Kong Skull Island rendering

[Mike S]

Thought I would share this here. The words of @HTF about the Kong ride from Orlando United.

Mark my words, and I mean remember this statement for the rest of time. Nothing to do with fandom or bias in anyway, shape, or form.

"This attraction will leave no doubt, and will crush as well as embarrass the Avatar E ticket of 2017"

This ride will be the ride...

I'm getting very excited for this ride to say the least

 

[Timekeeper]

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) -

1. Soarin'
2. Test Track (high speed test isn't a malfunction)
3. Spaceship Earth
4. Haunted Mansion (you're just touring a haunted mansion you conveniently can't escape )
5. It's a Small World
6. Peter Pan's Flight
7. E.T. Adventure
8. Rock n' Roller Coaster
9. RSR
10. California Screamin'
11. Grizzly River Run (pretty sure?)
12. Disaster (technically since you're making a movie and the "stuff that goes horribly wrong" is part of an action sequence you're filming)
13. Cat in the Hat
14. Pooh's Hunny Hunt
15. Sinbad's Storybook Voyage
16. Jungle Cruise
17. Dueling Dragons (you knew going in the dragons were going to duel so nothing unexpected or horribly wrong happens)
18. Kilimanjaro Safari
19. Kali River Rapids
20. The Great Movie Ride
21. Toy Story Midway Mania (as much as I hate to admit, it's a major attraction where nothing goes wrong)
22. Monsters Inc. Ride and Go Seek
23. Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage
24. Space Mountain (unless travelling through space in a rocket=something horrible going wrong)
25. Seven Dwarfs Mine Train (seems like a fast-paced tour of the mine - nothing more or less)
26. PeopleMover
27. Hogwarts Express (seems like a primarily leisure trip between the two lands)

I have to respectfully disagree with some of the items on your list as attractions where "nothing goes wrong" with respect to story and theme. For example:

1. Test Track (near collision with a semi truck, or corrosive sprays in the original version)
2. Haunted Mansion (like you said, guests become trapped with no means of escape)
3. It's a Small World (all sorts of wrong from beginning to end)
4. E.T. Adventure (Botanicus needs E.T. to come back to his home world, "The Green Planet", because the planet is dying, thus something clearly went wrong. Only E.T.'s magical healing touch can save the planet and its inhabitants, so it is up to the guests to bring him home)
5. Rock n' Roller Coaster (guests get backstage passes, but have no means to get to the concert, until the "really fast car" is provided)
6. RSR (first part starts out peaceful, but then it feels like something "goes wrong" when guests enter the indoor portion; almost collide with a semi truck, have to dodge between cars that look very worried, and then get scolded by the police car)
7. Cat in the Hat (things go wrong throughout, like when the Things show up, otherwise the fish wouldn't be so worried the whole time)
8. Jungle Cruise (things obviously go wrong for the characters seen in the ride, and it's at least implied that the Skipper may have taken you into a dangerous area by accident, hence the suggestion that the boat is being attacked)
9. Kilimanjaro Safari (things go wrong on the bridge)
10. The Great Movie Ride (the guests become the victims of what is essentially an armed carjacking, guests get stuck in the middle of gunfire, attacked by aliens, etc.)
11. Hogwarts Express (dementors invade the train)

My point is, it (something going wrong) is such an extremely common plot line in theme park attractions (or any story ever written) because if nothing goes wrong, then there's no challenge to overcome.

It's like asking someone to name a classic Disney movie that does not feature a "boy meets girl" plot line.

 

[Quinnmac000]

Insiders are hyping this to be the big name ride at Universal, a Potter Swatter in its own right, a Avatar E-ticket crusher. Per HTF and other sources. I mean thats a lot of big talk right there.

Edit: just noticed mike also posted HTF comment.

Mark my words, and I mean remember this statement for the rest of time. Nothing to do with fandom or bias in anyway, shape, or form.

"This attraction will leave no doubt, and will crush as well as embarrass the Avatar E ticket of 2017"

This ride will be the ride...-HTF

I'm comfortable saying this will be better than Gringotts, and may be the resort's new Flagship.I don't expect it to have a height requirement, but I don't know enough about the ride system to make that call.It will be a breathtaking attraction. A lot of capital is going into this project-different source

Revolutionary

Game Changer

Beautiful

Inspiring

Grand

Intense

Best of both worlds

Avatar e ticket crusher

 

[Disneyhead'71]

I love competition between parks, but it seems that since Disney won't play, Universal has had to resort to competing with themselves.

 

[Mike S]

Insiders are hyping this to be the big name ride at Universal, a Potter Swatter in its own right, a Avatar E-ticket crusher. Per HTF and other sources. I mean thats a lot of big talk right there.

Edit: just noticed mike also posted HTF comment.

I can't wait for an official announcement of this ride with concept art. When I think about it King Kong definitely deserves a huge flagship ride.

 

[tribbleorlfl]

Am I the only one completely uninterested in a Kong attraction? I personally found the 2006 film vastly overrated. If this ride is going to be as technologicaly amazing as we're led to believe, I find it a poor decision to not expand JP with it.

 

[TalkingHead]

So if Kong is an Avatar E-ticket crusher, I wonder if it might not open until 2016. If it opens next year, it'd probably beat Avatar by 18-24 months.

I think Parkscope reported today that the permits for the show building were published, so maybe they are aiming for next year.

