Springfield

[RyanTTD]

I was at the park Saturday and the supports for Side Show Bob are still there.    

Since Side Show Bob is a walk around character, I wonder if they have made the decision to replace him with another character (Snake?) or axe that park of Springfield all together.

 

[William]

If I'm not mistaken, the rightmost window of the Springfield Police Station isn't permanently installed. Back before work on the façades really took off, you could see that there was space left behind what would become that window in order to fit the statue of Snake from the concept art.

We still have a couple of weeks before the rumored official opening of Springfield, so they've still got time to add these things.

 

[12th Man]

Got an email from universal saying Springfield is all new and is now open. Does this mean no grand opening and the land is officially open???

 

[William]

I received the email as well, but May 12th is the rumored date for the press event and official opening of the land. Not sure why they decided to send it now.

 

[Brandonshah97]

^^^^ I'm curious too.. Is anybody going to the parks anytime soon??

 

[Allen The Actor]

Probably as simple as this: they want their guests to know that it's open. Cuz it IS open. They advertised Minion Mayhem as open before the grand opening as well. Just to get butts in the door.

 

[k_peek_2000]

I received the email as well, but May 12th is the rumored date for the press event and official opening of the land. Not sure why they decided to send it now.

Correct and from my understanding it will be a private event after park hours.

 

[JPLA]

Still touching up paint, in this case on the nuclear plant.  Still no escapee from the prison.

 

[chris.g]

Rumor: Hearing Chief Wiggum and his crashed police car will be arriving sometime this week.

 

[Chris]

Rumor: Hearing Chief Wiggum and his crashed police car will be arriving sometime this week.

Nice, as the Police Station is rather bare.  But no bueno because we don't need to lose foot space.

 

[William]

Here are some photos I took on Saturday: 

The "AY YI YI" stickers are now in place on Bumblebee Man's Taco truck.

Here's a photo of the colored bristles (?) under the taco truck. Sorry for the crummy quality. I forgot to take a photo of it, but the truck is now adorned with a few lights on the front, and its signature horn goes off every now and then.

Finally got to experience Springfield at night. No Sideshow Bob statue yet, but it seems they've painted the little sarcophagus sculpture on King Toot's fairly recently.

Krusty Burger and Springfield Elementary School.

I must say, this sign looks awesome at night. Not quite sure if it beats the Bowlarama, though.

A little overlook of the main pathway.

Also, I noticed that the hours for the dining venues are now posted outside of the entrances. Not sure if it'll prove to be a trend, but all of the venues closed an hour before the park (except for Phineas Q. Butterfat's, Suds McDuff's, and Lard Lad, which closed with the park). In addition, I think all of the outdoor menus are installed at this point. Krusty Burger's looked like it could be temporary since it's pretty basic and doesn't match the concept art whatsoever, but I'm not 100% sure.

 

[Ulis clement]

Is the taco in front of the truck added yet ?

 

[William]

Is the taco in front of the truck added yet ?

Not yet, but I'd imagine it'll be added soon.

 

[Ryan]

I wonder if they'll change the Aztec theater's marquee by the grand opening. Paul Blart 2 jokes are starting to get a little stale, and having a nice Marvel/Avengers joke would probably tickle the media.

 

[Allen The Actor]

I absolutely love when Universal pokes fun at Disney, and Simpsons has been known for that, so that'd be perfect.

 

[12th Man]

Wiggum's car has arrived. Check on IU Twitter.

 

[techmaniac16]

Beat me to it GoHawks Haha!

Here's my photo folks.

 

[12th Man]

Also the taco has been added in front of the taco truck.

The Krusty burger menu is up too. Just no Krusty head on top yet.

 

[Ulis clement]

Yay ! everythings coming into shape ! Now to wait for sideshow bob


May 13th is the day for opening so sideshow should be added soon

 

[William]

I absolutely love the look of our character statues compared to Florida's. The sleek, matte finish is more appealing than the glaring, shiny look of Florida's statues (in my opinion, at least).