The Future of Lost Continent

[Alicia]

If I may ask, back to the drawing board for what to replace TLC with, or back to the drawing board on what exactly Zelda land should entail?

They’ve gone through half a dozen attraction concepts, still no greenlight on which one to build… but they’re always still Zelda.

 

[OrlLover]

Pretty remarkable that Sinbad closed in 2018, half a decade ago, and a replacement realistically won't happen until a full decade later in 2028 at the earliest.

Not that Universal isn't investing elsewhere, just not a fan of empty areas.


Zelda boat ride won't get you wet like the others, it's just the means of propulsion/theming. I'd imagine a Zelda ride to be more akin to Pirates of the Caribbean than JPRA. IOA desperately needs an indoor experience available to all (or most) ages.


Definitely, I don't like that LC is essentially sitting abandoned, but it's understandable. If it weren't for Epic, we'd probably have HTTYD land taking over LC by now lol

Only thing I'm worried about Epic Universe is if Universal's marketing team botches up everything with convoluted messaging on what Epic Universe is. They tried too hard with the Escape stuff, hoping Universal's messaging continue to be clear like they've done so far.

To be fair I think Universal has learned a lot of lessons since the 90s. I don’t think they have the same philosophy considering a good amount of the executives from during that time probably don’t work for them anymore.

 

[luckoftheirish]

They’ve gone through half a dozen attraction concepts, still no greenlight on which one to build… but they’re always still Zelda.

I'm happy it's still Zelda. You had me worried there for a second lol

 

[Cup_Of_Coffee]

They’ve gone through half a dozen attraction concepts, still no greenlight on which one to build… but they’re always still Zelda.

It’s encouraging they at least have several solid concepts they’re considering. Glad the creative team has a lot of ideas for such a deep IP.

 

[Mad Dog]

Hoping its just a simple ride system with real high capacity. It's getting old with some of these overly high tech Disney & Universal attractions having so much down time and low capacity. Basic systems can be entertaining and fun too. Not everything needs to be an innovative technical marvel.

 

[Paulio]

I'm all down for a Zelda dark ride, something similar to Disneyland's Fantasyland attractions, but something better along the lines of the thrill from the Mummy ride. That is something the LC needs.

 

[tielo]

The land should be fairly easy though, just interactive experiences based on the puzzles from the game. I'm not sure why the ride is giving them trouble though, all the leaked designs seemed pretty good.

I'm sure someone from Creative reading this would like to do a Will Smith on you.

I’m not an expert in contract law; can Nintendo ask for the land to loosely connect with the movie (theme/aesthetics) without getting Sony’s approval?

Example: In the Sony movie they will go to X location: Nintendo then asks Universal to come up with their version of the location, bypassing Sony’s approval.

Or, maybe even more likely, the opposite. The Sony movie is about Hyrule. Universal originally wanted the land to be Hyrule. To sidestep movie rights & brand confusion, Nintendo asks that the land represent a location that isn’t Hyrule. Universal goes back to the drawing board.

Nintendo is very protective with their ip. I'm sure Nintendo can (and will) have say in every aspact so using the movies estatic wouldn't be a surprice to me.

 

[GA-MBIT]

Might Nintendo themselves be a reason why they keep going to the drawing board? Maybe they want something incredibly specific or playable or high-tech? It definitely feels like something they would do.

 

[Skipper Justin]

They could justify almost any vehicle if they wanted to use the locations in Tears of the Kingdom. Basically, you can build so many types of moving objects.

 

[GA-MBIT]

Nintendo wants guest-customized, plug and play ride vehicles. Think Test Track 2.0 but real.

 

[WebHead1138]

They should make this area a meet n greet. It’s got an awesome backdrop for it lol

 

[HHN Maddux]

Happy 1-year anniversary to the sealing of the temple, and still no replacement in sight.

 

[Mad Dog]

Happy 1-year anniversary to the sealing of the temple, and still no replacement in sight.

As expected. I always thought they had no intentions of starting deconstruction/construction before Epic opens. There were a lot of optimists posting last year when the closure happened.

 

[UniversalRBLX]

As expected. I always thought they had no intentions of starting deconstruction/construction before Epic opens. There were a lot of optimists posting last year when the closure happened.

Sadly, the soonest I see anything happening here demo-wise is probably until late next year. Especially with Rockit seeming to be the first priority in a post-Epic world.

I hope I'm wrong though.

It'll be interesting to see how Universal's expansion efforts post-Epic are impacted by future WDW projects (if Disney is actually serious) as it'll cause competition between the two for construction crews.

 

[Mad Dog]

Sadly, the soonest I see anything happening here demo-wise is probably until late next year. Especially with Rockit seeming to be the first priority in a post-Epic world.

I hope I'm wrong though.

It'll be interesting to see how Universal's expansion efforts post-Epic are impacted by future WDW projects (if Disney is actually serious) as it'll cause competition between the two for construction crews.

I think Disney's new momentum will 'force' Universal to update IOA and USO quicker than they originally planned. They probably thought Disney was in the 'sleep mode' for the decade.

 

[Brian G.]

I think Disney's new momentum will 'force' Universal to update IOA and USO quicker than they originally planned. They probably thought Disney was in the 'sleep mode' for the decade.

If this is about DisneyForward, that impacts Anaheim - which means USH is on the clock.

 

[Mad Dog]

Disney Forward will definitely cause USH to get their act moving. WDW new stuff, when it gets announced, will push USF.

 

[saint.piss]

If this is about DisneyForward, that impacts Anaheim - which means USH is on the clock.

Also BBTM and everything else going on at Disney World as well.

 

[UniversalRBLX]

I think Disney's new momentum will 'force' Universal to update IOA and USO quicker than they originally planned. They probably thought Disney was in the 'sleep mode' for the decade.

Obviously looking forward to Epic in 2025, and too late for anything major in 2026 (outside of maybe Rockit) but we could see multiple attractions debut 2027-2030 at both resorts. Exciting times for Orlando.

If this is about DisneyForward, that impacts Anaheim - which means USH is on the clock.

Well that too, but I believe Disney is serious in "turbocharging" WDW as well.

Epic Universe will be the focus in 2025-2026... but after that WDW could have some serious talking points.

Not sure what USH has in store post-F&F, but something family-related is absolutely necessary.

 

[biggerboat16]

I think Disney's new momentum will 'force' Universal to update IOA and USO quicker than they originally planned. They probably thought Disney was in the 'sleep mode' for the decade.

This is the best case-scenario for both. A healthy business needs competition to foster growth and innovation. I think Disney finally decided to ‘wake up’ because they realized how much of a threat Epic can/will be. However, Disney becoming active again will also prevent Uni from hibernating post-Epic, so the fans are the real winners here