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I have seen some of the latest mock ups and proof of concepts as well as concept art and trust me when I say that most everyone that is negative on this ride will be eating their words. I do agree that the style of Mickey is the wrong choice but it is a mandate from corporate.

You are not alone in your assessment of this ride. The group I rode with stated they would be willing to wait in a three or four hour line to experience it again. I am more than dumbfounded at the overall response but that of course doesn't make anyone wrong regarding their opinion. That being...

When I refer to a connection with the material I'm referring to the attraction's mythology and environment. I was sold up to the point before siting in the Link Chair. It was after the movie started that I felt like I was just sitting in a theater on an uncomfortable seat with a fan blowing in...

After riding FOP for myself I'm still baffled by the praise it receives by nearly everyone that experiences it. I feel like the gas they must be using to put riders in a state of trance and believe this is more than just another simulator attraction must not have worked on me for some reason. In...

I can chime in here from personal experience. There is an old saying that you can either rule by stick or carrot - Mark carries a big stick most of the time. His management style unfortunately trickles down to some of the directors below him and permeates the atmosphere at Creative. The story I...

There are many ways to accomplish this - think Great Movie Ride and a little misdirection with some timed lighting cues.

Nice to be back sir. The main takeaway during my limited time at SDL was how much I missed the scale at DL or HKDL. Because everything is so spread out at SDL and because so much of it is bigger, I think it's missing that warm, welcoming feeling from having the buildings and landscaping closer...

I spent about 3 hours at SDL and caught a ride on Pirates, Tron and Grotto. Pirates is absolutely the new gold standard for theme park attractions worldwide. The ride length, use of ride technology, elaborate scenic, the most realistic and seamless integration of projection technology in use...

He certainly is no dummy. When they first offered him the job and he turned it down because he hated theme parks he quickly changed his mind when they told him what the salary would be. Unfortunately he still hates theme parks and doesn't understand what they are.

The sad part is UC still has some good talent but most of them aren’t being utilized to their potential. If the right management were in place we would be seeing some product to rival even Shanghai Pirates potentially. By the way I have already ridden that ride and let me say it is by far the...

I feel your pain.

I'm not referring to the Kuka version. There were many great ideas, including the jungle chase (not with a tree), that got squashed.

Well it wasn't really just OSHA but mainly the man responsible for most of the longer waits and lower reliability of many attractions. His MO is to knee jerk everything without a full understanding of the issues or a full background in the equipment in many cases. Because of this many worthwhile...

No problem. I like sharing when I can since it is the only real place I can vent anonymously (with the exception of a few on here that have had the misfortune of allowing me to vent in person).

Yes there were several concepts for the driver. The Kong shadow projection looked pretty good in the mock ups so I hope that made the final cut. There really isn't anything else on Nintendo I can share at the moment except to say it still looks good but we really lost a lot with the latest round...

Yes cuts are a necessary part of the process. My concern is when cuts remain because of laziness, greed, and management dysfunction. When the pitch to place Kong inside Disaster occurred it was early concept so who knows where that would have ended up. Regardless, we are now getting a very lazy...

Someone has already alluded to it in this thread – many in Universal Creatives’ upper and middle management are lazy and inept. Kong is the latest example of this disappointing realization. Of course not all of them are careless and riding out their high six and seven figure salaries and...

Hard to compare the two. I'd definitely say however that the scope of the recent cuts will affect the main ride as well as potentially cutting out another attraction completely. None of that has been set in stone because things change almost daily when in the early stages of development...

I've always been, in my humble opinion, fair and balanced when it comes to posting regarding the inner workings of both Universal Creative and WDI. They both have their faults as well as their strengths. I took a look at the posts from Orlando United and it seems I have obviously struck a...

Since you have decided to show up after months of obscurity I suppose I'll do the same. Unfortunately i cannot bring good news, at least when it comes to Nintendo. In the past few months budgets have been slashed dramatically. I would definitely not expect Potter level theming here. What...