Originally Posted By Bob Paris 1 Damn that sucks - it is actually 10:56pm here and Thursday is ALMOST OVER!!! Come on with it already, you backworlders stuck in YESTERDAY and make your damned announcement!!!
Originally Posted By dshyates OK, so they announced the 4K HD 3D reanimation of the Spiderman attraction with set enhancements. But the "BIG" announcement was “Despicable Me”. Here is the Press Release: <a href="http://media.universalorlando.com/newsreleases/detail.aspx?id=339" target="_blank">http://media.universalorlando....x?id=339</a>
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo They have made the announcement - a Dispicable Me ride replacing Jimmy Neutron (old news) and a digital upgrade for Spiderman. That's it. Hmmmm, still, it is something I suppose. I just had higher expectations.
Originally Posted By Bob Paris 1 That's IT?!?!?! We were led to believe there'd be phase 2 of HP and a water park, at the very least! DM had better be an actual ride and not just a "sit in the theatre and have water spritzed in your face" deal or this is kinda a bust!
Originally Posted By dshyates Everyone is a little confused about what Uni is up to. We know that they have about 5 other project greenlit, not including the Mini Golf that they announced last week. But with them announcing the Mini-Golf last week and this today (one day before Disney's "Big Rédo). I think Uni's PR plan is to have a "big" announcement ready to counter anything Disney does. Plus a few "surprise announcement" just to keep the stream of announcements coming so people get the feeling that Universal "just keeps getting better and better."
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo If they had saved the mini golf announcement last week and announced the 3, I think it would have had a bigger impact overall.
Originally Posted By dshyates "We were led to believe there'd be phase 2 of HP and a water park, at the very least!" That is 2 of the greenlit projects. Idk when they are gonna drop the waterpark card, but I put my money on the Potter announcement coming the day before Little Mermaid's Media Day...err...I mean Grand Opening.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper <<We were led to believe there'd be phase 2 of HP and a water park, at the very least!>> Patience is a virtue. <<Everyone is a little confused about what Uni is up to. We know that they have about 5 other project greenlit, not including the Mini Golf that they announced last week. But with them announcing the Mini-Golf last week and this today (one day before Disney's "Big Rédo). I think Uni's PR plan is to have a "big" announcement ready to counter anything Disney does. Plus a few "surprise announcement" just to keep the stream of announcements coming so people get the feeling that Universal "just keeps getting better and better.">> This. And... <<That is 2 of the greenlit projects. Idk when they are gonna drop the waterpark card, but I put my money on the Potter announcement coming the day before Little Mermaid's Media Day...err...I mean Grand Opening.>> This. Besides, it's not just a digital HD upgrade to SPidey. It's a whole new animated film as well. That's pretty awesome. And Despicable Me is a great film. Glad it will be represented.
Originally Posted By dshyates Hey, I just thought about it and maybe we will get the WonderSea Island Waterpark announcement the day before Discovery Cove opens their new Grand Reef expansion.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper I could see WSI being unveiled when Comcast announces it's buying the parks.
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb These announcements aren't bad IMO, I'm just bummed they'll open after my trip in the Fall. I am especially disappointed that Spiderman will likely be down during my visit. I've never been to USO and it was the one attraction outside of WWoHP that I was most looking forward to experiencing.
Originally Posted By DlandDug >>I think Uni's PR plan is to have a "big" announcement ready to counter anything Disney does. Plus a few "surprise announcement" just to keep the stream of announcements coming so people get the feeling that Universal "just keeps getting better and better."<< Mmm hmm.
Originally Posted By DlandDug So let me get this straight... Disney announces a major addition to Fantasyland, with new attractions, themed environments, restaurants, and character locations, and that's chewed over and debated by many who feel it isn't ANYTHING near the calibre of UniFlorida's half-a-themed-land WWoHP. (A fantastic addition, I hasten to add.) BUT... UniFlorida's MAJOR announcement about the replacement of a tired theater show (Jimmy Neutron) with a new (amazing, incredible, nothin' like it) theater show (Despicable Me) and upgrading of the film and delivery system of an existing attraction (Spider Man) is somehow a masterpiece of strategy. Noted.
Originally Posted By sjhym333 I think the issue with the Fantasyland addition is nor the additions themselves but the percieved reality that Disney has been asleep at the switch, especially when it comes to the MK. In fairness to Universal, the perception there is that they have done a great job of late of keeping the parks updated and Harry Potter was a great capping off of several years of new/replaced attractions. Whether that is real or not really isnt important but the perception (myself included) is that Universal is the place that seems to be wanting to upgrade and doing great work.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 I have been feeling for a few weeks now that UNI wasn't going to announce all they have planned just yet ...not sure why exactly, but I don't understand their strategy more than Disney's ... well, except for raising the bar on immersive family themed entertainment. But I know Potter's additions are coming, including a MAJOR attraction ... I know UNI is building a water park ... I know Transformers is coming to UNI. My guess, and that's all it is, would be UNI would rather announce one (or two) things at a time while knowing the upcoming pipeline is primed for years to come. What does Disney have beyond this three-year Fantasyland project that has actually been approved (no, DVCs and hotels don't count)?
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan Universal makes its announcement, and the crowd goes wild! <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQFEY9RIRJA" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...EY9RIRJA</a>
