in here is confirmation they were working on a 30th Anniversary tribute store that had to be cancelled due to the pandemic and ended up as the Legacy Store.

 

[belloq87]

Interesting quote from that interview:

"This store could live on and change with our resort. It has a future — I don’t know where it is or when or how, but it’ll stick around in some form. Our history is valuable and important and it has a strong connection with our guests. I’m glad we get to embrace that with this store."

 

[GA-MBIT]

This store made me wish for a proper Theme Park Museum that all of the big names donate or lease pieces out to. So much of this stuff still exists in warehouses and boxes somewhere and theme park attractions are unusually susceptible to becoming lost media compared to other mediums. It would be wonderful to have a proper third-party archive for this artform, even if incredibly unlikely.

 

[Amity6]

Glad it made it in some form but after seeing what they did with Jurassic World in that space we missed out.

 

[belloq87]

Finally got a chance to visit this shop this evening, and spent a solid 30 minutes just looking around at all of the props, pictures, and displays, and snapping some photos in the process (and I'm sure there's still stuff I missed). There's a deceptively large amount of stuff crammed into the space, so much so that the shop truly does almost double as a kind of museum of Universal Orlando's history. Great assortment of merch dedicated to the classic USF properties, too.

Also, why did nobody tell me that Brundlefly is actually inside the Telepod?!

 

[shiekra38]

Saw a random Reel from the SNW store in CityWalk Hollywood

Do we think the Legacy Store will become a SNW store?

 

[Casper Gutman]

Saw a random Reel from the SNW store in CityWalk Hollywood

Do we think the Legacy Store will become a SNW store?

It would be a huge mistake if it did. One of Uni's tremendous strengths for several years was three very unique locations that straddled the attraction/store line - the Tribute, Legacy, and Prop Shops. Those locations served a number of purposes, not least of which was to imbue a sense of history to the resort, something WDW has in huge amounts and Uni lacked, something that is integral to growing long-term loyalty in a fanbase. The Prop Shop is already gone in what I consider an awful decision. There are plenty of places to put an SNW store, plenty of places stuffed full of generic Minion lumps that can be easily repurposed.

 

[Brian G.]

Not much to report on the EU Preview Center front.

 

[Mad Dog]

Not much to report on the EU Preview Center front.

and.... this is the difference between IU and most other theme park sites....The 'others' would issue some rumors or fake news to get a bunch of ad seeking clicks.....Thanks Brian, for keeping IU a quality site.

 

[Brian G.]

and.... this is the difference between IU and most other theme park sites....The 'others' would issue some rumors or fake news to get a bunch of ad seeking clicks.....Thanks Brian, for keeping IU a quality site.

Thanks, Mad Dog!

*quietly deletes BREAKING: IS EU PREVIEW STORE CANCELLED article*

 

[Alicia]

CONFIRMED: Door was open yesterday ALERT! lol

 

[belloq87]

Has anybody heard if there's any chance some of the displays in there may show up elsewhere at USF? Film Vault, perhaps?

 

[alomar]

CONFIRMED: Door was open yesterday ALERT! lol

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Door is open so softs are IMMINENT!!!

 

[tyro]

Is this the first confirmation Universal has given for the preview center?

 

[Suchomimus]

Is this the first confirmation Universal has given for the preview center?

No, they confirmed it back when they first revealed the lands of EU.

 

[PenguinCowboy]

Have I ever mentioned how much I love this song? Talk about a great opening line!


(FWIW I was under the impression it was late April...until it wasn't)