Common Orlando Resort has introduced a wide range of new, must-see leisure choices from day to nighttime in Summer time 2024. This submit shares a rundown of what’s coming quickly to Islands of Journey and Common Studios Florida because the parks gear up for the countdown to Epic Universe subsequent yr plus our commentary in regards to the additions.
“We’re thrilled to debut an array of never-before-seen experiences for your complete household to take pleasure in from day to nighttime,” mentioned Karen Irwin, President & COO of Common Orlando Resort. “These new experiences – coupled with the wonderful sights at present in our theme parks – will permit our visitors to create lasting reminiscences that can make this summer time really unforgettable.”
Since theme park followers have a tendency to love the entire “reply to the competitors” factor, I suppose you would say that this announcement is Common Orlando’s response to Walt Disney World’s Summer time 2024 choices. CommuniCore Corridor and Plaza and the “¡Celebración Encanto!” sing-along that debut on June 10, 2024. That very same date, additions for Inside Out 2 and Lion King’s thirtieth Anniversary arrive at Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Animal Kingdom, respectively. Previous to that, there’s the “Disney Goals that Soar” drone present at Disney Springs.
After all, none of what Common introduced is really a solution to all of that. It’s been an open secret for some time that Common was engaged on a brand new lagoon present and daytime parade. It’s not like they only began growing these things within the final month after Walt Disney World’s announcement–that’s not how any of this works! We knew this was occurring–we simply didn’t know the specifics, although, so let’s run by way of these.
Listed here are all the small print in regards to the new experiences coming to Common Orlando Resort beginning in Summer time 2024:
The highly-anticipated new DreamWorks Land will make its official debut on June 14, 2024 at Common Studios Florida. DreamWorks Land invitations visitors to discover the vivid worlds of a few of DreamWorks Animation’s most beloved characters from Shrek, Trolls and Kung Fu Panda. The brand new land will function interactive play areas, character meet ^ greets, an indoor present, distinctive treats and household picture ops.
Friends will be capable of discover Shrek’s Swamp, benefit from the Trollercoaster, work together with Po within the Panda Village, encounter characters like Gabby from Gabby’s Dollhouse and a lot extra. Friends may even be transported into the worlds of a few of their favourite characters in DreamWorks Creativeness Celebration – a multisensory stay present that can carry beloved DreamWorks tales to life in new methods.
Beginning now, visitors visiting the parks can gear up for the wonderful leisure coming this summer time with specialty merchandise celebrating the brand new experiences, together with clothes, drinkware, headbands themed to beloved DreamWorks characters, and extra. The choice additionally contains new authentic interactive bubble wands impressed by Trolls and Jurassic World.
The bubble wands will activate enjoyable options when interacting with different wands and also will work together with choose Common Mega Film Parade floats when the parade debuts on July 3, 2024. Extra particulars will likely be revealed within the subsequent few months.
The waters of the Common Studios Florida lagoon will come to life with an all-new nighttime present, CineSational: A Symphonic Spectacular beginning on June 14, 2024. The exhilarating new present will rejoice the emotional energy of music by leveraging the long-lasting scores and scenes from blockbuster movies which have impressed Common Orlando’s previous, current and future sights.
Movies featured in CineSational: A Symphonic Spectacular will embody Harry Potter and Improbable Beasts franchise, Jurassic World, Jaws, Shrek, Ghostbusters, Trolls, Again to the Future, Common Monsters, Transformers, Practice Your Dragon, E.T., Quick and Livid, The Tremendous Mario Bros. Film, Minions, The Mummy and King Kong.
Simply as awe-inspiring because the moments featured throughout CineSational: A Symphonic Spectacular are the spectacular assortment of applied sciences and particular results that carry the present to life. The following-level lagoon present will function 228 fountains that attain heights as much as 131 toes, unbelievable 4K projection mapping, an authentic composition that includes newly organized scores meticulously crafted to every scene, and greater than 600 drones – all coming collectively to envelop visitors in a wide ranging show of unforgettable cinematic moments.
