Sevenwords
Earning My Ears
- Joined
- May 9, 2017
I'm a California resident. A few weeks ago, my wife, friends and I visited WDW for our first time ever. We had a great time, but that might be a conversation for another time since that conversation could last all day.
While in Orlando, we also spent 3 days at Universal...which by the way was WAYYYYYY too much time for Universal in my opinion. The Universal in LA is shadow of what it used to be, but we had heard the one in Orlando was much better...and while it was, we were done with both parks in less than a day. Hulk was awesome and the themeing for the Harry Potter worlds was well done, but Universal relies far too much on video screens in their rides. Sometimes that can be done well and make an excellent ride, but most of the rides at Universal have a habit of making me motion sick...which isn't like me at all. When you take those rides out that didn't work well, I was left with just Hulk and Escape from Gringotts that I found enjoyable. End tangent. That being said, there was one really pleasant surprise from Universal and that was Toothsome's Chocolate Emporium.
Doing some quick research online, it appears that Universal actually has some sort of ownership of the Emporium (which was corroborated by my Visa bill), but there seems to be some sort of legal battle brewing. This gives me hope (however small) that the Emporium could end up ant Downtown Disney/Disney Springs. My friends and I are already planning another trip to WDW in about 5 years (maybe a year after the 50th so the crowds die down a little, but all the new stuff will be built). While we have no desire to go to Universal again, we are thinking of doing a day at the Emporium. "A whole day????" Yes, hear me out. We are a little stupid, but we came up with our own food challenge, which admittedly may kill us (I'm still fighting off the 10lbs I took home as a souvenir from last trip). We plan to go to the Emporium as soon as they open and stay until we have had every one of their milkshakes.
The entire time I was at the Emporium, I kept thinking how awesome it would be if Disney had the rights to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. I'm not a fan of Avatar at all, sorry, just the way it is. I feel like Avatar is EASILY one of the most over-rated movies ever made. However, Disney did a fantastic job with Pandora. It made me wish they would have put that kind of effort into something I actually like (like the rumored Indiana Jones land). If they put that kind of effort into a Wonka Chocolate Factory....the rest pretty much writes itself.
While in Orlando, we also spent 3 days at Universal...which by the way was WAYYYYYY too much time for Universal in my opinion. The Universal in LA is shadow of what it used to be, but we had heard the one in Orlando was much better...and while it was, we were done with both parks in less than a day. Hulk was awesome and the themeing for the Harry Potter worlds was well done, but Universal relies far too much on video screens in their rides. Sometimes that can be done well and make an excellent ride, but most of the rides at Universal have a habit of making me motion sick...which isn't like me at all. When you take those rides out that didn't work well, I was left with just Hulk and Escape from Gringotts that I found enjoyable. End tangent. That being said, there was one really pleasant surprise from Universal and that was Toothsome's Chocolate Emporium.
Doing some quick research online, it appears that Universal actually has some sort of ownership of the Emporium (which was corroborated by my Visa bill), but there seems to be some sort of legal battle brewing. This gives me hope (however small) that the Emporium could end up ant Downtown Disney/Disney Springs. My friends and I are already planning another trip to WDW in about 5 years (maybe a year after the 50th so the crowds die down a little, but all the new stuff will be built). While we have no desire to go to Universal again, we are thinking of doing a day at the Emporium. "A whole day????" Yes, hear me out. We are a little stupid, but we came up with our own food challenge, which admittedly may kill us (I'm still fighting off the 10lbs I took home as a souvenir from last trip). We plan to go to the Emporium as soon as they open and stay until we have had every one of their milkshakes.
The entire time I was at the Emporium, I kept thinking how awesome it would be if Disney had the rights to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. I'm not a fan of Avatar at all, sorry, just the way it is. I feel like Avatar is EASILY one of the most over-rated movies ever made. However, Disney did a fantastic job with Pandora. It made me wish they would have put that kind of effort into something I actually like (like the rumored Indiana Jones land). If they put that kind of effort into a Wonka Chocolate Factory....the rest pretty much writes itself.