I made it to the finals for the long-running Imagineering competition called "Manor of Mysteries." I have submitted my final project and so have my two fellow finalists. Due to my involvement earlier in the competition, I had a pass that I used in the semifinals that assured me of one of the 3 final spots.
The final prompt was wide-open--armchair Imagineer anything. It wasn't a shocking way to end what had basically been a competition of team projects, but it still caught me off-guard. I settled pretty early on a recent real-life theme park scenario. Disney owns The Simpsons now but the show is found in Universal parks currently. Universal wants to retire The Simpsons now even though they could probably wait til 2028. I decided my project would be what would be the replacement to The Simpsons land. I set my sights on Universal Studios Florida as I thought the park needed some attention now that a third park was opening up on the resort. After looking at the Intellectual Properties that Universal owns, I settled on Trolls as a franchise as a great replacement to The Simpsons, especially due to its bold colors. I learned at that point that Universal Studios Florida is actually getting a Trolls ride soon; I just was not familiar with all of the Universal news! So I shifted my focus to Universal Studios Hollywood--a park that visited in rather recently in 2019. At this point, I will send you to my final project of "Trolls Land": sites.google.com/view/trolls-land/home. Below is the ride layout for "Trolls: Color Rescue!", which utilizes the same building as The Simpsons: Ride.
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