Hi, I'm new to the forums so forgive me if this is in the wrong space, but one of the things I've never seen discussed here before is what was known at the time as the "George Lucas Project".
Right after Universal Studios Florida opened, George Lucas and team were approached to assist with creating new attractions for the park, a potential second gate, hotels for the MCA property, and also introduced to their state of the art production facilities for potential productions. This was Universal's way of going head to head with Disney at a time when IP's to create experiences from were limited for the studio. Spielberg and Lucas together seemed like a match made in heaven to battle the mouse in his own house.
Discussions quickly broke down due to several unfortunate factors and MCA eventually decided to pursue other concepts including "Cartoon World" which eventually evolved into Islands of Adventure. However, there is still some early concept art and scripts for attractions floating around out there that have never made the light of day that were created in collaboration with the Lucas team. Anyone know more?
