With everyone talking about the drop of attendance yet the parks still feeling overcrowded, I see this year as the perfect one to try the dual park approach.
I think they could block off the area outside BMG and use it as the connection point and perhaps put a scare zone there. That would also be a good space for a walk up show since it’s a giant parking lot. Also if a show goes into the BMG theater blocking off that area would be useful.
Problem is you can put anything scary in Seuss Landing and Harry Potter, so I’d just keep half the park open. I haven’t been to IOA in forever but does the new coaster have a path that allows guests to bypass HPW? That could be a good way to complete a loop and not have a dead end in Jurassic park.
As I said in my initial spec, the return of a 2 park event feels highly unlikely for the near future. I'd even argue keeping the second Shrek theater as flex space is proof Universal is committed to HHN at USF alone for a while.
It’s unrealistic to expect a 2-park event happening again. They’re not going to shut down IOA early for HHN.
I have always had a little bit if hope for HHN at Islands (dual park or whatever) , always had that little sparkle of hope in my heart. I never experienced hhn at Islands. just once, just one year I wish we got it again. just to see how it was. (and there's very little footage online of hhn pre 2006. )
but after 2012 or whenever it was the year that the idea of a two park event was shut down, I lost all hope. I think it was 2012 or a year around that time when there were rumors that they were thinking of the two park event or something, I remember reading something like this. but if it didn't happen then, is probably never gonna happen...
it doesn't make sense financially and they wouldn't close Islands no matter how crowded it gets at the other park. they wouldn't close both parks for hhn when they can sell more tickets for Islands those days
and everyone always complains on how much walking and dead space there was. everybody. most people don't even have fond memories of the ioa years. I only hear complaints.
so even if uni did a survey about hhn at islands, people that visited before 2005 would just complain.
if you combine the financial situation of the tickets with the narrow paths of Islands, the lack of places for zones at Islands, the long walks, and the bad experience people had.
it would literally be impossible for hhn at Islands to ever happen.... even if uni wanted it, it would probably be trashed to death on Twitter by today's crowds.
I could just imagine today's audiences complaining about a two park event......
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