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Universal's Epic Universe Construction Thread
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The pandemic taught Comcast an important lesson. They are still kicking themselves for pausing constrcution when they did. This project is full steam ahead.
yet consumer spending is through the roof right now and doesn't show signs of slowing down anytime soon.
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Bingo. It's not stopping. It restarted mid COVID.
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They've likely locked in everything except labor prices at this point, not worth slowing down
The last time there was a recession, Universal continued to invest in the Resort, specifically the Wizarding World of Harry Potter - and I'd say it all turned out okay. Let's chill out a bit with this discussion.
My $300 flight is now 6 and you play musical planes based on how many tickets they can sell and staffing and fuel. Maybe you get the flights you want and maybe you don't. Last was five changes from booking to departure.
FF miles? used to be about 12,500 each way, now more like 100K.
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I am still shocked it drew as many crowds as it did--I was worried WWoHP would flop because of the recession.
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Additionally:
"The Stock Market Has Predicted Nine Of The Past Five Recessions" -Paul Samuelson
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So by that logic we should hope for a recession so we can get more amazing things?
I've paused my theme park vacations for this year. With significant stimulus money still in bank accounts, according to financial surveys, and the covid bounce back in travel, parks are just too busy and the hotel deals/prices
too burdensome. There will probably be a significant slowdown in travel next year, if not a downright mild recession. I'll do the old truism, namely buy when the demand is down. Parks aren't as much fun when they're overly crowded and
still experiencing capacity issues for various reasons.
too burdensome. There will probably be a significant slowdown in travel next year, if not a downright mild recession. I'll do the old truism, namely buy when the demand is down. Parks aren't as much fun when they're overly crowded and
still experiencing capacity issues for various reasons.
I'm just referring to Orlando theme parks in general, since the discussion was referring to present travel, costs, economy and theme park attendance. I know Epic won't be open until 2025, or thereabouts.
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The thing is, the awesome surge in visitors we see at Universal are mainly from locals and the surrounding states.
National travel is rising and international traveling is very slowly rising but currently last in line. If ww3 or a pandemic doesn't arise I'm sure that growth will be constant.
National travel is rising and international traveling is very slowly rising but currently last in line. If ww3 or a pandemic doesn't arise I'm sure that growth will be constant.
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It's possible but I think Universal is in a much stronger position now than when Hogsmeade opened. It's totally possible we still get a 2024 attraction (DC to Hagrid was 22 months or so).
Maybe people will be like, let's quickly go to Uni before that monkey pox thing gets worse lol
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I remember when people thought the Ebola outbreak would cause issues with Diagon's launch.
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Let’s get back to current day real fast:
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This to me is the most exciting stage of construction tbh, the forming of what will become our memories for a lifetime is slowly coming together!
