[🌎 Universal GB] General Discussion

[Quantum]

The concept art was likely designed in 2024, over a year before they've even broken ground. There's a very high chance alot of it is gonna change. After all everyone touts the Epic concept art as being close to the finished product but that dropped over a year into land grading - ours dropped a year before grading has even begun.

There's no way Universal had finalised the Park design that early into the process.

I can imagine an updated park rendering much further down the line. The current one has certain areas which screem placeholder ( see the top right of the park). There are even rumours the minions area may not be a carbon copy of other parks.

I also think Universal will want to keep some things under wraps to reveal nearer completion.

 

[xtpower]

I can imagine an updated park rendering much further down the line. The current one has certain areas which screen placeholder ( see the top right of the park). There are even rumours the minions area may not be a carbon copy of other parks.

I also think Universal will want to keep some things under wraps to reveal nearer completion.

The top right hand corner reeks of 'we don't want to reveal the IP so let's just put whatever'. Even the building that people pegged as Shrek has the same bit repeated along the facade, there is a 0% chance the final product will look anything like it.

 

[flyingguitar]

I have an just thought of an interesting way in which this may harm the UK park experience: Lockers

I have been to Universal Florida, and from what I recall you could get some free lockers, but they were tiny only able to hold handbags / wallets but for $X you could rent a larger locker.

I wonder if universal would do this in universal UK and what impact this would have on the UK market, would merlin follow ripping out the bag drops and replacing them with paid lockers, or would universal modify their method for the UK market

I don't think Disney paris can shin any light as Disney doesn't really have bag requirements as you can bring bags on virtually if not all their rides.

Lockers is a big thing in US parks, with most having requirements to pay to ride a certain or most rides (depending on the park)

 

[SeeSharpy]

I have an just thought of an interesting way in which this may harm the UK park experience: Lockers

I have been to Universal Florida, and from what I recall you could get some free lockers, but they were tiny only able to hold handbags / wallets but for $X you could rent a larger locker.

I wonder if universal would do this in universal UK and what impact this would have on the UK market, would merlin follow ripping out the bag drops and replacing them with paid lockers, or would universal modify their method for the UK market

I don't think Disney paris can shin any light as Disney doesn't really have bag requirements as you can bring bags on virtually if not all their rides.

Lockers is a big thing in US parks, with most having requirements to pay to ride a certain or most rides (depending on the park)

I wouldn't be comparing it to Universal Studios Florida, id be looking at how they operate at the smaller parks they have. It will entirely depend on the rides, and their operational requirements.

Most if not all their parks have ride lockers, so I cant imagine they would change their formula that much for the UK park.

 

[xtpower]

I wouldn't be comparing it to Universal Studios Florida, id be looking at how they operate at the smaller parks they have. It will entirely depend on the rides, and their operational requirements.

Most if not all their parks have ride lockers, so I cant imagine they would change their formula that much for the UK park.

Universal don't have 'smaller' parks (Texas isn't open yet), the smallest is Singapore and that's a licensing deal and as such Universal have no control on how it's operated. Beijing, Hollywood and Japan are all full-size parks, though Hollywood and Japan are space constrained they still pull 9million+ a year.

So I don't see why Universal wouldn't be operating the lockers like they do in Florida. They certainly won't be using drop boxes or buckets, that will slow operations considerably.