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I'm so tired of Universal just cloning attractions from California
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AswaySuller
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Other than Jurassic park.... What's been cloned?
I was under the impression everything else was either opened at virtually the same time or even at Orlando first.
I was under the impression everything else was either opened at virtually the same time or even at Orlando first.
Just making light of the fact that people gripe all the time about Disney cloning rides, now Uni is cloning Transformers.
disney fan 13
Well-Known Member
But it's ok to clone LM and Carsland right?
Just go back to trolling the Disney section, ok?
Just go back to trolling the Disney section, ok?
danlb_2000
Premium Member
I am not sure about the past, but currently they are keeping up a pretty good mix. Transformers is a clone, but Despicable Me, Potter 1 and Potter 2 are all currently unique to Florida.
SirLink
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Technically isn't ET unique to Florida in terms of USA parks as well.
danlb_2000
Premium Member
Yes, because it was closed in Hollywood and Japan, but I was mainly trying to focus on recent attractions.
cheezbat
Well-Known Member
Recent attractions:
2008: the Simpsons ride...opened almost the same time...
2009: Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit...unique to USF....
2010: Wizarding World of Harry Potter...unique to IOA...
2012: Despicable Me...opened in USF as a unique attraction(being cloned in Cali next year)
2013: Transformers the ride...cloned from Singapore and Hollywood...
Not a bad track record. Ill take clones now and then as long as they're quality...and as long as we get original stuff now and then too.
2008: the Simpsons ride...opened almost the same time...
2009: Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit...unique to USF....
2010: Wizarding World of Harry Potter...unique to IOA...
2012: Despicable Me...opened in USF as a unique attraction(being cloned in Cali next year)
2013: Transformers the ride...cloned from Singapore and Hollywood...
Not a bad track record. Ill take clones now and then as long as they're quality...and as long as we get original stuff now and then too.
danlb_2000
Premium Member
Especially when the clones only take a year to build.
lazyboy97o
Well-Known Member
Where does an attraction move from clone to original? Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit has a very similar premise to Hollywood Dream: The Ride at Universal Studios Japan. Attractions be nearly identical in layout, experience, etc. (ie. Transformers, The Littler Mermaid, Toy Story Midway Mania) etc. is a more recent phenomenon. Are the Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters / Lazer Blast a clone of Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger Spin? Is Splash Mountain a clone?
Well this is a complete fail of a troll thread.
Current Universal Orlando attractions that were cloned from somewhere else: Jurassic Park River Adventure, Disaster! (arguable)
That's... that's it. Most attractions shared by Orlando and Hollywood (or any other Universal park) opened in Orlando first. Even when they're built at the same time, they STILL usually open in Orlando first (Mummy, Simpsons, etc.) So...
Completely different rides. They were even designed by different companies (unfortunately.) The on-ride music is the only thing they have in common.
Current Universal Orlando attractions that were cloned from somewhere else: Jurassic Park River Adventure, Disaster! (arguable)
That's... that's it. Most attractions shared by Orlando and Hollywood (or any other Universal park) opened in Orlando first. Even when they're built at the same time, they STILL usually open in Orlando first (Mummy, Simpsons, etc.) So...
Completely different rides. They were even designed by different companies (unfortunately.) The on-ride music is the only thing they have in common.
Original stuff? Those are all the same ride with different video that looks like Nintendo 64.
Take it to unimagic.com fanboy.
Can we have a "dislike" option?
And why didn't my N64 have 4K graphics like Despicable Me and Transformers? I feel so ripped off.
lazyboy97o
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I don't think manufacturer is all that important. More than just the music is common. Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit was about expanding the concept and bringing the success of Hollywood Dream: The Ride to Universal Studios Florida. Change the name and drop the vague music production concept, do we then have a clone?
No. You'd have two completely different coasters regardless. Since they're both pretty basic, unthemed coasters, the fact that they have very different layouts is vital to such a comparison. Everything else is window dressing.
Layout isn't always the decider -- if two dark rides were to present the same scenes using different layouts, I would probably consider them "clones." But a basic roller coaster is practically nothing BUT a layout. That's what makes one coaster different from another.
lazyboy97o
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I really do not think having a different layout is the all or nothing you're claiming. The music, front of the park setting and lighting are part of the equation. That is how the same coaster in a different setting can create a different experience. The original iterations of Space Mountain were not much more than a basic roller coaster in the dark (a gimmick that could just as easily fall into the "window dressing" category), but I don't think the very different track layouts between the Magic Kingdom and Disneyland would be enough for people to declare a total separation.