Indiana Jones Adventure vs Avatar Flight of Passage

[DisneyAndUniversalFan]

 

[Touchdown]

Avatar is the best simulator I have ever ridden, but, practical effects beat screens.

 

[waltography]

Avatar is the best simulator I have ever ridden, but, practical effects beat screens.

Agreed. I teared up the first time I rode Avatar, and I still get pretty emotional to this day. Perfect flight simulator. Indy still clears.

 

[truecoat]

I go by experience not screens or animatronic counts.

I love the IJ ride but FOP gave me a feeling no other ride has.

 

[DLR92]

I haven rode on Flight of Passage. But I also just don’t have that strong desire to visit Walt Disney World either. Nothing can beat physical sets over screens.

 

[mickEblu]

I go by experience not screens or animatronic counts.

I love the IJ ride but FOP gave me a feeling no other ride has.

Makes sense but it’s complicated. If Indy and FOP were both hanging off a cliff and you could only save one which would you save?

 

[truecoat]

Makes sense but it’s complicated. If Indy and FOP were both hanging off a cliff and you could only save one which would you save?

 

[CaptinEO]

As much as I like FOP the visuals while amazing 5-6 years ago are already outdated. Indy is excellent all around even with the cheap haunted house parts.

 

[truecoat]

As much as I like FOP the visuals while amazing 5-6 years ago are already outdated. Indy is excellent all around even with the cheap haunted house parts.

It's a 10K projection at 60 frames per second, it's not outdated. The projectors might need some maintenance though.

 

[CaptinEO]

It's a 10K projection at 60 frames per second, it's not outdated. The projectors might need some maintenance though.

That is resolution you are talking about not the source rendering of the images. The Avatar Way of Water film visuals blow the ride out of the water. They should make a new render with higher quality assets. Visual effects have come a long way.

 

[Rich T]

This is really no contest. Indy is a wondeful, thrilling ride through physical sets.

FoP is a movie.

As such, FoP is one of the best flight-sim rides ever, but —for me— once was enough. I would not wait more than 10 minutes to ride it again. I also find it uncomfortable.

Also, Battle at the Ministry just completely rewrote the book on what’s possible with gigantic screens by combining them with huge sets and lifelike animatronics. It makes FoP look like a demo.

 

[truecoat]

That is resolution you are talking about not the source rendering of the images. The Avatar Way of Water film visuals blow the ride out of the water. They should make a new render with higher quality assets. Visual effects have come a long way.

WETA rendered the visuals. If the visuals are lacking it's because they weren't allowed to spend the money, not because they couldn't do it.

 

[CaptinEO]

WETA rendered the visuals. If the visuals are lacking it's because they weren't allowed to spend the money, not because they couldn't do it.

Weta also did Way of Water and the original film. Technology has improved a lot! Way of Water has better digital effects than any film and it's not even close. Would love for WETA to make a new Flight of Passage with current tech.

 

[truecoat]

Weta also did Way of Water and the original film. Technology has improved a lot! Way of Water has better digital effects than any film and it's not even close. Would love for WETA to make a new Flight of Passage with current tech.

It is close, the original AVATAR has photo-realistic Navi. You can only improve on that minutely.

 

[CaptinEO]

It is close, the original AVATAR has photo-realistic Navi. You can only improve on that minutely.

I'd disagree that the 2009 CGI is photorealistic. Avatar 1 looks like a Wii game compares to 2.

 

[truecoat]

I'd disagree that the 2009 CGI is photorealistic. Avatar 1 looks like a Wii game compares to 2.

 

[DisneyAndUniversalFan]

This is really no contest. Indy is a wondeful, thrilling ride through physical sets.

FoP is a movie.

As such, FoP is one of the best flight-sim rides ever, but —for me— once was enough. I would not wait more than 10 minutes to ride it again. I also find it uncomfortable.

Also, Battle at the Ministry just completely rewrote the book on what’s possible with gigantic screens by combining them with huge sets and lifelike animatronics. It makes FoP look like a demo.

You nailed it.

Indy CLEARS FoP and it's not even close.