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  1. brianlo

    Super Nintendo World (Osaka)

    People are allowed to have differing opinions folks. It does not take away from your perceived excitement and support of the ride. A take from a forum poster who has experienced the ride has been overdue. As far as mismatched opinions go, I think there is an argument where a certain ride system...
  2. brianlo

    Super Nintendo World (Osaka)

    Let's all recognize its true inspiration!
  3. brianlo

    Super Nintendo World (Osaka)

    I agree not the best scene to lead on. I am curious to see the rest of the ride (or to actually hear about it). I think if it is different than what we've seen I will soften quite a bit. I do like the AR, I just need the rest of the ride to better capture the feeling of Mario Kart. This might...
  4. brianlo

    Super Nintendo World (Osaka)

    I really expected they were going to have a Hogsmeade to Nintendoland path. Otherwise both lands are dead ends on either side of Jaws. Technically that is where it would go and it looks like there would be intentions to utilize a bridge to get over the backstage access road. The star entrance...
  5. brianlo

    Super Nintendo World (Osaka)

    I don't think this image was as well circulated. Based on the EU permits, the DK expansion construction is very clearly underway (the area of construction aligns well with the show building and coaster maintenance bay). Which I guess reaffirms that it will open in USJ first. With how...
  6. brianlo

    Secret Life of Pets: Off the Leash (Construction Thread)

    I know it has been pointed out, but ALL the speakers retract and are hidden outside of showtime. TDS is the benchmark obviously for seeing things through the entire way. I'd argue they are capable and going the extra mile to theme every square inch can make the difference between great and...
  7. brianlo

    Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance (DHS)

    FEA admittedly is a head scratcher.
  8. brianlo

    Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance (DHS)

    I think that is also a function of capacity. Very popular attractions can't survive in Florida with ~1200. Just look to Soaring and TSMM. It seems like the sweet spot is getting an attraction over 15/1600 where lines quite drastically settle. I'd actually wager that Tron eventually will be...
  9. brianlo

    Universal Studios Beijing (Now Open)

    There's some not so great Pixar Pier Parallels going on. We've got a Flick's Flyers, Character Carousel and the Movie characters on sticks. Except they took it one step farther and impaled all their characters. :oO: Hopefully the main attraction lives up to its potential!
  10. brianlo

    Universal Studios Beijing (Now Open)

    The poster I was responding to said the IP were specifically chosen for the Chinese market. Potter was specifically chosen because it is one of their best offerings and presumably they are hoping that will translate. That's more akin to them sending their best item on their menu over to another...
  11. brianlo

    Universal Studios Beijing (Now Open)

    Sorry, delayed response! As mentioned I think Jurassic World and Kung Fu Panda are great, it's the rest of the park that is uninspiring. It is largely a piecemeal combo of USF and IOA without any real connective tissue. -The entire Transformers area is a weird 'overlay' of Super Hero Island...
  12. brianlo

    Universal Studios Beijing (Now Open)

    I was a lot more negative on this project more out of fear it would permeate back to Orlando. Now that Fantastic Worlds does not include KFP and Jurassic World, I'm slightly less bothered. At least more will stay unique for the park for the next little bit. Fantastic Worlds also seems to skirt...
  13. brianlo

    Pandora: World of Avatar General Discussion

    When the heck did this start? I don't recall any coins a few months after opening. I wonder why or how this started and why they can't seem to break the cycle. I don't think WDW guests do this to other attractions, do they? (Hair bands on Everest)
  14. brianlo

    Universal Studios Beijing (Now Open)

    Harry Potter is not popular in China either (in fact Detective Pikachu outdrew it). But I figure they are banking on it being a quality land and hopefully translating well to the market... But this is more of a clone park of best hits rather than a fully fleshed out project designed for the...
  15. brianlo

    Universal's Epic Universe Wish List & Speculation

    Halloween Horror Nights... I wonder if they have any desire to expand it? Especially when 3/4 of the IP's are Halloween primed. Also with the large expansion pads perfectly capable of accommodating mazes.
  16. brianlo

    Universal's Epic Universe General News & Discussion

    My actual reactions now... Great! -I love the four IP choices they made. Was not a fan of New York for the millionth time and there are some godawful Dreamworks options, but they went for a completely unique take with a single franchise. Monsters is a bit of the too good to be true. -The park...
  17. brianlo

    Universal's Epic Universe General News & Discussion

    Quoting for posterity, was trying to drop some hints/send out feelers. As people have probably figured out (need to catch up on this thread)... the four lands are Monsters, HTTYD (NOT Dreamworks as was widely reported), Paris' Fantastic Beasts (NOT New York as was widely speculated) and an...
  18. brianlo

    Secret Life of Pets: Off the Leash (Construction Thread)

    Sorry, my implication was meant to be exactly what you said. Sequels are not a guarantee and audiences have woken up to bad movies (of which SLOP was all kinds of mediocre). Indeed, that's why I mentioned Illumination is the exception. The first movie had a total production of 75, but the...
  19. brianlo

    Secret Life of Pets: Off the Leash (Construction Thread)

    A couple of misleading facts in this thread. P&A most assuredly was not 50 million dollars on this. The last movie had a P&A of 140. Typically Illumination runs very cheap on their film production budgets and atypically spends nearly double of what they do on the film to market it. Judge that...
  20. brianlo

    Nintendo Coming to Universal Parks

    The whole thing looks great (obviously not that different than the reveal video: but the Yoshi ride and the full DK area are what we haven't had a good look at yet). My, again complaint: Why did they wait on building out the full thing in Japan? I want some banana milkshakes please.
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