Not too Bad actually.I heard from a friend yesterday that pricing for adding a VB pass to an existing AP should be coming sometime just after the first of the year. I'm expecting that to be a fairly big number ($150-$200 range).
Will any IP's be present inside the park? I would think some characters every once in a while
I think the Minions will no doubt be there for opening and you might have a character breakfast or something like that but on the whole, the place looks IP free and truth be told, it's refreshing to see.
Will any IP's be present inside the park? I would think some characters every once in a while
Maybe instead of a volcanic explosion, minions explode?
This is absurdly expensive for an ad on compred to pretty much anyone else. Disney is a 100 premium for two water parks on the pass. Universal is clearly looking to increased package sales to drive profits and does not expect to need passholders to pad the numbers for a while.I heard from a friend yesterday that pricing for adding a VB pass to an existing AP should be coming sometime just after the first of the year. I'm expecting that to be a fairly big number ($150-$200 range).
This is absurdly expensive for an ad on compred to pretty much anyone else. Disney is a 100 premium for two water parks on the pass. Universal is clearly looking to increased package sales to drive profits and does not expect to need passholders to pad the numbers for a while.
The correct term would be "placemaking". Which is adding decorative elements that reinforce the theme. And sometimes, as with the pretty tile work along the lazy river, it's simply decorative and doesn't reinforce the theme.Le sigh.
"Theming" is not a thing, it's a fan created construct that is not part of themed design.
They are installing scenery and hardscape and decor and other elements. They are not "theming" it. Theme is not slathered on like stucco. Visual elements can contribute to or reinforce a theme, but theming is not a thing and despite the fanboy foaming I know plenty within WDI and UC who would gladly backhand anyone who goes on about "theming" things are via decor/set dressing/etc.
In a restaurant like.. say.. a TGI Fridays, you have the perfect example of "SOS theming" aka: Sh!t on Shelves. That's not themed design.
Similarly grass huts with generic graphics amid modular steel aren't some pinnacle of themed design. Volcano bay very well might have a great theme that is well expressed, but it isn't covered in theming, no theming is being installed, and anyone with any hands in the process will likely be insulted to hear their work described as the act of "theming."