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Posted on 2/21/21 at 10:15 am to Indfanfromcol
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Hopefully Universal decides to start their third park back up soon. It will be unreal
The videos from Super Mario World in Japan are unreal, Harry Potter quality or better. They do an entire park at that level and it will smash Disney as the immersion king. Universal really stepped up their game with HP.
This post was edited on 2/21/21 at 10:16 am
Posted on 2/21/21 at 10:17 am to SaintlyTiger88
Never understood how so many people are fascinated with either. If wait times are 1-3 hours for a 2-3 minute ride, in a hot 12 hour day you only ride at best 6-7 rides for 15 minutes of adrenaline rush. I hate waiting 30 seconds for a traffic light to turn green. And I’m not miserable of a person, lol!
Posted on 2/21/21 at 10:21 am to BayouNation
Sometimes having to stand in line without phones forces kids to talk (esp teens). 
This post was edited on 2/21/21 at 10:22 am
Posted on 2/21/21 at 10:27 am to RemyLeBeau
We like to play heads up in line. You'll see a lot of people playing that in line. Also the play disney app is fun.
Posted on 2/21/21 at 10:34 am to SaintlyTiger88
Neither. Why would you spend your hard earned money at some cheesy park where you spend half of your time waiting in lines, surrounded by fat trashy people? Sounds horrible. Not to mention Disney is liberal AF now. To each his own though.
Posted on 2/21/21 at 11:27 am to LSUneaux
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Nothing beats Avatar Flight of Passage
Badass
Rode it 3 times back to back to back.
Posted on 2/21/21 at 11:39 am to SaintlyTiger88
Trips to either park are a once in a blue moon event for my family. Don’t see the point of constantly going.
Disney World has few, if any, of the rides I experienced as a kid. They’ve all be replaced by rides based on movies I have not seen. As such, I get no personal satisfaction or nostalgia from going. Trips these days are meant for the little kids to have some fun.
Disney World has few, if any, of the rides I experienced as a kid. They’ve all be replaced by rides based on movies I have not seen. As such, I get no personal satisfaction or nostalgia from going. Trips these days are meant for the little kids to have some fun.
Posted on 2/21/21 at 11:39 am to SaintTigerPel
These folks had a VIP party package they bought and could not get in. Not sure about location of stay, but they were told guaranteed entry too.
Posted on 2/21/21 at 12:54 pm to zippyputt
As someone who knows Disney very well (Disney fan and I live in Central Florida) the thing that gets me about Disney is the loss of non-IP attractions.
Harry Potter at Universal didn't cause it but it definitely accelerated it. Every new attraction has to be an IP now (Intellectual Property aka tied to a movie). I think Expedition Everest at Animal Kingdom was the last non-IP attraction that Disney has built.
I agree with most of the posts here that (prior to Covid) Disney was better in terms of the overall park atmosphere, park maintenance, shows and attractions for kids and adults who aren't big into coasters. What Disney has done to their Entertainment department and slashing shows has been sad to see. Still, Universal has very few shows. Universal is better in terms of rides for older kids and theme park junkies.
As someone who lives in the area and has seen enough of both, they are both way overpriced for what you get.
Harry Potter at Universal didn't cause it but it definitely accelerated it. Every new attraction has to be an IP now (Intellectual Property aka tied to a movie). I think Expedition Everest at Animal Kingdom was the last non-IP attraction that Disney has built.
I agree with most of the posts here that (prior to Covid) Disney was better in terms of the overall park atmosphere, park maintenance, shows and attractions for kids and adults who aren't big into coasters. What Disney has done to their Entertainment department and slashing shows has been sad to see. Still, Universal has very few shows. Universal is better in terms of rides for older kids and theme park junkies.
As someone who lives in the area and has seen enough of both, they are both way overpriced for what you get.
Posted on 2/21/21 at 1:11 pm to SharkSaint
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Every new attraction has to be an IP now (Intellectual Property aka tied to a movie).
I don't know the terms of the Marvel Universe between Disney, Sony and Universal Studios, but Isle Of Adventure has a death grip on it's rights to Marvel IP. They must be holding out for a fortune from Disney. They have spiderman, Cap A, X-men represented and they haven't updated that area of the park in well over a decade.
