JungleSkip
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I want them to go head to head with WDW 50th but I think that's going to come just too soon.
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I want them to go head to head with WDW 50th but I think that's going to come just too soon.
The hardest, and probably nearly impossible, guess is when Universal will make announcements. They're all over the place on those. Absolutely no guess on that from me....Good to hear you read the Jay Bangs book. You now probably have a better understanding how Universal thinks & operates than the vast majority of theme park followers. Genneway's Universal book that preceeded the Jay Stein book, is also a great source of information & understanding. Additionally, if you study Comcast's corporate history (I've followed them since they were just a small regional cable operator), you will understand how opposite their corporate philosophy is from Disney's. They only know one speed, "full steam ahead", which really is a nice fit with the MCA/Universal philosophy of the Lew Wasserman era.
This is the last significant piece of land Universal can buy for expansion. They have the chance to develop this in one go and design it to make maximum use of it. I expect they want 1 transportation center and parking structure, 2 theme parks, 1 CityWalk and at least 5 hotels. They don't need to design every electric socket in detail for the whole thing but make decisions if (for instance) they want hotels to block high ride at some locations and expand the theme of the land in the park that is closest.
I guess first phase will be the transportation center and parking, 2 hotels and 1 theme park and the first phase of the new CityWalk. I expect the park to have a hotel entrance (like DLP, fitting the theme of the entrance are) to save space. In 2019 the first phase will start and be done by 2022.
The theme of the first park will be Animation. It'll have mainly Dreamwork animation and Illumination ip's and some expansion for Harry Potter (Beedle the Bard adventures) and Nintendo.
Please build now.
This is the last significant piece of land Universal can buy for expansion. They have the chance to develop this in one go and design it to make maximum use of it.
So what do you speculate they bought all that land for.That said, my opinion is that I don't think they will expand beyond what they are going for now (with the exception of hotels). Disney soon realised when they had too many parks that it just cannibalized attendance from the others.
So what do you speculate they bought all that land for.
Ah ok, yeah going from a two park resort to a three park resort is a big deal, but I agree I'm not sure the fourth park adds too much.Should clarify, I meant beyond the 4th gate as we know that's happening. Beyond that, I can't see them doing anymore.
Parks are there to fill hotels, restaurants and shops. When guests stay longer more money will come because they spent more.Ah ok, yeah going from a two park resort to a three park resort is a big deal, but I agree I'm not sure the fourth park adds too much.
This is the last significant piece of land Universal can buy for expansion. They have the chance to develop this in one go and design it to make maximum use of it.
Innovation is cool, but how about placemaking and theming? Are we still looking at a park that could rival Tokyo Disneysea?They've just got some pretty innovative stuff coming. Now whether or not "things" do happen is so far down the pipeline is not really relative. My tweet was more along the lines of if it did go the way it could go it will be something special. Just need those tourism dollars to keep coming in.
Innovation is cool, but how about placemaking and theming? Are we still looking at a park that could rival Tokyo Disneysea?
New patent to improve the hogwart express window patent...could be part of the UOR expansion in regards to transportation to new park.
http://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/...patent-aims-at-new-immersive-windows-for.html
My guess. after F&F comes tear down of DC & new HP area, then Nintendo. In between minor stuff, FJ projection show & new Christmas season offerings.Not hotel wise, but what theme park addition do we think is next after Volcano Bay?