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With Rock in Roller coaster losing the Aerosmith theme their is one licensed ride left at Disney World. While the tower of terror has its fans I believe the majority of guests just like it as a highly themed drop tower. Making me wonder if tower of terror is next.
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There is enough room in Celestial Park To build a substantia dark ride like one themed to Captain Cacao. the only catch is the restrooms would need to be relocated or built around. For reference secret life of pets is 20,645 sqr feet
New Video: exploring Revenge of the mummy a fantastic roller coaster dark ride hybrid and what strategies and techniques universal used to make it a great ride that has existed for over 2 decades and received multiple locations
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yes but they can always try and buy the
While Universal Hollywood isn't able to get a 2nd theme park with the land of the golf course next door. What if they bought and built it on the park and section of houses next door to its current resort? It would be pricy but provides universal and the city more value in the end
Animal Kingdom could be one of the best theme parks in the world if Disney continued to Invest in major additions to it. Instead, it just got one a decade. Hopefully this time it will be different
After Universal Themeparks Exhibition ends it run at the Franklin Institute I could see it touring to other big cities before being given a permeant home at Universal Orlando as the preview centers replacement
Surprised Disney has not built a permeant stage show in the Discovery River. They could build one on the level of fantasmic and already have the seating built for it.
NEW VIDEO: Over the years Universal has shifted from lands based around a general theme into investing it all on one IP. Here is why universal made the switch and strategy behind every IP land at the Orlando resort in this special hour long episode!
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I agree, plus if they do go the new system route we could even see jaws come back
Here is the full breakdown of how skull island succeeded where supercharge failed
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Supercharge is finally closing for good! But while the screen based aspect of the ride gets a lot of hate. Its underlying problem was how it was presented leading to hate while Skull Island received praise. It will be interesting to see if universal will try this system again or opt for a new medium
Universal has officially debuted a form of an open hub! While not for Epic Universe this could be a great way to test the waters and eventually debut it there as well down the road
Jurrasic Park River Adventure is now closed for a 318 day 19.2 million dollar refurbishment. Here is why
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Universal Kids is designed for a smaller demographic but its implications on the brand look to also be used as a testing ground. One such example of this is the Senior Specialist of Internal Communications at the resort Brian Bender saying he is "building a communications program from the ground up"
Surprised Universal hasn't built a permeant or seasonal Blumhouse attraction given Comcasts stake in the company and continued success as houses. I would love to explore some of the behind the scenes magic that takes to make and then transport guest into the worlds
Falcons Flight is an impressive feat of engineering but I have to wonder if it was worth it? At a certain point the difference in speed and coaster elements becomes marginal in terms of enjoyment. As a result I wish they made the coaster extremely themed instead of just novel
Rest in Peace Adam the Woo. I was never able to meet him in person but his personality and love for the vlogging craft shined through the screen. R.I.P.
Could Horror Unleashed come to Atlanta, NYC, and Philly? The locations plus Chicago were picked for the Epic Universe portal tour after careful research. Such analytics would have a similar application for a Horror Unleashed venue with Chicago already being confirmed for one
What are your thoughts, comments, or concerns on artificial intelligence in general and or how it relates to the themed entertainment industry? I will answer them as someone I would consider to be a professional on the matter and loves the entertainment industry
If Horror Unleashed and the Netflix House are both still performing well in 5 years I could see Universal building a Horror Unleashed variant for Fan Fest
Introducing Park Mind Podcast! A reduced image format video series breaking down some of the newest and innovative news in the themed entertainment space. Episode 1 is now available and focuses on Netflix's entry into a physical themed entertainment venue: youtu.be/-89R9d5eMdA
Over the last decade Hollywood Studios saw a massive changes to its park and Disney isn't done. I wonder what will remain in the next decade and how sacred they view the remaining portion of it
The Minion Land designed for Universal Kids fits perfectly behind the popular Minion land at Universal Studios Japan. Just a coincidence or signs of the future expansion 🧐
With Studios having the Macys Holiday Parade and Islands having Grinchmas; Epic Feels left behind with just some decorations. Given the holidays success at the existing parks I wouldn’t be surprised if Epic receives their own seasonal event. Right now though they don’t need it
Would you rather Disney spend the money to build a new ride or an army of life size roaming characters
In a world without Epic Universe Studios could have been a drastically better park. While these offerings were lost to Epic. In the end though this will be the best move. As it leaves Studios lots of room to still grow while increasing the resort size to compete with Disney World
One of Dinolands problems was its placement back in the park. This time around though imagineering looks to try and fix this by making the land peak into the entrance via the large temple. Making guests aware of it when entering the park and wanting to go and find it
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