Potential New Universal UK Park

[AltonLover123]

I think after the success of Wicked we'd see a land devoted to the film(s) as well. Infact I wouldn't be surprised if that because our Wizarding World

The musical is pretty much destined to run for a very long time, but the next film comes out this year in 2025..by the time this park opens the second film will be 4/5 years old.

I’d LOVE a wicked area but unless they adapt the other books (which is unlikely seeing as the musical is so different from the first book anyway.) I can’t see this happening.

 

[RoyalFool]

If we're getting a Wicked-themed land, this duelling coaster would definitely defy the gravity of industry expectations for Universal!

Not sure how common knowledge it is, but Disney imagineered a wizard of oz land very early on in eurodisney planning; from what I recall the entire land was underground (but themed and lit to give the appearance of being outside) and would incorporate a world first, bonkers, lift system which was not only huge, but had some special effects to make it feel like a real transition to another world, wasn't built for all sorts of very obvious reasons!

Then on the extreme opposite end of the spectrum of "maybe it was too ambitious" scale, Movie World Australia just opened their Wizard of Oz land which is pretty awful and just pre-fab buildings painted yellow and green.

Heck, a lot of the Oz stories are public domain, so maybe I'll open a Oz land in my garden!

 

[benpicko]

Interestingly enough box office wise the UK had the highest gross for the film internationally outside the US IIRC as well as quite the fanbase in this country so it is possible that might have been a suggestion made in the higher ups.

Plus my nieces love Wicked and if we got that here then they'd be there in a heartbeat.

It was also filmed here so all of the large scale sets were built here. Would be cool to see an area of the park with recreations of Oz from the film.

 

[tayspru]

Regardless of the fact that the park will be opening 5 years after the next Wicked film, it’s not one to rule out. The characters are instantly recognisable thanks to its basis in the Oz stories, and will succeed based on the overall vibe of the land rather than any specific movie ( although Wicked does appear to be an all timer in terms of box office numbers)

I view it as similar to the upcoming Universal Monsters land. That isn’t being built based on the success of Woflman (2025) or The Mummy (2017), but the overall recognition of the characters and the franchise

The don’t make these decisions based on the recency or success of specific movies anyway, even the last Harry Potter film was released in 2011, and the last Fantastic Beasts in 2022, and yet many clamour for this to be added. Personally, I think a land based on any version of Oz would stand the test of time just as well