Universal has published documents outlining the bidding process for a potential transportation network linking its new Epic Universe park to the broader Universal Orlando Resort, according to the Orlando Business Journal.

This follows rumours of a collaboration with Elon Musk’s tunnel construction firm, The Boring Company, to develop an underground transit system.

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[–] 20 points 10 months ago (5 children)

Did they forget that Florida barely above sea level?

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  • [–] 10 points 10 months ago (3 children)

    Yeah, there’s a lot of water between those parks. I guess it’s not going to stop musk from claiming it can be done and then never finishing it.

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  • [–] 14 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    He did that in Maryland specifically to prevent a rail project from being built. There's not much that Elon hates more than public transit for some reason

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    It is weird they built it so far from the other parks I was wondering what the plan was. I guess there was no plan haha. I think there is a reason fl doesn't already have tunnels.

    It would be interesting if they could make it work. I doubt they can

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago

    The other two parks and resorts they want to connect to are landlocked by other urban development. My guess is Universal built as close as they could with regard to what land was available for the initial new park and future expansion plans.

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago

    It's not unheard of. Houston is pretty similar, as far as water level goes, to Orlando, and it has a massive underground area below downtown.

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