USF Prop Shop Update Thread
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Before it was the Passholder Lounge, that’s what Studio Styles was after the sunglass store left. Illumination and DreamWorks Animation products.
Ditto. especially with the Shrek store gone. There's a vacuum.
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Anyone thinking the AP Lounge may go away/move with this change? Seems like that whole strip of stores is undergoing changes. (Didn't know that until I listened to the podcast @Alicia )
I haven’t heard anything about that one in particular, so hopefully it sticks around.
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The AP lounge needs to be in IOA in the Navigators Club...the one they have now is silly
Compared to the SW one, it just doesn't hold a candle
As far as Illumination and Dreamworks, I've mentioned in other threads the lack of tie-in within the parks minus a few temporary things here and there
Compared to the SW one, it just doesn't hold a candle
As far as Illumination and Dreamworks, I've mentioned in other threads the lack of tie-in within the parks minus a few temporary things here and there
They are not going to use space they can book and unless Coke puts up backing I can't see it continuing. Might be something new in the future (I think a cool building over by MiB might work but it would take three years to remodel). In any case they won't take event space
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Cold guesses?
This and Dark Room become a general Illumination and/or DreamWorks store.
Hello Kitty and Brown Derby become a Minions store + M&G.
Legacy Store becomes Epic Preview Center.
This and Dark Room become a general Illumination and/or DreamWorks store.
Hello Kitty and Brown Derby become a Minions store + M&G.
Legacy Store becomes Epic Preview Center.
Hello Kitty and Brown Derby are not connected. They are separated by an access road and backstage gate that leads to Shrek extended queue.
Also, it doesn't seem like Hello Kitty is leaving (at least not yet). Only the single wall separating Hello Kitty from the Funko/Loungefly section has been stripped of its Hello Kitty theming. My guess is Funko doesn't want brand confusion with Sanrio theming encroaching on their area... But also, this section of the store hasn't had Hello Kitty merch in well over a year, maybe years.
If we see more themed elements removed from Hello Kitty I'd say she's definitely on her way out, but it feels like this was just a small removal of theming to better fit a section of the store that already hasn't been Hello Kitty for a long, long time.
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The Prop Shop is back! A new limited-time Prop Shop has opened in the recently-refurbished Brown Derby Hat Shop in Universal Studios Florida.
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Limited Time Prop Shop opens at Brown Derby Hat Shop at Universal Studios Florida
The Prop Shop is back! A new limited-time Prop Shop has opened in the recently-refurbished Brown Derby Hat Shop in Universal Studios Florida. The shop features a lot of items for sale that were used at Universal Orlando during the last couple of years, especially Halloween Horror Nights. Some
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The Prop Shop wasn’t the original plan for this place so limited time is legitimately believable.
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Limited time in theme parks could mean 1 day or a decade. I remember when Donald's Dino-Bash was a "limited" special event like 5 years ago... still going strong. Wouldn't surprise me if the Brown Derby becomes a flex location and rotates between being a prop shop, holiday shop, etc (not a tribute store). I think Universal has seen the "power" of releasing new merchandise every few months ala Disney. Universal has pretty much maxed out all of the potential locations for merchandise outside of Hollywood.
