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Scott Wagahoff
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Posted: 20 September 2020 at 12:56pm | IP Logged | 1 post reply

I remember reading about this as a kid and daydreaming about what it would
be like:




Edited by Tim O Neill on 20 September 2020 at 1:11pm
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Tim O Neill
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The approach looks pretty cool - considering the vintage, they were on the
right track. I assume the mountain is a Fortress of Solitude.

I have never visited Universal's Florida super-hero attractions, but they look
light on theme and heavy on thrills. Based on the wonderful "Guardians of
Galaxy: Mission Breakout" ride at Disney's California Adventure, they will be
taking it to a whole new level when they open their Avengers Campus.

I'm not a fan of the Superman statue at the entrance - too much crotch when
you're entering. Theme parks have come such a long way that a modern
Superman park would be something else.

Disney's execution appears to be dedicated exclusively to the film universe.
The cast of GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY appear throughout the entire ride
with segments shot specifically for the ride, and it's great. Speaking of
statues, this is as you enter the line queue, which is a walk through The
Collector's museum:



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David Allen Perrin
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Posted: 20 September 2020 at 2:05pm | IP Logged | 3 post reply

I’d love to see more details on the superman theme park.  Stuff like this fascinates me.

My dream of a Fantastic Four’s Baxter Building® attraction still sits in my mind.  Part hotel.  Part themed attraction.  All I need is about 3 billion...
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Jason Czeskleba
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Posted: 20 September 2020 at 2:51pm | IP Logged | 4 post reply

Neal Adams' concept drawings for the park were published in Limited Collectors' Edition C-31 in 1974, and are viewable here.
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Scott Wagahoff
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Posted: 20 September 2020 at 2:54pm | IP Logged | 5 post reply

Yes! I had forgotten those additional drawings but just had a flood of memories looking at them again. Thanks Jason!
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David Allen Perrin
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 Thanks for the additional info.  Just what I wanted to see.
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John Byrne

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Neal's designs seem to be based entirely on the comicbook version of the time, as if it was that with which the potential audience would be most familiar.
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Jason Scott
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Posted: 21 September 2020 at 12:16pm | IP Logged | 8 post reply

Man, getting serious Tomorrowland vibes from this. (Which of course is only appropriate for the 'Man of Tomorrow!')

Would have loved to seen something like this come to life. So thanks very much for sharing the imagined designs with us. All wistful now..
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Tim O Neill
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Those added pictures are wild! It is indeed based on the comic books - how
amazing would it have been to see this built when comic books defined the
character over TV and film?

I can't help but spitball what I would do to make a Superman park. I agree that
Smallville is your entrance - it's a natural for that. I would definitely have a
Fortress of Solitude, but it would not have such a large footprint.

In its place, I would instead have a large section devoted to Metropolis,
utilizing the large scale, forced perspective design akin to Universal's
Wizarding World of Harry Potter and Disney's Cars Land.


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Eric Sofer
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Tim - Krypton isn't your entrance? With a rocket monorail ride into Smallville?
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Tim O Neill
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I was thinking of that, Eric! I don't think Krypton would be a good entrance -
it's too jarring from the world you just left. Smallville is more familiar and helps
bridge the gap into the rest of the park. It would be a gateway, much like
Disney's Main Street. I also think Smallville defines Superman more than
Krypton, so maybe my bias is coming through!

I would include Krypton in the Fortress of Solitude section through a ride - this
would be the chance to tell Superman's origin or through some bonkers time
travel device. Krypton would be great as just a few large rooms/models, but I
wouldn't create it on grand scale as an entire section.

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Bill Mimbu
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I always remembered this from childhood comic reading, and being jealous that none of these were near me:




In Japan, there was the official ULTRMAN LAND theme park in Kyushu (rather small actually), but it closed around 2013 due to Tsuburaya Productions wanting to concentrate more on producing the shows.




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