Universal's Epic Universe Wish List & Speculation

[Loki]

Full Donkey Kong Country video coverage from Alicia

 

[HHN Maddux]

Luigi's Mansion, perhaps..?

 

[Mike S]

Luigi's Mansion, perhaps..?

PLEASE!!!

 

[PerceptiveCoot]

Luigi's Mansion, perhaps..?

Does this describe a system where the orientation of the track and wheels can change from vertical to horizontal?

 

[HHN Maddux]

Another one! This one feels very Harry Potter, and I believe quite a while ago, there was a similar patent to this...

 

[GA-MBIT]

I cannot wait for the DKC land. I think there is still a small part of me that hasn't fully come to terms with the fact that they likely won't be using Kremlings or my dear King K. Rool anywhere in this land. The Returns artstyle always leaned that way, and Tiki Tong in the promotional materials kinda roughly confirms it. Tiki Tong is fine, but after Smash Bros brought him back I was holding out hope!

Hopefully the King's finest hour comes after all, for now though, we wait.

 

[luckoftheirish]

I cannot wait for the DKC land. I think there is still a small part of me that hasn't fully come to terms with the fact that they likely won't be using Kremlings or my dear King K. Rool anywhere in this land. The Returns artstyle always leaned that way, and Tiki Tong in the promotional materials kinda roughly confirms it. Tiki Tong is fine, but after Smash Bros brought him back I was holding out hope!

Hopefully the King's finest hour comes after all, for now though, we wait.

Unfortunately the land was designed before K. Rool's come back . Though isn't there some expansion space (like 1 acre) within DK country at Epic Universe? Could always add another attraction or maybe power-up band boss fight featuring K. Rool

 

[TheUniC6]

Another one! This one feels very Harry Potter, and I believe quite a while ago, there was a similar patent to this...

Maybe that's the attraction that will go in the expansion pad that was once earmarked for the Broomstick ride.

 

[Magic-Man]

Maybe that's the attraction that will go in the expansion pad that was once earmarked for the Broomstick ride.

What if it's the e-ticket instead?

 

[Alicia]

What if it's the e-ticket instead?

It's not.

 

[UniversalRBLX]

It's not.

Hey! Dining can be an e-ticket!

Pandora has 2 solid E-tickets including Satu'li.

 

[GAcoaster]

Just looking at Bio's aerials and I'm hoping that Universal isn't making the same mistake they made at both of the other Florida parks. Both parks main gift shops feel undersized to me. They always seem crowded and feel like they don't have enough space for representative merchandise from all of the park. I think Potter made it worse with the need for so much space that is only devoted to Potter. Even with the expansion done on the USF store it still feels inadequate. I know Nintendo will have its own store on the hub, but with the Potter store eliminated that merchandise now needs to live inside the main store along with the HTTYD, Classic Monsters, general park merch, and general Universal merch. It looks like they left room to expand if necessary, and it's hard to tell just how big the store is (floor space/stock space), but I hope they are really making it HUGE.

 

[Casper Gutman]

So with Comcast looking like it might acquire Paramount, do we start to here speculation that the expansion pad we expected would become LOTR might become Star Trek?

 

[Nico]

So with Comcast looking like it might acquire Paramount, do we start to here speculation that the expansion pad we expected would become LOTR might become Star Trek?

If a sale goes through, then speculation can begin in earnest. Right now it would be two layers of speculation.

 

[Imperius]

So with Comcast looking like it might acquire Paramount, do we start to here speculation that the expansion pad we expected would become LOTR might become Star Trek?

No? Really don’t see Star Trek ever happening. Paramount owns Nickelodeon correct? Far more likely to go that route.

 

[Casper Gutman]

If a sale goes through, then speculation can begin in earnest. Right now it would be two layers of speculation.

Paramount’s for sale and Universal is kicking the tires, so that bit at least isn’t fantasy.

 

[Nico]

Paramount’s for sale and Universal is kicking the tires, so that bit at least isn’t fantasy.

Not saying it’s fantasy. It’s speculation. If Universal buys Nickelodeon for example then IP from that can be discussed. Right now, we don’t know who is buying what. We can spin this off to a new thread if you want, but for now it doesn’t belong in the EU spec thread.

Paramount Studios Isn’t for Sale, but Control of It Is: The Negotiations — and Power Struggle — Explained

Skydance is in talks to buy out Paramount controller Shari Redstone and National Amusements because it's the only way to control Paramount Pictures.

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[Grits0808]

So with Comcast looking like it might acquire Paramount, do we start to here speculation that the expansion pad we expected would become LOTR might become Star Trek?

Really? I thought the rumor was originally Comcast might acquire Time Warner/Warner Brothers?

 

[Tbad556]

We can spin this off to a new thread if you want, but for now it doesn’t belong in the EU spec thread.

Paramount Studios Isn’t for Sale, but Control of It Is: The Negotiations — and Power Struggle — Explained

Skydance is in talks to buy out Paramount controller Shari Redstone and National Amusements because it's the only way to control Paramount Pictures.

www.indiewire.com

Can always revive an old classic from a decade ago

Star Trek coming to Universal?

Haven't found any post on this anywhere yet but if so go ahead and delete it. But today on twitter themeparkinsite posted that star trek was coming to the parks. Heres the tweet https://twitter.com/ThemeParkInsite/status/489490417415892993 What you guys think? Lots of mixed things on...

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[Nico]

Can always revive an old classic from a decade ago

Star Trek coming to Universal?

Haven't found any post on this anywhere yet but if so go ahead and delete it. But today on twitter themeparkinsite posted that star trek was coming to the parks. Heres the tweet https://twitter.com/ThemeParkInsite/status/489490417415892993 What you guys think? Lots of mixed things on...

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Perfect! Thank you. If you want to talk about potential purchases or sales we can also utilize these:

Discovery and WarnerMedia Merger

https://www.nbcnews.com/media/discovery-warnermedia-merge-creating-one-largest-us-media-companies-rcna940 AT&T announced on Monday that WarnerMedia and Discovery are merging to become a new company that will immediately become one of the largest U.S. media businesses. The new company is the...

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Comcast to potentially buy part of Warner/Discovery in future

Basically all of the old MGM film library minus the "classics" that still have value as film/merchandise (Wizard of Oz, Gone with the Wind, etc.) Can't wait for Bain Capital or some other ghouls to end up with the rights to An American in Paris or Zabriskie Point.

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Paramount+

Another streaming service is upon us. Or should I say existing ones are being smart and combining to create something more appetizing after the recent ViacomCBS re-merger. They're basically putting all of their stuff in one place rather than separate services. "Merging existing Viacom and CBS...

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Bringing it back to EU. 2024 is a few weeks off. Are we taking bets on what info will be released next/when?