I'm convinced Kidzone is getting some type of Pokemon area or maybe Trollz
You underestimate the Power of the Curse. Na ha ha ha.I'm convinced Kidzone is getting some type of Pokemon area or maybe Trollz
Then they could fix it/learn from their mistakes. Our children deserve better.Looks at Ja... Kongfron... Back to the... hmmm. Can’t find them.
It’s almost like Universal doesn’t care.
Except ”our children” don’t care. Most parents aren’t plopping Timmy down with an iPad to watch MIB or Jaws. They’re not watching Mummy. Or Terminator. Or Back to the Future. They’re watching Trolls. They’re watching Transformers. They’re watching Fast and the Furious. Kids aren’t asking for Noisy Crickets and Neuralizers for Christmas; they’re asking for hot rods and magic wands.Then they could fix it/learn from their mistakes. Our children deserve better.
There is one word missing from your post: Timeless.Except ”our children” don’t care. Most parents aren’t plopping Timmy down with an iPad to watch MIB or Jaws. They’re not watching Mummy. Or Terminator. Or Back to the Future. They’re watching Trolls. They’re watching Transformers. They’re watching Fast and the Furious. Kids aren’t asking for Noisy Crickets and Neuralizers for Christmas; they’re asking for hot rods and magic wands.
Universal is keeping its parks relevant. People like to compare Disney and this regard, and you flat can’t. Magic Kingdom is based almost entirely on vanilla concepts, public domain stories, and cartoons. That gives everything they have an almost unending shelf life. Universal, conversely, is based entirely on live action films that have a shelf life of 15 to 25 years before it’s embarrassingly outdated (sometimes sooner).
And it’s such a mistake, Disney is starting to replace THEIR old, outdated stuff with... MORE MODERN IPS!
I completely get being upset that a favorite attraction is leaving. But it is inevitable. You might as well come to terms with it while you can.
Because Universal doesn’t view the IPs as timeless. In reality, they’re not timeless. It’s an irrelevant word.There is one word missing from your post: Timeless.
Many of the IPs Universal is using ARE in fact timeless, though.Because Universal doesn’t view the IPs as timeless. In reality, they’re not timeless. It’s an irrelevant word.
That’s why it wasn’t in my post.
Universal is full of relevant IPsExcept ”our children” don’t care. Most parents aren’t plopping Timmy down with an iPad to watch MIB or Jaws. They’re not watching Mummy. Or Terminator. Or Back to the Future. They’re watching Trolls. They’re watching Transformers. They’re watching Fast and the Furious. Kids aren’t asking for Noisy Crickets and Neuralizers for Christmas; they’re asking for hot rods and magic wands.
Universal is keeping its parks relevant. People like to compare Disney and this regard, and you flat can’t. Magic Kingdom is based almost entirely on vanilla concepts, public domain stories, and cartoons. That gives everything they have an almost unending shelf life. Universal, conversely, is based entirely on live action films that have a shelf life of 15 to 25 years before it’s embarrassingly outdated (sometimes sooner).
And it’s such a mistake, Disney is starting to replace THEIR old, outdated stuff with... MORE MODERN IPS!
I completely get being upset that a favorite attraction is leaving. But it is inevitable. You might as well come to terms with it while you can.
Except ”our children” don’t care. Most parents aren’t plopping Timmy down with an iPad to watch MIB or Jaws. They’re not watching Mummy. Or Terminator. Or Back to the Future. They’re watching Trolls. They’re watching Transformers. They’re watching Fast and the Furious. Kids aren’t asking for Noisy Crickets and Neuralizers for Christmas; they’re asking for hot rods and magic wands.
Universal is keeping its parks relevant. People like to compare Disney and this regard, and you flat can’t. Magic Kingdom is based almost entirely on vanilla concepts, public domain stories, and cartoons. That gives everything they have an almost unending shelf life. Universal, conversely, is based entirely on live action films that have a shelf life of 15 to 25 years before it’s embarrassingly outdated (sometimes sooner).
And it’s such a mistake, Disney is starting to replace THEIR old, outdated stuff with... MORE MODERN IPS!
I completely get being upset that a favorite attraction is leaving. But it is inevitable. You might as well come to terms with it while you can.
Many of the IPs Universal is using ARE in fact timeless, though.
Potter. Marvel. Seuss. Jurassic Park. Nintendo. Transformers. Simpsons. Classic Monsters.
All of those have more than stood the test of time. MIB has not.
I think any potential replacement of MIB got punted down the road a bit due to everything happening right now.
But as I've always said, basically assume every stand alone ride at Universal has a 20 year shelf life
Men In Black May not be a timeless movie series, but the ride is the best shooter ride in the world.
Waterworld was a terrible movie, but the stunt show is considered the best. Timeless.
Peter Pan is totally politically incorrect and a super outdated ride system, but still considered timeless.
Many people have no idea what Twilight Zone is, or have never watched it..yet the Tower of Terror is timeless.
Sometimes the attraction itself is what is truly timeless.
Yep. Disney sees the value in basically rebuilding rides every 25-30 years because those key attractions are inherent to their brand. Universal does not work the same way - Hulk was really the first major exception.
With that said, I agree that conceptually, Men in Black, the ride, is timeless. But its infrastructure isn't going to last forever, and I just don't see them shelling out major $$$ to rebuild.