Universal Studios Florida: What Do We Think About It?

[Mad Dog]

Not sure if this has been covered....but USF Jan. & Feb. 2026 hours have been posted and the park does not open until 10:00
AM most every day. The good part though, is that it stays open until 8:00 or 9:00 PM most days. This is a major departure from
past operating hours. Early Arrival is at IOA.

 

[TheCodeMan95]

Not sure if this has been covered....but USF Jan. & Feb. 2026 hours have been posted and the park does not open until 10:00
AM most every day. The good part though, is that it stays open until 8:00 or 9:00 PM most days. This is a major departure from
past operating hours. Early Arrival is at IOA.

I would take 10AM to 9PM over 8AM to 7PM any day.

 

[Mad Dog]

I would take 10AM to 9PM over 8AM to 7PM any day.

a resounding YES !!! Looks like IOA will be the early morning park of the three. A good business, and guest, move.
Maybe they'll run the Cinesational show more regularly. Its a really good night show.

 

[HHN Maddux]

Just wanna preface I'm very well aware this has almost a 0% chance of ever happening (especially with Dark Universe open) and it's just me missing the show, but...

With Beetlejuice 3 said to be in early development, and if it proves a success- What are the chances we see a successor to Graveyard Revue take over FFL?

 

[krazyhorrorkid]

Just wanna preface I'm very well aware this has almost a 0% chance of ever happening (especially with Dark Universe open) and it's just me missing the show, but...

With Beetlejuice 3 said to be in early development, and if it proves a success- What are the chances we see a successor to Graveyard Revue take over FFL?

I think we may be in territory for a Beetlejuice ride at this point. But I would be open to Graveyard Revue coming back.

 

[Mad Dog]

Personally, I'd like to see a successor to Graveyard Revue also. But, the reality is that the show did not attract very good attendance
during those last couple years of existence. So, I'd doubt a return, especially in a much larger theater like the former Fear Factor.

 

[Legacy]

Personally, I'd like to see a successor to Graveyard Revue also. But, the reality is that the show did not attract very good attendance
during those last couple years of existence. So, I'd doubt a return, especially in a much larger theater like the former Fear Factor.

I think there’s potential for a spiritual revival of the Revue. I think the “trick” is that it needs to regularly refresh in order to truly survive in today’s fast-paced zeitgeist. It would need to feel (be?) less scripted and more… well… like a Top-40 review. Use memorable, TikTok-style choreography, rotate songs every few months (while retaining only one or two classics). Let the dialogue be more free-flowing and improvisational for the entire cast, and you likely have a winner.

The age of a popular music “concert” show that doesn’t change its set-list for years is over. If Universal (and Disney) are willing to proactively maintain it, it could actually be a heck of a crowd soak while being able to endure.

 

[UniversalRBLX]

I think a Beetlejuice show in the vein of Cirque Arcanus could work better versus bringing back the revue. Mix of musical performances with other acts (magic/etc.).

As long as Beetlejuice can ad-lib to whatever is happening in the world, it should be fine.

 

[Jake S]

I’d love a Late Night With Beetlejuice show where they can rotate the guest and musical guest as they saw fit.

 

[HHN Maddux]

With new construction permits hinting more towards a 2029 opening for Pokemon, I think this is the timeline we're currently looking at:

• 2026 - River Adventure update + HMU(?), TLC closes
• 2027 - F&F coaster, Supercharged closes?
• 2028 - New HP ride in Epic, Supercharged replacement opens(?)
• 2029 - Pokemon in IoA
• 2030 - Creature(?), new nighttime show in USF? Since Universal 360, they've been switching out every 5 years.

 

[PerceptiveCoot]

• 2026 - River Adventure update + HMU(?), TLC closes
• 2027 - F&F coaster, Supercharged closes?

If they were fast tracking Epic expansions for capacity reasons, then hopefully this includes some flat rides in Celestial Park.

 

[belloq87]

With new construction permits hinting more towards a 2029 opening for Pokemon, I think this is the timeline we're currently looking at:

• 2026 - River Adventure update + HMU(?), TLC closes
• 2027 - F&F coaster, Supercharged closes?
• 2028 - New HP ride in Epic, Supercharged replacement opens(?)
• 2029 - Pokemon in IoA
• 2030 - Creature(?), new nighttime show in USF? Since Universal 360, they've been switching out every 5 years.

A truly depressing (hypothetical) timeline for USF.

Post-Diagon, 2015 to 2030, would basically be 15 years of missed opportunities for the park.

 

[mccgavin]

I am hoping that whatever replaces Supercharged is more ambitious than a mere reskin. That show building is big enough for a substantial attraction that could greatly improve the park.

 

[HHN Maddux]

A truly depressing (hypothetical) timeline for USF.

Post-Diagon, 2015 to 2030, would basically be 15 years of missed opportunities for the park.

I really wanna believe something else will happen, but if the Simpsons contract truly has been renewed until 2031 at least (possibly 2033 based on who you hear it from), I don't see much else happening besides the F&F coaster + retheme.

 

[TheUniC6]

I really wanna believe something else will happen, but if the Simpsons contract truly has been renewed until 2031 at least (possibly 2033 based on who you hear it from), I don't see much else happening besides the F&F coaster + retheme.

Unless Alicia reports it, I am inclined to believe Simpsons is still lapsing in 2028. She even speculated on Wicked taking over Springfield at the end the decade. Best case scenario, Wicked is the 2030 UOR addition. Maybe by then Universal will have plans to expand the Wicked universe beyond the current movies.

 

[belloq87]

I am hoping that whatever replaces Supercharged is more ambitious than a mere reskin. That show building is big enough for a substantial attraction that could greatly improve the park.

When it seemed like Springfield was being replaced by the end of the decade, I was fully in support of the rumored BTTF overlay for Supercharged/San Francisco as a "tide you over" project.

If Springfield is not being removed any time in the near future, I would like Supercharged's replacement to be much more ambitious (and to not re-use the 360 tunnel).

(Though I guess I'd still settle for BTTF, because I love the IP... and what choice would I have, anyway?)

 

[HHN Maddux]

When it seemed like Springfield was being replaced by the end of the decade, I was fully in support of the rumored BTTF overlay for Supercharged/San Francisco as a "tide you over" project.

If Springfield is not being removed any time in the near future, I would like Supercharged's replacement to be much more ambitious (and to not re-use the 360 tunnel).

USF needs a ride on the level of Unchained/Rise IMO, and if Supercharged was completely gutted, they could probably fit in a pretty damn good E-ticket dark ride in there.

Unfortunately I'm also expecting just a basic overlay when the time comes.

 

[Amity6]

Interested to see if The Odyssey can translate into an attraction similar to Pirates Shanghai.

 

[Captain Spaulding]

Unless Alicia reports it, I am inclined to believe Simpsons is still lapsing in 2028. She even speculated on Wicked taking over Springfield at the end the decade. Best case scenario, Wicked is the 2030 UOR addition. Maybe by then Universal will have plans to expand the Wicked universe beyond the current movies.

I don't understand the want for a Wicked land. I do not see it having a long multi-decade interest like HP or Nintendo does.

 

[Brian G.]

Here we go again...