Mad Dog
V.I.P. Member
Most of us commenting on this are long time super fans of USO. We've beaten the drums for Universal many many times over the years. Perhaps we love what we experienced too much, and when our more recent experiences come up short of our expectations, we hurt a bit. Yes, we all fully understand the effort and money being spent on Epic and other future parks. We understand the covid problems that resulted in the loss of many key laid off management. We understand the unexpected damage from the hurricane in 2022. And the maps are just one of a lot of more major things that have added up to make the guest experience less than the stellar experience we expect from Universal. And for myself, I've continually expressed, on this forum, the optimism that the second half of 2024 will be a nice bounce back if the expected new parade, new lagoon show, renewed Hogwarts show, and Dreamworks fully materialize. Perhaps I overestimated how well Universal would get their mojo back, so I feel let down by what's happening. I sincerely thought they were put together a bit stronger and better than what I see, and that saddens me since I've absolutely loved the very many long vacations, and great memories, I had at the park before 2020 screwed stuff up.