 

[neoshinok]

So if Kong is an Avatar E-ticket crusher, I wonder if it might not open until 2016. If it opens next year, it'd probably beat Avatar by 18-24 months.

I think Parkscope reported today that the permits for the show building were published, so maybe they are aiming for next year.

They'll have something else major to compete when Avatar opens. Universal should see a new ride or land every 12-18 months for at least the next five years. It is exciting.

 

[TalkingHead]

They'll have something else major to compete when Avatar opens. Universal should see a new ride or land every 12-18 months for at least the next five years. It is exciting.

That's what it sounds like.

I just question why Kong would be described as an Avatar killer if it's not opening around the same time. Might as well call Gringotts an Avatar killer.

I'm also trying to ignore the words of the UNI hype guys. How can someone safely say Kong will be better than Gringotts when they haven't been on the ride that's open and the other ride is still quite a ways off.

Not to mention the guy who says Kong will easily surpass Gringotts also thought the dragon on Gringotts was going to be animated.

I'll believe there are numerous AAs and a Kong AA when I see it.

 

[Quinnmac000]

That's what it sounds like.

I just question why Kong would be described as an Avatar killer if it's not opening around the same time. Might as well call Gringotts an Avatar killer.

I'm also trying to ignore the words of the UNI hype guys. How can someone safely say Kong will be better than Gringotts when they haven't been on the ride that's open and the other ride is still quite a ways off.

Not to mention the guy who says Kong will easily surpass Gringotts also thought the dragon on Gringotts was going to be animated.

I'll believe there are numerous AAs and a Kong AA when I see it.

Because 1. The budget for the ride instead of being cut just got bumped up. And he is a extremely accurate insider for the most part, if anyone to believe when they hype something is HTF

 

[TalkingHead]

Because 1. The budget for the ride instead of being cut just got bumped up. And he is a extremely accurate insider for the most part, if anyone to believe when they hype something is HTF

I wasn't talking about HTF, although his predictions for Gringotts sounded a lot like his predictions for Kong. "Best ride ever," etc.

We'll see.

 

[HTF]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&persist_app=1&v=qak-fmYlBRc

 

[HTF]

 

[StageFrenzy]

@HTF are we going to be an active or passive participant in the new Kong ride. So many rides aren't experiences anymore. Ride do need to have a problem or something to occur in order to have a compelling experience. In the new Kong ride I want to take a boat or vehicle out to the jungle be amazed at all the wildlife and jungle scenery. Take it slow, let me take it all in, this doesn't have to be a whizbang journey through the jungle for it to be thrilling. In my opinion the ride shouldn't move faster than an Omni mover.

 

[TalkingHead]

Nah, just saying you oversold the ride portion of Gringotts just a tad. And it sounds like most people (myself included) agree -- it's an impressive ride but not without its flaws.

Your info is obviously good. Hope Kong lives up to the hype, but I'll believe it when I see it.

 

[IAmFloridaBorn]

Am I the only one completely uninterested in a Kong attraction? I personally found the 2006 film vastly overrated. If this ride is going to be as technologicaly amazing as we're led to believe, I find it a poor decision to not expand JP with it.

Well, I certainly hope you are the only one. While I don't agree on this rumored Kong location, I enjoyed the 2006 film and the Original Kong attraction was a the best theme park ride experience I've ever had! I cant claim it in my top 10's an top 5's today cause it doesn't exist.

 

[IAmFloridaBorn]

Nah, just saying you oversold the ride portion of Gringotts just a tad. And it sounds like most people (myself included) agree -- it's an impressive ride but not without its flaws.

Your info is obviously good. Hope Kong lives up to the hype, but I'll believe it when I see it.

No one oversold the ride. Not like they knew it was going to have issues. I was lucky enough to have a full ride experience! One of the best dark rides created in recent by a theme park. The ride itself is great. Far better than many attractions at the resort.

 

[Mike S]

Well, I certainly hope you are the only one. While I don't agree on this rumored Kong location, I enjoyed the 2006 film and the Original Kong attraction was a the best theme park ride experience I've ever had! I cant claim it in my top 10's an top 5's today cause it doesn't exist.

Just want to clear something. The movie came out in 2005.

 

[IAmFloridaBorn]

Just want to clear something. The movie came out in 2005.

Well hell I didn't watch it until 2006. I remember this because it was August 13th 2006 when I popped that DVD into my Play Station 2. 2 Year Anniversary of Hurricane Charley!

 

[TalkingHead]

No one oversold the ride. Not like they knew it was going to have issues. I was lucky enough to have a full ride experience! One of the best dark rides created in recent by a theme park. The ride itself is great. Far better than many attractions at the resort.

I'm not talking about the functional issues and downtime. That's a separate issue entirely.

I'm talking about Tweets and posts before the ride opened that sold it as the "most amazing ride ever." Maybe it is for some people, but it would appear that's not what the majority of riders are saying. It's "one of the best dark rides," no question. But it's not a clear-cut improvement on FJ, Spidey, or even Transformers. And that's how it was being sold by some of the Universal talking heads.

About the best you can say for the ride itself is the 3D is incredibly pristine. The design of the ride is more polarizing.

Also, the ride worked perfectly when I was on it. Sounds like they've had issues with the fog effect -- without the fog effect, the climax must look even more half-baked.