I like that. Along with the Fountain, let Port of Entry absorb a few little Lost Continent elements. I think it could be pretty seamless.
The Future of Lost Continent (Poseidon Fury closing May 9)
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I’ve played through three Zelda games and played a significant portion of three more. Besides Hyrule Castle, those names mean nothing to me. And let’s take Hyrule Castle - what’s visually distinct about it? What is aesthetically consistent about it across the series?
You’re a fan of the franchise, and it’s a good franchise. That doesn’t mean it’s well suited for a theme park land. I’m a big fan of Casablanca, but I freely admit it wouldn’t make a great land at Universal.
Theme the land around Hyrule Castle town, complete with Hyrule Castle at the back. Vendors could sell merch (costumes, heart pieces, and masks), drinks (potions), and food (literally anything). Beedle could sell "treasure maps". Ganondorf would be the enemy of the ride, he's been in several games at this point. Powerup band challenges could be based off classic powerups such as bombs, arrows, and hook shots. Dodongos, Bokoblins, Chuchus, and Redeads could be the enemies of the minigames.
Literally one of the reasons Breath of the Wild was so popular was because of the world. It’s immersive and expansive. With an open world so huge, it still made each area unique. While not my favorite Zelda, it still plays homage to pretty much every game in the series with its locations. Exactly what Universal would do with a land.
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Are we really now questioning why a theme park would build an iconic castle? On a forum about Orlando theme parks lol?
As for the aesthetic consistency, it's basically the same thing throughout the entire franchise. It just improved as graphics did to become more grandiose.
In what world is this something guests would be against seeing?
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Too many castles next to each otherAre we really now questioning why a theme park would build an iconic castle? On a forum about Orlando theme parks lol?
As for the aesthetic consistency, it's basically the same thing throughout the entire franchise. It just improved as graphics did to become more grandiose.
In what world is this something guests would be against seeing?
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The Legend of Zelda has many great locations that have become iconic to its fans and gamers alike.
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And thus ends one of the great theme park mysteries of all time - why did they nerf the “whoa” ending of the original version.
So are we suggesting they build a bland obscure outpost no one has heard of for the sole purpose of thematic integrity?
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Man it’s interesting to see two posters be two sides of the literal same coin.
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Wow I always assumed everyone was fully on board for Zelda in LC.
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Universal will make more money from Zelda merch than they would with Poseidon’s fury. That’s the why.
This is the theme park community. There’d be someone against them giving out $100 bills when you passed through the gate
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I haven’t played any of the Zelda games beyond the first two for NES, and I don't hold out much hope that I'd see much I'd recognize (beyond the general appearance of Link, who's a pretty solid pop culture fixture at this point), but I'm all in favor of the property coming to IOA (if Lost Continent must go away).
I'd rather it come after about four or five other things in USF first, but still! Castles and quests are evergreen foundations for theme park lands.
Do any of the modern games still feature Link exploring spooky dungeons and getting attacked by an assortment of monsters and creepy crawlies? That could be a good template for a D-ticket dark ride to supplement a more grand E-ticket (boat ride?).
End of the walk-through era, beginning of the stand-through era... I mean..
STAND-GRU!
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Once again, I'd like to point out the double standard...no one's outraged that Uni is closing its last original attraction for something IP.
I will very much miss PF, as it was criminally underrated by GP and fans alike. It actually beats Forbidden Journey in my IOA attraction rankings at this point (tied with Hagrid's).
Is anything actually planned for replacement? They love having the Sinbad area as a holding queue for Hagrid's.
I will very much miss PF, as it was criminally underrated by GP and fans alike. It actually beats Forbidden Journey in my IOA attraction rankings at this point (tied with Hagrid's).
Is anything actually planned for replacement? They love having the Sinbad area as a holding queue for Hagrid's.
