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Big Hollywood Studios Rumor
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EmperorMilenko
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Looking forward to hearing more details soon.
Thrill
Well-Known Member
Not anymore. I remember it being a lot more exciting a few years ago. I'm not sure if the boringness of the attraction is mostly at the fault of the removals, or if getting older and riding it a few times made it get boring for me. Catastrophe Canyon is basically the only thing worth seeing now.
I believe so, but I think Universal has exclusive rights to the KUKA robocoaster technology until 2017. They got them around the same time as the rights to Harry Potter.
Tom
Beta Return
It was WAY more exciting several years ago, in the 90s. Back then they took you through active soundstages, showed you the Lottery video and then the "making of" video, followed by a tour of the props used in the film. They also let a kid or two get on the giant bee from Honey I Shrunk the Kids and filmed them in front of a blue screen.
That was all on top of the water effects show, and the tram tour with Residential Street and other things worth looking at.
You're right, CC is the ONLY thing worth experiencing on the tour, and even it's getting old.
Pearl Harbor came out in 2001...that's how old the current water effects show is!
Thrill Seeker
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Yes and I believe it was suppose to go in Tomorrowland replacing Carousel of Progress...
EmperorMilenko
New Member
Hm. Seems like a waste with Pixar Place over at DHS...is it a dead idea or still a chance of it being brought to life?
Thrill
Well-Known Member
As I said before, Universal has some type of exclusivity deal with Kuka over the robocoaster technology. While I think an Incredibles coaster is likely at some point in the next few years, the Kuka arm is out. I'm not even sure that Disney would use the robocoaster technology if they could because of its low capacity, and judging by Harry Potter, its vulnerability to breakdowns.
Atomicmickey
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I have heard of a few breakdowns--seems normal for a new attraction. I haven't heard anything about the attraction being down for long periods of time, or heard about mobs of angry guests. It doesn't sound like it has low capacity, either, it seems to load and unload quickly.
So--is this just speculation and thinking out loud, or do you know people working there, or do you work there, and have knowledge of its operating time vs. downtime?
I had heard about unreliability of the arms as well--but they seem to be working well, at least until now I had not heard differently.
CaptainJackNO
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Can anyone ever post a rumor here without SOME of you attacking and discrediting the person right away? It is a rumor thread, for pete's sake. Leave the OP alone. If you don't believe it, move on to the next thread. Some of you spend all your time attacking people who post rumor threads so that you can go to bed at night having proven the world is flat.
Since rumors can be true or false, I, like most others here, hope it's true.
Look at the FLE. That was announced by the WDW Company and the entire proposed project still WON'T see the light of day. So, I'll go with the rumor since it has as good a chance of coming to fruition as the entire FLE. Give the poster a break guys. Geez......
Since rumors can be true or false, I, like most others here, hope it's true.
Look at the FLE. That was announced by the WDW Company and the entire proposed project still WON'T see the light of day. So, I'll go with the rumor since it has as good a chance of coming to fruition as the entire FLE. Give the poster a break guys. Geez......
FigmentJedi
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I wouldn't mind Backlot Tour getting replaced. At this point, it'd be a mercy kill.
Thrill
Well-Known Member
Pure speculation, and I ran some numbers, looks like the capacity isn't as bad as I thought. I was getting information from a post that said Legoland's robocoaster had low capacity (I now found out that it's not on a track, it's basically Sum of All Thrills), but it looks like Harry Potter can carry a good amount of people. Then again, you have to consider that the attraction isn't running at roller coaster speed, and thus, you might not be able to have as many vehicles running. I have to find out some information about the Legoland roller coaster for confirmation.
As for downtime, I am speculating again. At the beginning it seemed to be down quite a bit for a ride that (I think) had already soft opened, but I think that all leveled out now.
Still, I don't know how Disney is going to get guests to board a robotic arm on a track without some legal trouble.
Grizzly Hall 71
New Member
Not doubting you but I just want to know, how did we get Sum Of All Thrills Then?
Duckberg
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Grizzly Hall 71
New Member
It's still new that's why. However I see about the low capacity issue. But hey if it's really great people will pay.
If you build it, they will come.
Thrill
Well-Known Member
I guess the robocoaster has two definitions--an arm that simulates a roller coaster, and an arm on a roller coaster track. Universal has exclusive rights over the latter.
Grizzly Hall 71
New Member
And even when it was an "original" attraction it wasn't very original; 80% of it was made-up fluff in an attempt to be like the *actual* studio tour at USH.
I'll agree and disagree here. Sure there were similarites with CC and residential street but remember the original tour had animation and a walking tour at the end if I'm not mistaken so it really wasn't like Universal's.
Like Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit can be said to be to be Rock N Roller Coaster outside with a broader variety of music.
I think that was a way of Disney getting back at Universal for stealing Oswald from Disney. So Disney stole their biggest attraction's idea.
. Just a joke.
Grizzly Hall 71
New Member
On the Kuka website there's only 1 definition for it. They're the same it's just one comes with a screen. I guess that was Disney's idea.