The Future of Diagon Alley at Universal Studios Orlando

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  • Опубликовано: 18 дек 2024

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  • @joshholla7873
    @joshholla7873 14 часов назад +48

    Hey, the Bourne stunt show is awesome! The rest of those new rides at Studios can go though 😆

    • @fanta104
      @fanta104 13 часов назад +3

      fr its good asf

    • @JeffreyMartin248
      @JeffreyMartin248 10 часов назад +2

      It’s incredible

    • @jdski8926
      @jdski8926 8 часов назад

      yes keep Bourne and mummy rest can go

    • @jdski8926
      @jdski8926 7 часов назад

      tare down fear factor live mib and make a whole secret life of pet land like Hollywood

    • @graffiti.777
      @graffiti.777 7 часов назад

      The Bourne stuntacular is the best theme park show ever

  • @Troy-jc2ko
    @Troy-jc2ko 10 часов назад +10

    As soon as you mentioned that Universal wouldn’t need to expand Diagon Alley if they used the F&F Supercharged plot, I totally agreed with the idea.

  • @snoonan768
    @snoonan768 14 часов назад +36

    My preference would be an escape from Azkaban focused on sirius black.

  • @matiasdupree4834
    @matiasdupree4834 13 часов назад +22

    A Broomstick ride should basically be Flight of Passage for Harry Potter

    • @The_Ride_Guy
      @The_Ride_Guy 11 часов назад +2

      With almost none of the emotional resonance haha.

  • @partyharry7585
    @partyharry7585 7 часов назад +5

    I would love that family friendly Harry Potter dark ride idea!! Imagine going through the chamber of secrets or recreating the first film!! I would love there to be one scene through the forbidden forest and seeing a giant Aragon animatronic with spiders overhead. Like just have one frightful scene. Have the kids conquer their fear. Please I love this attraction idea!!

  • @WMFilms25
    @WMFilms25 13 часов назад +10

    If they do the night bus idea, it needs to be a Segway into the main ride, like a transition between worlds like they have on Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance. Have one of those absurd waiting rooms they have become that and then lead the guests to the main ride.

  • @user-DeLorean-Dude2024
    @user-DeLorean-Dude2024 14 часов назад +7

    20:56 And maybe you can also sneak in a reference to the Jaws ride if you encounter Mer-People because of the scene involving the Shark-Head guy. It's a genius tribute waiting to happen.

  • @JohnS-ki2zf
    @JohnS-ki2zf 13 часов назад +7

    I think USFs problem with expansion is HHN, there are so many areas that should be used for expansion that are taken up by hhn.

    • @jeremystoeckel9903
      @jeremystoeckel9903 8 часов назад

      Indeed. A blessing and a curse. Honestly think it puts a cap on how good that park can be. Perhaps with some things being moved to the Epic Universe plot it will open up some areas surrounding USF.

    • @DrStarlander
      @DrStarlander 7 часов назад

      I've never been to HHN so I don't know how all the logistics work...but given the heights of some hotels around the resort, could they build a tower with, say, 6 or 8 floors for HHN houses? It would have escalators going up/down? Theme the tower as a foreboding dark fortress. Basically, pack it into a smaller footprint.

    • @givesaucydaddyakiss
      @givesaucydaddyakiss 6 часов назад

      @@DrStarlanderI don’t know if they would go for something like that, because beside all the issues with constructing a haunted house several stories above the ground, the house locations being spread all around the park helps to ensure crowds are evenly dispersed. If 6-8 houses are in one place, that whole section of the park would be super congested during HHN.

    • @Art3free-3
      @Art3free-3 Час назад

      There is space where they can move the HHN houses somewhere else 😊
      There is plenty of room backstage looking on google maps

  • @KyaneTiger
    @KyaneTiger 10 часов назад +2

    A traditional family dark ride is a great idea. Although I would love another indoor roller coaster the dark ride would be a crowd eater.

  • @artapples8417
    @artapples8417 13 часов назад +7

    Your ideas and analysis is so amazing, I wish they would hire you 🥰

  • @tedkaminski9325
    @tedkaminski9325 11 часов назад +3

    I think a Thestral carriage ride with big set-pieces would work well too. Either that or a ride in the ford anglia around the burrow.

