Nintendo partnering with Universal to make attractions.

[lazyboy97o]

EPCOT Center contorted the typical understanding of capacity and attractions per guest per hour. Long tide times and the various additional elements filled out a day in a different manner.

Epic Universe on the other hand took an eleventh hour capacity hit. It lost a ride, show and walkthrough that were all going to have pretty good capacity but only gained a modest coaster. Without serious entry restrictions the park could easily end up with less than one attraction per guest per hour, which is awful. It doesn’t matter if the attraction count is similar to another park or not, the attendance goals are different. They don’t want late 90s visitation and they’ve followed Disney down the path of bloated costs, indecision and hoping guests just accept more and more crowding.

 

[Rich Brownn]

UOE didn’t work?

90% of the time for a few months

 

[Rich Brownn]

Well yes fair, Imagination! was slightly behind opening day. But there was chatter one of the Epic majors wasn’t going to make opening day either, that seems to have settled. I wouldn’t exactly fault Epic for that either.

Either way 4/5 dark rides is > 3. Which was after all the point. If we want to throw the coasters in the mainline attraction camp, it is equivalent.

If we were missing any of the three dark rides attractions we’d all probably agree it would be below our minimum hopes.

6 months is not "slightly behind".

 

[sonoma15]

EPCOT Center contorted the typical understanding of capacity and attractions per guest per hour. Long tide times and the various additional elements filled out a day in a different manner.

Epic Universe on the other hand took an eleventh hour capacity hit. It lost a ride, show and walkthrough that were all going to have pretty good capacity but only gained a modest coaster. Without serious entry restrictions the park could easily end up with less than one attraction per guest per house, which is awful. It doesn’t matter if the attraction count is similar to another park or not, the attendance goals are different. They don’t want late 90s visitation and they’ve followed Disney down the path of bloated costs, indecision and hoping guests just accept more and more crowding.

I don't believe there was ever suppose to be an walkthrough attraction anywhere in Epic.

 

[SplashJacket]

I don't believe there was ever suppose to be a walkthrough attraction anywhere in Epic.

Nintendo’s Bower Jr. is a walkthrough

 

[BrianLo]

6 months is not "slightly behind".

I'm really not trying to argue with you. Whatever semantics you prefer.

"Epic (sic) is opening with more attraction venues than any other added theme park to an established resort."

That's all I was addressing.

 

[lazyboy97o]

I don't believe there was ever suppose to be an walkthrough attraction anywhere in Epic.

There was in Dark Universe.

 

[Centauri Space Station]

6 months is not "slightly behind".

I know the radok preshow had issues but not the ride

 

[sonoma15]

There was in Dark Universe.

I don't think this was ever the case, at least I've never seen any evidence of this and I've seen concept art for Dark Universe going all the way back to the fantastic gardens concept. There was a playground considered at one point, perhaps you are thinking about that.

 

[celluloid]

I'm really not trying to argue with you. Whatever semantics you prefer.

"Epic (sic) is opening with more attraction venues than any other added theme park to an established resort."

That's all I was addressing.

It is. More than EPCOT and MGM had. Somehow you are just counting dark rides now.

 

[Tom Morrow]

Villian-con is a proof of concept for Luigi's Mansion. Not the screen stuff but the tracking and targeting tech.

I hope it's significantly better. Villain-Con is absolute trash. The worst attraction at Universal by far and yes that includes F&F. It makes more sense now knowing that it's a prototype.

Exactly. EPIC is a dang strong(er) new park line up and I don't know why people are on its opening day set like it should have what a park ten to fifteen years old will have.

From what I'm seeing around the theme park fan community, they are treating it like that.

"It's going to de-throne Disney!"
"It's an industry game changer!"
"It'll be the most impressive opening day theme park ever!"
"It'll be the most technically advanced theme park ever!"
"It'll be the most immersive theme park ever!"

etc. People are buying into the hype wayyyy too much. It isn't going to be any of these things.

It's not going to de-throne Disney and everyone thinking this is Very Online and not in tune with actual park attendance numbers or what the general public knows or thinks about the theme park industry or Orlando in general.
It's not really a game changer as we have many single-IP lands in existing parks now.
It's not the most impressive opening day theme park ever... in a while, sure.
It's likely that the Monsters and Ministry of Magic attractions will be very very advanced, but I don't think that can be said for the rest of the lineup.
Will it be the most immersive theme park ever? I'm not sure. The five lands don't have a consistent level of immersion in the way that DAK or TDS have.

It's still going to be very good, yes. Some aspects will be S-tier.

 

[WaluigiTime]

It looks like a bit of the video may have been cut out but whoa that is short, assuming not much was left between the cut and end in the video.

Edit: Original video was set to private so here is a reupload

 

[Disneyhead'71]

It looks like a bit of the video may have been cut out but whoa that is short, assuming not much was left between the cut and end in the video.

It has a ride time comparable to Tron. It's about a minute shorter the 7DMT.

 

[sonoma15]

I think the right comparison to make here is to the Snow White Mine Train and not Tron. Tron is significantly faster than Dk.

He isn't talking about the speed, he is talking about the total ride time, they are both around 90 seconds long.

 

[sonoma15]

I get that. You can’t just look at ride time without track length and speed. Other wise let’s just compare this to a carousel.

what?

 

[ThemeParkTraveller]

It looks like a bit of the video may have been cut out but whoa that is short, assuming not much was left between the cut and end in the video.

Edit: Original video was set to private so here is a reupload

My main gripe is that the temple tunnel scene looks like an unthemed warehouse. They could have at least themed the walls.

 

[sonoma15]

Well it's confirmed! Donkey Kong has finally opened in Osaka and it is an absolute smash hit, I can't wait to get on the Orlando version! I might also get a chance to ride the Japanese version shortly after epic universe opens too!

 

[Mike S]

I caved and watched it. How is it that the best animatronic is Cranky in the queue? And why is this the second time Universal completely misses the point of a mine cart?

This should’ve been their Big Thunder Mountain.

 

[Disney Analyst]

I caved and watched it. How is it that the best animatronic is Cranky in the queue? And why is this the second time Universal completely misses the point of a mine cart?

This should’ve been their Big Thunder Mountain.

It’s sad how much they missed the mark here.

The ride concept is great, execution though…

 

[Mike S]

It’s sad how much they missed the mark here.

The ride concept is great, execution though…

I’ve been waiting for a Donkey Kong Mine Cart ride since I was a little kid playing Donkey Kong Country on my Super Nintendo. I knew it would probably be short but I was hoping the show scenes would save it.