Originally Posted By HongKongDisneyFreak WE ALL JUST GOT BACK FROM POTTER AT UNIVERSAL AND WHAT A TREAT. THE BEST THEMEING WE HAVE EVER SEEN BY FAR IN A PARK. WE ARE WONDERING IF IT IS EVEN BETTER THAN THOSE DISNEY SEAS. WE WANT TO FIND OUT WHEN WE GO TO JAPAN SOON. WE DECIDED THAT CARLAND IS NOT CLOSE IN EXECUTION TO POTTER WHEN WE WERE IN CALIFORNIA IN FEB. CARS WAS GOOD BUT CLEARLY POTTER IS A GAME CHANGER. DIAGON ALLEY IS CRAZY SPECTACULAR WITH INTERACTIVE MULTIPLE SHOPS WITH ANIMATRICS AND SPECIFIC SOUVENIRS TO POTTER LIVING. THE BANK COASTER IS THE COOLEST RIDE AND MOST ELABORATE QUE WE HAVE EVER SEEN. THE BAR HAS BEEN SET BUT IM AFRAID DISNEY IS NOT MAKING AS GOOD OF PLACESETTINGS AND RIDES AND SHOPS. WE WILL SEE WHEN WE GO JAPAN IF DISNEY CAN KEEP UP. WE HOPE.
Originally Posted By HongKongDisneyFreak WE ALL JUST GOT BACK FROM POTTER AT UNIVERSAL AND WHAT A TREAT. THE BEST THEMEING WE HAVE EVER SEEN BY FAR IN A PARK. WE ARE WONDERING IF IT IS EVEN BETTER THAN THOSE DISNEY SEAS. WE WANT TO FIND OUT WHEN WE GO TO JAPAN SOON. WE DECIDED THAT CARLAND IS NOT CLOSE IN EXECUTION TO POTTER WHEN WE WERE IN CALIFORNIA IN FEB. CARS WAS GOOD BUT CLEARLY POTTER IS A GAME CHANGER. DIAGON ALLEY IS CRAZY SPECTACULAR WITH INTERACTIVE MULTIPLE SHOPS WITH ANIMATRICS AND SPECIFIC SOUVENIRS TO POTTER LIVING. THE BANK COASTER IS THE COOLEST RIDE AND MOST ELABORATE QUE WE HAVE EVER SEEN. THE BAR HAS BEEN SET BUT IM AFRAID DISNEY IS NOT MAKING AS GOOD OF PLACESETTINGS AND RIDES AND SHOPS. WE WILL SEE WHEN WE GO JAPAN IF DISNEY CAN KEEP UP. WE HOPE.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA THANKS FOR YOUR REPORT. GLAD TO HEAR YOU ENJOYED THE HARRY POTTER SECTION AT UNIVERSAL.
Originally Posted By oc_dean CC, CAN YOU TURN UP MY HEARING AID, I CAN'T HEAR WHAT HONGKONGDISNEYFREAK JUST SAID!
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA HEY CAN YOU HOLD IT DOWN IN HERE -- YOUR CONVERSATION IS BLEEDING OVER INTO OUR DISCUSSION ABOUT SPLASH MOUNTAIN BEING CONVERTED INTO STAR WARS LAND.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I agree that Harry Potter raised the bar in domestic theme parks, but I still think that TDS does it better, if only because of its huge scale (with the caveat that I haven't seen Diagon Alley in person). Harry Potter is well executed, but the area is so small that we easily saw everything in a couple hours, including a nearly hour-long wait for Forbidden Journey. At TDS, there's just so much depth to everything that you could spend several days exploring it and still not see it all HP does have better themed shops (including merchandise) IMO, but TDS's are designed for real-world theme park crowds and are much more pleasant to be in. I'm not a claustrophobic person, but I had no interest in spending any time in WWOHP's cramped stores overflowing with guests I look forward to hearing your thoughts on how they compare!
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance I'm pretty sure this is a duplicate topic that was already hashed out in it's twin.
Originally Posted By oc_dean WHAT DID YOU SAY FERRET? SAY SOMETHING CONSTANCE?? I CAN'T HEAR YOU!!! SPEAK LOUDER!
Originally Posted By RoadTrip WHEN I WENT TO IOA IT WAS THE BEST SPINNER AND COASTER PARK I HAD EVER EXPERIENCED. I WAS VERY IMPRESSED. THE POTTER SECTION WAS TRULY IMPRESSIVE, EVEN IF RIDICULOUSLY CROWDED. IT TOOK ANN'S SON 45 MINUTES TO BUY A DANGED WAND. BUT WHATEVER. EQUAL TO A DISNEY PARK? ARE YOU KIDDING??
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOLLYWOOD IS BUILDING HARRY POTTER ATTRACTIONS. THEY TORE OUT THE ICONIC UNIVERSAL AMPHITHEATRE, WHICH WAS A SHAME.
Originally Posted By oc_dean BETTER FERRET! THANK YOU. YES CONSTANCE, I TELL THE COLOUR WHEEL - DON'T SHOW ME PASTEL SHADES! RICH COLOURS ONLY! JIM ... I REMEMBER THE UNIVERSAL AMPITHEATER TOO. LAST TIME I WAS IN THERE WAS FOR AARON NEVILLE PROBABLY AROUND 2004. I LOVE VINTAGE SHOTS OF THE PLACE IN THE 70S WHEN IT WAS OUTDOORS. AS I ALSO HAVE FOUND MEMORIES OF UNI IN THE 70S, BEFORE THE BIG 'THEME PARK' EXPANSIONS. LOOKS LIKE POTTER WILL STEAL THE SPOT LIGHT FROM DISNEY NEXT YEAR. IN CASE NO ONE HERE ON LP NOTICED .. ANAHEIM CITY COUNCIL JUST VOTED 3/2 TO NO ADMISSION TAX, AND DISNEY NOT TO START CONSTRUCTION ON NEW THINGS NO LATER THAN LATE 2017. IF DISNEY FOLLOWS THAT ... THEN THAT MEANS NOTHING NEW TO OPEN FOR THE REST OF THE DECADE. SUCKS, IF THEY DO THAT. MAY POTTER AT UNI HOLLWYOOD RULE.
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Originally Posted By RoadTrip WITH OR WITHOUT POTTER, UNI HOLLYWOOD IS ALMOST IRRELEVANT COMPARED TO DISNEYLAND.
Originally Posted By oc_dean I TEND TO AGREE WITH YOU TRIPPY. YES, UNI HAS BEEN INCHING UP TO 'DISNEY' LEVEL QUALITY. BUT THE PARK IN HOLLYWOOD IS CRAMPED INTO A TIGHT CORNER AGAINST A HILL. THEY CAN NEVER HAVE A PARK WITH THE AMOUNT OF OFFERINGS DISNEYLAND AND DCA CAN OFFER, BETWEEN THE TWO OF THEM. ORLANDO, THOUGH, IS ANOTHER STORY. BUT EVEN THEN, THEY DEMOLISHED CERTAIN AREAS TO FIT DIAGON ALLEY IN. I WONDER HOW MUCH ROOM UNI IN ORLANDO REALLY HAS, IN ORDER TO EXPAND.