  • @googamp32
    @googamp32 14 часов назад +8

    I will NOT abide The Bourne Stuntacular slander!

    • @Donyourmom
      @Donyourmom 13 часов назад

      The best theme park show I’ve ever seen, honestly blew my mind the first time.

  • @TheSaxMan567
    @TheSaxMan567 7 часов назад

    My dark ride idea: Arthur Weasley started a tour company for muggles to sight see the wizard world. He lets you borrow his blue car. (That’s the ride vehicle) you fly over the train making its way to Hogsmede, you fly over the womping willow, you see the castle in the distance but it’s a real set, you fly over the black lake. No scary elements, except maybe the car stalling out and you diving a bit, but no scary stuff so kids can ride. Kind of like flight of passage if it was a dark ride with practical sets. High lighting the wonder and awe of the early movies/books. Arthur could be the tour guide, and different characters can pop in if they wanted too. You’re welcome Universal.

  • @vandersonvalley
    @vandersonvalley 11 часов назад +3

    I honestly believe the 2 rides that jeopardize USF are Minion Mayhem and Transformers.
    The placement of these rides created a domino effect that caused the park to have an identity crisis and feel disjointed altogether. Minion land should have taken over Kidzone and Transformers should have gone behind New York.

    • @vandersonvalley
      @vandersonvalley 11 часов назад +1

      Also, I love the idea of leaving fear factor live and MIB alone because I would to replace that not with HP, but i would replace it with Amity Island and bring back JAWS to the park!!!

  • @UndeadNerdT800
    @UndeadNerdT800 14 часов назад +4

    10:48 that’s a great idea

  • @acowwithlegs
    @acowwithlegs 12 часов назад +2

    studios needs another potter ride like you said. a major outdoor rollercoaster and a modern indoor rollercoaster. a boat ride too.

  • @adammayo4377
    @adammayo4377 12 часов назад +4

    Hey, don't diss Bourne Stuntacular. That attraction is pretty amazing, unlike the other crap you listed (DreamWorks... yawn...). Though I agree it isn't driving new visitors to the park.

  • @deletedaccountdnd
    @deletedaccountdnd 13 часов назад +3

    I love the boat ride idea!!!

  • @GameMageVideos
    @GameMageVideos 7 часов назад +2

    I wasn't really feeling the dark ride idea at first, IMO Universal is kinda lacking in thrills. But then you said a BOAT dark ride. Then you got me. That's an awesome idea. Even more fitting once you realize Diagon Alley took the place of Jaws.

    • @EmillioMelendez
      @EmillioMelendez 5 часов назад

      Bringing Jaws back with modern technology and animatronics would be a success beyond their imagination.

  • @victorandrews9388
    @victorandrews9388 8 часов назад +2

    I'm pondering the future of Harry Potter at Universal at all...not it's existence, but with WB's franchise reboot, they may pressure Universal to retheme to the new actors. The initial teaser had the movie version of Hogwarts, but who knows what the extent of the differences will be? 2010 Daniel Radcliffe is immortalized on shopping bags and advertising in perpetuity. New actors will likely have franchise extensions in their contracts for this purpose that weren't even considered when the film series first started...

  • @Freckris
    @Freckris 6 часов назад

    one more scene to the boat ride could be where the Dursleys went to a shack on an island, and Hagrid found them anyway. I mean, just telling Harry's story from the beginning from the first book might be a good theme in general for a boat dark ride.

  • @ashleywynn4923
    @ashleywynn4923 10 часов назад +1

    A dark water ride would be good. Something different but doable for them in a few places like lost world, fear factor or one of the many back studios.

  • @UndeadNerdT800
    @UndeadNerdT800 14 часов назад +4

    IDC what anyone says I love villain con

  • @jacksonengland3726
    @jacksonengland3726 10 часов назад +2

    I’m just curious what will happen to the hhn location if Harry Potter takes over f&f

  • @jeanie7555
    @jeanie7555 8 часов назад +1

    Fear Factor is a huge people eater for HHN, and they've had a lot of capacity problems with HHN in the most recent years because it's so popular, also it's usually during hurricane season so people's trips end up moving and overpopulating the park. I understand their hesitance to get rid of it 😂

  • @hanahme5444
    @hanahme5444 12 часов назад +3

    A wicked land would make noise! Imagine a Defying Gravity rollercoaster and kid friendly ride!

