Fear Factor Live

Universal Orlando Resort Attractions and Universal Express
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This is something I saw mentioned a couple days ago, but with all the excitement of WDW reservations & COVID spikes it has slipped through the cracks…

Unofficial, but well sourced through management TMs

Fear Factor Live will not be reopening / closed permanently.

The show / attraction hasn’t been popular in a long time and takes up a lot of space. Currently, it is a “U-Rest” Zone for mask removal / shade.

That’s a pretty good spot though for something new… right out side Diagon Alley!

Any aspiring Universal Creative TMs want to give their thoughts? A nice distraction, IMHO, from the stress of WDW planning atm!

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Hmm. It is an odd sized space. Too small to put in any major ride attraction, but still quite large. If I had to guess, they would keep it as a show space and just bring some new show in eventually. What kind of show? No clue. I’m not sure they would expand Diagon Alley there…but given the proximity to MiB, I wonder if they would do something more SciFi based? Again…I have no immediate ideas.

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I remember hearing speculation that they would do something along the lines of the Ministry of Magic. No idea if that changed with the news of the new park.

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I had heard that too. I’ve also heard that Fantastic Beasts Land at Epic Universe might be scrapped & rethemed into a Ministry of Magic Area.

I keep trying to think of potential IPs that Universal is actively engaged with that could go there that hasn’t already had an attraction, isn’t slated for Epic U & has enough appeal.

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This is a great though exercise. My first thought too was a Ministry attraction of some sort. The odd size makes this tough!

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Seem like the Orlando news is starting to confirm what the fired TMs have been saying

https://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2020/07/13/looks-like-universal-orlando-finally-killed-off-one-of-its-longest-running-least-popular-shows

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Well… the source if you follow the link is technically me. I heard from someone that both Barney and FFL were axed, but clearly Barney is still around.

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I actually know a couple TMs, through Twitter, that’s how I heard about it a couple weeks ago. Good to know you can confirm too.