Drifting off topic a bit here but because it came up, and I’m going to preface that it isn’t Universal’s problem but… this project has the potential to have a pretty big negative impact on quality of life in Orlando. Universal has said that it’ll bring 14,000 jobs… where are those people living? How many of them have spouses to add to that total? How many of them have kids? All of these people need grocery stores and schools and gyms and the like, all staffed by people who will also need to be added to the city’s employment base, who themselves will be bringing spouses/kids in a compounding loop.
Orlando already has a cost of living problem that’s just going to get worse, forcing people to live on the already distant outskirts and sit in traffic jams that are even worse than the terrible ones today. A lot can happen in three years, but “Florida” and “pre-planning” don’t really go hand in hand. Again, not Universal’s problem - but my fear is that entry-level theme park work is going to turn into such a drag (between lowish wages and having to have four roommates to live anywhere within 45 minutes of work) that it won’t be an attractive choice to young people joining the workforce.