Hopefully, we get some live entertainment or something fun here for the time being. New York at USF is a haven for street shows, there's a new one starting every 15 minutes.
* While not actually drawn from Greek mythology, by using Poseidon and his water spirit lackey, and the story-teller's more somber tone v. Lonnie's jokes, the experience had a deeper sense of gravitas. Lord Darkenon sounds (and looks) like a Power Rangers refugee.The water tunnel and the facade was great. Everything else blows.
Seriously, I don’t really get people who say the original version was better tho. Why?
Dude, seriously. The conspiracy theories are a bit ridiculous.One thing keeps popping up in my mind....especially questioning the PF plumbing issue. Why are they closing Hogwarts night show, for a long refurb, at the same time. Is it having a plumbing issue also? ...Perhaps that plumbing excuse is a false flag leaked on purpose to take the heat off of a PF closure a year or two before new construction starts. If nothing happens with this building for a good while, my thoughts are still that it's only being done to cut operational savings.....Now, if they start the refurb, demolition, or whatever with the PF site, I'll gladly admit that my thoughts were wrong and that Karen isn't Chapek in wolf's clothing.
and...you evidently have insider info that I'm completely wrong. Please share if you can. I'm mostly having issues with this recent track record of closing stuff way before it needs to for new parades/shows that are years away, especially when the parks are crowded and have historically long lines. Example: They could have continued running the parade and kept the FF show running in the now empty theater to alleviate capacity issues.Dude, seriously. The conspiracy theories are a bit ridiculous.
Get out of here with this realistic explanation of how one attraction cancellation can cause all of the remaining plans to shift around.On the subject of date, back when Fear Factor was slated to be replaced with a Potter VR attraction, the plan was to have something new for Lost Continent for 2027.
When Potter VR was cancelled (a second time, for the last time) everything shifted around. Since the VR thing was intended to be the resort's 2024 offering, the KidZone replacement seems to have been fasttracked instead. Epic is still for 2025, obviously.
If they want to have something substantial for the existing parks in 2026, perhaps Lost Continent got bumped a year early as well.
Either way, no way anything big is opening here until then, at the earliest, in my view.
It’s absolutely cost saving. That doesn’t mean it’s unreasonable or bad, but that’s what it is.I'll believe in cost savings speculation when Universal closes Popeye/Ripsaw earlier in the day.
One thing keeps popping up in my mind....especially questioning the PF plumbing issue. Why are they closing Hogwarts night show, for a long refurb, at the same time. Is it having a plumbing issue also? ...Perhaps that plumbing excuse is a false flag leaked on purpose to take the heat off of a PF closure a year or two before new construction starts. If nothing happens with this building for a good while, my thoughts are still that it's only being done to cut operational costs.....Now, if they start the refurb, demolition, or whatever with the PF site within the next few months, I'll gladly admit that my thoughts were wrong and that Karen isn't Chapek in wolf's clothing.
Lol I saw the news on a Nintendo news site and had to come to leave a comment.Oh hey, Mike S is back. Neat!
Also to bring up: what I have been informed is more or less projection enhancements for the shows rather than anything vital that needs to be fixed for Nighttime Lights. I would not connect this to what is happening with LC.
The parade basically no one watched because it wasn't any good? The FF show absolutely no one went into?and...you evidently have insider info that I'm completely wrong. Please share if you can. I'm mostly having issues with this recent track record of closing stuff way before it needs to for new parades/shows that are years away, especially when the parks are crowded and have historically long lines. Example: They could have continued running the parade and kept the FF show running in the now empty theater to alleviate capacity issues.
Universal isn't known for parades, so guests don't care that they are missing out. But... they do care when Minion Mayhem is currently working overtime as the sole provider of children's attractions at USF for the time being and wait times are high. I do agree that it was shortsighted of Universal to cancel the parade before Villain-Con opened.
Closing Poseidon before the busy summer and hot/rainy season for a park that only offers 4 indoor attractions is an odd choice.
They ended the parade because they sent the floats out for reuse for the new parade. It’s the same reason why Cinematic went down and Nighttime Lights.
“Complaints”Oh I know, I guess they just decided to do everything all at once and deal with complaints for 2 years versus delaying things.