jrs2 Posted May 25, 2023 Report Share Posted May 25, 2023 The W Hotel proposal. Here's some locational images: Also, compare to the Three Universal hotels coming: https://orlandoparkstop.com/news/theme-park-news/possible-names-trademarked-for-all-three-epic-universe-hotels/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrs2 Posted May 25, 2023 Report Share Posted May 25, 2023 Here's a comprehensive site plan of extended area property and possible development uses. It's from a Reddit article but the link got all messed up: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shardoon Posted May 25, 2023 Report Share Posted May 25, 2023 31 minutes ago, jrs2 said: Here's a comprehensive site plan of extended area property and possible development uses. It's from a Reddit article but the link got all messed up: Who owns the piece north of hotel plot 6? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrs2 Posted May 26, 2023 Report Share Posted May 26, 2023 5 hours ago, shardoon said: Who owns the piece north of hotel plot 6? Maybe unicorp? Or they had an option on it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrs2 Posted May 26, 2023 Report Share Posted May 26, 2023 https://orlandoparkstop.com/news/theme-park-news/epic-universe-update-scenic-paint-new-construction-and-multiple-attraction-permits/ we've seen it, but here are some angles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prahaboheme Posted May 26, 2023 Report Share Posted May 26, 2023 Imagine that W hotel proposal downtown. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrs2 Posted May 26, 2023 Report Share Posted May 26, 2023 Here's another shot showing the adjacent hotel construction from their Twitter... it is more recent...says it was posted this week; Kirkman Road Extension is coming along nicely. https://twitter.com/bioreconstruct/status/1662014934786490368 Also, some other internal structures... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrs2 Posted May 30, 2023 Report Share Posted May 30, 2023 https://www.wesh.com/article/seaworld-pipeline-surfing-roller-coaster/44021114 Guy drives 16 hours straight from Houston to ride the surf coaster. Demmings attends the grand opening of the ride- now that's a great thing to support SeaWorld with their new ride. The guy from Houston reminds me of that lady astronaut who wore adult diapers just to avoid bathroom breaks in her quest to like murder her astronaut bf in Florida... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragerunner Posted May 31, 2023 Report Share Posted May 31, 2023 Coming this summer is a new Minion Land at Universal Studios.. Joining the Minion Mayhem ride will be a new interactive attraction called Villain-Con Minion Blast, Bake My Day bakery, Illuminations Theater meet and greet, Minion Cafe, Evil Stuff Store and Pop-A-Nana popcorn stand. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jliv Posted May 31, 2023 Report Share Posted May 31, 2023 On 5/26/2023 at 7:38 PM, prahaboheme said: Imagine that W hotel proposal downtown. I read somewhere the attached concert venue will be operated by Anschutz Entertainment Group, so it will likely be a major stop for music acts touring through in the future. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrs2 Posted May 31, 2023 Report Share Posted May 31, 2023 3 hours ago, ragerunner said: Coming this summer is a new Minion Land at Universal Studios.. Joining the Minion Mayhem ride will be a new interactive attraction called Villain-Con Minion Blast, Bake My Day bakery, Illuminations Theater meet and greet, Minion Cafe, Evil Stuff Store and Pop-A-Nana popcorn stand. that's really good. They'll have Potter and Minions as distinctive lands...but isn't the Despicable Me ride still by the front of the park? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-L-A Posted June 1, 2023 Report Share Posted June 1, 2023 2 hours ago, jrs2 said: that's really good. They'll have Potter and Minions as distinctive lands...but isn't the Despicable Me ride still by the front of the park? Yes. The new attraction is across the street, replacing Shrek. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HankStrong Posted June 1, 2023 Report Share Posted June 1, 2023 15 hours ago, jliv said: I read somewhere the attached concert venue will be operated by Anschutz Entertainment Group, so it will likely be a major stop for music acts touring through in the future. That would be nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrs2 Posted June 1, 2023 Report Share Posted June 1, 2023 11 hours ago, F-L-A said: Yes. The new attraction is across the street, replacing Shrek. Got it. Awesome. Did they say what's going in the kids area yet where ET is? I can't remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-L-A Posted June 1, 2023 Report Share Posted June 1, 2023 (edited) 35 minutes ago, jrs2 said: Got it. Awesome. Did they say what's going in the kids area yet where ET is? I can't remember. They haven't said anything, but it's Dreamworks Animation. Edited June 1, 2023 by F-L-A 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aent Posted June 2, 2023 Report Share Posted June 2, 2023 So Dezerland hired the events supervisor from Ace Cafe Orlando, to try to get the shows and events that were at Ace Cafe to move to Dezerland instead of just being lost. https://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/news/2023/06/01/florida-idrive-dezerland-ace-cafe-events.