Is Pokémon replacing Spider-Man at USJ?

[Paulio]

Around 8(?) attractions in the park are closed. What a joke

Oh man, I forget about Terminator and Backdraft. Truly the end of the old Universal Studios Japan era.

 

[Magic-Man]

Around 8(?) attractions in the park are closed. What a joke

It's actually more. However, Space Fantasy isn't closed (it's currently Demon Slayer), Jaws reopens next week, and Hollywood Dream reopens in a month and a half. Not sure what's going on with the other rides.

 

[Magic-Man]

Sorry to double post, but I think the New York City area of the park is a complete goner. Or at the very least most of it (Spider-Man, Terminator 3D, Finnegans Bar, Louies, Gramercy Park, and the Souvenir Shop). I'd expect the whole area to be walled off soon, there's no real point in having that area open anymore (nothing there). That whole section of the park will get turned into Pokemon.

 

[TheUniC6]

Sorry to double post, but I think the New York City area of the park is a complete goner. Or at the very least most of it (Spider-Man, Terminator 3D, Finnegans Bar, Louies, Gramercy Park, and the Souvenir Shop). I'd expect the whole area to be walled off soon, there's no real point in having that area open anymore (nothing there). That whole section of the park will get turned into Pokemon.

There is a Detective Conan live show replacing T2:3D.

 

[AlexanderMBush]

Yup. Things should look a little bit better come March with regards to when Detective Conan opens up.

 

[Jwhee]

Sorry to double post, but I think the New York City area of the park is a complete goner. Or at the very least most of it (Spider-Man, Terminator 3D, Finnegans Bar, Louies, Gramercy Park, and the Souvenir Shop). I'd expect the whole area to be walled off soon, there's no real point in having that area open anymore (nothing there). That whole section of the park will get turned into Pokemon.

Also pretty sure it’s a major part of their parade route. The parade is a wildly popular show there

 

[Mike S]

Yup. Things should look a little bit better come March with regards to when Detective Conan opens up.

I know this is an anime character but whenever I read this name I think of Arnold Schwarzenegger in his full barbarian attire plus a monocle and Sherlock Holmes hat.

 

[PerceptiveCoot]

It's really funny how much people on here advocate for adding more anime attractions to USJ, then when they do add an anime attraction, basically no one knows anything about it, despite it being one of Japan's most popular shows for three decades.

 

[Mad Dog]

It's really funny how much people on here advocate for adding more anime attractions to USJ, then when they do add an anime attraction, basically no one knows anything about it, despite it being one of Japan's most popular shows for three decades.

Probably because anime is more a Japan mainstream thing than a US thing. Very very niche, a popular niche, but still just a niche here in US. I don't think there's many IU forum regular commentators that live in Japan, just a handful.

 

[PerceptiveCoot]

Probably because anime is more a Japan mainstream thing than a US thing. Very very niche, a popular niche, but still just a niche here in US. I don't think there's many IU forum commentators that live in Japan.

I was not commenting on the popularity of anime, but on the assumption that the popularity of a Japanese cultural export internationally equates to its popularity within its home country.

It's way more than a niche.

 

[Mad Dog]

I was not commenting on the popularity of anime, but on the assumption that there is parity between the popularity of a Japanese cultural export internationally equating to its popularity within its home country.

It's way more than a niche.

Besides Pokemon, which is much more than just anime, I don't think there's much that the general public in the US, beyond a very enthusiastic niche and demographic, is very familiar with. Like the Conan example....most everyone, the first thing that comes to mind is Conan the Barbarian(like Mike said), even though Conan is wildly popular and known in Japan, stop people in the street in the US and ask them about the Conan anime...bet the answer is , What's that?

 

[Mike S]

Besides Pokemon, which is much more than just anime, I don't think there's much that the general public in the US, beyond a very enthusiastic niche and demographic, is very familiar with. Like the Conan example....most everyone, the first thing that comes to mind is Conan the Barbarian(like Mike said), even though Conan is wildly popular and known in Japan, stop people in the street in the US and ask them about the Conan anime...bet the answer is , What's that?

And I’ve never actually sat down and watched it myself (yet)!

Other than Pokémon I’d argue that Dragonball Z, Yu-Gi-Oh (at least with older folks my age), Attack on Titan, and My Hero Academia would be fairly well known. At least it seems so from my perspective.

Also, manga sells more in America than most comics from Marvel and DC. A LOT more.

 

[Rhian]

(Pulling this post into a more appropriate thread…)

According to Tomfoolery, USJ's Pokemon ride is doing away with the SCOOP in favor of Sansei's dark ride vehicles as seen below here:

Dark Ride｜Amusement Rides｜Products｜Sansei Technologies, Inc.

Stage Equipment, Amusement Rides, Elevators, Delivering smiles and excitement throughout the world.

www.sansei-technologies.com

I wonder if this means they'll gut the interior of Spider-man or reuse the same layout with the new system? This is the first time Pinterest has come in handy (and I hope this is legit):



If they're able or planning to knock out some walls to open some scenes up I think it's possible to make the interior design different.

 

[TheUniC6]

(Pulling this post into a more appropriate thread…)


I wonder if this means they'll gut the interior of Spider-man or reuse the same layout with the new system? This is the first time Pinterest has come in handy (and I hope this is legit):

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If they're able or planning to knock out some walls to open some scenes up I think it's possible to make the interior design different.

I think remember reading at the very least the track will still be intact from the Spiderman days.

 

[Alicia]

I think remember reading at the very least the track will still be intact from the Spiderman days.

I believe the track and RVs are being replaced entirely, but the layout (roughly) may remain.

 

[Michael S]

(Pulling this post into a more appropriate thread…)


I wonder if this means they'll gut the interior of Spider-man or reuse the same layout with the new system? This is the first time Pinterest has come in handy (and I hope this is legit):

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If they're able or planning to knock out some walls to open some scenes up I think it's possible to make the interior design different.

I mean, it’s safe to say that any wall (other than load-bearing ones) is fair game for demolition.

 

[PerceptiveCoot]

Same layout, but slower ride vehicle with better capacity I reckon, so a reverse Great Movie Ride to Mickey and Minnie situation.

 

[Freak]

Same layout, but slower ride vehicle with better capacity I reckon, so a reverse Great Movie Ride to Mickey and Minnie situation.

This sounds like a downgrade to me, but hey I don't know what the final ride is gonna look like.

Big RIP to the Japanese. The SCOOP system is now extinct in Japan.

 

[TheUniC6]

This sounds like a downgrade to me, but hey I don't know what the final ride is gonna look like.

Big RIP to the Japanese. The SCOOP system is now extinct in Japan.

It definitely feels weird that USJ is now the only Universal park in the whole world with no SCOOP. But who knows, maybe someday a SCOOP ride will find its way back to USJ. Fingers Crossed.

 

[Rhian]

This sounds like a downgrade to me, but hey I don't know what the final ride is gonna look like.

Big RIP to the Japanese. The SCOOP system is now extinct in Japan.

I don't see it as a downgrade solely on a slower moving ride because that translates to more time in each scene. Since I'm assuming we're getting Mario Kart-level of theming quality that's a good thing.