How Universal Studios Orlando Can Dethrone Disney World 

Velocicoaster and Hagrid’s alone have made Universal a must-visit.

Honestly, as someone who prefers Disney over Universal, I HOPE Universal takes over and becomes the Industry leader. Disney needs to be knocked down a peg and put in their place. They need to remember what made their parks successful- quality and innovative attractions, incredible and immersive theming, and accessibility. Disney right now has done nothing but pump out cheap and low quality rethemes and cloned attractions, and increase prices to try to limit the classes of people that can visit their parks. I can't tell you the last time Disney Parks did something exciting or innovative.

The best part about this war is us. No matter what ends up happening, the consumer wins, we get better park experiences, better rides, (and hopefully better prices). The consumer always wins.

The good news with the existing resorts' land lock issue is that Universal is building all new corporate offices at epic universe, which should free up tons of space in previously backstage areas

Super Nintendo world is a MAJOR win for universal. I mean who DOESNT wanna meet Mario and go on a Mario Kart ride?

I think the best thing about Universal is it really does listen to their guests so far, so they know what they want and need and really serve most of the time.

Universal deserves to win the war at this point. Look at the past five years. They’ve opened two brand new roller coasters which are arguably the best in the business (Hagrid/velocicoaster) while Disney has spent that same amount of time building one cloned coaster.

Epic Universe needs to have a strong start. Which brings up Nintendo Land, which could be the next Wizarding World in terms of popularity. But it’s my belief that they need the Donkey Kong Coaster at Park open to maximize the land. Despite how cool Mario Kart ride is, they need something with lots of speed that’s not screen based.

I’ve always wondered why Disney has never tried to actually meet the demand instead of trying to reduce it through raising prices and taking away experiences?

I believe a large component of why people continue to vacation at Disney, is because they see it as a more complete package as a resort destination. Whereas people right now are likely to spend a week on Disney property, going to all of the parks but also exploring the numerous other options like dining, boating, fishing and maybe even a water park or two, they likely don't perceive Universal as having an equivalent value because it's so much smaller. However, as Universal has continued to build more hotels, has introduced Volcano Bay and is now opening Epic Universe, I believe perceptions will begin to really change. Whereas before, Universal was seen as a one or two day side trip from a Disney stay, that may no longer be the case. With the third park, there's a strong chance that Universal parks will contain more attractions than Disney has in four. In addition to this, we already know Universal will be expanding their hotel offerings with at least one attached to the park, but the current property has room for quite a few more, as well as another version of shopping and dining like City Walk for more night time entertainment after the parks close. In addition, the close proximity, possibly even walking distance of I-Drive to this area of the resort will entice guests away from Disney and more towards this part of Orlando. If places like Icon Park can be seen as close enough that staying at a Universal hotel is within walking distance, it's another sell to stay on Universal property, furthering solidifying the loyalty of their audience. I imagine that once Epic is built, Volcano Bay will likely get a large expansion. It already outcompetes both of Disney's water parks, which are fine but stagnant. It simply needs more capacity, which Universal can deliver on, really stepping up the competition and allowing Universal to feel even larger and more encompassing than it currently does. Not only do I think Epic will be great, but it's going to do completely change public perception about the value of staying at Disney.

I’ve been a Disney fan all my life, especially when it comes to theme parks, but even I’m hoping for Universal to win this. Disney’s gotten too comfortable, too greedy, and too reliant on people going to the parks based on the name alone, regardless of quality. They really need a big dose of humility.

Nintendo is gonna be a big hit for Disney. I'm honestly surprised Nintendo is not getting its own full fledged park over just a land.

As someone who studied marketing and have worked in it for several years now, I have to say you’re wrong about the pricing thing. Universal would do well to stay away from Disney-style price hikes as it’s not doing anything good for Disney’s brand, and the internet has changed the notion that the consumer is too dumb to know if a product is good or not regardless of its price. On the contrary - we’re at a time in the world where the majority of people are looking for the best deal.

Universal Passholder here. It's also important to note the numbers post-Covid. Where Disney increased more and more restrictions from annual passes to the removal of fast passes. Universal's parks became the more practical option. The parks are now much busier on a regular basis where pre-covid you would see the parks dead in months like January.

