lazyboy97o
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The Power Up bands are not even required for most of the interactive elements and activities. They big thing they do is keep track of your progress and if you gain enough points you will be able to join a boss battle.
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Nintendo partnering with Universal to make attractions.
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The Power Up bands are not even required for most of the interactive elements and activities. They big thing they do is keep track of your progress and if you gain enough points you will be able to join a boss battle.
Nland316
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This is the style of interactivity that should really be a standard for these new lands. It’s not forced into the experience, and if you were not to partake in these bands then you do not get a lesser experience because of it. The land would do completely fine without these elements.
SWGE suffers from relying way too heavily on some sort of interactive elements, that overall didn’t even end up being present in the land due to budget cuts in the design process. That leaves a rather lackluster experience versus designing this land’s base foundation not relying on these sorts of things.
The gameplay aspect of Nintendo just naturally plays well into incorporating interactivity. Something that Star Wars, or rather any other IP doesn’t initially lend itself to as easily.
Homemade Imagineering
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This just looks incredible! As an animatronics enthusiast, this looks extremely promising! I'm loving all the AA figures throughout the land itself! There is so much kinetic energy going on, its perfect.
corran horn
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Very impressive. I guess if USH had to destroy the Phantom stage for anything...
Sharon&Susan
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Datamined from the Super Nintendo World app:
gerarar
Premium Member
This ride system supposedly for the Zelda ride in Lost Continent at IoA is as ambitious as ROTR! A water boat ride combined with an aerial portion, just like a trackless ride vehicle with a drop elevator simulator.
Although, the rotating theater concept is just as intriguing. Hopefully one of these ideas lives another day..
Although, the rotating theater concept is just as intriguing. Hopefully one of these ideas lives another day..
corran horn
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I don't care what the IP or park is - new ride experiences drive innovation everywhere else--and that's awesome.
ToTBellHop
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Are they actually building the Zelda ride? I would be so pumped. I understand these are just ride system rumors but I wasn’t aware a ride of some form for Link was still on the table.
lazyboy97o
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Seems doubtful. It was shelved for Epic Universe.
gerarar
Premium Member
It seems like the plans are shelved for now as the Zelda ride/area was a part of the phase 2/3 expansion after the original Mario land opened.
Hopefully they do revive these plans down the road. This is the much needed ambition that Universal needs these days, and the general Orlando theme parks need. Helps keep the competition healthy as we’ve seen with ROTR’s ambitiousness.
lazyboy97o
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For awhile there Zelda would have opened before Mario.
Sharon&Susan
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Costumed character pics:
On point! Nicely done Universal. I specifically like how they handled Toad.
Sharon&Susan
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Neat how the bathrooms are themed as underwater sections:
ToTBellHop
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I wish they’d start it right now to fix up Lost Continent before starting on the 3rd park in a couple years, but it won’t happen...I just think Hyrule would look phenomenal and the realistic BotW aesthetic would work well in IoA.
corran horn
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The facial articulation of Mario and Luigi (including audio?) in the video was impressive. I wonder if Toad is a static mask.
Disneyhead'71
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Surferboy567
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So...I normally don’t like talking about universal. I had to chime in on this though as I am a huge Nintendo fan.
I was expecting the Yoshi ride to be a kiddy ride. This though, is really really kiddy. Like toddler level, which is fine but I kinda expected more. I am kinda disappointed in this, lots of static figures but admittedly some are pretty cool.
Now the Mario Kart queue video that looks promising. Unfortunately I haven’t see any on ride POV’s of that.
I was expecting the Yoshi ride to be a kiddy ride. This though, is really really kiddy. Like toddler level, which is fine but I kinda expected more. I am kinda disappointed in this, lots of static figures but admittedly some are pretty cool.
Now the Mario Kart queue video that looks promising. Unfortunately I haven’t see any on ride POV’s of that.
gerarar
Premium Member
Omg the baby yoshis are freaking cute!! I love the chomp chomp at the end before you unload.
Disneyhead'71
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Yeah, the interactivity is definitely aimed a very young demo. See the blue spotted egg? Hit the blue spotted egg button.
I think some of the static figures aren't supposed to be static.