Wizarding World - Diagon Alley Discussion (Opens 2014)

[BJCool]

I would rather listen to 5 songs from Wicked with no story or context than step foot in Beetlejuice's Graveyard Revue...

Totally. If anything, can we agree that is probably the most forgotten about attraction? There have been times when members on the OU forums have failed to remembered that Beetlejuice is even back there.

 

[Jymmymack]

Aw. I don't think Beetlejuice is all that bad.

Oh it's horrendous. Took a friend who had the fondest memories of the original BGR at Hollywood... and he wanted to puke. lol!

 

[Mitchiez]

Forgive me, thought you were referring to the Potter Expansion.

Yes, you are right. What's being built in Shangai?

Wait, I'm confused now. I was talking about the Potter Expansion, aren't we getting a Hogwarts in California?

I would rather listen to 5 songs from Wicked with no story or context than step foot in Beetlejuice's Graveyard Revue...

I saw that for the first time a few weeks ago. I went in there with a fresh, open mind. I left so, soooo disappointed. I kind of felt like it's a nostalgia show, like if I were to have seen it when I was little, and then saw it now I would probably love it... but it was just so bad.

 

[Brian G.]

Wait, I'm confused now. I was talking about the Potter Expansion, aren't we getting a Hogwarts in California?

Well there's going be a Hogwarts in Cali, and then you have the London Expansion of Potter.

Either way, it's not like Universal is committing a sin here....

 

[Mitchiez]

Well there's going be a Hogwarts in Cali, and then you have the London Expansion of Potter.

Either way, it's not like Universal is committing a sin here....

Truthfully, I'd rather them leave Hogwarts here and put the London Expansion in California. I'd be pretty pissed if I lived in Cali, but it's going to take away from the luster of our HP.
Celebrities had a reason to come to Orlando! And now, they'll just stay over in Cali. And as a huge HP fan, I think two Hogwarts is upsetting, but what can you do.

 

[BJCool]

Let's not forget that Hogwarts is also heading to.......

And is set to debut in 2014.

Truthfully, I'd rather them leave Hogwarts here and put the London Expansion in California. I'd be pretty pissed if I lived in Cali, but it's going to take away from the luster of our HP.
Celebrities had a reason to come to Orlando! And now, they'll just stay over in Cali. And as a huge HP fan, I think two Hogwarts is upsetting, but what can you do.

A surplus of Disney princess castles around the world hasn't really cut into the Mouse's bottom line. People are taking the "It should be an Orlando exclusive" thing way too far.

 

[Mitchiez]

Let's not forget that Hogwarts is also heading to.......

And is set to debut in 2014.

3 Hogwarts?! :bang:

 

[JungleSkip]

Meh. Who cares? I got over it. Makes sense, and won't cut into business. The more the merrier.

It'd be like lamenting there are 3 Haunted Mansions or 4 Jungle Cruises.

 

[Brian G.]

Meh. Who cares? I got over it. Makes sense, and won't cut into business. The more the merrier.

It'd be like lamenting there are 3 Haunted Mansions or 4 Jungle Cruises.

To be fair, each HM is different..

 

[Teebin]

^ yeah, it's been known for about 8 months now. doesn't bother me.

 

[JungleSkip]

To be fair, each HM is different..

Ehhhhhhhhhhh. Splitting hairs.

Even Phantom Manor feels so much like the HM it's basically a clone.

 

[Brian G.]

Ehhhhhhhhhhh. Splitting hairs.

Even Phantom Manor feels so much like the HM it's basically a clone.

I know, it's all the same on the inside pretty much. Just joshin'.

 

[Jymmymack]

Universal will definitely be getting A LOT MORE money from me by having HP in La La Land... oh say... the price of a season pass plus oodles and oodles of merch and butterbeer. Can't afford a trip to Orlando twice a year can I???

 

[Mitchiez]

Wizarding World Orlando is going to become Disneyland Anaheim. Wizarding World Hollywood is going to become Walt Diseny World Orlando.

 

[jtsalien]

Wizarding World Orlando is going to become Disneyland Anaheim. Wizarding World Hollywood is going to become Walt Diseny World Orlando.

Not sure what you're going for. But in terms of scale, no. Hollywood is only getting Phase 1.

 

[Mitchiez]

Not sure what you're going for. But in terms of scale, no. Hollywood is only getting Phase 1.

On terms of, Hollywood is going to get the improved, nicer version just like Disneyland/World. It'll probably be bigger executed for better crowd-control, and who knows what else? WWoHP Orlando will be the "prototype" and the "original". That's how I think it's going to go down.

 

[Jymmymack]

On terms of, Hollywood is going to get the improved, nicer version just like Disneyland/World. It'll probably be bigger executed for better crowd-control, and who knows what else? WWoHP Orlando will be the "prototype" and the "original". That's how I think it's going to go down.

From what's been told... we're getting an exact carbon copy. In fact... I doubt highly we'll get DC. Not a lot of room in Hollywood and it's cheaper to use the same plans. If anything, we're getting the scaled down version.

 

[jtsalien]

On terms of, Hollywood is going to get the improved, nicer version just like Disneyland/World. It'll probably be bigger executed for better crowd-control, and who knows what else? WWoHP Orlando will be the "prototype" and the "original". That's how I think it's going to go down.

Well, quite frankly, I don't see how adding the Hogwarts Express, a darkride/rollercoaster, and a whole other section doesn't make the Orlando experience the "improved" or "nicer" version.

And they won't make it bigger. If they wanted to/JKR would let them, they would have to begin with for the massive Orlando crowds. USH is a ghost town compared to anything in Orlando.

 

[Mitchiez]

From what's been told... we're getting an exact carbon copy. In fact... I doubt highly we'll get DC. Not a lot of room in Hollywood and it's cheaper to use the same plans. If anything, we're getting the scaled down version.

That' really a shame. WWoHP is too small. While it makes for a perfect atmosphere, it's incredibly small.

 

[Jymmymack]

That' really a shame. WWoHP is too small. While it makes for a perfect atmosphere, it's incredibly small.

Dude. Come to USH. Then you'll see what small is all about. You should see the lower lot now that TF is there... TF, ROTM, JP... all within about 100 yards of each other.