Universal: Universal Studios Florida Disney: Lol cute….Hollywood Studios Universal:Okay, Okay, Islands of Adventure. Disney:Woah okay, Animal Kingdom. Universal:Another park? Aww…WIZARDING WORLD BABY! Disney:Uhhh….New Fantasy Land. Universal:DIAGON ALLEY! Disney: Shit…..uhhh….Galaxies edge! Avatar! That should finish you guys. Universal:hahaha Disney:What? Universal: HAGRIDS! VELOCICOASTER! BOURNE! EPIC f-king UNIVERSE!!!!! Disney: damn.

I grew up going to universal. Now I’m a horror nights fan so this makes universal 100 times better than Disney

Disney: "We have a cool new really over priced weird Star Wars hotel. We know it cost 6K but it's worth it right?" Universal: "We have a whole new theme park in the works and it contains Super Mario."

as someone whose family regularly visit disney world since 2015, i wholeheartedly agree with the overall guest experience at disney going down. being florida born and raised, we had annual passes to the slurry of parks from tampa to orlando. we started with universal first in 2013 and made the switch to disney in 2015. AT THE TIME we had felt that the experience was well worth the price even if the rides weren't as thrilling as universals. growing up with disney, I could see the quality of the experience tank as prices hike and the experience was low. I was someone who defended disney with my life because I valued that "disney magic" so much. obviously times have changed, we recently decided to not renew our passes indefinitely and potentially go back to universal. in our most recent disney trip, we felt very alienated as locals coming to visit. reservations makes it difficult to get into parks we want and the new genie plus was a whole mess. it's really sad to see something you loved so much go bad, but in recent times we've had better experiences at universal.

Note to Disney, don’t raise prices and just expand to include more rides and attractions and there’s plots of land to work with for expansion!

I grew up Disney..literally every year, that was our vacation. Disney has lost tons of respect for me since chapek took over and let’s face it universal is killing the game. Rides, prices, growth, amenities at hotels, everything!! I now have a trip booked for June for universal only. I would prefer staying at a universal resort for their express pass options than at Disney (30 minute early park entry lol) and not to mention even UOR’s budget hotels are cheaper AND bigger!! No more shin splitting on the Murphy beds for me!! Epic is going to boost the competition like crazy!!!! It’s a no brainer for my family anymore..Disney just needs help or a new ceo. Rides are even ran down and the crowds are ridiculous. Disney was just exhausting, stressful, and not fun at ALL last year when we went. Crowds were awful and you couldn’t walk anywhere without people on top of people! And how long does it take to build a couple of rides (tron, remy, and guardians) while universal is pumping out a whole nother park while also building velocicoaster and all the renovations to the current rides at the existing parks!! Go universal!!!! 👏🏼👏🏼

Everything you said is exactly how it went for my family. Last year we planned a Disney vacation and us not being hardcore Disney fans had no idea we needed to book a reservation months in advance to go to Hollywood studios so we couldn't get in despite having flights and hotels booked. Hesitantly we got tickets for universal even though we were nervous because my son was 5 and guess what? WE HAD A BLAST AT UNIVERSAL. My son was actually tall enough to ride most non roller coaster rides and fell in love witj harry potter and actually got more into it. Our next trip coming up is to a universal premier hotel and cost a fraction of what we would spend at Disney

Me and my family would only go to Disney since I was born and my dad loved disney parks we went to universal in the summer for the first time. We have gone to universal like 4 times since all separate trips we love universal way more!

Overcrowding in the Disney parks is a classic example of the “seven chairs ten kids” conundrum. Instead of adding three more chairs (expanding the resort), Disney has opted to remove three kids (pricing out regular park-goers)

If Epic Universe is as good as the stuff Universal's been doing as of late (we've seen Nintendo World which was fantastic), then they're going to wipe Disney's face on the floor!

As an Orlando local the one season where locals are insanely important is Halloween. And universal obviously dominate. Sure a lot of people go to Disney's Halloween thing but HHN gets large amounts of horror fans and teenagers in the area every night.

I would chose Universal over Disney in a heartbeat, I would rather pay less and not have to deal with the mass crowds at Disney along with the prices. Yeah both are expensive but Disney is MORE expensive. I have been to neither but hope to go to universal Hollywood.

I think Pokémon could be that brand to get close to Disney. Not only is it super popular with children, it’s popular with adults. Probably would be hard to build a picturesque land around the IP like HP but I think it’ll bring in a similar sized crowd.

