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If it's anything like the Studios or IOA, softs will start 3 months prior. (For IOA it was pass holders)I'm planning on visiting Nov/Dec 2025, so hopefully it's a May/June summer opening to get the kinks worked out.
If it's anything like the Studios or IOA, softs will start 3 months prior. (For IOA it was pass holders)I'm planning on visiting Nov/Dec 2025, so hopefully it's a May/June summer opening to get the kinks worked out.
I was just talking to a coworker who worked at Universal at the time IoA opened and he mentioned that the consensus was that all the previews IoA did and giving free tickets to the locals hurt the park's attendance when it did "officially" open. So many people had already been that there wasn't a lot of local interest and the marketing didn't help bring the tourists.If it's anything like the Studios or IOA, softs will start 3 months prior. (For IOA it was pass holders)
Seems like the overly long softs didn't work out well for Potter at Hollywood Universal. It didn't get the big steady crowds they expected during the official opening months....Plus the Hollywood. AP fiasco that I hope Universal Orlando does not repeat for Epic.I was just talking to a coworker who worked at Universal at the time IoA opened and he mentioned that the consensus was that all the previews IoA did and giving free tickets to the locals hurt the park's attendance when it did "officially" open. So many people had already been that there wasn't a lot of local interest and the marketing didn't help bring the tourists.
I'm guessing they will find a happy medium between the fiasco that was the grand opening of USF with so many issues, and the overly long soft period for IoA.
I was just talking to a coworker who worked at Universal at the time IoA opened and he mentioned that the consensus was that all the previews IoA did and giving free tickets to the locals hurt the park's attendance when it did "officially" open. So many people had already been that there wasn't a lot of local interest and the marketing didn't help bring the tourists.
I'm guessing they will find a happy medium between the fiasco that was the grand opening of USF with so many issues, and the overly long soft period for IoA.
and it’ll close at 6:00 pm opening day!There's just going to be a random Tuesday in May 2025, where the morning park hours tweet will have Epic's hours for that day.
I think it was trying to work out issues properly before the "official" opening so they didn't have a repeat of the USF problems.Did they say what the rationale behind Universal giving free tickets? Presumably it was "look how awesome this new park is and how much you'll want to come back so please buy a season pass"? Or it was the lingering memory of the USF opening?
I remember my coupon for one free ticket plus 6 additional half-price tickets. Took an entire group and it was an amazing deal.Pre-potter Universal was not the destination it is today. They were struggling and I took a trip courtesy of free tickets in the early 2000's.
Pre-potter Universal was not the destination it is today. They were struggling and I took a trip courtesy of free tickets in the early 2000's.
In a way, tho, that was smart counterprogramming. The one demo at the time WDW did a horrible job serving. And already it was becoming a bit of a chore to visit WDW (little did we know how 2023 would look).Universal focused heavily on the teen/young-adult demographic, focusing their hotel marketing towards a relaxing/adult vacation versus a theme park vacation with children.
A soft opening for 3ish weeks should be just fine for APs and invited guests.
That belief has always PO'd me far more than it should.what from a distance looked like a very nice 6 Flags (even tho IoA was always more than that).
Most likely just 3/4 park options with the ability to add Epic Universe for anyone that has a 2/3 park pass once it opens. After Epic Universe opens, I imagine Universal will switch from offering 2/3 park to 3/4 park passes immediately.I don’t think it’s already been brought up, but how do we think annual passes are going to work once Epic opens? I’m sure they’ll switch over to either 3 or 4 park options with VB still being an add-on, but what happens to APs purchased prior like a paid in full that is valid when the park opens up? Could they block you out unless you upgrade? Could we see 2. 3, and 4 park APs? That last one is a bit of a stretch especially, seems like too many choices, like would you be able to choose between Epic and VB as your 3rd park. Just seems over complicated for no reason when you can just increase pricing across the board with a new park opening.
I was talking about it with my roommate but there seems like there are countless ways as to how they could potentially handle it
FWIW how they handled Volcano Bay.Most likely just 3/4 park options with the ability to add Epic Universe for anyone that has a 2/3 park pass once it opens.
It was a very different time back then though. I don't remember there being a lot of prior buildup nor advertising other than some billboards and spots on the radio. I'm sure the Internet and Social Media are going to make for a very different landscape.I was just talking to a coworker who worked at Universal at the time IoA opened and he mentioned that the consensus was that all the previews IoA did and giving free tickets to the locals hurt the park's attendance when it did "officially" open. So many people had already been that there wasn't a lot of local interest and the marketing didn't help bring the tourists.
I'm guessing they will find a happy medium between the fiasco that was the grand opening of USF with so many issues, and the overly long soft period for IoA.
I could see a storefront with Dr. Jekyll’s name on the sign outside. At most, I would think said building would have a window (probably on the second floor) with a projection of a silhouette drinking a potion and changing.Do we think that since Dr. Jykell and Mr. Hyde r in the UM HHN house this means there featured in Dark Universe?