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Post by Kamera on Aug 1, 2019 10:07:20 GMT -6
Did they announce a target date? My kid would probably lose his mind over a HTTYD land, but maybe not so much in 5-6 years. They did not but knowing the competition between UORL and Disney, expect a 2021 opening. |
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Post by thisismyname on Aug 1, 2019 10:38:33 GMT -6
oh hey this is across the street from my college
Gotta say, traffic wise, where they are putting this is insane.
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Post by jimmyrecard on Aug 1, 2019 11:03:22 GMT -6
As someone who LOVES How To Train Your Dragon...I can imagine that land would be super fun and there is a lot to work with from the movies and to inject into an immersive theme park...but do those movies have the staying power to have a whole world made out of them? Will anyone care about them in a few years?
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Post by chvrchbarrel on Aug 1, 2019 11:10:30 GMT -6
As someone who LOVES How To Train Your Dragon...I can imagine that land would be super fun and there is a lot to work with from the movies and to inject into an immersive theme park...but do those movies have the staying power to have a whole world made out of them? Will anyone care about them in a few years? I haven't seen any of the dragon or minion movies, but it looks to me like Universal's most durable animated IP is Despicable Me. Hard to imagine they couldn't have made a minion world more "exciting" than the dragon one |
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Post by jazzpolice on Aug 1, 2019 11:24:04 GMT -6
Minions-land would certainly bring in all the Facebook moms.
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Post by jimmyrecard on Aug 1, 2019 11:31:07 GMT -6
As someone who LOVES How To Train Your Dragon...I can imagine that land would be super fun and there is a lot to work with from the movies and to inject into an immersive theme park...but do those movies have the staying power to have a whole world made out of them? Will anyone care about them in a few years? I haven't seen any of the dragon or minion movies, but it looks to me like Universal's most durable animated IP is Despicable Me. Hard to imagine they couldn't have made a minion world more "exciting" than the dragon one I agree, minions seem way more identifiable, popular and long-lasting than HTTYD (and that is coming from someone who HATES everything minion based). Probably the one big difference is that Despicable Me & associated movies are kinda set in the real world which is boring. HTTYD is in a pretty spectacular and colorful fantasy/medieval/Nordic/magical land with some amazing landscapes that are varied, interesting, and would make for a fantastic immersive environment. So I guess they've just called it HTTYD land, but they're probably just using those movies as a drawcard to what would otherwise be just a Fantasy/medieval/Nordic world, and I guess if they find that HTTYD isn't a big drawcard in the future it wouldn't be a huge effort to just rebrand as 'Fantasy World' or something. |
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Post by llamaoftime on Aug 1, 2019 12:16:01 GMT -6
Are the areas official or was that speculation by this twitter person? |
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Post by Kamera on Aug 1, 2019 12:59:20 GMT -6
Are the areas official or was that speculation by this twitter person? They didn't say at the press conference but these lands have been plausi-confirmed in one way or another throughout the past few years. |
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Post by claypoolfan on Aug 2, 2019 12:44:33 GMT -6
Going to Great America on Monday. Pretty pumped, I haven’t been there in probably fifteen years.
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Post by Kamera on Aug 12, 2019 8:44:27 GMT -6
Heading to WDW this weekend to preview Galaxy's Edge with a 5-9pm timeslot. Can't wait to spend my Riot Fest budget on a lightsaber and droid. I don't know what to name the droid -- also torn if I should get a BB unit, a R unit, or an Astromech unit.
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Post by thebosma on Aug 12, 2019 8:45:47 GMT -6
send me pics because I am infinitely jealous
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Post by Kamera on Aug 17, 2019 13:49:20 GMT -6
send me pics because I am infinitely jealous As long as I get to bring home this mug, it'll be a successful trip!  |
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Post by Kamera on Aug 19, 2019 16:17:19 GMT -6
Galaxy's Edge is amazing. Holy shit all of you need to see this place.
