“Gillywater”? If that’s the same size flavor packet as for a 16 oz. bottled water, Universal strikes again for coming up with ingeniously themed snacks.
I don’t know about outdoing Disney for attractions, but Universal can outdo Disney for area-themed food. And that includes the British/Potter ice-cream flavors. 🙂
I dunno… I still like my Disney days, and they still have better fine dining establishment. They are both doing amazing things, and really, I don’t think they are true competitors. If only we could be as cool as the California parks, who sell each others’ tickets and don’t compete so much as help each other out.
I am planning on eating all of these things. Have to say I am a little disappointed in the Flourean flavor offerings. Maybe that’s my own fault because of Bertie Botts, but I expect at least one or two bizarre flavors. Nothing in the listed flavors are bizarre. By bizarre I mean freshly mowed lawn or candle wax or something odd. Even candy corn would be an oddball bizarre flavor but would be edible. I think they should have a little sampler of small scoops of really weird flavors like the mowed lawn and the candle wax. Just to taste and make a YUCK face.
Definitely not outdoing Disney, but certainly keeping up. The theming is amazing, and I can’t wait to visit everything in Diagon Alley.
Universal does have some work to do still. Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey is an amazing attraction, but it’s overly intense, in terms of motion. It took two glasses of Butterbeer before I felt right again, and I’ve never been sensitive to rides before. Rip Ride Rocket even more so – like they’ve got something to prove about how not Disney they are, so they can reach an intensity that exceeds enjoyment. And the animatronic dragon is almost more lethargic than the dinosaurs.
Plus most of the park food outside Harry Potter is pretty bad, Jurassic Park and Springfield as the notable exceptions. I give credit partially to JK Rowling for holding them to this super high standard. Those nitpicks aside, I would never consider a Disney trip without time at Universal. However, they are still skipping some of the steps that have made Disney so incredibly successful, partially because they’re so desperate to distinguish their brand. All the ways they are superior to Disney still feel kind of flat and lack the same subtle magic.
Comments for Butterbeer ice cream, magic drinks, British fare to be served in Diagon Alley as Universal Orlando’s new Potter cuisine
EricJ
“Gillywater”? If that’s the same size flavor packet as for a 16 oz. bottled water, Universal strikes again for coming up with ingeniously themed snacks.
I don’t know about outdoing Disney for attractions, but Universal can outdo Disney for area-themed food. And that includes the British/Potter ice-cream flavors. 🙂
Universal Bob
Universal is outdoing Disney in attractions too. Me thinks there’s a new happiest place on earth now!!
TK
I dunno… I still like my Disney days, and they still have better fine dining establishment. They are both doing amazing things, and really, I don’t think they are true competitors. If only we could be as cool as the California parks, who sell each others’ tickets and don’t compete so much as help each other out.
Jeff Lynch
I am planning on eating all of these things. Have to say I am a little disappointed in the Flourean flavor offerings. Maybe that’s my own fault because of Bertie Botts, but I expect at least one or two bizarre flavors. Nothing in the listed flavors are bizarre. By bizarre I mean freshly mowed lawn or candle wax or something odd. Even candy corn would be an oddball bizarre flavor but would be edible. I think they should have a little sampler of small scoops of really weird flavors like the mowed lawn and the candle wax. Just to taste and make a YUCK face.
Ben
Definitely not outdoing Disney, but certainly keeping up. The theming is amazing, and I can’t wait to visit everything in Diagon Alley.
Universal does have some work to do still. Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey is an amazing attraction, but it’s overly intense, in terms of motion. It took two glasses of Butterbeer before I felt right again, and I’ve never been sensitive to rides before. Rip Ride Rocket even more so – like they’ve got something to prove about how not Disney they are, so they can reach an intensity that exceeds enjoyment. And the animatronic dragon is almost more lethargic than the dinosaurs.
Plus most of the park food outside Harry Potter is pretty bad, Jurassic Park and Springfield as the notable exceptions. I give credit partially to JK Rowling for holding them to this super high standard. Those nitpicks aside, I would never consider a Disney trip without time at Universal. However, they are still skipping some of the steps that have made Disney so incredibly successful, partially because they’re so desperate to distinguish their brand. All the ways they are superior to Disney still feel kind of flat and lack the same subtle magic.
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