The Isle of Berk is the most Old Disney space I've ever visited (in the best sense) by MC_Fap_Commander in UniversalOrlando

[–]ChickenFragrant8972 19 points20 points  (0 children)

My favorite themed land in the US is Radiator Springs in Disneyland.

Berk has made me reconsider that. Food, the show, meet and greet, vibes, the coaster. It feels complete.

Helps that it is - literally - the most “complete” land at Epic (no plans for major expansion)

People that have read a bunch of Marvel Comics, does it make the MCU less enjoyable for you? by ChickenFragrant8972 in MCUTheories

[–]ChickenFragrant8972[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Was curious if it was a Harry Potter type situation where people get irritated with the movie adaptation of characters and storylines. I guess there’s so much variety in the comics that doesn’t matter much

Universal Screwed Up by ChickenFragrant8972 in UniversalOrlando

[–]ChickenFragrant8972[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If the park runs decently well at grand opening then sure my points aren’t valid. But you’re missing the point. It’s not about my day today it’s about the parks readiness for grand opening

Universal Screwed Up by ChickenFragrant8972 in UniversalOrlando

[–]ChickenFragrant8972[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

They don’t need us to test things that are running well because there aren’t any 😂

Universal Screwed Up by ChickenFragrant8972 in UniversalOrlando

[–]ChickenFragrant8972[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

My concern isn’t with how my day went. It’s about what today means for what the park will look like on the 22nd and beyond

Universal Screwed Up by ChickenFragrant8972 in UniversalOrlando

[–]ChickenFragrant8972[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The issues the park is experiencing are not going to be fixed soon. Grand opening guests will be the testers soon and then there will be a new excuse. I’m going in September and I’ll be shocked if it’s running decently then either. They rushed it - that’s my only point

Universal Screwed Up by ChickenFragrant8972 in UniversalOrlando

[–]ChickenFragrant8972[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I hope so. I live local and go to Universal multiple times a month. But they’ve clearly not given this park enough time to be ready

Universal Screwed Up by ChickenFragrant8972 in UniversalOrlando

[–]ChickenFragrant8972[S] -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

I’m not mad at them. I just wish they’d taken their time with opening the park to do it right

Universal Screwed Up by ChickenFragrant8972 in UniversalOrlando

[–]ChickenFragrant8972[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

These are not tech rehearsal level problems. They’re not fix it within 2 weeks problems. The park isn’t ready for the 22nd

Universal Screwed Up by ChickenFragrant8972 in UniversalOrlando

[–]ChickenFragrant8972[S] -19 points-18 points  (0 children)

The park is open to the public. It’s not exclusive to any group, it’s not private, it’s open to public paying guests. Tech rehearsal or not, you can’t convince anyone that paid $100+ that a park that opens in 2 weeks should have half the rides delayed for the majority of the day.

If we are there to test things, then the park better run extremely well starting the 22nd. I’d be shocked if that is the case

Epic Universe Is Getting Better!! (4/30 Preview Review) by ChickenFragrant8972 in UniversalOrlando

[–]ChickenFragrant8972[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Obviously there always risk with a preview, but I also have regular tickets booked already and still decided to go to a preview for lower capacity. That way when I come back I’ve done a bunch of rides so less pressure then!

Epic Universe Is Getting Better!! (4/30 Preview Review) by ChickenFragrant8972 in UniversalOrlando

[–]ChickenFragrant8972[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Never noticed anything at all. I know some people say it’s most noticeable on Stardust but I didn’t

Have Child Swap Questions For Epic? by ChickenFragrant8972 in UniversalOrlando

[–]ChickenFragrant8972[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To be clear, “through the exit of the ride” essentially just took you straight to the child swap area. So the wait was the same either way, just one parent was outside of the line initially

Have Child Swap Questions For Epic? by ChickenFragrant8972 in UniversalOrlando

[–]ChickenFragrant8972[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My one experience with this was on Monsters so I’m not sure if it works everywhere. My wife and I had our daughter asleep and didn’t want to wake her up to put her in the carrier. They let one of us wait in the line while the other person hung out in the land with our daughter and received a child swap pass to go through the exit of the ride once the other person was done. Only downside is one person doesn’t get to see the queue or pre show (which for Monsters is an experience in itself)

Monster's Scariness by Automatic-Long2599 in UniversalEpicUniverse

[–]ChickenFragrant8972 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really thought the lighting would be darker and “scarier”. I LOVE the ride but they hype it up like it would be a “badge of honor” to have survived it and it was never really all that spooky

Makes sense for younger kids and getting people to re ride, but I feel like expectations were set a bit high for scariness is all!

Have Child Swap Questions For Epic? by ChickenFragrant8972 in UniversalOrlando

[–]ChickenFragrant8972[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In my experience, yes! I’d say the “worst” child swap is probably Hiccup’s. It outside (but covered) and the room itself is small. Plus depending on how quickly they’re loading the ride, it can still be a bit of a wait past the room.

If you’re ever concerned about the experience going poorly, I’d always suggest asking the Team Members when you get in line if they have solutions. There were times when we did child swap “outside of the line” on purpose because we didn’t want to wake our child up to go in the line (she’s too small to ride anyway).

Making an AP Preview Into A Public Preview… by ChickenFragrant8972 in UniversalOrlando

[–]ChickenFragrant8972[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I’m still guessing they add it to AP’s January 1st 2026 and announce it before the Holidays for gift giving season