Here’s the thing, I knew to expect delays, closures, etc.
When we walked into the park and were instantly hit with the disappointing news that Universal wouldn’t open Donkey Kong, I shrugged it off even though it was my most anticipated ride. When we had to exit the third queue of the day after only successfully going on two attractions (one of which was Yoshi lol), it was just too hard to shrug it off. Universal dropped the ball hard today. What makes it worse is despite the fact they knew almost nothing in the park was working, they still shut down one of the more popular attractions in the park (Toothless M&G) so they could do some filming. It shows how little they care about the guest experience and only care to convince as many people to come this summer as possible, even if they knew many will end up disappointed.
Also, beyond all the closures of attractions. I was very disappointed in the lack of shade and areas to cool off in this park. Walking around the bare areas of Celestial Park is AWFUL. Just the sun reflecting off the concrete roasting you alive with little to no places to step aside and relax. I brought my mom today and she was struggling badly in the heat and we struggled to find good areas to cool off.
Despite all the negativity, I will try and leave some positives to be fair. The park is gorgeous, everything looks incredible and pristine. Universal continues to show they are better than Disney at pure theming. However, they still have a lot of work to do in other areas. With two weeks until grand opening, I fear this park will get ripped to shreds by guests. We are two weeks away and nearly nothing worked today, if anything things seem to get worse as we approach GO day instead of better.