I look at it as they were planned additions/replacements that were put aside for a later date. If Hogsmeade opened with a Dueling Dragons replacement and Diagon opened with the Ministry of Magic I don't think we'd be having this conversation. But they were probably shelved for time and monetary reasons at the time.Star Wars and D23 have changed a few things so all I'm saying is as long as they're thinking outside the box on these new Potter rides I'm sort of fine with them. But how many more additions before people grow tired or somewhat bored with the franchise? Or how many more screens can you park your guest in front of only to hear cheap knock off voice overs? I fear in a world where Star Wars continues to grow to a new generation, Marvel has a new mega hit launching every 3 months it seems, and new franchises launching all the time how long before Potter takes a bit of a back seat? Has it already? Yeah Fantastic Beasts that was a thing..
I get it, Potter has been their bread and butter, its been the game changer, the revolution to the industry. But can Potter sustain this level of popularity, market growth, and financial increases in a market that is already saturated in it? Can Universal continue to steal away Disney market share by adding more Potter? Sure maybe if Disney was still sitting on its rear. But with the onslaught Disney is throwing at Orlando in the next 5 years with Potter still be a game changer or will it end up being filler until the next great thing comes?
Before anyone tries to blow up about this, just trying to initiate some convo from Potter Fans and NON Potter fans here. Whats your thoughts?
If they were to go any further and add even more Potter attractions to these two parks, even I would start to question Universal's sanity... but I look at these as just finishing up what they already started.
Now, adding Fantastic Beasts to a new park... I might be on board with that. (But only the new films are better than the first one.)