Mummy/MIB Connection???

[Figment22]

We're just back from a great Universal trip where we were lucky enough to ride Revenge of the Mummy about 20 times so I was definitely in "Mummy" mode as we toured the parks. This may have been posted somewhere ages ago but I don't remember reading it so here goes...

When you are on MIB in the cars on the left side and you come out of the training area into the crash site, the first storefront in front of you reads "I.M. HOTEP, Old World Antiquities". I don't remember seeing this there before. Was I just zeroed in on all things Mummy oriented, or is this new at MIB? (For anyone who has not seen the Mummy movies or ridden the new ride, Imhotep is the name of the Mummy.)

I stopped and asked two CM's on the ride and they said that no new work had been done on the ride (of course, they also said they had never seen this and that they were going to re-ride and check it out )

Has anyone noticed this before?

 

[the Dark Marauder]

I noticed it last year when I started riding MIB a lot more. I thought it was rather funny.

 

[BarryHom]

The sign has been there since day 1, I do believe. I remember riding MIB a few days before the grand opening and a Universal employee asked me to do a survey. One survey question was "what was the name of the antique store?" I'm thinking, "What antique store?"

 

[Figment22]

Originally posted by WebmasterBarry
One survey question was "what was the name of the antique store?" I'm thinking, "What antique store?"

That's funny. So, it most likely has been there since day 1. I guess I'm usually concentrating so hard on the aliens, I never even noticed before.

Thanks Barry and DM. I knew I could count on you guys

 

[fboy9287]

Can someone get a picture of that?

 

[phamton]

My son said he'd take a picture of it tomorrow.

 

[phamton]

OK, here is the picture is that says "I.M. Hotep" on MIB