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Universal promises 2025 will be its biggest year ever, but are those promises genuine or distractions covering up declining park revenue? This week saw two major announcements from Universal. First, Universal’s new experiment in year-round horror, Universal Horror Unleashed, will open in Las Vegas next year – the same year as Universal’s new Epic Universe theme park. Next, Universal released information surrounding the animatronics coming to Monsters Unchained: The Frankenstein Experiment at Universal’s Epic Universe in Orlando. However, Comcast posted a 5.3% decline in theme park revenue for the third quarter, citing lower attendance at domestic parks. This episode discusses what these reveals mean for Universal’s strategy, attendance trends, and how the new Vegas location could attract horror fans year-round.
YouTube Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:30 Universal Horror Unleashed Announced for Las Vegas
3:20 The Haunted Houses at Vegas’ Universal Horror Unleashed
6:10 Year-Round Horror in Vegas: Potential Impact
9:45 First Look at Animatronics in Monsters Unchained
13:15 Epic Universe’s Frankenstein Experiment Preview
16:30 Epic Universe Ticket Sales and Demand Analysis
19:05 Comcast’s Q3 Revenue Insights & Attendance Trends
22:40 Future Growth Plans with Epic Universe Opening
26:00 Why Vegas is Ideal for Universal’s Horror Expansion
29:45 Final Thoughts & Closing