I think once Epic Universe opens and they move all of their back lot offices and HR department to that land, it will open up the entire area behind San Francisco and London to expand into on the Universal Side.

I just got back from a 4-day trip to Universal, and the first thing every single person asks when they find out I went to Orlando is "Did you go to Disney?" And I laugh because I never even considered it!

I’m a SoCal local who visits disney and universal, I love both here, tho it sucks for both being unable to expand their parks. I’ve visited orlando for the first time last summer and DANG I actually enjoyed the Universal Parks WAY more than Disney’s!!! As long as Universal doesn’t get rid of the ET ride and Men in Black, I’M GOING BACK!!! Plus Epic universe is gonna be great!!!

It doesn’t matter who’s on top. It’s always going to change back and forth. What’s great about it, though, is that it gives us more opportunities for enjoyment

Harry Potter in Universal is by far the best themed land in either parks and Disney's response looks like that, a response. Star Wars and Pandora, while having some great theming themselves, just doesn't carry the same immersive feel as Harry Potter in Universal. Not only that Universal is more bang for your buck as while Disney World offers a great experience it's incredibly expensive in so many ways Universal isn't not to mention Universal just feels a lot less stressful.

The overcrowding at Disney is so true, I was there in December and it was absolutely insane

I GREATLY DISAGREE WITH RAISING THE PRICES ON UNIVERSAL TICKETS. I've never been to Disney. I can't afford it. I don't think anyone thinks Universal is a worse park because it's cheaper. It's not like it's Six Flags level cheap. I look at Disney and go "I'm not paying that I can go to Universal for half the price and probably have more fun" I've NEVER had a bad time there. The staff is ALWAYS so nice and accommodating. (Obviously there's a few grumpy rouges but it's rare at least the times I've gone) The rides are fun. The hotels are fun. City Walk is great. Universal is affordable. HHN is a blast. I'm trying to make it an effort to visit Universal at least every two years if I can afford it. I think the one thing Universal needs to do to beat Disney is have more kids things, revamp the kids zone and I think with Epic Universe and all the IPs they'll have will cover it. Universal is too adult and people want family friendly. As much as I don't want more kids in the park. I love that it's more an adult land. That's what they need Either way... I can't wait to see how Universal progresses.

Disney needs to be served a big slice of humble pie.

Great video man!!! Two things I think Universal has two do to catch up 1). KEEP CLASSIC RIDES!!! I can’t stress this enough, don’t get rid of the classics like E.T. And Men and Black! People love these rides so keep them please! 2). I think Super Nintendo World can be the next Harry Potter land to be honest, rides look great, people love Nintendo and if they add new IP’s like Legend of Zelda, Pokémon, Kirby, etc. it will continue to grow. Also as a side note I’d love to see more ride pitch ideas, as always keep up the awesome work!!

If you think about it, Universal was able to make Harry Potter iconic in their theme parks and immersive, but Disney was not able to make iconic IPs such as Avengers/Marvel & Star Wars into good lands…

They will. It’s just a matter of time. I’ve loved Disney and been a Disney fan for years but it is clear that Universal cares more about guest experience than Disney and will come out on top as the most enjoyable experience to vacation.

Disney getting rid of magical express means many more people are going to go to Universal, which could very well be the end of Disney as the King of Orlando Theme Parks

Lets be clear about one thing, Disney raised prices to make more money, they didn't do squat about overcrowding. If they really cared about overcrowding they could simply lower the park capacity by a bunch. That said, I'm glad my last trip to Disney World was back when staying on site offered a decent benefit, magical mornings (and evenings) were substantial, they didn't charge you to park your vehicle if you were staying on site, hell they still offered complementary bus service as a big thank you for staying on their property for letting them know "Hey I'm going to spend all my vacation dollars here". Oh yeah, and when off season actually meant the crowds were super chill. Man those were the days.

My entire life I've preferred Disney to Universal. But in the last 5 years or so, all my trips have been centered around Universal with maybe one or 2 days left for Disney. I think that's in big part due to just how easy and relatively cheaper it is to book a Universal stay as opposed to Disney with their reservation system and overpriced tickets and hotels. Hopefully with the way Universal has been doing lately, it'll kick Disney into shape again.

