bhg469
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It would not be bashed because it's widely regarded as one of the best rides/ride systems ever created. I would love disney to make a ride that was that good and have that fantastic of a queue.
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danlb_2000
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If that is all Uni had done, then I bet a lot of people would be calling them out on it. The work Uni has been doing in the parks has been pretty balanced, major new additions with cutting edge E-Ticket attractions (Potter 1 & 2), a clone of an attraction from other parks (Transformers), re-themed attractions (Despicable Me), and minor place-making enhancements (Simpsons), updates to existing rides (Spiderman).
Mouse_Trap
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Not to mention that was whilst building Diagonal Alley and the Simpsons land. We're they doing DE: MM also at the same time?
I think they way be exaggerating quite a bit too, either that or they skipped the water rides and went all commando style.
I would also point out to them that it was possible to do all the WDW rides in about twice as long -. Can't remember who it was,but there was a video of their challenge. I dare say that if they'd had the equivalent of express pass for almost every ride and not had to waste time crossing back and forth between lands and parks, they would have been done a whole lot faster - probably well within 12 hours.
Well you can have a quick service or something back there too. It would of course be part of ILM land !
Along with several hundred million dollars.
If it were to happen it would be Tokyos.
(And it's been discussed ad nauseum over the years as more of a dream)
You do know Spiderman and Transformers are totally different aside from ride system right?
May as well say Haunted Mansion is identical to Arials Undersea Adventures.
Until WDW starts producing cutting edge E Tickets again it will be called out for it. The last one was 1994.
ThemeParkTraveller
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Just curious, but why would they prefer Tokyo's versus the one in Anaheim?
Tokyos doesn't pee hydraulic fluid all over the place when it leaks. It's second gen EMV.
ThemeParkTraveller
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Oh right, I forgot their ride system is electromagnetic versus hydraulic. I guess that explains why Tokyo's never gets the downtime that Anaheim's does.
Martiyoman
Active Member
Assuming you're referring to ToT? That was '94, right? Depending on your definition of cutting edge, I'd say 2007 wasn't a bad year. Still too long to be without one, but...
bhg469
Well-Known Member
Gringotts ride system is sooooooooooo different than transformers. If anything it's a very sophisticated mix between the mummy and spiderman, and that's putting it very simply... thosr are also 3 attractions that are lightyears beyond anything disney had built as well.
bhg469
Well-Known Member
The single most important effect is and has been broken for longer than its been open And has no signs it will ever work again.
Marlins1
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But it is a roller coaster with good scenery - in my opinion that makes it better than almost any screen based ride. I have only been wowed twice by screen based rides - first time on Soarin' and first time on Spider-Man. However I do agree that WDW has been ridiculously slow on new ride development since Everest.
RSoxNo1
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It needs a digital upgrade, it's a screen based ride so in theory an upgrade after 11 years is a good thing.
RSoxNo1
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*1998. Kilimanjaro Safaris is cutting edge. An argument should also be made for Everest in 2006, despite the Yeti.
RSoxNo1
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The problem is that Gringotts ride system, while different than Spiderman/Transformers feels very similar. As the 3rd screen based motion simulator type attraction it does feel repetitive. It doesn't make it a bad ride, but it falls behind Spiderman and Forbidden Journey for me.
They might be different except for the ride system, but in my first UNI visit last year I thought Spidey was the best ride I've ever been on and wouldn't place Transformers in the top 10. Maybe I'd feel different if I rode it before Spidey, but the ride system was what made it great so Transformers seemed almost a clone.
And yeah, no excuse for WDW not doing anything to even try to match Spidey.
Marlins1
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bhg469
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I honestly don't get where you could say it feels at all similar. You definitely feel real motion, sure there are projected scenes but the thing with spiderman is most of it is simulated, while Gringotts has significant movement on every axis.
I can't feel like it'd 75% mummy 15% spiderman and 10% very unique experience.