News Round Up 2019

[rteetz]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1156936098502893573

 

[rteetz]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1156935596121702406

 

[atricks]

Click below for a very high res version of the same image:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EA5ClFWXsAE6hjV?format=jpg&name=4096x4096

 

[The Pho]

MUCH better picture, and... I still have no idea what's what. Any detectives here? I can't even figure out where Nintendo World is (lower right, maybe?).

Looks to me like Nintendo on the left after entering the park. A dualing coaster on the right alongside a river ride, so maybe more Jurassic. And on the top either that’s the classic monster land or fantastic beasts.

 

[rteetz]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1156937111494434816

 

[jknezek]

That's a mouthful.

I know some people, maybe many people or most people, are going to hate the name. I don't mind it. Lets face it, most people are going to call it Epic Universe. That works really well with Epic being a great word to lead with to invoke what they want, Universe describing the different aspects of the park, and it calls to mind the root name of Universal. I like it. It's more memorable than anything that was, thankfully, avoided for a possible DHS rename. Yes, it's a bit repetitive, but only if it's not truncated. And it's pretty much always going to be truncated.

 

[The Pho]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1156937111494434816

Hey I was pretty close!

 

[fatmanatee]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1156937111494434816

Oooh shes good.

 

[KevM]

MUCH better picture, and... I still have no idea what's what. Any detectives here? I can't even figure out where Nintendo World is (lower right, maybe?).

Top left, maybe the Universal Monsters? It sort of looks like a “gothic” village.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

I get that this is still a huge announcement - but the execution feels like a dud. ALL that hype to announce something everyone had already figured out?

Insiders knew information--general public unlikely.

 

[charliebrown]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1156937111494434816

But this is just a rumor? Correct. We don't have anything official?

Assuming thats the case, it seems fairly plausible.

 

[hertamaniac]

Video of conference.

https://www.wesh.com/article/universal-announces-epic-new-theme-park-for-orlando/28575526

 

[rteetz]

Insiders knew information--general public unlikely.

General public still doesn't get much in terms of details either though.

 

[The Pho]

But this is just a rumor? Correct. We don't have anything official?

Assuming thats the case, it seems fairly plausible.

Not official but she is highly reliable.

 

[rteetz]

But this is just a rumor? Correct. We don't have anything official?

Assuming thats the case, it seems fairly plausible.

Correct but Alicia Stella is as good as it gets for Universal stuff

 

[charliebrown]

Anyone notice the large performance space in the back left corner? Could Universal be getting into the concert/special event business? Perhaps a Fantasmic style show?

 

[SG131]

If only they would do a Harry Potter Hotel! It looks like they have some fountains set up in the back for a bellagio style fountain show. Maybe I missed an announcement, but I'm a little surprised about the dueling coaster. That didn't work out so well last time....

 

[Brett Wyman]

MUCH better picture, and... I still have no idea what's what. Any detectives here? I can't even figure out where Nintendo World is (lower right, maybe?).

I think Nintendo land is the lower/middle left one. I see what looks like mushrooms and pipes and they have the high walls to make your feel like your in that world.

 

[The Pho]

Anyone notice the large performance space in the back right corner? Could Universal be getting into the concert/special event business? Perhaps a Fantasmic style show?

They already do concerts and shows in their current parks.

Maybe I missed an announcement, but I'm a little surprised about the dueling coaster. That didn't work out so well last time....

I saw some rumors about it before, but I’m very happy to see it. Dueling Dragons was a great ride, this one probably won’t have the dueling loops that caused the issue there. This concept art is very promising and I hope this is mostly what gets delivered to us.

 

[rteetz]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1156941314874908673