I'm a big disney fan who semi regularly went prior to the pandemic as a FL resident but with all the crap they've pulled recently I'm thinking of making my next park trip be to Universal... Which I haven't even been to since I was 4 in 2001 (same time as my first visit to disney)

I dont think universal will become as complacent as Dinsey because they dont have the same kind of fanbase. I loveeee going to universal and have had many annual passes but if the quality of experience started to dip as bad as it has at Disney right now I would stop going and probably buy a busch gardens pass lol, and i think many people would do something similar. They have to maintain quality to keep people coming because they dont have the same brand loyalty. honestly I think Universals success is a lot to do with luck in gaining the rights to Harry Potter and how they handled it. Disney wont ever be able to create that kind of fandom on purpose, it has to happen organically, they could have really had something with star wars but completely fumbled the ball by not doing anything with the originals.

In Universal I can have a vacation, at Disney I have a ton of homework before I get there and a ton of stress when I'm there. As long as Universal guaranties to be a VACATION destination it's the only reason for me to travel to the US.

I love both Disney and Universal, but my experiences for the parks has changed a lot. When I was a kid Disney was king, I loved Universal but Disney was IT. But over the years my experience at Disney has gotten worse while Universal was getting better and better. While I still love Disney. There’s an energy about Universal that’s new and exciting and I totally think if Disney doesn’t step up their not going to be kings for long.

Universal isn’t THAT landlocked. There is plenty of space currently in the parks that they could use like The Lost Continent, the area between Marvel Island and Toon Lagoon, and Woody Woodpecker. They’re always starting some construction at Fear Factor Live. There is plenty of room for expansions and immersive new lands. In addition, they’re moving offices and such to north of Epic Universe. That will create some room between Hogsmeade and Diagon Alley. The Epic Universe land is almost as big as the current property so they’re almost doubling the land.

Universal listens to what people want. And don’t rip people off. And they’re knocking Disney out of the water. And it’s fantastic.

I’ve always loved Disney,but honestly,Disney Really needs to BUCK UP!They need to add more land and more major stuff.

I think that the possibility of bringing Pokémon to Universal will make a huge difference. Picture an immersive world on the same scale as Harry Potter but instead you can catch and even battle Pokémon! I mean, I’m a Disney die hard, but I’d forego my Disney vacation for that!

i used to be one of those “tourists” that came to Orlando ONLY to visit the parks, we always had Disney and Universal both in our radars but for the first time ever going, Disney was the one we were rooting for, and is because our family had children, therefore a better experience. However, after trying both parks we only kept visiting Universal literally almost every year and i have not set foot on a Disney park in a WHILE. I think that in these past 10 years, Universal has been the most innovative and creative park out of the two AND I believe that with Epic Universe and Super Mario/DK lands as well as the rest lands, Universal will definitely take over.

