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If you stand back and look at it, the lands are very similar to what IOA had in terms of attractions & food/bev. I don't think SLOP gets added and I bet Illumination appears in the hub.
Dueling Dragons only counted as one ride on the park map, didn't it? Genuinely asking, I don't completely recall.I'm gonna be pedantic and say that unless the Hub coasters are exact copies of each other, it's 11 rides. :tease:
That may well be, but we're not average guests, are we?A lot of qualitative studies across both resorts have determined the average guest is satisfied with ~7 to 8 experiences (not even necessarily rides) per day.
Again... I don't know why things always have to come back around to comparing against Disney (especially as I already said I think most of the parks in Orlando -- that means at Disney and Universal, too -- need more rides).
And I don't know why there needs to be so much pushback against something completely non-controversial like "I'd kind of like it if there were going to be more rides."
Dueling Dragons only counted as one ride on the park map, didn't it? Genuinely asking, I don't completely recall.
Well of course we all want more rides! Everyone wants more rides.Again... I don't know why things always have to come back around to comparing against Disney (especially as I already said I think most of the parks in Orlando -- that means at Disney and Universal, too -- need more rides).
And I don't know why there needs to be so much pushback against something completely non-controversial like "I'd kind of like it if there were going to be more rides."
Dueling Dragons only counted as one ride on the park map, didn't it? Genuinely asking, I don't completely recall.
That may well be, but we're not average guests, are we?
Eh, but all those other rides have identical tracks, no? I forget if Matterhorn has any differences between sides. Fire and Ice were 2 distinct designs.Dueling Dragons counted for one attraction per B&M as it shared a lift hill, just as Space Mountain, Matterhorn, or Primevil Whirl counts as one attraction. But if you're a super coaster nerd like us, it's two.
Yes, but it often seems to carry the implication of inoculating Universal. “Well, Disney does the same thing and nobody ever mentions it about them, so stop talking about it for Universal.”Things get compared to Disney because they're the direct competition and right next door.
I think we’ve long established that I’m not, so I’ll continue to consider it one attraction for my purposes!Dueling Dragons counted for one attraction per B&M as it shared a lift hill, just as Space Mountain, Matterhorn, or Primevil Whirl counts as one attraction. But if you're a super coaster nerd like us, it's two.
Even DisneySea is addressing a lower ride count by adding, like, three D/E-tickets at once with the Fantasy Springs expansion.People are fine with 7-8 attractions a day but there is a reason why DL and Magic Kingdom remain the top tier of theme parks and that is due to the diversity and sheer amount of attractions in a small area.
The only way around it is with an amazing environment in which you enjoy to relax and chill which tokyo disneyseas has.
Even DisneySea is addressing a lower ride count by adding, like, three D/E-tickets at once with the Fantasy Springs expansion.
Everyone would like more rides.
Modern theme parks (IE nearly anything that opened after 1980) rarely open with more than a dozen.
Things get compared to Disney because they're the direct competition and right next door.
It was only one, but I don't really care what the map says. If it's 2 different coasters, it's 2 different rides.
Yes, but it often seems to carry the implication of inoculating Universal. “Well, Disney does the same thing and nobody ever mentions it about them, so stop talking about it for Universal.”
That may not be the intent, but that’s how it almost always appears in the context of whatever discussion in which it arises.
I think we’ve long established that I’m not, so I’ll continue to consider it one attraction for my purposes!
Even DisneySea is addressing a lower ride count by adding, like, three D/E-tickets at once with the Fantasy Springs expansion.
Islands of Adventure opened with 10 rides, including a carousel and a spinner for Seuss.
And just because this is what we think we know now, doesn’t mean this is everything the park will open with. Still years of speculation maps to come!
Plus this park is more interesting than all three of thoseDAK is 20 years old and only has 8 rides
DHS is 30 years old and only has 9.
EPCT is 40 years old and only has 11, including Guardians.
Plus this park is more interesting than all three of those
Took me forever to realize what I missed. I didn’t count Pteranodon Flyers, probably cause I can’t ride it lol11 if you count Dragons as one.
Personally, I would love Epic to become Universal’s Magic Kingdom.
Universal as of late has much better record of adding as well as replacing closed attractions than Disney. So I don’t think we have anything to worry about on the expansion front.I don't think TDS's ride count is bad at all. Before Fantasy Springs they're at 20 rides. And basically every land has a major show. TDS has done a good job overall of expanding on a lower (15) opening ride count, though 3 of them are transport rides, and 4 more were kiddy flat rides. Adding stuff like Raging Spirits (which sucks, but it was a major addition), Tower of Terror, Aladdin's Carpets, TSMM, Soarin', and now Fantasy Springs over the years has been a decent haul for an already good park. I'd hope Comcast is more aggressive than that with EU, but it wouldn't be the worst park to emulate an expansion strategy off of.