Nintendo Coming to Universal Parks

[Alicia]

@AliciaStella Gun to your head, what do you think will be the better coaster/attraction...Donkey Kong or the New Harry Potter Coaster?

Potter.

 

[JungleSkip]

Potter.

Potter by far. DK will be great, but Potter is on a whole different scale.

 

[Viator]

@AliciaStella Gun to your head, what do you think will be the better coaster/attraction...Donkey Kong or the New Harry Potter Coaster?

Donkey Kong should be a rather fun attraction that'll offer more than Nuthouse Coaster in what it does. However, Potter is the best overall.

 

[Mike S]

Potter.

:bigeye:

 

[SOCAL110]

Potter.

Interesting. I'm actually quite surprised since I thought SNW was going to set the bar in terms of attractions. Oh well.

 

[SOCAL110]

Donkey Kong should be a rather fun attraction that'll offer more than Nuthouse Coaster in what it does. However, Potter is the best overall.

So any word if USH is getting the Potter Coaster or nah? Orlando gets all the goodies.

 

[JungleSkip]

Interesting. I'm actually quite surprised since I thought SNW was going to set the bar in terms of attractions. Oh well.

Mario Kart will. DK will be a great/new kind of coaster. The Potter coaster is just significantly bigger in scale

 

[Alicia]

Interesting. I'm actually quite surprised since I thought SNW was going to set the bar in terms of attractions. Oh well.

MK will raise the bar. Yoshi will have a shocking amount of animated figures. DK will be a fun family coaster, and have wonderful show scenes... But the sheer size and scale of the new Potter Coaster is hard to beat.

 

[Viator]

So any word if USH is getting the Potter Coaster or nah? Orlando gets all the goodies.

There isn't anywhere really realistically in Hollywood for what the Potter coaster will be if they try, unless you want the Studio tour to be moved or removed.

 

[Mike S]

MK will raise the bar. Yoshi will have a shocking amount of animated figures. DK will be a fun family coaster, and have wonderful show scenes... But the sheer size and scale of the new Potter Coaster is hard to beat.

Oh, so basically you only mean size. Sounds about right then. DK won’t have a plot that big.

 

[Alicia]

Oh, so basically you only mean size. Sounds about right then. DK won’t have a plot that big.

Yea, if DK was 4 times as big as the current plans, it’d be a fair fight.

 

[Magic-Man]

Yea, if DK was 4 times as big as the current plans, it’d be a fair fight.

There’s always a chance that could change.....

 

[Alicia]

There’s always a chance that could change.....

Yea, that’s why I mention it. Ya never know with things in flux.

 

[Mike S]

Yea, that’s why I mention it. Ya never know with things in flux.

If it does, that could be worth a lot. I’ve waited like my whole life for a Donkey Kong Mine Cart ride. It’s still exclusive to Orlando right?

 

[Magic-Man]

If it does, that could be worth a lot. I’ve waited like my whole life for a Donkey Kong Mine Cart ride. It’s still exclusive to Orlando right?

Insiders on here seem to think that it’s going to Hollywood as well.

This is the only problem that I can think of with the whole “SNW won’t change in the new park” argument that I keep hearing. If Orlando’s version is supposed to be unique and the best out of the three lands, why does it seem like Hollywood is getting the exact same thing? What makes Orlando’s so special?

 

[Alicia]

Insiders on here seem to think that it’s going to Hollywood as well.

This is the only problem that I can think of with the whole “SNW won’t change in the new park” argument that I keep hearing. If Orlando’s version is supposed to be unique and the best out of the three lands, why does it seem like Hollywood is getting the exact same thing? What makes Orlando’s so special?

More stuff. Even if the original three are the same. We get more. (A lot more, when it comes to something in all the UO parks.)

 

[Magic-Man]

More stuff. Even if the original three are the same. We get more. (A lot more, when it comes to something in all the UO parks.)

So, it is possible that we could see a new ride within SNW itself?

I hope we get a Koopa shell spinning flat ride and a Luigi’s Mansion D- Ticket, but that’s probably too much to ask.

Also, was Mario Party, Wario and/or WarioWare included in the SNW plans at all? I know they aren’t popular IP’s, but they’re pretty good theme park material (for playgrounds and such, not rides).

 

[Alicia]

So, it is possible that we could see a new ride within SNW itself?

Yes.

Also, was Mario Party, Wario and/or WarioWare included in the SNW plans at all?

No.

 

[SOCAL110]

MK will raise the bar. Yoshi will have a shocking amount of animated figures. DK will be a fun family coaster, and have wonderful show scenes... But the sheer size and scale of the new Potter Coaster is hard to beat.

Fair enough. As a father of an infant, I'm actually quite excited for the Yoshi ride. I'm assuming he'll be around 4 when USH SNW opens up.

I'm glad Universal is going the AA route instead of SCREENZ for SNW and Yoshi. It just sucks because I feel like I've been waiting FOREVER for the land to open. I know it will be worth the wait though.

Mario Kart will. DK will be a great/new kind of coaster. The Potter coaster is just significantly bigger in scale

Thanks Skipper. Potter coaster sounds pretty rad. It's a shame though since I don't have much interest in visiting Orlando.

Who knows, if USH ever gets a 2nd gate, maybe a modified version of the attraction will show up there.

 

[Parkscope Joe]

Posting this here also...



Per the initial reports...the land itself costs 432 million. So I really think if Universal isn't spending money to create these lands and Nintendo is fronting most if not all, thats the biggest reason for the delays and changes.

That just sounds like miscommunication, like “it’s a whole theme park” or such.