Forbidden Journey looking shabby

Tom Morrow

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Original Poster
I rode the ride on the first day it was officially open and I can tell you you were always able to see the edges of the screens during transitions. I really don't know how they could hide them. If you looked over you could also see the mechanism holding the ride vehicle closest to you if you sat on the far left side.
Hmm, I still seem to remember the transitions being snappier, so while you still saw the screen edges, you had less time to see them? I guess I could be wrong. The main thing that disappointed me in my most recent ride and made me start this thread is how bad all of the projections looked. Even the ones in the queue looked faded. Odd treatment of their flagship attraction, especially considering everything else at UO generally looks great.
I feel like this is a really big problem at both Disney and universal stemming from the Internet. These days the second any effect breaks down people post about it online and everyone laments lack of maintenance.
I can't speak for everyone, but I try to only bring things up that are broken or in need of adjustment for extended periods of time. The projections on FJ have looked kind of poor for a while and they only seem to be getting worse.

I don't see the harm in reporting long-term broken effects or things that need work on the internet, though. If anything, it perhaps holds them accountable to try to stay on top of things. I say this a lot on here, and I'll say it again, you're paying premium prices for these experiences, so there is no excuse for them to not make the effort to make the attractions - the main thing you're paying for - look as good as possible.

(the show quality of UOR's attractions is generally very good and definitely better than WDW"s, so I don't want people to take this thread as Universal bashing)
 

elfshadowreaper

Active Member
I rode it this time last year and noticed there was no fog in the dementors room. The first time I rode it a few years ago it gave me a good jump-scare when they popped out of the fog but this time you could see them coming up to you. I don't know if the fog not working is common or an ongoing problem. I also thought I remember being nearly vertical when I first rode it but not when I rode it last year. Maybe I'm remembering the first ride-through wrong.
 

GLaDOS

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I rode it this time last year and noticed there was no fog in the dementors room. The first time I rode it a few years ago it gave me a good jump-scare when they popped out of the fog but this time you could see them coming up to you. I don't know if the fog not working is common or an ongoing problem. I also thought I remember being nearly vertical when I first rode it but not when I rode it last year. Maybe I'm remembering the first ride-through wrong.

There was never fog. You're remembering wrong. :)
 

Disneyhead'71

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Concerning the screen brightness. They just replaced all the projectors with brand new projectors and the are still adjusting the brightness. Two weeks ago everyone was commenting that they were too bright. So much so that they were complaining about light leakage from the 3 carousel into the dementor scene.

They are still tweaking with it.
 

danlb_2000

Premium Member
I could have sworn that in a TV commercial last night, June 7th, Universal said that Diagaon Alley was open now.

The TV commercial is a little misleading since the narration says "The world you have been waiting for is here, the Wizarding World of Harry Potter featuring Diagon Alley and the Hogwarts Express" but the title card at the end says "coming summer 2014".
 

Tom Morrow

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Original Poster
Just wanted to say that, since posting this thread, the ride does look a LOT better now and everything has been fixed or restored.

With the exception of two screens:
Hermione at the beginning, and Harry waving at the end, which both appear to have the brightness level too high.
 

Mike S

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Just wanted to say that, since posting this thread, the ride does look a LOT better now and everything has been fixed or restored.

With the exception of two screens:
Hermione at the beginning, and Harry waving at the end, which both appear to have the brightness level too high.
What about the floo network screens?
 

dreynolds1982

Active Member
Does anyone know if the new projectors are 4K? I know that FJ that just opened in Universal Japan has the 4K projectors and Spiderman recent got them. Makes a huge difference IMO.
 

Mike S

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Does anyone know if the new projectors are 4K? I know that FJ that just opened in Universal Japan has the 4K projectors and Spiderman recent got them. Makes a huge difference IMO.
I think our version of Transformers also opened with 4K projectors but Hollywoods and Singapores didn't. Don't know if this is correct but I remember reading it somewhere.
 

StageFrenzy

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When I rode forbidden journey yesterday I thought it looked the best it's ever looked aside from the flu network. For some reason I felt like it had a different profile in the spider section. Oh and the far right seat is still the best seat.
 

Mike S

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When I rode forbidden journey yesterday I thought it looked the best it's ever looked aside from the flu network. For some reason I felt like it had a different profile in the spider section. Oh and the far right seat is still the best seat.
I always liked the far left seat. Strange.
 

Mike S

Well-Known Member
They looked like they always have to me, so I don't know if anything was wrong with them.
To me it seems like it's too bright in there. I can see the entire screen and the edges of the projection are very clear. I don't remember ever being able to notice that years ago.
 

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