  • @4KDisneyTV
    @4KDisneyTV 14 часов назад +3

    The stage area that was fear factor will never go anywhere bc of HHN Nightmare Fuel show. That show has grown so much in popularity that it will not go unless they build a new stage area. A new bigger area for that show would be awesome bc every show on every HHN night is completely packed and always filled.

    • @Wingcake1
      @Wingcake1 7 часов назад +1

      what about full lenght harry potter show to rival the old beetlejuice show finish it off with harry dueling voldemort that way they keep the stage and it has a dark theme to do horror nights.

    • @DrStarlander
      @DrStarlander 7 часов назад

      @@Wingcake1 Turning that area into Godric's Hollow -- which is very spooky -- could work great. The show can change for HHN.

  • @grousm54
    @grousm54 8 часов назад +2

    Nocturne ally dark ride?

  • @PinkwaveGamer
    @PinkwaveGamer 7 часов назад

    Going to Diagon Alley would be a new experience for me, as I haven't been there yet, but I imagine you'd want something new if you've done it all. Hopefully, the land will get that new ride in 2028 or so.

  • @Lilcutiepie95
    @Lilcutiepie95 13 часов назад +2

    I love hp 4ever❤

  • @IAmMiami
    @IAmMiami 14 часов назад +2

    I think they're perfectly happy with Studios. HHN let's them double dip for 3 months out of the year.

  • @therealventures
    @therealventures 9 часов назад

    If Universal were to Remove F&F for the Harry Potter Expansion, they should make it into a Boat Ride! Universal needs a dark boat ride!

  • @JP-1990
    @JP-1990 12 часов назад +1

    I would much prefer they use the spaces for Fear Factor, Fast & Furious, and Jimmy Fallon and give them over to beloved, iconic IP's like Jaws, Ghostbusters, Tomb Raider, Back to the Future, Beetlejuice, etc.

  • @Professa2210
    @Professa2210 7 часов назад

    How about a full welcome to hogwarts ride, the boats, first dinner {with smells!} the sorting hat - each vehicle gets randomly sorted and then at the end you visit that common room

  • @deletedaccountdnd
    @deletedaccountdnd 13 часов назад +4

    Studios is so tiring making these awful recent decisions. I truly can’t wrap my mind around it. Villancon is so bad. Dreamworks very mediocre. It’s time to invest some $$$ into this park!

  • @DrFranklynAnderson
    @DrFranklynAnderson 5 часов назад

    It’s not a ride, but I’ve always thought it’d be cool to explore The Burrow and maybe buy Molly’s homey knitwear. Or maybe finally make up for Goblet of Fire and have some immersive 3D IMAX stadium where fans can watch the Quidditch World Cup.

  • @LChatmanFL
    @LChatmanFL 12 часов назад

    Solid idea for an expansion.

  • @janthegeek
    @janthegeek 13 часов назад

    Supposedly the reason that the VR broomstick attraction was scrapped was because in the Harry Potter store in NYC they opened a VR attraction.

  • @darrellborder8555
    @darrellborder8555 10 часов назад

    Great video. Hope they give your ride attraction ideas some consideration.

  • @bluebridgette
    @bluebridgette 9 часов назад

    you are always spot on. genuinely my favorite theme park channel

  • @kentcovington
    @kentcovington 7 часов назад +1

    I demanded that you apologize immediately for suggesting closing MIB Alien Attack!!!

    • @EmillioMelendez
      @EmillioMelendez 5 часов назад

      MIB is too much of a classic! i'm alright with whatever universal does as long as they don't touch Toon lagoon, MIB or spiderman :)

  • @DasGreenCow
    @DasGreenCow 9 часов назад

    You were talking about London footprint being too big for MIB to be eaten by it. But if the rumors are true about Pokémon taking over Simpsons, they could make it a Nintendo themed shop in the front and use the building in the back for the HP ride

  • @ericstratten5653
    @ericstratten5653 12 часов назад

    You have to trust me: I immediately thought happy and heart warming dark ride. I didn't think of boat. Maybe add some small splashdowns (no wetness) where the story reaches a crescendo. Maybe a Merman hologram crawls in and says "hi" (strike that - not happy!). Maybe the two ships coming out of water from Goblet of Fire??

