Do they have a SPARTACUS section? I want an animatronic Charles Laughton and Peter Ustinov having dinner.
Kirby > On May 24, 2025, at 5:31 AM, David Kusumoto <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Thought this was mildly interesting. Apparently the first new mega-theme > park to be built in decades in the USA - is finishing up its soft opening in > Orlando, integrating all Universal Studios properties in one place. Epic > Universe is costing its owners $7 billion spread over nearly 800 acres. > > But there is a carve out horror theme park within that's called Dark Universe > featuring Universal horror monsters that is likely to be the most popular. A > little cheesy but there are nods to all of the classics to keep them alive > for young generations nearly 100 years after their debut. The ones I saw in > the publicity materials included Frankenstein, Dracula, Invisible Man, > Phantom of the Opera, Mummy, Wolf Man, Bride of Frankenstein, Hunchback of > Notre Dame, Cat and the Canary, Murders in the Rue Morgue, Black Cat, Old > Dark House, the Raven, Dracula's Daughter, Creature from the Black Lagoon, > etc. There may be more stories elsewhere about this section of the park. > The WSJ offered just one graph in its story today: > > "Over in the misty Dark Universe section, a ride called Monsters Unchained: > The Frankenstein Experiment - features a 9-foot-tall animatronic of > Frankenstein’s monster that, in a thrilling reveal, walks toward guests. The > characters’ robotic technology is more realistic than the hydraulic systems > of older animatronics, said Peter Weishar, professor and director of the > themed graduate experience programs at the University of Central Florida. He > said he visited the park multiple times while it was being built and during > its soft opening." > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: > https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
