Animaniac93-98
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Translation: We have a million of these collecting dust in a warehouse because we thought the Spider ride would open in July and we might as well start selling them now
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Avengers Campus - Reactions / Reviews
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Translation: We have a million of these collecting dust in a warehouse because we thought the Spider ride would open in July and we might as well start selling them now
mickEblu
Well-Known Member
I dunno. Move a little faster? Make cooler noises? Fly ? Serve me dinner?
Spider-bot, spider-bot
is it cheap?
no, costs a lot
press a button
it goes 'beep'
press a button
just repeat
Watch out! Here come the spider-bots!!
is it cheap?
no, costs a lot
press a button
it goes 'beep'
press a button
just repeat
Watch out! Here come the spider-bots!!
Disney Irish
Premium Member
Honestly its about what I expected.
I mean it would have been cool to have it walk up walls. I know that WDI R&D was working on that for future toys. But guess it didn't make it out of the R&D phase.
Disney Irish
Premium Member
BTW @mickEblu here is the wall "walking" robot I was talking about from WDI R&D:
la.disneyresearch.com
VertiGo - A Wall-Climbing Robot including Ground-Wall Transition - Disney Research
VertiGo is a wall-climbing robot that is capable of transitioning from the ground to the wall, created in collaboration between Disney Research Zurich and ETH.
la.disneyresearch.com
mickEblu
Well-Known Member
BTW @mickEblu here is the wall "walking" robot I was talking about from WDI R&D:
VertiGo - A Wall-Climbing Robot including Ground-Wall Transition - Disney Research
VertiGo is a wall-climbing robot that is capable of transitioning from the ground to the wall, created in collaboration between Disney Research Zurich and ETH.
Oh wow. Now the spidey bot looks even more lame!
Disney Irish
Premium Member
I’m guessing they couldn’t transition the tech to actual “walking”.
mickEblu
Well-Known Member
Makes you wonder if the stuntronic Spidey will work in practice
Disney Analyst
Well-Known Member
That's a neat toy, kids are gonna live it!
Mike S
Well-Known Member
It won’t be $50.Is anyone else feeling like this was severely underwhelming?
Like you can even see it in the production quality of the video. It looks like a school project done by freshman in high school with some good editing. Plus the toy doesn't even move or do a realistic "fight" with another bot, it just flashes its lights at each other (but hey, it's a great way for parents to buy two toys, cuz then they can "fight", so props for disney for being economically smart).
Maybe I'm being pessimistic rn but I can't help but feel as if Disney could have done a much better job with this. It's smart that they're still releasing it in time for Christmas and I'm sure it'll make money but... come on. I swear though, if this is $50 I'm gonna lose my mind.
it’ll be $75.
George Lucas on a Bench
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When I think of Spiderman, I don't think of "Spider Bots." But Disney has a weird perception of what people expect from these properties. At least the laser swords, robots and things in the SW land were obviously recognizable props that are instantly associated with those movies.
Animaniac93-98
Well-Known Member
The SW droids are $99, no way are these bots anything less than $65 or $75.
Disney Irish
Premium Member
Spider-Bots were introduced in the comics in Superior Spider-Man Volume 1 back in 2013, long before Avengers Campus was even an idea by Disney. So its very much canon to the Spider-Man universe.
Californian Elitist
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Disney continues to keep any excitement or anticipation for this project from me nonexistent.
mickEblu
Well-Known Member
I agree. With that said, I don’t know if it’s the lack of entertainment/ good news or what but I was slightly excited to see the videos of those new ride vehicles coming into the loading area of the Spider-Man ride. I’m sure at the least it will be fun and a step up from TSMM. There was a point, before my wife and I had kids and the screens were still bright, that it was our favorite ride at DCA. Well, after TOT.
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1HAPPYGHOSTHOST
Well-Known Member
No one is gonna buy that crap.
My BB droid needs company!!
Californian Elitist
Well-Known Member
No one?
1HAPPYGHOSTHOST
Well-Known Member
Not gonna fix it lol
TP2000
Well-Known Member
Is anyone else feeling like this was severely underwhelming?
Like you can even see it in the production quality of the video. It looks like a school project done by freshman in high school with some good editing. Plus the toy doesn't even move or do a realistic "fight" with another bot, it just flashes its lights at each other (but hey, it's a great way for parents to buy two toys, cuz then they can "fight", so props for disney for being economically smart).
Maybe I'm being pessimistic rn but I can't help but feel as if Disney could have done a much better job with this. It's smart that they're still releasing it in time for Christmas and I'm sure it'll make money but... come on. I swear though, if this is $50 I'm gonna lose my mind.
It's not just you. This looks incredibly underwhelming. Like an overpriced remote controlled hunk of plastic circa 1995.
And the ride itself is a Marvel themed version of Midway Mania, except with 8 people per ride vehicle instead of 4 people per ride vehicle?
Yeah... suddenly I'm thinking this whole Covid thing was a blessing in disguise for TDA. Because this Marvel Land project seems incredibly lame and rather underwhelming.
Five years of Bob Chapek being Chairman of the Parks division seems to have taken its toll.
