The ride itself covers about 2,700 square feet. The ride and queue is about 7,000 sq feet but that can be altered.
For reference here's the size of the ride next to SSFL in Hollywood. I made my own mock up (in photoshop) of what an Illumination Land might look like if we ever did get something like that after SLOP opens. (hence the reason this exists)
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I'm all in favor of additional rides and capacity...
Just out of interest, how popular is the fun land spinner?
I have to wonder, with UFW for Florida and a possible 2nd park in Hollywood... how long until a second park/massive expansion comes to USJ?
It has the highest attendance of any Universal park and undoubtedly sells the most merchandise. Expanding is a no brainer.
Currently there are a lot of warehouses surrounding the park, surely if Universal really wanted to they could buy up a substantial amount and build a second park?
Edit - bit of armchair imagineering but here's how i'd do it, would mean the entrance to the 2nd gate could be opposite the 1st gate - just like Disneyland Resort.
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Won't happen in Osaka at least or remote near the current park as that land you highlighted outside USJ where you have 2nd gate is a government backed steel factory
and where you have Resort hotels and city walk is where the subway station is and the rest is zoned for residential.
I have to wonder, with UFW for Florida and a possible 2nd park in Hollywood... how long until a second park/massive expansion comes to USJ?
It has the highest attendance of any Universal park and undoubtedly sells the most merchandise. Expanding is a no brainer.
Currently there are a lot of warehouses surrounding the park, surely if Universal really wanted to they could buy up a substantial amount and build a second park?
Edit - bit of armchair imagineering but here's how i'd do it, would mean the entrance to the 2nd gate could be opposite the 1st gate - just like Disneyland Resort.
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Sooo, they'll be using the show that Hollywood, and later Orlando, will be soon abandoning. It's a pretty good show, but a tad on the short time side.
Sooo, they'll be using the show that Hollywood, and later Orlando, will be soon abandoning. It's a pretty good show, but a tad on the short time side.
Yep. This show, plus the holiday show, get packed crowds in Orlando.Remember that "Nighttime Lights" was originally just developed for the grand opening of WWoHP Hollywood and nothing beyond that. So the fact they're able to package it up, market it and get significant attendance boost (at least at USH) from it is amazing.
Recently found a couple of USJ related items I haven't seen before so thought I'd share them here:
Great drone video flyover from Andy Yang Films - not often you see drone footage of USJ:
Original planning designs for Freeze Ray sliders from Team Mobius designs - gives us a proper idea of the kind of footprint this ride takes up, should we see it come stateside...
team M O B I U S - Universal Studios Japan: Freeze Ray Sliders
Great find :thumbsup:...I paused that dozens of times to get a good snapshot. This gives you a good concept of how tightly the park is squeezed into the urban landscape. A pure Urban park. This makes Universal Orlando look like it's located in the rural countryside. Little room here for any expansion, short of into parking lots, like they're doing with Nintendo. .
Probably replace and build, like they've done with BTTF/DM.Thanks!
I agree, it really does show the complications they are facing in trying to expand the most visited Universal Studios park on the planet.
I've got to think they have some plans for more than just expansion into parking lots at some point!?
Probably replace and build, like they've done with BTTF/DM.