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In terms of maintenance yeah they let things go by the end. In terms of attraction lineup IOA was about equal and USF...well, I've said my peace there. Not to mention price.
IDK, I just kind of roll my eyes every time someone says the late '90s and 2000s in general were a bad time for fans.
But that wasn’t due to anything GE did. That was the park they inherited.General upkeep/maintenance and food & beverage were generally not great. Corners were cut.
But in terms of what it had to offer, I think at least Universal Studios Florida was a much, much better park then than it is today (attractions-wise).
But that wasn’t due to anything GE did. That was the park they inherited.
I wasn't really giving them credit for that so much as saying they made fewer decisions I vehemently disagreed with (on an attractions level) than current ownership has.But that wasn’t due to anything GE did. That was the park they inherited.
So because GE didn’t close the rides you prefer - you’re willing to overlook the penny pinching and corner cutting and less investment that was happening? (Which I would put more on Blackstone’s efforts)I wasn't really giving them credit for that so much as saying they made fewer decisions I vehemently disagreed with (on an attractions level) than current ownership has.
They did plenty of stuff I didn't like (in all categories).
There's no overlooking!So because GE didn’t close the rides you prefer - you’re willing to overlook the penny pinching and corner cutting and less investment that was happening? (Which I would put more on Blackstone’s efforts)
Cuz that’s how it’s coming across… lol
There's no overlooking!
The question of this thread is "What was the General Electric era of Universal like?" Part of my answer to that question is that I liked the content of one of the parks a lot more than I do today. That's not excusing anything, it's supplying personal context and nuance.
Drinking on Scooby! We'd lie about which state we were from (half the time the survey taker would suggest one) and assess different faucet type or refrigerators or whatever, or watch a 45-minute NBC pilot, and get paid $20 -- $40 in Scooby bucks. Which we'd save and use on $4 beers during happy hour at the bar to go further. More than once got a nice little buzz and didn't pay a dime that day.I loved it! Free tickets just for watching a commercial during the superbowl!