I have an insane idea, but if done well, it could work: Universal Studios should make a videogame in the same vein as Disneyland Adventures, but without the Kinect feature. It can basically be the ultimate version of the park, where both rides, lands, and experiences old and new (not counting lands that were conceptualized but then put on the chopping block), can all be featured, and while not exactly being a direct copy of Disneyland Adventures, it can draw very heavily from it, with characters, quests, a quirky little companion to help us with such things as getting used to the controls and reminding us what we have to do, attractions that do MUCH more than take us through the attractions as they are in the parks, you know, the whole shebang. Well, maybe being a knockoff of Disneyland Adventures but improved COULD be a good thing if they still maintain their originality. Here are some general properties and parts of the park (try saying that five times fast) that I think might just work: All the Islands Of Adventure islands, Springfield with the Simpsons Ride, The Wizarding World Of Harry Potter, with Harry, Ron, Hermoine, Hagrid, maybe Dumbledore if they decide it doesn't take place during The Deathly Hollows Part 2 & any other characters or creatures in the parks, themselves, the new Super Nintendo World (I would like to think that they could find a way for both Islands Of Adventure and Nintendo World to coexist), Amity Harbor (which might mean the game has to be made for teens, because we all know how bloody Jaws gets), maybe the KidZone, Nickelodeon Hotel because of just how immersive it tried to be, and you might can guess the rest. For characters aside from who I mentioned, I'm thinking--amomg other ones--Optimus Prime and Bumblebee, Agents K and Jay from Men & Black, with their corresponding attraction, as well as the aliens from the immigration office, since they can be met up close, if asked, as I learned, all six Simpsons (Homer, Marge, Lisa, Bart, Maggie & Grandpa) as well as Krusty The Clown in Springfield, The Mystery Inc. Gang, Shrek, Fionna & Donkey, Beetlejuice and all his friends from all iterations of his Graveyard Revue (though for Frankenstein's Bride, Frankenstein's Monster, Phantasia, Dracula, Cleopatra and Wolfman, use the revamped version that ran from 2014 to when the attraction closed for good), the Dr. Seuss characters that appear in Seuss Landing, the characters from the Mummy when it was about the archaeological team, The Terminator for a series of quests corresponding to his ride, and Gru, his daughters & a few of the Minions to name a few. For attractions: E.T. Adventure, The Cat In The Hat, Harry Potter And The Forbidden Journey & Escape From Gringotts, Shrek 4D, The Simpsons Ride, Men In Black: Alien Attack, Jaws: The Ride, Jurassic World: The Ride, Terminator 4D, Amazing Adventures Of Spider-Man, The Blues Brothers show (they're also characters in the game), Poseidon's Fury and Beetlejuice Graveyard Revue. I'm not thinking about it being online in the traditional sense, but they can have updates based on particular seasons if appropriate, and update every time there's a new attraction so that players always have something new to look forward to. What do you all think? Does that sound like an interesting concept? If most of those make no sense, I picked them all together because I want the game to basically be a love letter to all things Universal Studios, past, present, and future, so that it can both attract old fans who want to experience, say, extinct attractions, and new fans, to help them see just how awesome the park is. Also, for the bad rides, we can find some way to make them much better

I think Nintendo World is gonna be a big deal, that'll be the next major theme park land that boosts universal's attendance and popularity

I think a Star Trek land would be a good competitor against Galaxy's Edge.

I can’t wait to see this war at its height when Epic Universe is finished. Another tip for Universal would be to make something kid related. Most of their attractions are to teens and adults but Disney is for everyone. They have Barney land but thats very dated. The minions ride is a good start. I heard they’re building a Dreamworks land in Epic Universe which will be great but that’s only one park.

BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE THANK UUUU

I worked at Disney from 2000 to 2007 and Universal from 2014 to 2018. I saw most of this first hand. Universal offers a better experience. Even when I didn’t work at the parks from 2007 to 2014 I would go to Universal more than Disney. The main reason was because Universal was more enjoyable.

14:43 fun fact about universal. If you want to go to one park for one day the price is 109$.

I work for Loews Hotels and Epic is supposed to open with 3 resorts and more to come after that!!! Also the Epic plot is so big they still have a ton of space left over after they’re done. If they really wanted too they can build a parking garage (again!) and have even more space for a possible 4th park right next to Epic. I just hope they keep investing!!!!

A thought provoking vid indeed. Especially the final minute, where you list everything Disney needs to do to combat Universals rise. You pretty much said everything Disney fans are thinking right now!

I also think one thing that's help Universal is their increased theming over the years. I think if they can keep up that sort of immersive theming, it will continue to draw people who enjoy that away from the Disney parks. Disney always claims they have immersive theming, but Universal is getting much better at meeting (and beating them) in their additions. Nintendo World is one great example, and I can't wait to see what they do with the rest of Epic Universe.

I think Universal keeping prices lower is the best for them. Personally my family went to universal because we had the budget to do WDW and UO. If universal was the same price I would have never gone. And now we all favor universal and are annual pass holders!

I hope Universal overtakes WDW. The current CEO @ WDW is so pro stockholders, anti performers and spend, spend, spend. I see Universal actually catching up to WDW by 2023/2024 when EPIC Universe opens. As long as Universal treats their FL residents and APs correctly, you’ll see that Universal will overtake Disney. I don’t understand how Disney has allowed this to occur, they have so much land and resources but they act like they’re landlocked. Universal went out, purchased a variety of properties and poof!!! They are building a 3rd theme park. I think Disney was happy that Universal stopped on the 3rd theme park when the pandemic hit but I think Universal caught Disney off guard with how fast they got back to it and now has a momentum that is seeing things coming together faster. I think Disney is hoping for Guardians of the Galaxy & Tron to help offset the amount of people going to Universal. Disney doesn’t understand that people wants another theme park there but they want to add these little lands vs a 5th gate. I left WDW AP when I saw how Disney was going during the pandemic. I became a Universal AP last year and haven’t looked back.