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Post by Kamera on Aug 21, 2019 9:42:39 GMT -6
 I had goosebumps taking this pic. Sensory overload just taking everything that this expansion has to offer. |
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Post by thebosma on Aug 21, 2019 9:45:14 GMT -6
That’s where Han Solo lives!!
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Post by Kamera on Aug 21, 2019 9:57:48 GMT -6
If you were blindfolded, dumped into Galaxy's Edge, and then had your blindfold taken off...you would not know you were in a Disney park at all. It is that immersive. Every sight-line is well detailed and this area does not do "hidden Mickeys" but "hidden Millennium Falcons". If you use the Datapad app, you can go on some LARPing fetch quests to uncover more of the backstory.
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Post by neader on Aug 21, 2019 10:07:13 GMT -6
usually not a theme park guy but wow
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Post by teekoh on Aug 21, 2019 10:08:54 GMT -6
If you were blindfolded, dumped into Galaxy's Edge, and then had your blindfold taken off... This would be terrifying. |
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Post by thebosma on Aug 21, 2019 10:10:01 GMT -6
If you were blindfolded, dumped into Galaxy's Edge, and then had your blindfold taken off... This would be terrifying. Not the most terrifying place to get dumped in Florida |
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Post by Kamera on Aug 21, 2019 10:37:36 GMT -6
 The Marketplace is my favorite area of GE. |
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Post by Kamera on Aug 23, 2019 8:14:35 GMT -6
"Future World" name is getting dropped for "Neighborhoods". New attractions and world showcase pavilions to be announced this Sunday.
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Post by thebosma on Aug 23, 2019 8:16:05 GMT -6
My hot take is that Epcot is the best park. Interested to see what the new additions are.
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Post by andrewvb on Aug 23, 2019 8:17:44 GMT -6
is innoventions all the out of date stuff inside the epcot ball that's like "here's the future"
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Post by thebosma on Aug 23, 2019 8:18:42 GMT -6
That’s Spaceship Earth
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Post by Kamera on Aug 23, 2019 8:19:00 GMT -6
Imagination pavilion is finally getting the love and attention too. Rumor is Brazil is getting placed between Germany and Italy. Germany is going to get an attraction as well.
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Post by Xamnam on Aug 23, 2019 8:20:03 GMT -6
My hot take is that Epcot is the best park. Interested to see what the new additions are. Casually dismissing Cedar Point like this what the goddamned hell |
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Post by Kamera on Aug 23, 2019 8:21:37 GMT -6
is innoventions all the out of date stuff inside the epcot ball that's like "here's the future" Innoventions is getting demo'd in September. Spaceship Earth is getting a 2 year refurb starting in 2020. |
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Post by llamaoftime on Aug 23, 2019 8:22:28 GMT -6
My hot take is that Epcot is the best park. Interested to see what the new additions are. Magic Kingdom has always been my favorite but my favorite thing I did on my last trip was going around the world thing with my friend and trying one drink and one food item from each place and ranking each of them (we we're splitting each thing so we didn't die of being overstuffed) so idk maybe Epcot is my favorite now |
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Post by thebosma on Aug 23, 2019 8:25:43 GMT -6
My hot take is that Epcot is the best park. Interested to see what the new additions are. Magic Kingdom has always been my favorite but my favorite thing I did on my last trip was going around the world thing with my friend and trying one drink and one food item from each place and ranking each of them (we we're splitting each thing so we didn't die of being overstuffed) so idk maybe Epcot is my favorite now You need to go during food and wine. It’s all the amazing food/drinks but small portions so you can try it all. Big fan. |
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Post by thebosma on Aug 23, 2019 8:26:41 GMT -6
My hot take is that Epcot is the best park. Interested to see what the new additions are. Casually dismissing Cedar Point like this what the goddamned hell I meant of the Disney parks and I also haven’t been to cedar point 🤷♀️ |
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