Skull Island: Reign of Kong from construction to opening

tribbleorlfl

tribbleorlfl

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JT3000 said:
It's a bit premature to call this a waste. This arguably wasn't the best location for Kong, if only for it being such a tight fit and encroaching on JP, but they still have options for JP itself when the next sequel comes around, albiet smaller ones. They need to make use of the Trike Encounter space somehow.
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I'm not commenting on the attraction itself (really can't since I haven't been on it), mearly the IP used. This might end up being an awesome attraction, but my enthusiasm will always be tempered by the missed opportunity to finally expand the JP area.
TyTrap said:
Wasted? King Kong has been a flagship franchise for USO since the park opened.

actually Mike West (Head of Universal Creative) wanted Skull Island to be right next to Jurassic Park because of their similarities. Both islands feature animals that are extinct but live on in these two places.
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Kong hasn't been a flagship at UO since his hairy behind was evicted in 2002. I was there (an UO TM) when they pulled him out of the soundstage piece by piece. Quite the sight to see giant gorilla arms being hauled away on flatbeds.

And saying Kong and JP belong smack dab next to each other, practically intertwined because of the location of the expansion pad, because they both take place on jungle islands with extinct beasts is a product of the same lazy themeing that getting us Frozen in Norway.
 
Disneyhead'71

Disneyhead'71

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J

Jaison

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JT3000 said:
They're more dissimilar than similar on the surface, which is what you'll be able to see from the other land. JP doesn't have any temple-building natives, Skull Island isn't a theme park.

The other problem is I'm starting to think they're not bringing back the JP entry arch, or creating a proper entry of any kind for Skull Island, which would make for zero thematic separation between the two areas, which are already more on top of each other rather than next to each other. They would be two separate lands only by technicality.
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I too am concerned that when the area opens they will not place back the JP gate as I cannot see an area where it would make sense. I agree they should have considered some separation between these two lands to make more thematic sense.

The latest video from universal on the animals of skull island talked about how they liked the placement because you would see the pteranodons from the Kong queue. It seems like they will play a major role in the attraction as well from all the hype videos released so far.
 
danpam1024

danpam1024

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JoeCamel said:
Best Margarita cart in the park is right across from the entrance to this. I would be happy to wait if I can get a runner ;)
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I never get margaritas from a cart....isn't that taboo?:cool: Are they the frozen ones? Those give me instant brain freeze and ruin my day, have to have mine on the rox, but in the summer, they do melt fast :D
 
matt9112

matt9112

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matt clark said:
i remember the smell inside the most.
i seriously wish i could buy it as a glade plug in.
i miss throwing pennies all over the "subway" que.
thousands and thousands of pennies.
my father and i used sharpie to put our names a few places back in the 90's in the "subway"
that and ghost busters are really missed the most.
ive always said that if i had a time machine one of my first stops would be there to re-experience these two attractions at universal.
they were such a huge part of my childhood.
another odd thing i miss is standing in the que for back to the future and hearing the doot doot doot doot doot between videos on the old school box tvs lol
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Please refrain from drawing on attractions....
 

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