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I love Universal and have been to all of its parks but i would say having ridden Mario Cart im a bit dissapointed in it. Toy Story is so much better. It seems like a lost opportunity.
I’m convinced Imagineering doesn’t know how to actually build a reliable ride anymore. Every one of their new rides breaks down more than it stays open.
13:17 Not to be that guy but after The Mummy refurbishments, they couldn’t fix the animatronic mummy so now it’s a projected face on the wall above where the sarcophagus used to be It is like, one of their oldest and longest running rides so, it’s fair, but I just thought it was funny that an argument you made had a specific “um actually” I could remember off the top of my head Still one of my favorite rides, my wife (soon to be) wants to put Disney tickets on our registry, I’m trying to put my foot down about it being universal lol
Don't forget Disney is funding Universal expansion not just in Orlando but the entire world. Encase you don't understand why I say this because Universal owned 40% of Hulu which Disney just bought. The bare minimum price is 15 billion.
Disney is hot. Like, temperature. No shade, no sitting, they dont even have sensory rooms! In Flordia, the heat index is insane. No mom wants to takes her kids to a crowded overpriced theme park with no shade or sitting in a 100-degree weather. Thats insane, amd dangerous. Star Wars world is brown so the heat bounces off the surfaces. Its like being in an actual desert.
bush gardens in now up 1 with a new coaster behind oktoberfest. I dont know if KD will be able to keep up. I hope they can get some good rides, replace anaconda.
I am no one and I know I could bring Disneyworld back to the very top in the blink of an eye. What's happening with Disney is not a matter of "losing perspective", Disneyworld is being brought down on purpose. It is absolutely not believable that any company interested in making money would fight its audience to impose their beliefs instead of giving the public what they want. It's the very basic rule in showbusiness, do you really think Disney doesn't know it? No, they purposely purchased all the franchises to angry the public from all those universes. They destroyed people's hopes with their live action movies full of woke and forced inclusion. And now they tear down nostalgic attractions like Splash Mountain to set Tianan's Bayou Boredom where there are 2 animatronics and a half and 130 miles of saliing idly through scenography. Come on, any Disney fan here already knows how to bring them back to the top, you know if they don't do it, it's because they don't want to.
Disney World is second to none in hospitality and atmosphere - both in parks and hotels. But they definitely have (with notable exceptions) fallen off the pace in the quality and upkeep of their rides and attractions. Some are decades old and it shows. (Looking at you spaceship earth) TRON is a good example of their failings too. The effects and visuals and launch of the coaster are great. The rest of the ride is short and pretty meh. Basically a modern space mountain - a slow short ride in the dark.
I took my mom for her birthday, paid half of what I would for disney, not that I didn't spare any expenses but she likes to see new things and we didnt even know universal had a park let alone 3 but yeah it was great and we still went to galaxy edge and there is no comparison it was night and day the food at galaxy edge was terrible the rides are about on par but damn was it barely if you're going to go save some money and try something new have fun wherever you go just remember it's not just about the place you go but who you go with
I’m always ecstatic to remember that universal got Marvel in their park before disney. The did an incredible job that section, could not imagine what Disney would’ve spit out
As a Floridian with parents who work construction I knew of the park for the longest. Keeping the enthusiasm for so long with just what my mom would tell me about Nintendo world and HTTYD stuff. So happy to see we're so close to getting it!
If Disney wants to survive, they need to start with building hotels that are affordable. No normal person can spend $500 a night in a “moderate” hotel, and no normal persons/family can afford the deluxe hotels! The value hotels were supposed to be budget friendly, but with them creeping up to $300 per night, no one will want to stay on Disney property, especially after the loss of the airport shuttles.
Disney lost my 10 year annual pass holder when they got rid of fast pass I would stay in the best hotel I could afford for a week or more set up my dads passes for the day go on my rides then spend the rest of the day walking around seeing shows and spending a lot of money now it’s just not worth the money universal here I come
I feel like I’m out of the loop here. I’ve been to Disney World and Universal Orlando in the last couple years, and my experience suggested that Universal was overwhelmingly behind when it came to ride quality, maintenance, staff conduct, and overall innovation. By contrast, Disney World consistently feels like it’s leading the industry by providing immersive, cutting edge experiences that overshadow anything Universal has done up to now. In fact, all the stuff that Universal has done in recent years feels in some ways like they are just echoing Disney’s philosophies and then got lucky with a poor Disney decision leading to the Rowling deal. And it doesn’t matter that Wazarding World came first, I think Galaxy’s Edge is an objectively higher quality execution of an immersive theme park (despite the fact that I personally like Wizarding World way better). Disney’s consistency of quality is what makes me want to revisit it on my next vacation, while I don’t plan to return to Universal’s two current parks anytime soon. Sure Universal has some 10s, but it also has a lot of 1s and 2s, while Disney is hitting mostly 8s and 9s. So I am confused when park commentators paint Disney as this sleepy non-competitor that is about to be harrowingly crushed by Epic Universe. Don’t get me wrong. I get the hype of Epic Universe. I can’t wait to go. But I promise you that once I get a day in at EU, I’m gonna spend the rest of the week park hopping at Disney. So someone please help me understand why Disney’s less aggressive approach is so concerning, when there’s clearly a market for their trusted quality.
