Saturday, March 20, 2010
Harry Potter Announcement Coming
Universal Orlando Resort will announce the official grand opening date for The Wizarding World of Harry Potter this coming Thursday. The much-anticipated ride at Islands of Adventure theme park will have a soft opening before that meaning visitors to the park before the official date, likely within the next few weeks, will randomly find the ride open. This ride presents new theme park ride technology never seen before. Supposedly the pre-show as you move through the queues will also be incredible. Wizarding World, Hollywood Rip Ride Rocket and a much-revived CityWalk are all examples of the direction Universal is going to satisfy all ages of customers. not just families with little kids. Not to be outdone, Disney announced Sunday that the new Ridemakerz store in Downtown Disney West Side will open this Thursday. It will occupy part of the former Virgin Megastore location.
who cares!
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ReplyDeletethat's sad!
ReplyDeleteThis will bring in more visitors to the orlando area, more people equals more jobs. My daughter got hired to work wwhp, so my family cares and so do thousands of family in the area who will pick up employment.
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this is what this blog is for! and that is how i feel! and oh yeah more jobs low paying jobs but your right jobs.
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i did none of the name calling Bob i just simply made a comment on how rude that guy was!
ReplyDeleteSorry, needed to defuse the situation.
ReplyDeleteit's all good and thank you for doing that.
ReplyDeleteBottom line is that something like WWHP will be good for Universal and good for Orlando. The number of people planning to come here just because of HP is incredible. Competition always leads to better things for consumers. Disney has to improve its game because of Universal and Legoland.
ReplyDeleteNot sure what name calling went on but anonymous number one is extremely short sighted. We have record unemployment in Florida, we need all jobs, high paying and low paying.
ReplyDeleteextremely short sighted no just being real! so you can live on LOW PAY try it! I bet you don't have LOW paying job that is why you say this?
ReplyDeleteWell it's a fact that Orlando is a town that's only here because of the theme parks. Prior to Disney Orlando was basically a small ranching town. As the town grew many other jobs including much higher paying positions were created.
ReplyDeleteIf WWOFP is successful, the whole metropolitan area gains. If it draws more people then we're all better off.
BOB i have heard this before and I am still in the same "boat" when they said this in the past. no better then i was 10-20 years ago! sorry to say? wendys, burger king ETC............. pay the same! and I wouldn't have to drive as far to get to work! and deal with traffic!
ReplyDeleteWell I speak in general, not to any specific person. In general, we will do better as a community if Harry Potter is a huge success than if it's a failure.
ReplyDeleteI still don't think so! I see no more money than i did before HP,MIB and or anything that USF,Disney seawould bring to us! still the same OLD pay same OLD bills can't get ahead no matter what!
ReplyDeleteOK how then does it help????
I guess because USF hiers a FEW more minium pay workers that helps? I heard Orlando or Orange CO say when the world cup soccer came they said it would help us here in orlando I didn't see a Dime more in my pay! so that is why i am not happy about this!
Well we can argue this forever and not convince the other side. I do acknowledge the basis of your position. However, I emphasize to the overall benefit of the Orlando area. The major industry in Orlando is tourism. Close the theme parks and most of the hotels, resturants, stores, etc go away. People go away. More jobs go away. Have a successful WWoHP and the jobs that go with more tourism, and things go the opposite way in a postive manner. Whether any ONE individual is better or worse off, I can't say. I'm talking about the community as a whole.
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