BeemerBoy Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 I'm not a big fan of either, but in terms of retaining a "coolness" factor for Lost Continent, I think the Lord of the Rings franchise would've been a better choice if they had to go commercial with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stitch Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 This reminds me of what Coke did, they will run the Harry Potter theme and then bring back the original theme and call it classic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 change is good somtimes. if they get their thinking caps on right, they possibilities can be pretty good with themeing and all. People will connect with it too, and kids will dig it for sure. It will be the equivalent to adding a Star Wars attraction, people will show up to check it out just because its Star Wars, you dig? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disneyfan1313 Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 Too Little - Too Late! Universal already is plagued with pop culture references which have gotten stale too soon after introduction.. I fear that this will be the case here as well. You figure they have to have at least a year or two lead time to make the change over. By that time the last book will have already been released and died down and the movie franchise will be heading to the end as well. That means they will have a year or two of hype at the absolute most until they have another Back to the Future or Barney Show or Feivels Playhouse or Jaws or Twister or anyone of the attractions and areas which feel very dated and stuck in another time. Who knows though - perhaps universal has some tricks up their sleeve or some great ideas. I'll withhold further judgement until they release an official announcement/plans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted February 1, 2007 Author Share Posted February 1, 2007 Ugh... Lost Continent is such a badass theme and now its getting kiddie'd up with Harry Potter. Touch Dueling Dragons and then IOA is just... ugh... I don't feel like finishing that sentence... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 Yeah I totally agree with Reed here. It seems like Universal is always a few years behind the times. Fear Factor shows went in as the show was being pulled, now there's a Simpsons rumor when that show is in like it's 18th season, etc. I've never been a Potter fan, and this will not sit well with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteornotes Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 Boo. Lost Continent is great. This idea seems not so great. And like others have said, by the time this is done, Potter mania will pretty much be at an end. It seems like going with a theme not based on some pop culture idea would be something that you'd get a lot more mileage out of. Re-doing Sinbad and Poseidon are not bad ideas. But giving them a Potter makeover is just going to make them look pretty stale a few years down the road. Of course, perhaps this will lead to a re-theming of the Mythos menu. Anyone know if tomato & mozzarella salad was consumed at any point in the Potter books? That might be a way to get it back on the menu... dt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastrfreak2000 Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 I like Harry Potter, but I'm not afraid to admit that this is really a stupid idea. Harry Potter is almost done with, as the final book comes out this July and then all will be left is the movies and the franchise will slowly die out. This is gong to be a HUGE mistake by Universal and they will regret it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neogreeneyez Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 Ugh... Lost Continent is such a badass theme and now its getting kiddie'd up with Harry Potter. Touch Dueling Dragons and then IOA is just... ugh... I don't feel like finishing that sentence... Welll you know.... the last Harry Potter was PG-13..... I don't know what to think about this. DD will still fit the theme because of the dragon's in Harry Potter so I doubt that it would change much or even at all. I dunno we'll have to wait and see how the general public views it.... in 5 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackskellington101 Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 This doesn't sit right with me either. Harry Potter seems to be the wrong license for IOA. Though there are many young adults that enjoy Harry Potter, myself included, the license is generally considered to be a children's license. Children and IOA, no matter how hard Universal tries, is a tough fit. I'd personally go and try to get Lord of the Rings over Harry Potter for IOA, but I'm not in charge. In any regard, Lost Continent is/was a magnificent idea for themeing that I thoroughly enjoy. Harry Potter doesn't really completely fit the land as it is set now. If they are going to retheme the entire area to be Harry Potter, that's going to be a lot of work. The whole Greek mythology and Sinbad side of Lost Continent would have to be completely rethemed, which includes Mythos and probably the elimination of Sinbad and Poseidon, as everyone has mentioned before. I really can't argue too many negatives on the latter of that statement, other than cost. I wonder what the time table would be for this. I can't imagine it taking any less than a year, and if they did it in a year’s time I'd be amazed. Seeing that book 7 comes out July 21st, I agree with Elissa and Reed, it's too little to late. Yes, it's a great marketing license, but it seems they're two steps behind again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmousefan Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 First- I, personally, dont think