  • @JS-bh4ii
    @JS-bh4ii 11 часов назад

    Enjoyed the video.

  • @dymond2837
    @dymond2837 6 часов назад

    I was hoping the dreamworks area would have a lot more. No shrek rides?? Or even like a life-size version of the swamp. The experience rides made me feel nauseated and some are a bit dull.
    Also I agree with others, the stunt show was very impressive!!

  • @TopHatLeo
    @TopHatLeo 11 часов назад +1

    I one hundred percent agree about the family dark ride not sure about a boat ride I think there are better IP’s for that idea but I think it’d be hilarious and just a slap in the face joke to the people who criticised the wizarding Paris to London ministry and have people travel from diagon alley to the French ministry of magic and do a family dark ride based on newt and his animals

  • @AK-cv1fv
    @AK-cv1fv 6 часов назад

    Anything with the Harry Potter franchise has to get Rowling's approval.

  • @paintervision
    @paintervision 12 часов назад +1

    I think you’re taking some leaps of logic here. Diagon is fine as it is, there are bigger fish to fry at the Studios park.

  • @tallerwarrior1256
    @tallerwarrior1256 12 часов назад

    I honestly don’t see the necessity to expand Diagon Alley other than maybe do a night bus ride. Which if that’s the case it’d be better to take down Fast and Furious since it already uses a Bus style ride system. As for Fear Factor Live and possibly even Men and Black I could see both of those areas and possibly some of the back area being used for another IP or land. I’m thinking they could either do a universal IP like Twister and build a land based on Wakita from the first film but have the ride and setting focus more on the recently successful sequel. Or they could have an expansion to Pokémon which will most likely take over the current area where the Simpsons are.

  • @withdanielpaul
    @withdanielpaul 10 часов назад

    No wait Weasley car ride though London into Hogswarts

  • @SmileDoesEverything
    @SmileDoesEverything 10 часов назад

    There’s not really enough room in Diagon alley in my opinion, although they could expand it

  • @spikeeyestudios
    @spikeeyestudios 7 часов назад

    In all honesty I kinda would have liked the Harry Potter broomstick ride I mean I’m a huge fan of VR so it would have been a win for me but that’s just my opinion

  • @dairycow4466
    @dairycow4466 8 минут назад

    If they have to get rid of The Simpsons, I hope they just revert it to BTTF. It'd be perfect and wouldn't be down that long, giving them more time to focus on other rides

  • @singthelongswansong
    @singthelongswansong 11 часов назад

    Hottest of hot takes
    Epic Universe doesn’t so near the numbers you tubers predict. This isn’t the magic kingdom coming to a barren Orlando. I predict 5 million in 2025. Is anyone here going in September?

  • @withdanielpaul
    @withdanielpaul 10 часов назад

    Night Bus ride

  • @tristanloper7335
    @tristanloper7335 10 часов назад

    Current rumor is rip rode rocket is being demolished and intamin has already filed permits for that a few weeks ago and we are going to get a fast and furious roller coaster something similar to the Hollywood version but not identical. So hopefully they will make that expansion for Harry Potter sooner than later

    • @frrrfrrr9177
      @frrrfrrr9177 8 часов назад +1

      Yeah I saw that rumor but it just doesn’t seem like that will happen, that themed ride would not fit in the New York section of the park sweeping through that area and in front of city walk, plus if you had the entrance where the current entrance of rip ride rocket is, then that would be even weirder, I also heard that they could demolish the old entrance and build the new station near the exit of the tribute store on the side, however I think universal might not be looking to do that since that would cost a whole lot more money. The other possibility is the intamin vertical launch model, this could fit well in this area and play a little tribute to rip ride rocket trying to keep the vertical hill but replace it with a launch, and the theme be something studio generic theme. I still see them doing something completely new and not themed to F&F. But yeah no matter what it is rip ride rocket is most likely closing soon, I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s closing sometime in December 2025 with them announcing closure in summer 2025 then with construction probably 1 year and half the new ride would be open sometime in 2027

