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Rumor: Universal Studios Reportedly Cancels Plans for Pokemon and Zelda Park Attractions

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https://comicbook.com/gaming/2019/01/11/pokemon-zelda-theme-park-universal-studios-cancelled/

A new report claims that Universal Studios is scaling back plans to add Nintendo-themed attractions to its Orlando location, which includes cancelling plans for large-scale Pokemonand Zelda attractions.

Last year, reports broke that Universal Studios had ambitious plans to incorporate various Nintendo franchises into their parks in Florida and Japan. While the only official announcement made by Universal was for a Super Nintendo World at their Universal Studios Japan resort, plans also leaked of a similar attraction at a soon-to-be-opened park called "Fantastic Worlds" at the Orlando location. In addition to heavily featuring Nintendo at their new park, Universal also allegedly planned to open a full-fledged Pokemon area in the former KidsZone area at Universal Studios and a Zelda-themed area at their Islands of Adventure park.
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Imran

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"We're not sure if a Pokemon theme park will be successful" sounds like something hard to swallow but so dumb I could believe someone thinks it.
 
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TacomaSCDisaster

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For some reason I was under the impression that the Nintendo section of the park was only going to consist of Mario attractions and Mario-adjacent ones like Donkey Kong.
 
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Imran said:
"We're not sure if a Pokemon theme park will be successful" sounds like something hard to swallow but so dumb I could believe someone thinks it.
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No kidding. Given the popularity of Harry Potter at universal, you'd think they'd be desperate for another one of those. Especially considering how dated some areas of the park are getting... I visited recently and I'm sure they could repurpose a few different areas of the park no problem
 
Derachi

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Go look at the Wikipedia list of highest grossing media franchises of all time. Now tell me how "Pokémon Theme Park" is not the FIRST thing they'd want to do.
 
Raysoul

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As long as they continue working on it on Osaka, I'll be happy.
 
mandiller

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A theme park dedicated to fighting enslaved animals against each other is going to be a hard sell in 2020 I think. It sounds better in anime or video games.
 
Chucker

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I was just telling my wife I won't believe Super Nintendo World is happening until it actually opens.
 
BaconHat

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...having the right to do a theme park on POKEMON of all things,and not doing it because you think it won't work, makes one wonder what exactly do they think WOULD work then.
 
SinCityAssassin

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While Universal will still have a Nintendo area at Fantastic Worlds, Theme Park University claims that Universal didn't want to "triple down" on Nintendo and give it a presence equal to that of Harry Potter before it proved successful. The report also noted that Universal may be extra cautious after an expensive Fast and Furious attraction at Universal Orlando was a major flop.
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If they're gonna base their trajectory for success on that shitty F&F ride, you might as well cancel every project in existence.
 
WhiteRabbitEXE

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But wasn't Hyrule supposed to connect to Jurassic and Potter? I was looking forward to three of my all time favorite things directly meeting. T_T
 
HardRojo

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Pokémon? Pffft! Who knows that IP? The people who loved it back then already grew out of it, so yeah it makes sense that they wouldn't bet hard on it for this. Can't think of many people bothering to gather around en masse for something Pokémon related or even bothering to GO somewhere for it. When was the last time that happened? The Pokémon movies from back then, maybe?
 
DarkSora

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Dissapointing if true.

Funny how they still haven't done a SINGLE THING in Orlando while Hollywood and Osaka already have the foundation and are building super Nintendo world already.
 
Xyer

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This seems like a stupid excuse when you consider how dated and empty a few of their themed locations are. The like Greek god place and Dr Seuss areas before Harry Potter land were like graveyards when we went last year. Same with the area full of comic stuff (not Marvel/Superhero, I'm talking like Archie, Betty Boop and others. Who cares about those in 2019?).

Pokémon would be insanely popular. What a lame excuse.
 
noyram23

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I understand Zelda but motherfucking Pokemon?? Not sure what Universal's thinking with this one
 
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