"Disneyland Forward" is a signal to me that Disney has thrown in the metaphorical towel in FL, if you look at that plan it shows the most amount of money going into the CA parks since California Adventure opened... I feel like they know that the market share is inevitably going to be cut into significantly by the opening of Epic Universe. You are seeing Disney neglect the FL parks and squeezing the consumer for every last dollar they can before that new park opens.
For me, the ONLY replacement to Volcano is a new Volcano. I don’t care how good some other coaster is, it will never be what I want to see there. Everything will always be inferior. Without a mountain with fire coming out of it, it is a step DOWN.
It’s so obvious to me what Disney’s next step should be. With universal opening the door to video games, Disney needs a beloved video game franchise that comes from about 20 years ago. What should that be? Kingdom freaking Hearts! It is a wonder to me how Disney has yet to capitalize on this. There are so many people my age, who still hold that franchise so dearly!
I live in Tampa with kids aged 8 and 6. We are pass holders to both parks. Over the last 3 years we have switched to spending more time at universal than at Disney. It’s hard to justify the cost any more with Disney. It is so busy and the lines are ridiculous. Yes, universal can be expensive too but at least when you buy a fast pass, it works like it should and it’s not super complicated like disneys crazy ride reservation. Plus, Hagrids and velocicoaster are 2x better rides then anything Disney’s got by a long shot. I guess it seems like universal is trying to improve guest experiences and I feel like with Disney, we are taken more for granted.
First thing you said 3 mins in “you can only get to this theme of the park by going through one entrance” how is that not screaming to anyone “this is a terrible idea.” Walking is already one of the the average customers pet peeves in parks. Now imagine having to go out of your way across the whole park to go on a ride again just because they only had one entrance.😂😂😂😂 be fr.
How did you not mention that Universal holds the rights to several popular Marvel characters and Disney can not use them in their parks in Florida. A marvel land or park would make all the sense in the world for Disney but they can’t use Hulk, Iron Man, Spider-Man, Ant Man, etc because of Universal. Same with The Simpsons which Disney owns but Universal has a land in their park. Seems noteworthy.
They should’ve added a Shrek land, it wouldn not just poke fun at Disney’s fairytale aspect but make up for the attraction they took down at universal, shrek also has a big fanbase so it would absolutely call attention. Fairytales or shrek would’ve definitely done something. Or they could’ve even done something completely fresh with fairytales, universal is about being adventurous the dark universe land could’ve definitely complemented a land of the original more grim version of the fairytales or they could’ve made a fairytale theme land with brand new lens since they can be very versatile. Even though I love Disney I believe universal has the potential to grab these stories and make something completely fresh.
While I like this hypothesis and it could end up being true, these are just a bunch of assumptions right now. We won't know if this is check until after we see how successful epic universe is.
So here's what I will say about disney and universal. I believe that the play Universal making with Epic universe and the card they are starting to play with (nintendo) wont only be a checkmate for orlando but the entire theme park industry. (at least on the U.S front).. (this is coming from someone who swears by Disney and currently has annual passes to Disneyland in CA.) and thats their new found access to the largest ip in the world. Pokemon, and the perfect timing of quite litterally everything. Pokemon is about to enter its 30th anniversary with an upcoming game of pokemon Legends Z-A and potentially generation 10 come 2026. Universal has already begun toying with Pokemon in the japan park and is already selling pokemon merch alongside mario and yoshi. It honestly wouldnt suprise me if Universal and pokemon came out during a pokemon presents and gave us hints of pokemon coming to florida/ and japan (hopefully California as well if they are smart with it.) With the upcoming contract of Simpsons ending. (which in all the parks it exists seems to be a pretty decently large land) They would be able to replace it with an IP that Disney quite litterally cannot compete with. Mix this with the stellar themeing of Epic Universe and the amount of effort they are putting into the parks. Pokemon could kill disneys reign in the U.S (and maybe japan although thats debatable cause disneysea is actually a good park and what disney should be worldwide.) Honestly the only chance I can see Disney having against Epic Universe will be Disney Forward in california (pressuring the calfiornia Universal to do something big) and the possible 5th park expansion. But is unlikely that either of these will even have something to show for it for at minimum another 5 years. Meaning that Universal (at least for this first 5 years) will be in the lead and possibly even planning their next strike with IP's like pokemon. Although Idk maybe its just cause im a pokemon super nerd but I truly believe that pokemon could kill Disney if done properly. Which universal has shown time and time again that it can.
10:00 Apparently the Wii (2006-2013) didn't exist and Nintendo didn't suffer in the 2010s because of the Wii U (2012-2017) with the resurgance being in the 2020s with the Switch (2017-Present as of writing this, though its successor will be announced this year).
You know the funny thing is that Universal is the only Hollywood media conglomerate to _not_ have a sing;e Fortnite collab (that includes Fox before it got bought by Disney BTW)
Me, a Californian: Can we just get more of Florida's theme park stuff please? We don't need (but absolutely want) Epic Universe, just the other extra stuff form Orlando. I know Disney lost their tax district over there but that doesn't mean they should invest in metaverse, that means they should invest in expanding over here... What was stopping Disney from putting the money they put into Fortnite into expanding over here?