  • @EPiche09
    @EPiche09 11 часов назад

    Family's with kids can go chill in Didney world

  • @frrrfrrr9177
    @frrrfrrr9177 8 часов назад

    Yeah once epic universe opens in may 2025 all eyes are on universal studios, as for what’s most likely to happen first is rip ride rocket closing. I would not be surprised if they announced the closing sometime in summer 2025 and the official closing date to be sometime in December 2025, which then gives universal 1 year and half to build whatever the replacement is, and have a new ride open sometime in 2027. Going further it really just depends what the rip ride rocket replacement is, if it’s something F&F related like it was rumored, I would assume the original F&F attraction would close, making room for the Harry Potter attraction. However if the rip ride rocket replacement is something brand new and not themed to F&F then the original ride will most likely still stay open. However even then whichever option it is I don’t see them expanding Harry Potter before dealing with simpsons and men and black. Simpsons is most likely to be replaced before men and black due to the Disney contract, I would not be surprised if they used the cleared land behind the Coca Cola shop, since they built new sprunk hhn tents farther back and it leaves them room to expand back there. Eventually men and black will come to the end of its life cycle and I wouldn’t be surprised whatever replacement it is uses that land if the simpsons land doesn’t use it first. As for the fear factor stage, it was rumored that universal realizes that the hhn show there is super popular and people would get really mad if that show wasn’t around, so as for that stage, most likely they’d build a backstage stage somewhere in universal to host the show before closing the fear factor stage, once it’s closed they’d probably add that plot of land with the men and black replacement to make a bigger land, or use it for Harry Potter depending on if rip ride rockets replacement is F&F or not. As for what’s likely to happen rip ride rocket will be something original, the contract posted a few weeks ago was for an imtamin built ride, possibly the vertical launch model imtamin has, something a little tamer than velsoicoaster, probably generally themed to studio stuff. Yes it was rumored for F&F spinning roller coaster to replace rip ride, but I don’t see universal doing that currently, it doesn’t fit the New York section of the park, and to have a F&F roller coaster sweeping through city walk in the front there doesn’t make sense. But who knows, universal has done some weird stuff, like 2018 vs 2019, 2018 opened a horrible bus ride (F&F) but the next year in 2019 opened up one of the best themed roller coasters ever. Also one last thing is villin con. I think universal is starting to realize that that attraction was a flop, I think they wish they could have done a ride system like Toy Story mania shooting ride, if they did something like that that ride would have been much better, rumors had that concept originally but the building apparently needed major updates if that was going to happen plus the sound stage was to small overall for it, I think for villin con half the stage is still going to be used for hhn but they never built a house in there yet, wouldn’t be surprised if they did next year in 2025 since they don’t like the F&F house location

  • @crazyfire9470
    @crazyfire9470 9 часов назад

    Hello there

  • @supremefan
    @supremefan 13 часов назад

    You can't count Dreamworks as anything new as nothing really changed besides the theme.

  • @SpanishBear1994
    @SpanishBear1994 12 часов назад

    I know about it

  • @supremefan
    @supremefan 13 часов назад +1

    Gringotts is not a coaster...

  • @N_g_er
    @N_g_er 9 часов назад +2

    I'm gay big daddy

  • @thomastracey7677
    @thomastracey7677 14 часов назад +1

    😎

  • @millabasset1710
    @millabasset1710 14 часов назад +46

    Honestly, I'm kind of sick of the overabundance of Harry Potter. Not even Star wars or Lord of the rings get this much treatment

    • @KikiMeowKitty
      @KikiMeowKitty 14 часов назад +11

      That would be sick to see something on this scale for lotr

    • @fanta104
      @fanta104 14 часов назад +4

      nah

    • @junglehero1274
      @junglehero1274 14 часов назад +19

      The only reason Star Wars isn't as abundant is because Disney doesn't know how to use it.

