My feelings;
*I would have preferred SLOP added somewhere, but it appears the lack of strong merchandise sales backed Universal Florida off. That would have really helped the
balance of the park.
*Minions is a strong IP, and if it's similar to what we've heard, it's distanced enough from a 'simulator' attraction that it will seem to help the balance. Hopefully they add more
to that entire street scene with Despicable Me, so it'll seem like a mini Minion land.
*I'm no big fan of VR, BUT it's different enough from a 'simulator' that it will not feed into the too many simulators feel. And an expansion of the Potter presence in USF, is a plus. Diagon
is the most immersive land in existence, and this will make that area feel even larger in scope.
*I think Universal, in a way, looks at USF and IOA as one giant park, especially since the Hogwart's Express opening. 80% of tickets , according to Universal, are 'two parks' tickets. So, if
you look at it that way, you have '15 lands' total, with a pretty wide array of attractions, many of which are practical attractions. Viewing in that prism, Universal Florida is not overly
top heavy in screen simulators. It's mix is, in all practicality, similar to the WDW mix of Epcot/Animal Kingdom/DHS, when it comes to attractions. Only MK, with it's preponderance of
older classic attractions, has a less screen heavy make-up.
*My personal feeling, is I would have preferred a couple more practical attractions to help the 'separate USF' balance, but a couple of new attractions is a nice plus, at the very least. 'Any'
replacement for Fear Factor is a big plus. I saw the show in 2011, and even though I spend about 20 days in the park every year, I never went back. That show sucked. And while I'm of
the "I like Shrek' camp, it is an older dated simulator, so a replacement of it by a fun IP like Minions, that isn't a 'pure simulator', is a plus (though I would rather have had SLOP).
*Bottom line. The park should be better with the rumored two new additions, than it is now. Whereas, something like F&F was a downgrade over the previous "Disaster' and 'Beetleguise
Show' that occupied that huge footprint in SF. The gigantic failure of F&F is probably the single event that has hurt USF the most. If that would have been a hit D/E attraction, we probably would
not be having this discussion. But, that's a dead horse :bonk::deadhorse: issue.