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Tunes ride was not planned to close the way that it did. It was planned for an eventual replacement yes, but the timeframe of it was pushed forward due to unexpected issues. This then led to Bermuda being inspected thoroughly during its maintenance period before closure and it had similar issues and that's why it closed. They did explore options of doing a full refurb / rebuild of Bermuda but it was deemed to be too expensive with little to gain so it was decided to shutter it and put Storm in its place. Storm was actually purchased a few years prior to the install and was originally planned to go at the front of the park where Penguin Encounter currently is.

They tried this at Universal Studios Japan from 2006 to 2011. "This mini-land, inspired by L. Frank Baum’s hit children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, invited guests to experience the magical and iconic fantasy world. Including areas themed to Munchkin Town and the Emerald City..." Sounds familiar? Seemed like it had some decent entertainment with the land too, a Wicked stage show.

Gee-whiz… that’s setting the bar pretty high 😬

I think this is the most exciting part of the article.

I got off Flash and thought I heard something running on the tracks behind me but I couldn’t see anything and just thought it was probably wishful thinking. Turns out I was actually right IMG_9017.mov