JMcMahonEsq
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I was going to say the same thing in connection with Flight of PandoraI really feel that you need to add in all of it. It's all part of the ride experience.
I was going to say the same thing in connection with Flight of PandoraI really feel that you need to add in all of it. It's all part of the ride experience.
It's going to be a personal feeling, so no real "right" or "wrong" answer, but to me the preshow/que feels like part of the ride experience. I mean once we get inside the haunted mansion, I don't feel like i am in line anymore, even if you might have to wait to get on the doom bugy.No, It's part of the preshow/queue. I never said it wasn't integral to the experience. I said it isn't part of the ride. What the poster above you said about Haunted Mansion is a pretty apt analogy. The stretching room and other areas are also integral to the experience, but they are not where the ride itself starts. The ride starts when you sit down inside of the main moving vehicle.
... Maybe lowercase-d dinosaur fans'll get a semi-bone thrown at us and IJ will involve a super-cool Quetzalcoatl/Kukulkan AA or something like that. A winged feathered snake isn't a dinosaur but it could have like, the head of one or something... I dunno. ...
Stretching room is DL's HM physically moves you to a new location and I don't think anyone considers that part of the rideTechnically the transport ship is part of the ride, because
the vehicle spins to get you into the Hangar room
Well, what about Universe of Energy which is touted as a 40 minute ride even though a huge portion of that was watching movies in a static vehicle?No, It's part of the preshow/queue. I never said it wasn't integral to the experience. I said it isn't part of the ride. What the poster above you said about Haunted Mansion is a pretty apt analogy. The stretching room and other areas are also integral to the experience, but they are not where the ride itself starts. The ride starts when you sit down inside of the main moving vehicle.
I hope they revisit the concept of dinosaurs again, but don't go with action or the fossil discovery aspect. Like Pandora, put us in a true primeval world where we can surround ourselves in the majesty of a lost time.As a fellow dinosaur fanatic we just need to come to grips with the reality that Disney doesn't see any potential in some of the most fascinating creatures to ever walk the planet. You know, those beloved creatures that capture the imaginations of children and adults the world over? The ones that open a unique opportunity to be both thrilling and "edutainment" because they're fun to learn about? The animals that helped fulfill Animal Kingdom's original vision of celebrating animals present, past and mythological? The ones with living descendants today that showcase how the animal kingdom is able to adapt and evolve in an ever changing world in order to survive? Worthless, meaningless reptiles the lot of them!
Disney really did just say . Let's do Indy again to homogenize our parks further. Instead of doing something better than Universal, let's just send our customers to 'em for their Dino fix." Brilliant!
At least you're still mercifully sitting down during those parts. The transporter in Rise forces you to stand. But just for argument sake, lets exclude all of the parts that don't explicitly move through the dinosaur scenes. The moving parts were still much longer than Cosmic Rewind's coaster segment.Well, what about Universe of Energy which is touted as a 40 minute ride even though a huge portion of that was watching movies in a static vehicle?
And apples have much less citrus than oranges.The moving parts were still much longer than Cosmic Rewind's coaster segment.
Are you suggesting the ride path on UoE was more than a mile long?At least you're still mercifully sitting down during those parts. The transporter in Rise forces you to stand. But just for argument sake, lets exclude all of the parts that don't explicitly move through the dinosaur scenes. The moving parts were still much longer than Cosmic Rewind's coaster segment.
You're the one who randomly brought up Universe of Energy. I just shifted it back into relevancy again by mentioning the ride that directly replaced it. It becomes much easier to compare apples and oranges when one of those fruits is a replacement for the other. I vastly prefer this apple (UoE) to this orange (Cosmic Rewind).And apples have much less citrus than oranges.
Wrong kind of length. I'm discussing time, not space.Are you suggesting the ride path on UoE was more than a mile long?
I hope they revisit the concept of dinosaurs again, but don't go with action or the fossil discovery aspect. Like Pandora, put us in a true primeval world where we can surround ourselves in the majesty of a lost time.
Sadly the Jurassic Park lands don't work for me as far as Dinosaur lands. The T-Rex is great, but Universal falls woefully short in the animatronics department. Hoping we get an update.
Universe of Energy really gave us what I wanted and wish Disney would give us a modern equivalent of that portion. A slow, immersive, journey.
I visited Universal Orlando as an adult back in 2016-ish, never went to a Uni park before. So no nostalgia talking whatsoever. Discovery Center alone was great. River definitely needs work, even then it was in rough shape and I hear it has gotten much worse.Hatchings in Discovery Center, and Raptor Encounter specifically, are some of the coolest dino experiences ever.
I know upkeep has not always been great, but I find some of the other Jurassic Park River Adventure animatronics to be pretty cool.
I think UoE was 12 parsecs long...now which am I talking about, time or space?You're the one who randomly brought up Universe of Energy. I just shifted it back into relevancy again by mentioning the ride that directly replaced it. It becomes much easier to compare apples and oranges when one of those fruits is a replacement for the other. I vastly prefer this apple (UoE) to this orange (Cosmic Rewind).
Incidentally, UoE was my least favorite classic Future World ride by a fairly wide margin (even before they stunk it up with the Ellen garbage). Though in hindsight, it was still far better than its replacement IMO. Also sad that dinosaurs are going to suffer a sort of second extinction event by Disney's hand.
Wrong kind of length. I'm discussing time, not space.
Don't know. But I do know it was long enough for a nice air conditioned nap.I think UoE was 12 parsecs long...now which am I talking about, time or space?
Only in Hollywood, Orlando hasn't been updated yet. The Hollywood update is nice, but honestly, it's not a massive improvement. I hope they wait and do something even better in Orlando.I thought they just redid the river adventure in the past year?
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