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AzzySpazbourne
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Lee Matthews
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GrandAdmiralStrife
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I don't think MBs will go away.... I think they make a lot of money with the different designs they sell, not to mention all the little addon bling they sell as well
AzzySpazbourne
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Just found it interesting with Uni getting Nintendo rights, plus talks ramping up about 4th park.. plus Amazon securing rights for TV show
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TheMaxRebo
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Well, Avatar isn’t exactly current and the land seems popular
mikepizzo
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For what it's worth, when I went to Disneyland in 2015 I was able to get a Jungle Cruise map. I had to tell them a corny joke though (which I always have prepared anyways).
I know J.R.R. Tolkien despised Walt Disney. His son Christopher Tolkien was very protective of his father's work/legacy. While he was in charge of the estate, I would think this idea was laughable. Now that his son isn't the director of the Tolkien estate anymore, it will definitely be interesting to see what happens.
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Lord of the Rings has been around for around 60-70 years. It is one of the most popular book series of all time and Return of the King frequently is referenced in one of the top movies of all time list. It seems like every time you turn on the TV one of the 6 movies is on. Finally, due to it being the poster child for fantasy, the theming possibilities are endless. This would be a tremendous IP for Universal.
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I think you underestimate the fan base. For example, my parents were in New Zealand a few months back and they visited some of the filming sites. Jammed with tourists. Said you couldn't move at Hobbiton and the tourists were from all over the world. Tolkien's Middle Earth is one of the most popular literary settings of all time. It doesn't need a current movie to draw people to a theme park.
If Uni gets the rights and does this well, it will rival Star Wars and Harry Potter. It will be interesting to see if the trust finally loosens its grip.
mcd2745
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I ordered the people mover & world showcase shirts (second was 40% off). Lord only knows when they actually will arrive.
Roxyfire
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Yeah it's an absolute home run. They did an amazing job with Wizarding World, I can see them doing amazing things with the wealth of content from LotR. I'm hoping one day someone picks up Star Trek, but I know there's some weirdness over who owns what in regards to that IP.
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Solo: A Star Wars Story will be part of Galactic Nights in May
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Not a fan of LotR personally, but it is very popular. (Not sure it is at the level of Harry Potter and Star Wars.) The more interesting thing is if universal does open a third theme park. (Sorry, not falling for that "fourth park BS.) A third park does truly make universal a week long destination, which it currently isn't even with Harry Potter and a water park. As has been said, the completion is good though. The problem really becomes finding employees, which are already very thin in Florida.
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@GrandAdmiralStrife :
I don't think MBs will go away.... I think they make a lot of money off @rteetz with the different designs they sell
I fixed it for you
I don't think MBs will go away.... I think they make a lot of money off @rteetz with the different designs they sell
I fixed it for you
MickeyMinnieMom
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I suspect there will always be some fanbase for Lord of the Rings. It's a book that has been around for decades and attracts new readers all the time.
It's interesting to us, though, that US park IP just doesn't come close to appealing to our family as much as Disney IP does. I'm in the HATE Avatar bucket, but appreciate that Disney created an excellent ride and cool land. There just isn't enough to draw us to US, though I suspect they'd do a good job with a LOTR land. We saw US Hollywood (for Walking Dead!!), and the Potter stuff is certainly cute. No division there between that section and the rest of the park which doesn't make it as immersive as it could otherwise be, but well-executed for sure.
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Get your millennial pink ears now!
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Get your millennial pink ears now!
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MickeyMinnieMom
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Back in my day, they called this "light pink" or "pale pink"... ...
umichigan10
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Plus LoTR has a much better following than avatar. I’ve never gotten into the series, but it’d be cool to think what universal could do in a world building sense
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