Two questions:
- -In that interview where Tom Williams nodded to a possible use of an island ( the interview that he also described the Mario bands with) that’s hosting an event in 2025, was he nodding to USJ wanting to make a second gate? What do y’all think would go there (aside from probably more Nintendo)
- How do you think Nintendo will effect overall wait times in this park? From the looks of it flying dinosaur and the potter rides seem very busy constantly so hopefully this will calm that down but then again you’d expect an increase in attendance with such an awesome ip
Aren't there any no more rooms for the second gate at Universal Studios Japan though?
How would this work? They help them shape up the island and fund the fair then ask if they can use it once the fairs over?If it would happen in Japan, it wouldn't be next to the Osaka park.
Hence, the speculation of it being located as part of the Worlds Fair 2025.
If it would happen in Japan, it wouldn't be next to the Osaka park.
Hence, the speculation of it being located as part of the Worlds Fair 2025.
Curious: how much of a merch presence do trolls have at USJ? I know they sell a lot in the US parks and assumably USS since they have a trolls based event. You’d think being so adorable they’d appeal well to a Japanese market?
How would this work? They help them shape up the island and fund the fair then ask if they can use it once the fairs over?
Especially since on an individual gate basis Universal’s highest attendance park is USJ (fourth individual park in general in the world I believe)My guess would be that if Universal and Comcast are looking to the idea of having a new park open alongside the island for 2025, it could be as part of an agreement as part of the "Entertainment" for the area post-World's Fair, to keep that area alive and bustling in some kind of manner (separate from the actual WF, but on the island).
They have toyed with expanding outside of the Osaka park, with Okinawa once considered for a second gate in Japan. And with Singapore expanding it's initial park and Beijing likely to get two more parks (one dry, one water), it would make sense to see if Comcast wants to have another piece of the Japanese pie.
That will change when the Olympics take place. This is the calm before the storm.USJ experiences softness in Q4 attendance which may be driven by the three factors: political boycott by Koreans who are the main travelers to osaka, weather, or offerings not in line.
looking into USJ and its it more worth it to take a dedicated trip to osaka than take the train around the Olympics. We will buy disney tix the first day they are on sale.
I mean the train ticket adds enough to the trip and there is enough else to do down there I would rather it be part of a second non tokyo trip to Japan. Tokyo has more than enough to do for 2 weeks during the Olympics especially.Could you clarify a little? Do you mean you were planning on making a day trip to do USJ and returning to Tokyo in the evening? There is some fun sighing to be had around that area outside of the parks for sure. I would probably recommend 2 days minimum for USJ and either arriving the night before or doing the combination ticket where you go for a half day on the first day schedule some express passes for that evening and then do the full day the next day lining up early
I mean the train ticket adds enough to the trip and there is enough else to do down there I would rather it be part of a second non tokyo trip to Japan. Tokyo has more than enough to do for 2 weeks during the Olympics especially.