Universal's Epic Universe Wish List & Speculation

[Cup_Of_Coffee]

The Haunted Mansion seemed to stand the test of time being based off nothing. This land will be extremely popular unless the live action film is so bad it’s a Razzie nom.

 

[Parkscope Joe]

The Haunted Mansion seemed to stand the test of time being based off nothing. This land will be extremely popular unless the live action film is so bad it’s a Razzie nom.

That’s a WHOLE different story.

 

[Cup_Of_Coffee]

That’s a WHOLE different story.

Agreed, I’ve just never once understood the argument of having HTTYD here. It’s one thing if you wished for Shrek or KFP instead but people seem to question the legitimacy of the IP which I just simply don’t get.

 

[tielo]

If you polled a random sampling of non-theme park enthusiasts and said Uni is building a new park, and has one of the largest lands dedicated to one kid's IP. Then if you listed the properties they own, I suspect HTTYD would not be at the top of what people would expect the land to be.

Same could be said about Waterworld but the stunt show scores well in (actual) guest reviews. In other words, this is a non argument even if it was true as an ip and a theme park experience aren't the same. Take Spider-man, best scoring Marvel ip and the Universal ride is on top of most peoples lists but the Disney shooter is hot garbage in comparison.

 

[LikeMike]

Limit t

Limit the list to Universal-owned IPs without a current presence in any park and it would be.

What else would be on this list, out of interest?

 

[Gartooth]

Saw this interview with Nintendo about Super Nintendo World which I think may be of interest here.

Interview by Gamespot with Miyamoto and Takahashi

There's 1 quote in there I especially wanted to highlight since it may come as a surprise. Miyamoto name dropped Splatoon in discussions about the land.

It's called Super Nintendo World, but it has a very Mario theme. It follows a lot of the same characters that exists in the Mario universe. Can you talk about how you landed on that decision of "We want to have a Mario-centered theme"?

Miyamoto: As you said, it is Super Nintendo World, and there was discussion about adding other IP in there like, say, Splatoon. But instead of having our focus scattered, we thought it would be best to start with something focused and make sure something that's quality and good. And so that's where we ended up starting with Mario. However, because of that backdrop, if you notice you might be able to find some other IP sprinkled in the world. So I encourage you to take a look.

 

[quinnmac000]

Since it looks like Universal is tying film's to attraction releases....could the monster coaster actually be

Saw this interview with Nintendo about Super Nintendo World which I think may be of interest here.

Interview by Gamespot with Miyamoto and Takahashi

There's 1 quote in there I especially wanted to highlight since it may come as a surprise. Miyamoto name dropped Splatoon in discussions about the land.

I did mention splatoon would be a great water based attraction

 

[GAcoaster]

I was talking about EU with a non-park fanatic the other day and he asked if there were any water rides going in and I really hadn't given it much thought before. It is interesting they didn't add a water coaster or something to get people wet in the park aside from the splash battle. I know there really aren't a lot of types of water rides, but in the heat of Orlando it does seem like something that's possibly lacking from the park.

 

[Casper Gutman]

I was talking about EU with a non-park fanatic the other day and he asked if there were any water rides going in and I really hadn't given it much thought before. It is interesting they didn't add a water coaster or something to get people wet in the park aside from the splash battle. I know there really aren't a lot of types of water rides, but in the heat of Orlando it does seem like something that's possibly lacking from the park.

Especially since they have a Viking land…

 

[fryoj]

Same could be said about Waterworld but the stunt show scores well in (actual) guest reviews. In other words, this is a non argument even if it was true as an ip and a theme park experience aren't the same. Take Spider-man, best scoring Marvel ip and the Universal ride is on top of most peoples lists but the Disney shooter is hot garbage in comparison.

Waterworld doesn't get made in today's Universal Studios. A show like that might, but it has a different IP. We are in a different theme park world than 1995.

A good ride is a good ride regardless the IP. And a good IP can be given a bad ride. HTTYD land could be the best land ever, or it could be terrible. That really doesn't matter to this discussion.

 

[jarmor]

Waterworld doesn't get made in today's Universal Studios. A show like that might, but it has a different IP. We are in a different theme park world than 1995.

Guess we are, in fact, still in 1995. . .

 

[fryoj]

Guess we are, in fact, still in 1995. . .

A clone is not a new show.

 

[jarmor]

You said. . .

Waterworld doesn't get made in today's Universal Studios. A show like that might, but it has a different IP. We are in a different theme park world than 1995.

You didn't say copies or clones, you said waterworld doesn't get made in todays Universal Studios lol. . .

 

[fryoj]

You said. . .

You didn't say copies or clones, you said waterworld doesn't get made in todays Universal Studios lol. . .

Oh wow dude. You burnt me there......

 

[graspthesun]

I was talking about EU with a non-park fanatic the other day and he asked if there were any water rides going in and I really hadn't given it much thought before. It is interesting they didn't add a water coaster or something to get people wet in the park aside from the splash battle. I know there really aren't a lot of types of water rides, but in the heat of Orlando it does seem like something that's possibly lacking from the park.

I think we've talked about 2 probable water rides at the park - 1 in HTTYD and 1 in the hub where we originally thought they'd have a carousel.

 

[shiekra38]

Animated POV just dropped from Amusement Insider

 

[Gartooth]

Animated POV just dropped from Amusement Insider

When I first saw this and it ended I was like "wait was I not paying attention?" and had to rewatch it a couple times. Wow, this is a really short coaster.

 

[GAcoaster]

So I heard that Universal hosted an "Excellence in Leadership" event for managers at the EU site the other day. Apparently the big takeaway was the smell of the sewage plant was terrible...

Once again, I hope they really have a plan for dealing with that.

 

[shiekra38]

When I first saw this and it ended I was like "wait was I not paying attention?" and had to rewatch it a couple times. Wow, this is a really short coaster.

It does seem oddly short

A few things I'm not sure about

1. Does it come to a full stop, play a show scene, then do the swing launch

2. Does it go backward then just forward over the hill or backward, forward, backward, forward over the hill (Ice Breaker style)

Also when does the spinning start

These would add some time and interest to the ride length

 

[tielo]

When I first saw this and it ended I was like "wait was I not paying attention?" and had to rewatch it a couple times. Wow, this is a really short coaster.

It's a bit longer than Tron. Not sure why world class theme parks put some very short rides in their parks but I guess it's a thing they need to have?