Says who? It's part of Disney, but it's not what Disney's all about. Frankly, their over reliance on having cutting edge technology has been part of my criticisms of the company as of late. Webslingers is cutting edge and it sucks. Give me tried and true over false and new.
Cutting Edge goes with World Class theme park. Walt was all about cutting edge tech and he loved to show it off. Webslingers isn't cutting edge. I did the exact same ride at Legoland California years before Webslingers opened.
For some here it is a lifestyle.
One might even call it a syndrome!For some here it is a lifestyle.
I'm fairly sure IOA Spider-Man is well-loved among most fans, and that seems to be what this ride is most similar to (albeit from word of mouth here, trying to avoid spoilers).
when I last went to universal Hollywood was couple months after the transformers opened. I went at park opening walked thru the park down to transformers and was excited that it was 15 minute wait. got on with friends, non of us had been on it. We got out of the ride and said, lets go have some real fun then rode Simpsons two time sin a row.
when I last went to universal Hollywood was couple months after the transformers opened. I went at park opening walked thru the park down to transformers and was excited that it was 15 minute wait. got on with friends, non of us had been on it. We got out of the ride and said, lets go have some real fun then rode Simpsons two time sin a row.
we actually had more fun on the Silly Simpsons than transformers
There is merit in both of these thoughts, but I feel it worth adding that if Disney or Univeral is not cutting edge then themed entertainment is stagnant. They're the only two players in the game that have the capital to really move the industry forward. I was pleased with what I saw of Peter Pan as it seems to be a sort of half step in the right direction. At least the ride isn't content to sit still in front of a screen, as its cousin Transformers does. Even so, to make the ride seem novel by this late iteration they need to make good on the implication that we will encounter random heroes each visit. I don't think it's too much to hope for varied locales either, given the possibilities within the ride system. It's not the grand slam that the jetpacks would have been, but it still has the potential to become one of the best rides at DCA.
Walt had a circus, carousel, river boats, canoes, and haunted house style dark rides (fantasy land rides) in his park. These were not at all cutting edge technology. Sure you later on get Mr Lincoln and Tiki Room, but that wasn't the entire park.Cutting Edge goes with World Class theme park. Walt was all about cutting edge tech and he loved to show it off. Webslingers isn't cutting edge. I did the exact same ride at Legoland California years before Webslingers opened.
Except he always advertised the cutting edge on his show. He was proud of it. The Haunted House featured cutting edge tech. The river boats and canoes set the mood and atmosphere which was cutting edge at the time. No other park at the time had that level of detail. He loved his showmanship too. For a world class theme park today, you need cutting edge tech or you are just a small mid west park. Universal understands this. Disney has forgotten.
I'd argue Disney leans too much into tech these days and its all the imagineers talk about. They'll make some super advance animatronic and make lackluster rides like seven dwarf mine train and navii river journey.
I think is because it is easier to build a super advanced AA then to have the creativity to design a new ride system. They don't have a Bob Gurr anymore who can design something state of the art and keep it running for decades and within budget. Imagineering tends to overbuild and over complicate ride systems.
Very true. And just look at Rise of the Resistance, Indiana Jones, and Radiator Springs, which are full of tech but break down multiple times every day.
Maybe they should just stick with twenty year old tech that they were originally designing for the Dick Tracy ride until they ed of the engineer that left for Universal. Every other theme park uses it now. I'm sure they will figure out a way to over complicate it.
I've always liked the ride vehicle. It makes the ride feel bigger as an outsider.Maybe they should just stick with twenty year old tech that they were originally designing for the Dick Tracy ride until they ed of the engineer that left for Universal. Every other theme park uses it now. I'm sure they will figure out a way to over complicate it.
Just look at the size of Disneyland's Winnie the Pooh ride vehicle. Do imaginers get paid by the pound? It isn't like that thing bounces like in Tokyo.