If Nintendo is gonna be a huge blow to Disney, then I can’t help but dream about the possibility of Comcast buying out Warner Bros. Discovery and increasing their IP ten fold and dominate theme parks for the foreseeable future. They’d have all the IP necessary to topple the mouse and be #1 (they’d officially own HP, DC, LOTR, Looney Tunes, etc.). But Disney’s biggest response that I can think of: a new theme park themed to Dark Kingdom (villains, monsters, and beasts). So either way, both titans I believe will be pumping out the very best they can offer or buy in the years to come.

Lets not forget about Pokemon aka the biggest media franschise in the world. Universal just started a partnership with them and that could be huge for their parks! I known I would line up 7 hours for a Pikachu popcorn bucket

What a day it is when attraction ideas uploads

Yea thats the major disadvantage of Universal. Being landlocked. Another move is buy out the surrounding properties. The surrounding property is kind of rundown anyway, so it maybe smart to do so.

We are DVC members, and we had two vacations with Disney last year, 2021. Both were so stressful we gave up, and this year we are going to Universal instead. There's no magic at Disney anymore.

While I do think Epic Universe will be amazing and am super impressed by everything that universal is doing, I do think it's a bit overzealous to think that Universal would top attendance against Disney because of Epic Universe or In any other Universal location for that matter. People tend to leave out 2 key factors that keep Disney on top. 1. It's a family destination now and forever. Families with little girls are not planning trips to Universal, they are planning trips to see the princesses. Universal is amazing for thrill seekers but not necessarily family friendly (personally I like it that way, Magic Kingdom is unbearable for me lol). 2. Disney is very fat friendly. Now this is where a huge chunk of their die hard fan base comes from. Universal is notorious for being very restrictive in the constraints and overweight guests are unable to ride the most popular attractions (prior to my weightless I use to be one of those people). Disney was the only place I could go without worry or fear of being kicked off a ride. And as we Americans continue to grow around the waist Disney is the only option. Personally after Epic Universe opens my desire will lean more towards Universal, however I still don't think that it will be enough to eclipse Disney in Orlando. I do hope it leads to more innovation on Disney's end because Universal is doing an absolutely amazing job.

Universal doesn’t need to do anything. DIS is on a self destruct trajectory. As a long time Disney fan, after the Magical Express being taken away, Lightning Lane and Genie+ Implementation, price increases across the board, no extra magic hours, no night time parade etc…I’m done with Disney.

When I was a kid, we're talking the '70's & '80s, a 40 minute wait at Magic Kingdom was _the longest wait time like in forever!_ Now, 40 minues is _oh, only 40 minutes!_

I totally agree with u I love all ur videos keep it up!

I recently visited both parks with my family and we all had a far better experience at universal/ islands of adventure than we did at magic kingdom. The lines at Disney were insufferable and there were a lot of problems with the rides shutting down. We have little kids and babies in the family and the baby switch/ passes were so much dynamic and easy to get at universal parks.

There should be an anime and manga based attractions and theme area at the Orlando parks cause there are so many of them with big potential. They could go with other video game IP’s from other companies. I’d be down for a Halo attraction with a Dinosaur-like ride system as you shoot the enemies from the series. Speaking of Microsoft, Banjo Kazooie would fit Epic Universe perfectly next to Super Nintendo World.

I really hope they update the older parts of the parks. Jurassic Park, Toon Lagoon, World Fair. All of them need updates and upgrades. And honestly, I'd suggest rebranding Velocicoaster to Jurassic Park, and build a Jurassic World area at epic Universe so we can get the Beijing attractions.

Universal needs more smaller rides and more of them in different sections of parks. Disney is still seen as more family friendly. Islands is fine, but Studios literally has all their young kids rides in one section of the park that is hard to find. I hope in their search for marquee rides that they also include the lighter hitters and disperse throughout epic Universe. To win this battle, universe needs to be seen just as family friendly. Families are the ones who pay the bills

Once epic universe opens up universal Orlando will become a full blown resort

Went to Magic Kingdom and Universal Last year. Universal by far was the best deal and the most fun. Looking to go back at the end of this year.

