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not sure if it will be as explicit as Universal Studios is Movies and Islands of Adventure is Literature ... but I think it is largely immersive and fantastical worlds ... so Harry Potter, Nintendo (Mario, Zelda, etc.)
The link that Rteetz shared said the rumored worlds are Nintendo, Jurassic Park, Dreamworks, Fantastic Beasts, and Universal Monsters.

I get it.

So I would love a land based on classic monsters - Wolfman, Frankenstein, Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde, The Mummy.

That would be AWESOME.
 
The link that Rteetz shared said the rumored worlds are Nintendo, Jurassic Park, Dreamworks, Fantastic Beasts, and Universal Monsters.

Yeah - Fantastic Beasts (Potter) and Nintendo are all but confirmed. Unviersal Monsters is pretty strongly rumored. I think Jurrasic WORLD (not Park) is a possibility but not certain, and Dreamworks (Panda/HTTYD/Madagascar) i think could be a stretch since all those IPs are well past their shelf date.
 

Interesting. Express bus lanes. Well... depending on how much of the route they cover, and who is granted right of way to use it, that will help. Thanks
I like the dedicated bus lanes in the video the PP shared. Here in my area a couple of years ago they took the shoulder in various parts of one of our major highways (I-35) and made it a Bus Lane for the public transit buses. The buses can only go on the shoulder though I believe when traffic is flowing at less than 35mph if I remember correctly (could be wrong) but it was made that way to help them at least somewhat keep their schedule during high traffic times.
 
Universal Monsters will be interesting. The Mummy obviously bombed and Bride of Frankenstein was flat out cancelled. The Invisible Man just started filming. Van Helsing (not related to the tv show) had a presence at Comicon. But this hasn't been a roaring success introduction. I'm curious to see how much space they pin on this Dark Universe or whatever they are now calling it actually becoming a success. Or if they hedge their bets and go with the 30s/40s vintage stuff, which I just don't see playing well these days.
 
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Universal sources are dropping hints like this is “fantastic” news. Sounds like it’s indeed the third theme park.
I don’t even visit universal but I’m excited about this. 3 parks and volcano bay is really a full weeks worth of things to do that can go head to head with Disney in terms of offerings. Hopefully the arms race for theme park supremacy will continue for both parties
 
I don’t even visit universal but I’m excited about this. 3 parks and volcano bay is really a full weeks worth of things to do that can go head to head with Disney in terms of offerings. Hopefully the arms race for theme park supremacy will continue for both parties

I'm sure this will be the case for some - I run out of interest in the existing parks after about 3 days. The new park would have to be pretty "fantastic" to bring me in for a full week - but obviously this is the target.
 
I don’t even visit universal but I’m excited about this. 3 parks and volcano bay is really a full weeks worth of things to do that can go head to head with Disney in terms of offerings. Hopefully the arms race for theme park supremacy will continue for both parties
I'm totally excited too...except the problem is for peeps who visit both parks like we do..so much to do not enough time (and money to an extent) lol.
 
The Island of Pigeon Forge? Really Trip Adviser? Have you ever been there? A couple of rides and what basically is an outdoor shopping mall? IMHO the only thing there worth anything is the Ole Smokey Mountain Distillery and that is almost impossible to get in to.

Why don't you have Mall of America on your list too?
TA lists are just based on some algorithm based on number and average level of review, not any real thoughtful review.
 
I would love to see stuff like this. Unfortunately I've never been able to find it on our Canadian stations and we don't seem to carry the Travel Channel.

My DD flips when we cross the border as we get so many more options on our Netflix account. She downloads a bunch of stuff when we're at Disney and can still watch it when we return to Canada! :)
Get VPN and connect to a US server, I'd recommend Private Internet Access (PIA). You can also use a US proxy server.
 
This looks like it has the potential to be neat but I'm not really sure what it is or how you use it.
For data geeks like me this is awesome. Puts some of touring plan’s capabilities right in your hands on demand and up to date (eg graphs of attraction wait times and how they’re distributed throughout the day).
 
I don’t even visit universal but I’m excited about this. 3 parks and volcano bay is really a full weeks worth of things to do that can go head to head with Disney in terms of offerings. Hopefully the arms race for theme park supremacy will continue for both parties
I think we’re in the same boat. I can’t even drag my kids to universal if it means missing one WDW day (they have no interest), so I only care as it pertains to healthy competition being best for the consumer.
 
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