IAmFloridaBorn
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If it did that would have helped JP.
Not a fan of Safari Jeep Rides though IMO.
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Not a fan of Safari Jeep Rides though IMO.
mahnamahna101
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Would have preferred Helicoptours, but I'm fine with the Kong ride since it's going to be an all-ages E ticket. A safari ride would be too much like JPRA and DINOSAUR. Plus Kong has giant insects, etc. which provides a fresh addition to the JP area. Kong, a family suspended coaster in place of PF (using some of TE plot), a Mr. DNA dark ride and a unique flat essentially transforms the north/northwest portion of IOA into a must-do section year round, rather than just summer.
IAmFloridaBorn
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A Safari ride would not be like JP river adventure. People saying that have no creativity at all geez.
Theme parks clone rides or ride stories all the time, and get away with it.
Doesn't mean it was going to happen.
mahnamahna101
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Both would start out with meandering through a dino habitat. Then, something goes horribly wrong. Not saying the safari would be a bad addition, but there's other options for JP than something that could potentially draw comparisons to JPRA. More of the same won't help Universal conquer the pixie dust
Plus Kong is pretty cool and will make a fine E-ticket next summer! Giant prehistoric insects gives IOA a fresh set of creatures to work with.
JustInTime
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That would olny make sense. Why would they take up JP's expansion room for a ride that SHOULD be for JP. It's the exact same. It will be a dumb move on their part.
TubaGeek
God bless the "Ignore" button.
What would it be then? Let's hear your plan for the ride.
neoshinok
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Here's some old plans for a Jeep ride, scrapped before River Adventure moved forward:
When Islands of Adventure opened twelve years ago some rides envisioned for the Jurassic Park Island were unfortunately cancelled. One of them was the Jeep Safari ride which would have been great as you will see on the renderings below from artist and former WDI Imagineer Scott Scherman.
The first artwork above shows a concept for the jeep vehicle of the ride. The next one below shows the jeeps entering a Jurassic Park camp before they move inside the land where the AA dinosaurs are.
On the next artwork things are becoming serious as the jeeps would have gone right under a giant Brontosaur. These artworks are unfortunately in low-res but if you enlarge them you can see that others animals would have appear like a long Apatosaur neck, from the lagoon. Before moving under the Brontosaur the jeep would have enter the land through the famous Jurassic Park gates and moving under a kind of giant net where probably others effects or animals would have await the guests.
On this last artwork - which was not the last part of the ride - you can see clearly a jeep being attacked by what seems to be Velociraptors. The arrows on the drawing indicate for sure other kind of effects and i wish i could tell which one, if i only knew... What i know is that others renderings exist and that in another scene a T-Rex would have "stepped on" the guests jeep and spun it in a way similar to the scene in the movie!
http://disneyandmore.blogspot.com/2011/10/islands-of-adventure-jurassic-park-jeep.html
When Islands of Adventure opened twelve years ago some rides envisioned for the Jurassic Park Island were unfortunately cancelled. One of them was the Jeep Safari ride which would have been great as you will see on the renderings below from artist and former WDI Imagineer Scott Scherman.
The first artwork above shows a concept for the jeep vehicle of the ride. The next one below shows the jeeps entering a Jurassic Park camp before they move inside the land where the AA dinosaurs are.
On the next artwork things are becoming serious as the jeeps would have gone right under a giant Brontosaur. These artworks are unfortunately in low-res but if you enlarge them you can see that others animals would have appear like a long Apatosaur neck, from the lagoon. Before moving under the Brontosaur the jeep would have enter the land through the famous Jurassic Park gates and moving under a kind of giant net where probably others effects or animals would have await the guests.
On this last artwork - which was not the last part of the ride - you can see clearly a jeep being attacked by what seems to be Velociraptors. The arrows on the drawing indicate for sure other kind of effects and i wish i could tell which one, if i only knew... What i know is that others renderings exist and that in another scene a T-Rex would have "stepped on" the guests jeep and spun it in a way similar to the scene in the movie!
http://disneyandmore.blogspot.com/2011/10/islands-of-adventure-jurassic-park-jeep.html
Mike S
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Great concept but there is just one thing. I know you probably just copied and pasted this but Brontosaurus doesn't exist. It was a mistake when they put the wrong skull on an Apatosaurus skeleton and thought it was a new DinosaurHere's some old plans for a Jeep ride, scrapped before River Adventure moved forward:
When Islands of Adventure opened twelve years ago some rides envisioned for the Jurassic Park Island were unfortunately cancelled. One of them was the Jeep Safari ride which would have been great as you will see on the renderings below from artist and former WDI Imagineer Scott Scherman.
The first artwork above shows a concept for the jeep vehicle of the ride. The next one below shows the jeeps entering a Jurassic Park camp before they move inside the land where the AA dinosaurs are.