Starting July 3, 2024 among the most beloved tales from Common’s movies will leap off the display screen and land on the streets of Common Studios Florida for Common Mega Film Parade. This parade is a spectacular celebration of iconic motion pictures E.T., Again to the Future, Jaws, Ghostbusters, Jurassic World, Illumination’s Minions and Sing and DreamWorks Animation’s Trolls and Kung Fu Panda.
Common Mega Film Parade will likely be Common Orlando’s greatest daytime parade up to now and mix 13 model new floats, almost 100 performers – together with dancers, skaters, stilt walkers, poi performers and extra. Common Mega Film Parade may even function particular results to create a jaw-dropping expertise the place visitors can relive traditional movie moments in a complete new method.
Friends will watch in awe as they see the huge 16-foot Keep Puft Marshmallow Man atop the Ghostbusters float, the colourful Caterbus and large rainbows on the colourful Trolls float, a stay marching drum line carry out the long-lasting film rating of Jaws alongside a float themed to the movie, and – for the epic finale – a Gyrosphere, Raptors and the fierce Tyrannosaurus rex aboard the Jurassic World float, and way more. Followers also needs to pay shut consideration to the parade to see if they will spot extra particulars that nod to iconic parts from the movies.
Common Orlando’s Summer time Tribute Retailer will complement the brand new parade expertise and have themed rooms, merchandise and picture ops impressed by among the movies that will likely be seen within the Common Mega Film Parade. Extra particulars in regards to the Summer time Tribute Retailer will likely be revealed quickly.
On choose nights additionally beginning June 14, visitors visiting The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Hogsmeade will delight within the nighttime extravaganza, Hogwarts All the time – an unbelievable new projection present that can take visitors on a journey by way of iconic moments of a college yr at Hogwarts – all set in opposition to the majestic backdrop of Hogwarts fort.
From provide purchasing in Diagon Alley, and the exhilarating trip aboard the Hogwarts Specific, to taking part within the Sorting Ceremony, celebrating the Home Cup winner and a lot extra, Hogwarts All the time will provide a visually gorgeous expertise to captivate witches, wizards and Muggles of all ages.
The Hogwarts All the time present may even function 4 completely different endings that commemorate every Hogwarts home and can culminate with a colourful pyrotechnic show. Followers also needs to hear for dialogue from beloved characters like Professor Dumbledore, Hagrid, the Sorting Hat and extra all through the present.
Turning to commentary, if we do ignore actuality and select to blindly assume that is Common’s reply to Walt Disney World’s summer time lineup…it’s a reasonably spectacular response! Actually, if I had to decide on one or the opposite on the idea of solely leisure, I’d choose Common Orlando in a heartbeat. Heck, even including in sights and it’s a very shut name–however I’m additionally actually enthusiastic about Tiana’s Bayou Journey and have zero curiosity in DreamWorks Land.
For me, probably the most thrilling leisure is CineSational: A Symphonic Spectacular. I’ve been an enormous fan of Common Orlando’s previous lagoon exhibits (those for HHN and Cinematic Celebration), and suppose they do a great job of approximating World of Coloration in scaled again style. They’ve additionally featured spotlights, pyro, and projections on the buildings that kind the backdrop–arguably making them much more immersive than World of Coloration.
In truth, after I reviewed Cinematic Celebration, we gave it a 9/10 and known as it higher than 3 of the nighttime spectaculars at Walt Disney World (these would’ve been EPCOT Ceaselessly, Rivers of Gentle, and regardless of the DHS projections present was on the time). Take that formulation with up to date know-how and add drones…and I don’t see the way it’s not at the very least nearly as good.
CineSational: A Symphonic Spectacular is certainly a high-floor leisure providing, and Common scores factors for getting drones into an in-park nighttime spectacular earlier than Walt Disney World. (Disney Goals That Soar sounds nice, however I’m nonetheless pretty satisfied it’s proof-of-concept for one thing in-park subsequent yr.)