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codypet Posted June 2, 2023 Report Share Posted June 2, 2023 Its a bold strategy Cotton, lets see how it works out for them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrs2 Posted June 2, 2023 Report Share Posted June 2, 2023 2 hours ago, codypet said: Its a bold strategy Cotton, lets see how it works out for them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codypet Posted June 4, 2023 Report Share Posted June 4, 2023 Rode the Pipeline coaster. It's pretty hard on your knees if you try to remain standing. Best bet is to let yourself sit. Of course if you do that then why did they bother with a standing coaster in the first place. Speaking of standing coasters and seats. This is unfortunate. Everyone looks a little too excited riding it. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrs2 Posted June 4, 2023 Report Share Posted June 4, 2023 On 6/2/2023 at 2:29 PM, jrs2 said: @codypetseriously? I nailed the Cotton reference. Didn't I? 21 hours ago, codypet said: Rode the Pipeline coaster. It's pretty hard on your knees if you try to remain standing. Best bet is to let yourself sit. Of course if you do that then why did they bother with a standing coaster in the first place. Speaking of standing coasters and seats. This is unfortunate. Everyone looks a little too excited riding it. spoke to an Orlando newbie from CA and TN. He told me he preferred "real" rides to the 3D stuff. I told him about Sea World and he didn't know about all those "real" coasters... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prahaboheme Posted June 5, 2023 Report Share Posted June 5, 2023 (edited) 14 hours ago, jrs2 said: @codypetseriously? I nailed the Cotton reference. Didn't I? spoke to an Orlando newbie from CA and TN. He told me he preferred "real" rides to the 3D stuff. I told him about Sea World and he didn't know about all those "real" coasters... That seems odd from someone from CA given that they pretty much invented the modern day amusement park experience. There really isn’t a reason to go to Florida from CA for theme parks if that is what you’re after. Meanwhile, when almost every pier in Florida is now gone, CA has many icon piers with amusement rides. Edited June 5, 2023 by prahaboheme Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrs2 Posted June 5, 2023 Report Share Posted June 5, 2023 1 hour ago, prahaboheme said: That seems odd from someone from CA given that they pretty much invented the modern day amusement park experience. There really isn’t a reason to go to Florida from CA for theme parks if that is what you’re after. Dude is a coaster buff, hence the "real" rides comment. He didn't know about Sea World's 5 major coasters...but he did know about the new Surf Coaster at Sea World, which means their marketing is working. He told me that Busch Gardens had a national reputation though. I didn't realize that. He told me he did the Harry Potter thing in Hollywood, etc., and didn't think there was much in Florida that they didn't have in CA (mirroring your comment above). That being said, he did not know that there were two Harry Potters here and that they connected with the Hogwart's Express, and he did not know that Sea World had 5 major coasters either. And he did not know that Super Mario was at yet a third park that was u/c for Universal, and that it would be the only one with all three major rides found among the Super Marios at the parks in Hollywood and Tokyo. And he did not realize that Harry Potter and Train Your Dragon were getting new lands (a third for Potter). He also didn't realize that HHN was an international phenomenon here and that Howl O Scream existed and was also at Sea World now. So his opinion changed pretty quickly when he learned of all this stuff, a lot of which is not in CA. We never even got to the subject of EPCOT and Animal Kingdom and Diz Springs. CA may have invented or pioneered this stuff, but like Apple before it, Florida as a destination perfected it. That being said, he told me about this coaster at Magic Mountain below. Busch Entertainment needs to get this coaster or similar and put it at Sea World and/or BG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrs2 Posted June 5, 2023 Report Share Posted June 5, 2023 Wow. Here is a CG of the Wolfman roller coaster that will open in the Universal Monsters Land at Epic Universe. This is cool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrs2 Posted June 6, 2023 Report Share Posted June 6, 2023 (edited) https://www.themeparktourist.com/news/20230529/32268/headlining-dual-racing-roller-coaster-epic-universe-hits-exciting-milestone Edited June 6, 2023 by jrs2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrs2 Posted June 6, 2023 Report Share Posted June 6, 2023 (edited) https://hotelprojectleads.com/2-hotels-planned-at-international-drive/ this is an article from 2020 about that parcel to the north of the parking deck for Pointe Orlando. I don't think anything has happened there yet... Edited June 6, 2023 by jrs2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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