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Hey everyone :wave:
Ever since I first visited the Hobbiton Movie set in New Zealand back in 2002, I have been fascinated by the idea of visiting Middle Earth.
Above is some artwork of a Tolkien Land concept that I drew. I designed it so that it would fit into Epic Universe's expansion plot between HTTYD and Fantastic Beasts.
This is just a rough idea of how I would envision a Middle Earth themed land to look. I chose the Shire [Hobbiton] and Rivendell as a) they're visited in both the LotR and the Hobbit trilogies and b) I think they could both be realistically translated into a functioning theme park land.
Hobbiton would feature a barrel-themed advanced boat ride, and Rivendell would have an attraction that is sort of a hybrid between Peter Pan and Soarin' that would fly around other Middle Earth locations. Both areas of the land would feature dining, shops and entertainment.
I really hope Universal can somehow sort out a deal with the Tolkien estate/WB for the rights to the Middle Earth IP as I think it would be an amazing asset to their lineup of franchises that they have!
Forgive me for the painting being quite crude, my Photoshop trial was ending so I sort of rushed the last bit
I hope you guys like it! What do you think?