On the next artwork things are becoming serious as the jeeps would have gone right under a giant Brontosaur. These artworks are unfortunately in low-res but if you enlarge them you can see that others animals would have appear like a long Apatosaur neck, from the lagoon. Before moving under the Brontosaur the jeep would have enter the land through the famous Jurassic Park gates and moving under a kind of giant net where probably others effects or animals would have await the guests.
On this last artwork - which was not the last part of the ride - you can see clearly a jeep being attacked by what seems to be Velociraptors. The arrows on the drawing indicate for sure other kind of effects and i wish i could tell which one, if i only knew... What i know is that others renderings exist and that in another scene a T-Rex would have "stepped on" the guests jeep and spun it in a way similar to the scene in the movie!
http://disneyandmore.blogspot.com/2011/10/islands-of-adventure-jurassic-park-jeep.html
It's most likely Brachiosaurus. Sorry, just a pet peeve of mine.
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Anders Limpar
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If Disney had any foresight they could have done the same with Star Wars Land. Well, I guess with how slow the company moves nowadays if right after the sale they got moving on a land at DHS said land might be opening in time for next December. But they could at least use the opening of the subsequent films to re-promote the new land.
Anders Limpar
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It seems very much like JPRA was an attempt to compete with Splash Mountain. The ride felt fake and lame because there was no river cruise tour in the first JP movie. A jeep ride would have resonated much more with me and I would have to think audiences as well because that is what actually happened in the movie.
Tony Perkis
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Wait, are we actually implying that JPRA isn't a resounding success at Universal?
Anders Limpar
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No, I'm saying I personally feel disappointed in the ride because it doesn't capture something from the movie. Also, I feel like a ride that actually replicated an experience directly from the movie would have been a much more resounding success. But of course, there is no way of knowing that.
Mike S
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The river ride is based on a scene in the book. A river ride was also teased in the background of the first movie as an attraction "coming soon" after the Jeep tour that would open with the park.
Anders Limpar
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Right, but that's not exactly the same as having the scene where the T-rex attacks the jeeps being one of the most iconic scenes in the history of film.
Mike S
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I would have liked a Jeep ride too but what are you gonna do.
Anders Limpar
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Knothead
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Great concept but there is just one thing. I know you probably just copied and pasted this but Brontosaurs doesn't exist. It was a mistake when they put the wrong skull on an Apatosaurus skeleton and thought it was a new Dinosaur
While we're splitting hairs, the vehicles in the first JP movie were actually Ford Explorers. Pet peeve of mine. The rangers in the park used Jeep Wranglers, but the tour vehicles were first generation Explorers.
Timekeeper
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Both would start out with meandering through a dino habitat. Then, something goes horribly wrong. Not saying the safari would be a bad addition, but there's other options for JP than something that could potentially draw comparisons to JPRA. More of the same won't help Universal conquer the pixie dust
"Then, something goes horribly wrong." That's the storyline for many, many attractions at UOR, WDW, and theme parks around the world. Just pick a random attraction, and see if it applies.
Everest? Something goes horribly wrong. Tower of Terror? Something goes horribly wrong. Escape from Gringotts? Jaws? Mummy? Stitch? Big Thunder? Forbidden Journey? Mission Space? Spiderman? Dinosaur? Trasnformers? Star Tours?
Something always goes horribly wrong.
Meg? Well, you get the idea.
Disneyhead'71
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And movies and books, and TV shows.....
mahnamahna101
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The difference is that the thing that goes horribly wrong in all of those attractions isn't similar to one another. There's also plenty of attractions where nothing goes wrong (D and E tickets) -
- Soarin'
- Test Track (high speed test isn't a malfunction)
- Spaceship Earth
- Haunted Mansion (you're just touring a haunted mansion you conveniently can't escape )
- It's a Small World
- Peter Pan's Flight
- E.T. Adventure
- Rock n' Roller Coaster
- RSR
- California Screamin'
- Grizzly River Run (pretty sure?)
- Disaster (technically since you're making a movie and the "stuff that goes horribly wrong" is part of an action sequence you're filming)
- Cat in the Hat
- Pooh's Hunny Hunt
- Sinbad's Storybook Voyage
- Jungle Cruise
- Dueling Dragons (you knew going in the dragons were going to duel so nothing unexpected or horribly wrong happens)
- Kilimanjaro Safari
- Kali River Rapids
- The Great Movie Ride
- Toy Story Midway Mania (as much as I hate to admit, it's a major attraction where nothing goes wrong)
- Monsters Inc. Ride and Go Seek
- Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage
- Space Mountain (unless travelling through space in a rocket=something horrible going wrong)
- Seven Dwarfs Mine Train (seems like a fast-paced tour of the mine - nothing more or less)
- PeopleMover
- Hogwarts Express (seems like a primarily leisure trip between the two lands)