I mean F&F is an obvious choice.Serious question: what IP out there right now allows for the same kind of large-scale, effects-heavy stunt show? That could also plausibly show up in a Universal park, obviously.
I mean F&F is an obvious choice.Serious question: what IP out there right now allows for the same kind of large-scale, effects-heavy stunt show? That could also plausibly show up in a Universal park, obviously.
I think the issue with a F&F based stunt show is it would need an obnoxious amount of space.I mean F&F is an obvious choice.
Can it fit in Fear Factor?I just wish Waterworld could fit into the Toon Lagoon plot in someway, it’d be a perfect transition from MSHI.
I’d rather they not touch the space between SNW and Monsters yet frankly, as both lands could theoretically expand themselves.
That being said I want Waterworld at Universal Orlando terribly.
You can put some stunts in Wicked...Serious question: what IP out there right now allows for the same kind of large-scale, effects-heavy stunt show? That could also plausibly show up in a Universal park, obviously.
Can it fit in Fear Factor?
half kidding, but: electric vehicles would lighten this load a bit.Lights Motors Action took up a huge plot at DHS because the cars need a good amount of space to get up to speed.
I don’t have the map infront of me, but I’m sure I’ve asked this before and been shut down. There is also apartment directly behind that plot, so that may be a factor as well.Can it fit in Fear Factor?
Yes actually! Take out the space where the MIB tent goes and it could fit.Can it fit in Fear Factor?
You can put some stunts in Wicked...
I heard by the end of 2019 about the shifting gears to a coaster, so it wasn’t last minute. They had just already been through a few years of theater concepts by then lolThat's what concerns me about the Werewolf coaster. People keep saying, look at Hagrid's and Velocicoaster, trust UC. But those coasters were years in the planning process. This coaster seems to popped up very late in the planning process.
Fingers crossed.
And concerning expansion/additions after EU, the year following the opening of major lands like Hogsmeade and Diagon have historically been off years. So I wouldn't expect anything big in 2026.
Agreed. Badly written, overtly juvenile, cheesy shows just won't fly. And Universal has certainly been famous for many of them. And management is puzzled when no one shows up to watch them. Sometimes, they don't seem to have a clue. Add the Toon Lagoon and Fear Factor shows to the list.Just want to point out a show doesn't exactly need to be action packed to bring in crowds every night (Fantasmic for example)...but if Universal doesn't make it action packed, they are going to need to make it emotional and with actual stakes.
A lot of issues with the musicals and non action show Universal did like Creature of the Black Lagoon the musical at USH (the music also wasn't that good or catchy imho), Sinbad at IOA, etc were they were way too cheesy and juvenile. People still like juvenile things in general but they want things to be a little bit smarter.
The parks should really leverage other divisions of NBCUniversal for help in creating their shows. It's not like NBCUniversal and Dreamworks don't have their own stage production areas (Universal Theatrical Group). IF not UC show then get Cinco Paul (Schmigadoon), Garth Jennings (SING), and Stephen Schwartz (Wicked and the Prince of Egypt) to work on something original for the parks since Universal has excellent relations with all three.
Otherwise Universal has Wicked, Billy Elliot, Cry Baby, Mean Girls, Shrek The Musical, Bring it on the musical, Back to the Future The musical, Prince of Egypt the musical, and Catch me if you can the musical.
The reason why Wicked didn't work well at USJ is the completely rearranged the show to have it start in the Emerald City talking to the Wizard than going back to Shiz University than ends up hitting defying gravity and ending with For Good. The show made no sense and was just essentially lets have people sing popular songs from Wicked and try to make a storyline but no really. Lets not try this again for a 30 minute show.
I think Universal Creative has a big folder full of imagined and partially engineered projects that never saw the light of day to emerge later with another skin. Hogwarts was such a project but I know I read somewhere that a team of Creatives where added to the production of the failed Doctor Doolittle movie to create attraction that could be build if it was a success. It clearly wasn't (so bad) but who know this coaster concept was born then.I heard by the end of 2019 about the shifting gears to a coaster, so it wasn’t last minute. They had just already been through a few years of theater concepts by then lol
YesThis might be a wildly unpopular take, but I wonder if these are enough attractions to fill a full day at the park