Originally Posted By wahooskipper Ok...let me get into geek mode: "It's gonna suck." "It's gonna be great." "I can't wait to ride it." "Florida's is WAY better." "Disney is better." "Disney is going to have to step up." "Look, they built a wall!" "Look, a roof tile is going on!" "There are tracks onsite!" "It is raining so they aren't working today." There, I got things back into scintillating thread mode. You're welcome.
Originally Posted By skinnerbox <<"Disney is going to have to step up.">> This one needs repeating, several times.
Originally Posted By DlandDug Actually, post #22 was intended as a sly reference to Disney's overbearing use of synergy of late...
Originally Posted By Dabob2 <Actually, post #22 was intended as a sly reference to Disney's overbearing use of synergy of late...> Really? Okay.
Originally Posted By schnebs I remember the Six Million Dollar Man stuff in Prop Plaza - the van you could "lift", rubber bars you could "bend", and I think there was a hollow "boulder" you could lift as well. I also remember that the van got re-painted to look like Mr. T's van from "The A-Team" in the early 80s - I don't remember if you could still lift it. Anybody remember the "Battle of Galactica" attraction on the tour? Boy, was that cheesy!
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo I loved the battlestar galactica exhibit, but I was a kid and loved the show. And yes, you could still lift the a team van
Originally Posted By schnebs Don't get me wrong,davewasbaloo - I was a kid then and I loved the show too. But I thought it was funny how the Colonial warrior could point his laser pistol in no particular direction and the Cylons would still split apart... very, very slowly! To take this topic off on yet another tangent: Did anyone see the Galactica exhibit at the EMP/SFM in Seattle? It was mainly about the new series, but they had a couple of items about the original, including original costumes and replica miniatures.
Originally Posted By DlandDug Ach, The Battle of Gallactica! I saw it very late in its existence. The cast members were so unenergetic as they listlessly ran around inside the show building, randomly pointing their weapons as sound effects boomed out. That, along with the stentorian narration made it awfully funny to me. One trip included a child in the next car who kept plaintively asking, "Is this supposed to be Star Wars?"
Originally Posted By Bob Paris 1 Funny because George Lucas asked the same thing. As did his lawyers, to no avail.
Originally Posted By oc_dean >>The announcement came with very few details of what would be built, however, it did confirm that the Gibson Amphitheatre would be demolished and a re-creation of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey would be constructed.<< Is this true? <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/ocdean/MiscItems#5694000734513341298" target="_blank">http://picasaweb.google.com/oc...13341298</a> Okay Wile E Coyote ..... <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/ocdean/MiscItems#5513653067661459922" target="_blank">http://picasaweb.google.com/oc...61459922</a>
Originally Posted By oc_dean Since Uni is willing to demolish their 6,000 seat amphitheater where do they intend of rebuilding a new one? Or is the Los Angeles area going to be one less Entertainment Venue now??
Originally Posted By schnebs IIRC, the redevelopment plan says that Uni has the option of building a smaller replacement for the Gibson. It's going to depend on whether or not Uni decides it's worth it for them to build a new Ampitheater. I'm guessing that the Gibson's too big for them to make money as a venue.
Originally Posted By CDF2 Well, you would think Universal might still want some kind of concert venue given that they have CityWalk there and all. But then again, with AEG's spread downtown being the hot ticket right now, perhaps Universal is more concerned about making room for the surefire cash cow that Potterland will be for the theme park. I suppose that's a good problem to have, knowing that you have an attraction like WWOHP in your back pocket and just finding a place to put it.
Originally Posted By DlandDug As I said earlier, the close proximity of the Gibson and the Waterworld attraction makes me think they will demolish both venues to create a nice big area for the west coast WWoHP. The castle and attraction would be placed on the edge of the hill, with Hogsmeade occupying the area where Waterworld is today. Sad, though, that the land would (again) be so locked in, especially considering how much land Uni has in Hollywood...
Originally Posted By CDF2 Let's face it, USH is an extremely cramped space where they have that big hill in middle of the park complex, production facilities at both the top and bottom of the hill, their signature attraction tram ride that has to move through the various areas and actual residents that are close enough to complain if the park/studio makes too much noise - not an easy set of circumstances to juggle. Wasn't it the locals who originally forced USH to enclose the Gibson as the noise level from the original open air Universal Amphitheater was judged to be too intrusive?
Originally Posted By schnebs Yeppers. In semi-related news, the LA County supervisor whose district includes Uni has announced he's against the expansion plans, specifically the additional housing, because... wait for it... taking away the back lot will cost jobs at Uni. (Funny how that was never a concern when all those restrictions were put on filming and the Tour going through.) Details here: <a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/la-fi-nbcuniversal-zev-20120202,0,882005.story" target="_blank">http://www.latimes.com/busines...05.story</a>