My hope is that CineSational: A Symphonic Spectacular turns into ‘vacation spot’ nighttime leisure that finally ends up being held in the identical excessive esteem as Fortunately Ever After or Fantasmic. I’m actually, actually excited for it. That is my #2 factor for Summer time 2024 in Florida after Tiana’s Bayou Journey.
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter fort projections present ought to likewise be good. This can be a tried and true formulation–taking projections and including these glorious scores–that has but to disappoint. Add pyro and it needs to be the very best model of the Hogwarts projections exhibits up to now.
Then there’s Common Mega Film Parade. I’ll be trustworthy–I’ve been pretty underwhelmed by Common’s previous daytime parades. A part of that is most likely a matter of non-public bias, as I feel the Disney vault of animated characters and films is much stronger, and lots of second (or third…or fourth) tier IP has ended up in Common daytime parades. I’ve additionally been pretty unimpressed by the floats, costume design, and just about the whole lot.
Nonetheless, the corporate has achieved a greater job lately with parades at Common Studios Japan and this one sounds prefer it has lots of potential. A 16-foot Keep Puft Marshmallow Man and dinosaurs?! Signal me up. Pulling from each the stay motion and animated libraries might be a sensible transfer–we’ll simply see if the standard is there on the set design and if the parade has move to it. Common Mega Film Parade sounds actually good; even when it’s not, there needs to be some cool wow moments. And the summer time leisure lineup as a complete is basically, actually sturdy.
My solely actual disappointment with all of that is that it’s all listed as “solely on choose days/nights” on the official Common Orlando web site. I’m hoping (and assuming) it’ll all be every single day and night time this summer time, after which go seasonal in mid-August and September as soon as the low season and Halloween Horror Nights begin.
(A little bit of an apart, however I do suppose Common will get method an excessive amount of of a move on its brief hours–Walt Disney World could be completely eviscerated by followers if all of its parks closed at 6pm on Friday “nights.” Individuals have grow to be method too prepared to carry up Common’s successes and sweep away their shortcomings. Which was advantageous when one was the scrappy underdog we held to a distinct normal. However there’s out of the blue lots of “Common is thrashing Disney” speak, which suggests to me we’re–or needs to be–holding them to the identical normal.)
Finally, it’s actually savvy of Common Orlando to roll out a lot new leisure the summer time earlier than Epic Universe. If latest wait occasions knowledge is any indication, Common is experiencing a shoulder season slowdown nearly similar to Walt Disney World. That would proceed this summer time whilst vacationer season arrives, as regulars and locals may take a “break” from Common within the lead-up to Epic Universe.
That’s just about precisely what we noticed again in 2019 with Walt Disney World pre-Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, and Epic Universe is a complete new park. It wouldn’t be in the least shocking if locals let their APs lapse for a yr and vacationers take a yr off ready for that blockbuster new park. All of this leisure needs to be sufficient to entice individuals to go to, offsetting that dynamic to at the very least some extent. It’ll even be glorious counterprogramming for subsequent summer time when Epic Universe opens and Common wants to verify visitors keep on-site and spend at the very least 3-4 days of their parks.
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YOUR THOUGHTS
Which of the Summer time 2024 additions at Common Orlando has you most excited? Wanting ahead to CineSational: A Symphonic Spectacular, Hogwarts All the time, or Common Mega Film Parade? What do you consider DreamWorks Land at Common Studios Florida? Excited for the brand new motion pictures, characters, or improved placemaking with this reimagined space of USF? Every other updates you’d prefer to see to Common Orlando? Which motion pictures, video games, or characters do you suppose Common ought to adapt into theme park sights? Do you agree or disagree with our commentary? Any questions? Listening to your suggestions–even if you disagree with us–is each fascinating to us and useful to different readers, so please share your ideas under within the feedback!
