Phase Three - 2026

Part of why Supercharged has such a bad reputation is that it replaced such a beloved opening day attraction. Earthquake/Disaster was an iconic ride that left big shoes to fill and Supercharged does not fill them. It will always be compared to its predecessor, especially since the ride vehicles seem so similar on the surface.

In order to rehabilitate Supercharged's reputation, it is not enough to just fix some problems with that ride; we must damage the reputation of the ride it replaced.

This brings us to Retro Night

Phase Three is a key moment in winning over die hard fans of Universal. If we do not pull off this phase flawlessly and convince them that their nostalgia is lying to them and Disaster was a worse experience, than we have no hope of successfully gaslighting our core fan base. So, we must get them to doubt their own memories.

Lately, Universal Orlando has been leaning into nostalgia pretty hard through the legacy store and recent marketing pushes. This legacy branding will continue through until the 35th anniversary celebration in 2025/2026 culminating in a special after hours upcharge event in January/February of 2026 dedicated to the opening day line up from the park. Specialty drinks and snacks, live entertainment, photo ops throughout the park, a fireworks show using music from Jaws, King Kong, and Back to the Future. A unique version of the Tribute Store.

Best of all...

the highlight of the event...

the headliner...

Earthquake Reborn!

Fast & Furious Supercharged's 360 tunnel climax will be overlaid with the special attraction exclusive to the event where actual archive footage Universal recorded before Disaster closed will be composited together to create a new 360 climax to the ride that will allow guests to be put right in the center of the classic experience. Surrounded on all sides by footage of the original attraction allowing fans to relive the original classic!

Real, actual archive footage!

At least, that is what we will tell guests it is.

Sure, the footage started as just the real archive videos composited together to create a 360 experience. But it is edited. Tweaked. Changed. 

Effects are slowed down, toned down, made less exciting. All in subtle small ways.

Guests won't notice that we made it worse. But their brains will.

The exhilarating iconic experience will feel boring and lifeless. The Retro Night event will be criticized for it's headlining experience being so underwhelming and we'll just shrug and say that maybe Earthquake just wasn't as good as people seem to remember it being. Fans wills start to doubt themselves.

This is where we start with media manipulation.

Influencers have power to, well, influence people. We intend to abuse that.

Shady backroom deals with key influencers, vloggers, and video essayists will be struck offering enhanced access to special events, previews and other goodies in exchange for disparaging Earthquake, Disaster, and Retro Night. 

Even the most principled among us will cave in to our demands when offered enough free magnets and pins.

Jenny Nicholson's 4 hour long video essay entitled "Disaster was a Disaster" that she made in exchange for a bean bag chair sized Goomba plushie from Super Nintendo World is perhaps the biggest factor in shifting the online narrative.

Supercharged might not be perfect, but at least it is better than what it replaced. Don't you agree? All these respected people who love theme parks agree?

"Earthquake was a bad ride you always believed it was a bad ride. A smart guy like you never let yourself be blinded by nostalgia like those other inferior theme park fans who used to cling to the idea that it was good." 

"You're special"

"You're smarter than they are. Thinking Disaster was bad is what cool and smart people do and you're cool and smart, right?"

"You always felt this way"