The way I understand it, they can`t put a KUKA on a track. SOAT is the same as KUKAs mall / travelling fair attraction system.Do they, I did not know that. How can they have the Sum of thrills ride then?
The way I understand it, they can`t put a KUKA on a track. SOAT is the same as KUKAs mall / travelling fair attraction system.
Weren't there some serious reliability problems with the original system? If so have they been fixed or could US have another Rip Ride and Rockit on their hands?Legend has it that Disney evaluated the Kuka system and rejected it. I personally feel the FJ ride system will be like the Mission Space ride system - a one shot deal.
The way I understand it, they can`t put a KUKA on a track. SOAT is the same as KUKAs mall / travelling fair attraction system.
Tip over.....a lot.:lol:I wonder what they could do with a trackless system. That might be a cool loophole!
Weren't there some serious reliability problems with the original system? If so have they been fixed or could US have another Rip Ride and Rockit on their hands?
Yeah I believe there were issues. Both east coast and west coast Nemo arms have had their issues, not sure how Sum of All Thrills is doing.
If Disney had really wanted it, they would have had it.
If it fit in the numbers crunched budget they would have had it maybe.
Disney of today is more likely to start planning with a KUKA arm and end the project with a rolling chair and LCD screen.
And the LCD screen is probably a recycled unit from a resort refurb.
Every company has to follow numbers, otherwise they go out of business very quickly.
I think over the years Disney have proven themselves to push the envelope with ride systems. They spent an absolute fortune on the Mission Space, ToT, EMV, and Star Tours ride systems. The Kuka arm was not for them.
I'm not sure you can include Star Tours in that list. That technology had been in use for a while (though I don't know if it had been in a theme park setting).
Weren't there some serious reliability problems with the original system? If so have they been fixed or could US have another Rip Ride and Rockit on their hands?
Any idea what the official weight limit is? I heard a figure of 250 lbs thrown around but that seems kind of on the low end.There's been mention about Guests with larger than a 48" chest having trouble with the restraints latching closed, and also the weight-capacity of each arm being less-than-ideal.
-Rob
Legend has it that Disney evaluated the Kuka system and rejected it. I personally feel the FJ ride system will be like the Mission Space ride system - a one shot deal.
Legend has it that Disney evaluated the Kuka system and rejected it. I personally feel the FJ ride system will be like the Mission Space ride system - a one shot deal.
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