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Nintendo teams with Universal for Theme Park attractions
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KojiKnight
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About as likely as a Star Tropics themed water ride.
And in Orlando? Damn, my curiosity is piqued and I'll likely take my daughters there when it opens.
The thing that worries me is "Immersive Experiences" and "Major Attractions" without saying thrill rides or themed land.
I want this to be rad. I want an F-Zero coaster, I want an Zebes dark ride. I'm expecting a themed walkway in between lands with static decorations like a jacked up e3 booth.
I reall want to be wrong, but after seeing other collaborations (MonHun, Eva), I'm not expecting much.
I want this to be rad. I want an F-Zero coaster, I want an Zebes dark ride. I'm expecting a themed walkway in between lands with static decorations like a jacked up e3 booth.
I reall want to be wrong, but after seeing other collaborations (MonHun, Eva), I'm not expecting much.
Universal's contract with Marvel's pretty ironclad from everything I've read. Disney would have to offer them a lot to make them give up the Theme Park rights east of the Mississippi (and in Japan).
They've just signed the agreement and don't know exactly what they're going to build yet.
;_;
DrForester
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These are both true. As long as the movies are hot, Universal has a cash cow.
As for what will be built, there isn't much space left in either park. WWoHP took over lost continent, Mummy was King Kong and BttF made way for the Simpsons. It does look like there is some space in the world expo (MiB) that could be used.
VistraNorrez
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Universal has really stepped up their game lately and move really quick. Should be some cool attractions. But I hope they take a little extra time honestly.
Went to Orlando last summer and Diagonal Alley was super impressive, but the reliability of Gringotts was atrocious. It went down often. The ride was down for over an hour while my wife and I were on line before they announced they had no idea what the problem was and therefore no idea when it would back up and running. This was going to be the last ride of the trip. We went to universal 2 days and I rode it twice but she rode it only once. What a bad note to end our trip.
Went to Orlando last summer and Diagonal Alley was super impressive, but the reliability of Gringotts was atrocious. It went down often. The ride was down for over an hour while my wife and I were on line before they announced they had no idea what the problem was and therefore no idea when it would back up and running. This was going to be the last ride of the trip. We went to universal 2 days and I rode it twice but she rode it only once. What a bad note to end our trip.
Novel Mike
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Sheesh between this and the Harry Potter attractions Universal is really stepping up hard against Disney World.
thecouncil
Banned
It took so many years but it finally happen. Excellent news and really looking forward to what type of attractions and rides they develop. This will certainly get me down to Florida once this opens and will slow start saving a little here and there now. So glad this is on the east coast and not another west coast thing. Love when childhood dreams start to come true.
So, here's my proposal:
Thoughts?
Imagine if you will, an attraction in which you, with a group of maaybe up to 6 people, enter A box shaped room, where the wall in front of you and on both sides are huge screens, and the floor is a screen also (albeit one you can step on). There are sensors on every surface, some chutes in the ceiling for balls and such to fall out of, and some containers on each wall. You and your friends then play Warioware in this room, except each microgame requires you to use your entire body to pass it. Some games might involve standing in certain places on the floor, or skipping across some stones on the floor, or all jumping at once, or collecting the balls that drop from the ceiling and putting them in the right container, I'm sure there are many things you could do in this space. Each game completed it worth points, and all teams at the end of their time get to play a boss game to double their score, something like all getting through a laser maze, or extinguishing a load of dots on every surface, something like that.
Basically, think of simplified games from The Cube in a Warioware setting, in a theme park. Then after you've played, there's a huge daily scoreboard at the end of an attraction, and you can buy your photos or get a certificate or something.
Thoughts?
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Florida has kind of a bad rep going by posts on gaf... why is that?
KojiKnight
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If you watch US news, or watch US crime shows (World's Dumbest comes to mind), you'd know a lot of terrible and dumb people seem to end up in Florida... As a (temporary) resident of the state.... it's actually very true.
It has to do with Florida being cheap, acclimate, and having one of the worst education systems in the country.
Boss Doggie
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I originally saw that as WarioWare Cuba
You are setting your expectations far higher than you should be for this kind of project. This is merely an expansion to one of the two existing parks, not an entire park on its own. Unlike Disney, Universal has a finite amount of land to work with and no matter where they end up putting it, it won't take up as much space as you imagine it will. You will see one major attraction, a gift shop, maybe a restaurant, and MAYBE a minor second attraction. That's it.
