Is Universal really considering a 2nd gate for sometime in the future or is this just us fanboys wishful thinking?
Fanboy.
There's still tons to develop.
Is Universal really considering a 2nd gate for sometime in the future or is this just us fanboys wishful thinking?
Fanboy.
There's still tons to develop.
Still tons to develop what?
More wishful thinking, especially considering thoughts on what Disney and Universal may bring to the table for 2028.Is Universal really considering a 2nd gate for sometime in the future or is this just us fanboys wishful thinking?
More wishful thinking, especially considering thoughts on what Disney and Universal may bring to the table for 2028.
I've never been to USH, but from an outsiders perspective, that park needs a TON of work before they even consider a second gate. Like, ten years worth of work minimum. It may have come far, but it still has a long, long way to go.
You mean for the olympics in LA?
Any idea of what that might be?
Universal will benefit more from the Olympics, by a mile, considering lot of international productions will take place on the lot.
Agree to a point. But once they add Diagon, Jurrasic World, and Super Nintendo, that park is going to be a beast!
The park has nine rides and three large shows. On top of that, smaller attractions/shows in TWD, Ollivanders, Tri-Wizard and Frog Choir. With SLoP, JW and Nintendo, USH will have just as much as any other park out there. That's not counting, whatever else will come between now and the Olympics. It always boggles my mind, when people continue to say Hollywood is still a ways off. They're not that far off. What this park severely lacks is a hotel. They should've had one when Potter opened, but they choose not to for whatever reason (and no, it has nothing to do with a lack of land). CityWalk is turning into a destination once again and within the next year and a half will be doing better than ever.
Does USH need to add and fix a few things before considering a second gate...yes. But let's not act like Hollywood is all that far off. Attendance is on the rise and with the Olympics coming in 2028 which is not all that far off, Hollywood is going to grow more than anyone could've ever imagined.
I would say if they wouldn't want a hotel, the odds are that they would not have I think the intention to reject that Hilton expansion.
The best case scenario is that Hollywood handles it's hotels like Osaka, having perhaps a few dedicated hotels around resort property (Fum Lungs and the Perfered lot) but partnering up with Hilton and Sheraton as "Partner Hotels".
Universal Hollywood has grown so much, with a diverse and unique range of attractions and shows that cater to mostly everyone. Hell, I would even put them on a nearly similar leg to Osaka on variety.
That's adding 3-4 rides to a park that needs twice that.
Consider this approach...
People always say that Universal Studios Hollywood doesn't have enough to do...and that has always been true! But...if you consider that park attendance is on the rise and when Disneyland is filling their parking lots full and still building new parking structures...Universal is going to find themselves in a very similar situation. The only way to bring pressure down on Universal Studios Hollywood's main gate turnstile area will be to build a 2nd gate to help divide the crowds. That will solve the bottleneck issues for the most part because foot traffic will be divided to other areas. Universal's 2nd California park would not have to be the size of California Adventure! It only needs to support the need of a similar amount of entertainment to Universal Studios Hollywood. Shows are an easy way to fill the void, plus any focus on parades and concert venues can be placed into the new park. This would also allow for the 2 park model of Orlando to have a very similar ticket selling point. Just consider Hollywood to slowly become a smaller version of Orlando. I think the VIP tour would always stay, but the main tour we know of today would disappear along with Earthquake, Jaws, Flash Flood, and Kong 360.