    • @millabasset1710
      @millabasset1710 14 часов назад

      You could make the argument. It is the strongest IP on planet Earth. It doesn't matter how incompetent Disney is with it​@@junglehero1274

    • @millabasset1710
      @millabasset1710 14 часов назад +2

      ​@@KikiMeowKittyI love Lord of the rings. The only issue is you have to make it with broad appeal. I don't think you can do that in a theme park setting

  • @UndeadNerdT800
    @UndeadNerdT800 14 часов назад +5

    After epic I want it to stop
    Give that expansion plot at ministry of magic to what ever franchise is going next door

  • @506363
    @506363 7 часов назад

    its a total loss, tear it down and rebuild Jaws

  • @Destiny-gd8no
    @Destiny-gd8no 14 часов назад +10

    instead of expanding Harry Potter what if they... added a proper Wicked area

    • @marcospisanis739
      @marcospisanis739 13 часов назад +3

      I know people have requested it. I would be open to it especially with how J.K. is.

    • @junglehero1274
      @junglehero1274 13 часов назад

      I like Wicked, but I think we should wait and see if Part 2 is a success as well before imagining theme park attractions.

    • @ericstratten5653
      @ericstratten5653 12 часов назад +3

      Interestingly, the most successful stage show in Universal history still is a 1996 failed movie (Water World) - and it only got built because they actually built it BEFORE the movie came out. Fast and Furious movies have made billions, and so far the attractions are...
      Wicked could work... making the show or ride engaging seems the harder part.

    • @lightquest2
      @lightquest2 10 часов назад +3

      they need to save wicked for epic universe not universal studios

    • @lightquest2
      @lightquest2 10 часов назад

      @@junglehero1274the traction from the wicked store alone is enough of a testament for giving it its own land in the future

  • @lightquest2
    @lightquest2 10 часов назад

    we don’t need anymore harry potter attractions

  • @Syrup-n3t
    @Syrup-n3t 9 часов назад

    I honestly don’t get why people like gringotts, like I have never been on a more overrated ride in my life. I genuinely think it’s an D tier attraction. It’s so bad and I feel like if you like it it’s just cause you like Harry Potter. Like can you actually tell me what’s good about this ride except for the queue?

  • @brian8928
    @brian8928 11 часов назад

    First of all the Harry Potter ride that was going to go into where fear factor is was not gonna be a VR ride so whoever gave you the information is wrong! It was gonna be a ride like the avatar banshee ride over at Animal Kingdom

  • @charliespruyt5815
    @charliespruyt5815 13 часов назад

    Fast and furious is awsome

  • @DJNONSTOPP
    @DJNONSTOPP 14 часов назад +3

    I lost my v card there

  • @marcospisanis739
    @marcospisanis739 13 часов назад

    How bout we forget Harry Potter altogether? Ok. So I'm coming off still with the anti-Harry Potter and J.K. Rowling stuff but honestly, you cant remove the world from thr author and she's one of the biggest obstacles. And as you guys mentioned, Fantastic Beasts was a major flop and kind of ruins the themeing when it was all supposed to be themed around Fantastic Beasts. So granted, I mean with the Wicked Part 1 doing well, they could redo Harry Potter with The Land of Oz. But thats also the issue with those parks. You gotta rely on films and TV more than original IP at times sadly.

    • @a.y.greyson9264
      @a.y.greyson9264 13 часов назад

      And this is incorrect. Alicia Stella confirmed that the Fantastic Beasts/Ministry ride mesh was always the plan according to original permits. Also, the movies were not even close to failures as the numbers show otherwise. The main gripe with the last movie is that it wasn’t for children since there was the whole Dumbledore and his ex- Grindelwald.

    • @dannymarksberry1156
      @dannymarksberry1156 13 часов назад +4

      Don’t be one of those haters for people whose political views don’t match yours. Rowling is free to believe in what she wants. That simple

    • @junglehero1274
      @junglehero1274 13 часов назад +2

      Considering how much money Universal and Hogwarts Legacy are making, and how excited people are for the new Epic Universe land, I think it's safe to say that the vast majority of people don't give a crap about JKs tweet history. Plus the Hobbit films were disappointments too, but LOTR is still beloved and people want it at the parks.

    • @zeta_noir
      @zeta_noir 13 часов назад

      Weird wokies could never make me hate JK Rowling, she's pro women. She shouldn't be attacked for being a normal person.

    • @ducktails1695
      @ducktails1695 12 часов назад +1

      Universal wouldn't be anywhere near what it is today without Harry Potter in both parks. The Harry Potter series literally turned their theme park division around and made it what it is today. It'll be years and years before anything HP goes away from Universal.