SpacePirate Ridley
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Thinking about it this is a pretty intelligent contract by universal.
Basically they are going to have at their hands the kind of characters disney's main parks are build from without the necessity of creating a cartoon company from scratch.
Kids and adults love Mario and co nearly as much as Mickey and co. Here we have universal with caharacters that cater directly to the main public that visit disney, just add to that harry potter and marvel and they are riding on a cash cow.
Disney has elsa, universal has rosalina now. That trope princess sells like hotcakes. Just see the commercials of disneyland paris to see how much disney knows that character sells.
Now universal can have their own "disney" castle with peach, their own haunted mansion thanks to luigi, their own princess meet and greet. And not only that but also have things like metroid or f-zero to also give young adults types of rides they will like and that universal knows so well to make.
IMO disney fucked up big time by choosing avatarland. They dont give a fuck because they are still winning, but is good for everyone if universal compete as good as they are teying right now.
Maybe toon lagoon goes down, we already know nothing is sacred for universal if they need space.
Basically they are going to have at their hands the kind of characters disney's main parks are build from without the necessity of creating a cartoon company from scratch.
Kids and adults love Mario and co nearly as much as Mickey and co. Here we have universal with caharacters that cater directly to the main public that visit disney, just add to that harry potter and marvel and they are riding on a cash cow.
Disney has elsa, universal has rosalina now. That trope princess sells like hotcakes. Just see the commercials of disneyland paris to see how much disney knows that character sells.
Now universal can have their own "disney" castle with peach, their own haunted mansion thanks to luigi, their own princess meet and greet. And not only that but also have things like metroid or f-zero to also give young adults types of rides they will like and that universal knows so well to make.
IMO disney fucked up big time by choosing avatarland. They dont give a fuck because they are still winning, but is good for everyone if universal compete as good as they are teying right now.
At most we are going to get something like harry potter or marvel lands. At worst something like the simpsons land.
Maybe toon lagoon goes down, we already know nothing is sacred for universal if they need space.
I'm pretty sure I'd cry tears of joy. I don't have kids yet, but I look forward to a day when I can take my kids (and myself) to a Nintendo theme park area.
I Stalk Alone
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I was going to ask if the use of this gif was appropriate for the subject matter.
I cant wait to go there. nintendoland will be great for the big kids and their kids.
Right, at the most it will have one major attraction, one minor attraction, a gift shop or two, a counter service or two, or less. (I actually love the Simpsons section since the refurb, but I'm biased as hell).
The only way you'll see more than one attraction being built for Nintendo is if they convert an existing section of Islands (like Toon or Lost Continent) into a Nintendo themed island. And this is all based on whether they're even getting their own section, this could very well be a single attraction with an attached gift shop somewhere in the Studios.
I just want people to think realistically about this project. It will not be it's own park, and it will not be on a scale bigger than one of the Potter sections.
Disney probably would have made it a stipulation that they outright buy the company if they get a theme park.
machemachete
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Day one when it opens
The chinese blizzard Park now have some competition
The chinese blizzard Park now have some competition
ArkkAngel007
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I want to be excited, but it depends on what Universal Studios Orlando removes to accommodate this.
The Main Event
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I know where to book my next vacation.
I can imagine many possibilities for rides:
- A space-theme ride based on Mario Galaxy/Rainbow Road
- A more traditional Coaster based on the Pinna Park Coaster in Mario Sunshine.
- Donkey Kong Mine Cart Ride
- F-Zero ride, which is super fast.
Damn, so many possibilities. I'm definitely there when it opens.
Also, a clothes store to exclusively buy Splatoon swag.
- A space-theme ride based on Mario Galaxy/Rainbow Road
- A more traditional Coaster based on the Pinna Park Coaster in Mario Sunshine.
- Donkey Kong Mine Cart Ride
- F-Zero ride, which is super fast.
Damn, so many possibilities. I'm definitely there when it opens.
Also, a clothes store to exclusively buy Splatoon swag.
That would be amazing.
Great news! Going to have to travel to Florida when this comes about.
Chiaroscuro
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Good partnership for both.
Universal would need more atractions. How long they still can use Marvel properties?
Universal would need more atractions. How long they still can use Marvel properties?
Godzilla's Left Toe
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Nintendo is the licensor they are getting the money.
Godzilla's Left Toe
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Until Comcast closes the parks for good.
Snipped your mega post down but kudos to you for all the work done. Really impressive!
AcademicSaucer
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I need to go there one day
Came to beg for this!