that Harry Potter is a childrens book. It has some very dark things in it. Dont get me wrong, I love the Harry Potter series, but I think its more for teens and young adults. After saying that, most of the actual Harry Potter fans are children, so, I think that just for the actual readers to get to be, lets say 25??? we have some good 15 years. So I think that its going to be a good long term add to IOA. Second- seeing the huge level of detail that Lost Continent actually has I can assure that Harry Potters Island will be also really detailed and cool. Third- I dont think they will dare to touch Dueling Dragons. After all this I can say that Im excited about Harry Potter being added to a theme park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefitness Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 NOOOO! This sucks,If they might change the area of Lost Continent that connects to Seuss landing what will happen to Mythos? If this happens I'm going on strike.Stupid Harry Potter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolinacaniac Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 A lot of people are pointing towards the timing as to a main reason for it being a bad idea, but how often do you see a ride based on a show or movie come out the same year or even a year after? The only exception I can think of is that Batman and Robin came out in 1997, and the next year SFGAdv came out with The Chiller. Look at Italian Job, it came out in 2003, and rides based off of it came out in 2005 and 2006. The movie may not have been as popular at the time, but people still like the rides. I am with most people in that I would rather have the Lost Continent stay the same, but I don't think it will be such a failure to do the Harry Potter thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarmor Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 I just dont see how its going to work. What could they possibly do to give it a totally different feel? If they want to just change the shows then do it! I wonder what the "harry potter is the devil" group is going to say about this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 Harry Potter Approves of the Tomato & Mozzarella Salad! Bring it Back Mythos!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrider06 Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 I’m not really a big fan of Harry Potter, but maybe it will turn out nice… I guess we just have to wait and see wont we? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackskellington101 Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 ^^ Interesting placement of Balsamic Chicken there Elissa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 ^Dude, it's not the Balsamic Chicken!!! It's the Tomato & Mozzarella Salad!!!!! DUH!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 Daniel Radcliffe the ride.... I'm giving a big LOL to this. It can't be true... On a lighter note. LAST HARRY POTTER BOOK OUT ON JULY 21ST Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGM Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 Well, I must be about the first to say that I'm actually quite pleased by the idea. As long as the island and DD remain relitively untouched, and it's not too much of a change I'd be fine with it. It seems almost a shame that the Harry Potter franchise has become what it is because the books are amongst the best I've ever read. It has just been tackified by this image of thousands of seven year olds running around in robes and glasses half of which have probably never even read the books. If you put all that to a side, there's an oppertunity for some amazing rides and themeing. I'm thinking a huge Hogwarts castle with a dark ride inside it taking you through verious scenes from the book. It will certainly be interesting to see how Universal deal with this if it's true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrakenKing Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 I like Harry Potter and I know there are MANY people out there that do as well. Again I do think this will be huge for Universal but... as others have said... this franchise will die out eventually. (Probably a few years after the final movie) I also hope they don't retheme Dueling Dragons... if they change it to "Dueling Hippogryphs" I'll die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackskellington101 Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 ^Dude, it's not the Balsamic Chicken!!! It's the Tomato & Mozzarella Salad!!!!! DUH!!! Sorry bout that! I didn't want to look to close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarryH Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 I've heard so many rumors at Universal that I will believe nothing until I hear an official announcement. I'm sure there will be a big press dooda when they make the announcement. Still, IOA desperately needs an E-ticket attraction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downunder Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 I am completely uninterested in Harry Potter, haven't read the books or films, at least our version "Harry Pothead" on the radio was funny. I would prefer what they have at the moment with maybe some better attractions in the place of Poseiden and Sinbad. Also the lost continent seems a lot more timeless as a theme than Harry Potter, it will interesting to see if anyone cares about Harry in 10 or 15 years. I'm all for a Jay and Silent Bob land, a little bit of Jersey in Florida. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan King Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 "This is a STUPID Idea, and needs to be rethought" - George Carlin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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