News Round Up 2017

[mikepizzo]

They are building the Fast and Furious ride so fast (and so furious) I now believe an early 2018 release is a lock. Cant wait to get more info about the ride itself

Fixed that for you

 

[Delano Fiedler]

Fixed that for you

I noticed the pun right after posting it

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

They are building the Fast and Furious ride so fast I now believe an early 2018 release is a lock. Cant wait to get more info about the ride itself

It was already delayed from opening in 2017 and currently Universal just has the standard "Coming 2018". I don't know how much is done inside; that building looks pretty darn big though.

Here's the blog from 2015 from Universal: http://blog.universalorlando.com/whats-new/fast-furious-ride/

From what I remember it will be screen-based ride but it won't be exactly like the one in Hollywood..at least what I remember reading about.

 

[rteetz]

Wild guess here, but how much you want to bet this will be airing on Sunday night, with a Monday results night to compete with Football?

Possibly. ABC/ESPN does have Monday night football though which we might not see that happen then.

 

[Delano Fiedler]

It was already delayed from opening in 2017 and currently Universal just has the standard "Coming 2018". I don't know how much is done inside; that building looks pretty darn big though.

Here's the blog from 2015 from Universal: http://blog.universalorlando.com/whats-new/fast-furious-ride/

From what I remember it will be screen-based ride but it won't be exactly like the one in Hollywood..at least what I remember reading about.

The 2017 delay was probably because they took too long to start building it, for a while it was just a pile of dirt. Now its really moving "fast".

About the ride itself Im hoping for more like a "drive your own car" experience like in a video game and not a recorded 3D video.

 

[rteetz]

About the ride itself Im hoping for more like a "drive your own car" experience like in a video game and not a recorded 3D video.

Yeah... I haven't heard anything recently but last I heard was it is going to be very similar to the Hollywood tram portion so that would mean 3D video.

 

[rteetz]

News

WDI traveled to Bali and Jakarta for inspiration in creating Pandora.

http://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions...in-creating-pandora---the-world-of-avatar.htm

 

[jbeyes]

Since Universal has been brought up and it's been kind of quiet around here recently, has anyone seen updates about what's shaking with Nintendo Land plans?

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

The 2017 delay was probably because they took too long to start building it, for a while it was just a pile of dirt. Now its really moving "fast".

About the ride itself Im hoping for more like a "drive your own car" experience like in a video game and not a recorded 3D video.

I *think* it will be more like what @rteetz mentioned with the 3d video.

It sounds like a cool ride but I feel you on wanting more of a drive your own car vs pre-recorded 3d video. But knowing me I'll still ride it next time I'm at WDW/USO lol.

 

[rteetz]

Since Universal has been brought up and it's been kind of quiet around here recently, has anyone seen updates about what's shaking with Nintendo Land plans?

Japan is first being done in 2020. Last I heard was 2021/22 for Orlando and 2022 for Hollywood.

I *think* it will be more like what @rteetz mentioned with the 3d video.

It sounds like a cool ride but I feel you on wanting more of a drive your own car vs pre-recorded 3d video. But knowing me I'll still ride it next time I'm at WDW/USO lol.

I don't think you'll get to "drive" a car until Mario kart in Nintendo.

 

[Madteaparty001]

Japan is first being done in 2020. Last I heard was 2021/22 for Orlando and 2022 for Hollywood.

So Universal's new land will be competing with WDW 50th anniversary? This should be interesting and might explain the push on recent construction.

 

[rteetz]

So Universal's new land will be competing with WDW 50th anniversary? This should be interesting and might explain the push on recent construction.

Which is a smart move by Universal if that's indeed what they do. I think Nintendo is the only thing that could compete with that right now.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

I don't think you'll get to "drive" a car until Mario kart in Nintendo.

Sweet! Another thing to look forward to

 

[skier_pete]

They are building the Fast and Furious ride so fast I now believe an early 2018 release is a lock. Cant wait to get more info about the ride itself

So fast? This is a case where they announce it in Summer of 2015, and the last thing I read was opening summer 2018, so that's three years for a ride in an existing building. (Disaster and Beetlejuice, right?) That's like a Disney construction timeline.

For reference, the Fallon ride was announced October 2015 and opened March of this year. A window of 1.5 years. Diagon Alley only took about 2 years. Let's not be impressed with how fast Universal is putting this ride in.

 

[jknezek]

I think Universal's marketing campaign right now is brilliant. The whole "when your vacation grows up" is striking a nerve with a lot of my friends with tweens and teens who have done Disney 2 or more times. If they keep building attractions at this pace, not speed but consistency, Disney will need to keep going as well. And that is only good for us.

 

[rteetz]

I think Universal's marketing campaign right now is brilliant. The whole "when your vacation grows up" is striking a nerve with a lot of my friends with tweens and teens who have done Disney 2 or more times. If they keep building attractions at this pace, not speed but consistency, Disney will need to keep going as well. And that is only good for us.

Universal is eventually going to need to build that 3rd park. They are well into building more hotel rooms and having that capacity for another park.

 

[mikeamizzle]

Which is a smart move by Universal if that's indeed what they do. I think Nintendo is the only thing that could compete with that right now.

I really don't think this will be enough to compete with the WDW 50th in addition to SWL and possible major EPCOT updates by 2021. Universal needs to have more than just Nintendo land announced for the near term future and I think it would be a huge mistake if they are not able to open that in Orlando before 2021.

Rteetz just beat me to it. They absolutely need a true third gate if they want to keep their momentum going.

 

[rteetz]

I really don't think this will be enough to compete with the WDW 50th in addition to SWL and possible major EPCOT updates by 2021. Universal needs to have more than just Nintendo land announced for the near term future and I think it would be a huge mistake if they are not able to open that in Orlando before 2021.

Rteetz just beat me to it. They absolutely need a true third gate if they will want to keep their momentum going.

While I agree we don't know what is happening with Epcot yet. Nintendo will be their major to Star Wars.

 

[mikeamizzle]

Fair point regarding Epcot.

It also remains to be seen exactly how impressive Volcano Bay will be but I am still skeptical about it. Other than that and the expansions of Cabana Bay and construction of Sapphire Falls, the last attractions that they have opened since Diagon Alley in 2014 (Kong last year and Fallon this Spring) have been a bit underwhelming. Also having done the tram tour at Universal Hollywood, I cannot say that I am very excited about that style of attraction being adapted for fast and the furious in Orlando either. To each their own though I guess on those attractions.

 

[rteetz]

Fair point regarding Epcot.

It also remains to be seen exactly how impressive Volcano Bay will be but I am still skeptical about it. Other than that and the expansions of Cabana Bay and construction of Sapphire Falls, the last attractions that they have opened since Diagon Alley in 2014 (Kong last year and Fallon this Spring) have been a bit underwhelming. Also having done the tram tour at Universal Hollywood, I cannot say that I am very excited about that style of attraction being adapted for fast and the furious in Orlando either. To each their own though I guess on those attractions.

Universal has also committed to 4,000 more hotel rooms on the Wet n Wild site.