For me, moving through large scale, detailed, physical sets will almost always be more interesting than screen-centric scenes. There is always something to be said for physically being *IN* the scene as opposed to looking at it.
I would prefer screens in dark rides/hybrid rides to be limited to:
1. Conveying fast movement, as in Forbidden Journey, most of the Transformers screen scenes, and the finale of Spider-Man.
2. As an extension or enhancement of a physical scene.
Spider-Man is such a great ride because there's plenty of physical sets to immerse you between the screens, and while the screens are the focal point, they are an extension of the physical set. The first two screen scenes in Kong, IMO, are awful. You're right next to the screen. It IS the entire scene aside from maybe some crates in front of it. The truck parks and you watch stuff happen to characters you don't know or care about and the only thing you've ridden past up to that point was the entrance, which you already saw when walking in, a giant skull, and some giant bats. Yes, on Pirates, you're also watching, but you're IN the scene, not watching it through the side of a truck. The splashdown into bombardment bay in Pirates is more interesting than anything in Kong to me.