Remember, Disney has emotional and well put together fireworks.

Still so surprised this man has 16k subs. You need way more bro seriously slept on

The Nintendo stuff is coming. Mario's section of Nintendo Land already has a pretty awesome model in Osaka. I wish the second one would be Legend of Zelda, but Donkey Kong does make sense with his old arcade game with Mario.

have someone send this video to the higher-ups at Universal Orlando, they need to know these facts as soon as possible!

Interesting choice to have the eu4 soundtrack as background music, love it

I must admit that my mindset is shifting from tagging a few Universal days on to to my Disney holiday to tagging a few Disney days on to my Universal holiday

Universal can dethrone them with cheaper pricing cause Disney gets uncomfortably expensive

Another thing universal needs is probably more advertising When I watch tv I get ads for Disney world Disneyland Disney cruise line. I’ve seen almost no ads for universal besides a velocicoaster ad here and there. If universal maybe took some money to invest in more advertising. They have reached a point of no longer being unknown but clearly Disney still has a larger pull on the consumer. Universal has a deal right now where if you buy 3 days get 2 days free or something like that and that’s great. Now advertise it. An ad here, a banner ad on websites there and more people may invest in a trip to universal because they know of the said deal. It’s not a huge pull but it definitely can hit the penny pincher demographic which is a good chunk of tourists because vacations are expensive anything to make it cheaper is a good argument to do it in their books

They already have. Going to disney is a stressful and exhausting experience but universal is just fun.

I love this battle . With Busch Gardens being my home park the more those two start fighting the more inclined BG is to put major attractions like Iron Gwazi

Disney definitely needs to expand Magic Kingdom or even make a new park here in Florida!!! They could honestly even recreate something like a Pixar pier maybe call it Pixar Island

With the rate of Disney construction I can't wait for the 5th gate to open in 2045...

Fantastic video.

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When it comes to the next big franchise, I would say that Lotr would make perfect sense as one as even though it is more appealing to older audiences than Potter and Nintendo, it has clearly made a massive cultural impact and it has just as much staying power as HP and Nintendo. The idea of Universal creating a movie or TV franchise with the level of lore as Harry Potter and Lord of The Rings is something they should do but if it’s going to get a land it wouldn’t be until a very long time as it would first need to make its cultural impact and gain a fan base big enough to justify a super immersive theme park land in the level of the Wizarding World and Super Nintendo World. With Middle Earth though, sure, it may be notoriously difficult to acquire the theme park rights, but having it alongside Nintendo and Potter would be enough to end Disney’s reign

Thing is Disney parks are already overcrowded, so if park attendance grew too much, it would be unbearable for most guests. That's why they are just increasing prices to get the same effect of more guests

What Universal Studios needs it's a fireworks show or any other night time show like World of Color.

We’re at war, you guys! The battles keep getting more intense and the stakes of the battles are getting higher than earlier battles from before!

I really hope epic universe is good on opening day and doesn’t have a disastrous opening like the original park

A Universe is bigger then a kingdom. I want Universal to be better then Disney. As soon as Epic Universe opens up it will be Game Over. Universal All the Way!! As a kid I loved Nintendo and the film that came out to advertise Super Mario Bros. 3 was the "Wizard" with Universal in the background. Now fast forward to today Nintendo is now being part of the Universal family so now we have come full circle. And it is becoming more then I ever thought it could be. I am a very happy Universal and Nintendo Fan. This is my child hood, and it has evolved. I Can't wait for the up and coming years to see what happens next.

I disagree strongly with the pricing point. If anything Universal being cheaper is more likely to draw in crowds especially when comparing to Disney. Another thing that wasnt touched upon was the whole fast pass and Genie+ stuff, it makes what should be a vacation away from home and stress where you can just relax into a hectic nightmare as you try to ride all the rides you want. Legit I dispise the fact you have to wake up by 7 am just to have a CHANCE of getting a reservation for Rise of the Resistance. Compared to Universal where you can just get an early hour ticket and basically walk right onto Hagrids and Velocicoaster.

I wish universal would have kept its attractions like jaws, back to the future, twister, earthquake, etc. or ring the back to epic universe. Those attractions were the best gives new people a chance to enjoy them.

I really hope Universal Orlando adds a Pokemon land with some awesome original rides and meet & greets.