Kongs CONFIRMED close date!

[ukcoasterfreak]

You guys who want to get a couple of last rides on Kong before they take the big guy away should do it before September 9th, being his last day!

Thanks to screamscape.com

 

[Sean23]

Here is the link to the article in the Orlando Sentinel.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/busi...081602aug16.story?coll=orl-business-headlines

 

[ukcoasterfreak]

Thanks Sean poor Kong I'll miss the banana smell as you walk up to the loading bay...that was a really great and fuinny effect!

 

[Mouse3268]

Bye Bye King Kong.
Hello Mummy Ride.:king:

 

[Disneyowner182]

noooooo,i'm going Sept. 13-15

 

[Al]

Originally posted by ukcoasterfreak
Thanks Sean poor Kong I'll miss the banana smell as you walk up to the loading bay...that was a really great and fuinny effect!

thats what it was!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i used to love that smell! i could never quite pinpoint what it smelled of though! mmmmmmmmm i can smell it now!

 

[ukcoasterfreak]

Originally posted by Mouse3268
Bye Bye King Kong.
Hello Mummy Ride.:king:

I thought it was Shrek 3D or the Jimmy Neutron Ride going in?

 

[HMGhost13]

Originally posted by ukcoasterfreak


I thought it was Shrek 3D or the Jimmy Neutron Ride going in?

no shrek 3d is going into hitchcock and neutron is going into hanna

 

[ukcoasterfreak]

Okey dokey. Whats's gonna happen on this Mummy themed ride then?

 

[emmagata]

Originally posted by HMGhost13


no shrek 3d is going into hitchcock and neutron is going into hanna

when will Hitchcock close?

 

[james4023464]

whats this mummy ride going to be like. I know it is based on the movie The Mummy, but what kind of ride is it going to be I heard it was going to be cutting edge

 

[ukcoasterfreak]

Cutting edge as in better than Spidey cutting edge?

 

[rocketman23]

Originally posted by emmagata
when will Hitchcock close?

I believe Hitch will close early January. As for cutting edge, it is supposed to make a big of an impact on thrill rides as Spidey did when that opened.

 

[Juggler]

I can't believe I'm going to miss Kong by 4 days!

I'm gutted!

All I can say is it better be one hell of a good replacement to justify taking Kong out. I know it was old, I know it was not the ultimate in thrill rides but you could take just about all the family on it. That's what I like about Universal Studio's. Most of the rides are not that traumatic for people who don't want the pants scaring off them! It's all round good fun!

As long as it's an ace replacement ride then I guess it will be ok and I'll forgive them. Having said all that.... I hate bananas and I won't miss that smell! :lol:

So how long will this new ride take to build? If they shut Kong in Sept, Hitchcock in Jan, Hanna in ???? they are closing a lot of the park down unless they can create these rides PDQ.

 

[woofboy111]

Check out my dedication to Kong:

http://www.geocities.com/universal_kongfrontation/

I'd love it if someone could film the last ride and closing cermony and donate it to that site.

 

[Merlin0402]

The new mummy ride is supposedly based on coaster technology, so chances are, it will be a coaster that rides through elaborate sets. It really bothers me that they are putting a big thrill ride into the studios. IOA is for thrills but Universal was always for everybody. It was the only park that I rode all the rides at. it won't be anymore...

 

[MKCustodial]

You know, I'm very close on quitting Universal all together... They've axed Ghostbusters, the original Beetlejuice, Kong, Hanna-Barbera (a personal favorite). If they touch Back to the Future, Jaws or ET next, I'm out.

 

[Chad]

BTW,
Annual passholders got a posard in the mail announcing that there will be a 'closing ceremony' at 5:30pm, sep. 9th, complete with final rides and a special gift..also, all merchandise is "Insanely priced"...Just thought I'd drop that in there..I'm gonna miss the big, hairy, hydrolic lug.

And I never noticed the 'Banana' smell, but Kong has a very unique smell to it, One I've always loved, and can never place, but entirely unique to itself. Thats what I'll REALLY miss.

 

[ukcoasterfreak]

Yep, like I said, the banana smell is gonna bring tears to my eyes everytime I smell a banana!!

 

[Juggler]

I have to say I wasn't too upset to see Ghostbusters go... it was very dated with the projection on the glass (compared with todays 3D effects) and Twister is cool. But they have stepped over the mark with Kong. God bless smelly breath!