Posted on 2/21/21 at 1:12 pm to SaintlyTiger88
Disney, little kids.
Universal, big kids.
Universal, big kids.
Posted on 2/21/21 at 1:15 pm to keks tadpole
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I don't know the terms of the Marvel Universe between Disney, Sony and Universal Studios, but Isle Of Adventure has a death grip on it's rights to Marvel IP. They must be holding out for a fortune from Disney. They have spiderman, Cap A, X-men represented and they haven't updated that area of the park in well over a decade.
Here's the irony though. Universal now has to pay Disney for the rights to anything Marvel. So yes Universal has exclusive rights in Florida to properties like the X-Men, Hulk, Spider-Man and Captain America. But they have to pay Disney for the rights to all those Marvel rides and Disney gets a percentage of all Marvel merchandise that Universal sells in its stores. There is a good amount of irony to it. That's why you've seen Universal move away from Marvel and why it's so dated.
The terms between Disney and Universal when it comes to Marvel only apply to Florida. Disney has no such Marvel restrictions in other parks (California, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Shanghai or Paris) so you will see more Marvel stuff at those parks first. The other thing to remember is that Universe only has the exclusive rights in Florida to the properties they use. That's why Disney is building Guardians of the Galaxy at Epcot. Universal never used that property and therefore never had the rights to it.
Heck Marvel Studios itself just recently reacquired the X-Men rights. Fox Studios had it for a long time. That's why the X-Men have been absent from the Marvel Universe since Disney took over.
This post was edited on 2/21/21 at 1:18 pm
Posted on 2/21/21 at 1:27 pm to TheFlyingTiger
Me. If you had said Six Flags I'd agree. I used to love Six Flags. The one in San Antonio isn't horrible.
I would say Destin is Disney, PCB is Universal and Biloxi is Sea World.
I would say Destin is Disney, PCB is Universal and Biloxi is Sea World.
Posted on 2/21/21 at 1:29 pm to BayouNation
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If wait times are 1-3 hours for a 2-3 minute ride, in a hot 12 hour day
There are maybe 2 rides per park with waits over an hour and none of the rides are that short.
Posted on 2/21/21 at 1:30 pm to BayouNation
I've been in some of the busiest days and rarely wait more than an hour. It's fun and the kids love it.
We did 7 rides by lunch time on Thanksgiving and Mardi Gras last year which was the most crowded Magic Kingdom days I've ever experienced.
We did 7 rides by lunch time on Thanksgiving and Mardi Gras last year which was the most crowded Magic Kingdom days I've ever experienced.
This post was edited on 2/21/21 at 1:31 pm
Posted on 2/21/21 at 1:32 pm to SharkSaint
I feel like the prices are high to act as something of a filter and I'm honestly okay with that.
Posted on 2/21/21 at 1:34 pm to keks tadpole
The terms are simple. West of the Mississippi Disney has the theme park rights to marvel. East of the Mississippi Universal does.
That's the honest truth. Marvel long ago wasn't worth much and had sold off all kinds of rights.
This is COMIC rights only. Universal has no rights to any marvel studios IP.
the merch they sell is all comic style.
That's the honest truth. Marvel long ago wasn't worth much and had sold off all kinds of rights.
This is COMIC rights only. Universal has no rights to any marvel studios IP.
the merch they sell is all comic style.
This post was edited on 2/21/21 at 1:36 pm
Posted on 2/21/21 at 2:03 pm to tonic
quote:I couldn't disagree any more. You have it backwards. I would agree with that statement if talking about Universal. Disney is geared towards little kids. Universal is geared towards the teenage on up crowd.
if your child isn't old enough to get on a ride by themselves, you shouldn't take them with you if you want to have a good time. You are wasting a trip taking kids who need constant supervision. That will suck the fun out of the whole experience.
Posted on 2/21/21 at 2:16 pm to TheeRealCarolina
Universal’s wait times are wayyy overstated. If the wait time listed was under 30 mins, it was basically a walk on. If it said an hour, it was 30 mins or less. At least that was my experience a couple weeks ago. Disney wait times were fairly accurate or slightly overstated. I don’t think I’ve ever waited longer than the stated time, unless the ride went down. And in that case, they will give you a return ticket the equivalent of a fast pass.
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