Skull Island: Reign of Kong from construction to opening

[Disneyhead'71]

(As of now) They look more like mannequins stuffed in a driver's seat than actual AAs. Remember... the A in AA stands for 'Audio'. If the riders aren't directly looking at these things, there's little reason to put $$$ into making them talk and all that operational. IMO, they're in the seats because otherwise it would be strange to have a vehicle like that with no physical driver.

The "Audio" part of the name "Audio Animatronic" has nothing to do with whether the figure makes noise or not. It is because the first trigger-able animatronics used audio blips recorded to magnetic tape as a means to trigger the movements.

 

[dweezil78]

The "Audio" part of the name "Audio Animatronic" has nothing to do with whether the figure makes noise or not. It is because the first trigger-able animatronics used audio blips recorded to magnetic tape as a means to trigger the movements.

I stand corrected! To your point then, the term would actually be severely outdated though.

 

[Disneyhead'71]

I stand corrected! To your point then, the term would actually be severely outdated though.

No one has built an "Audio Animatronic" since the spread of PCs. Now they are just "Animatronics". But the old school vernacular survives.

 

[matt9112]

No one has built an "Audio Animatronic" since the spread of PCs. Now they are just "Animatronics". But the old school vernacular survives.

I had no idea....so a tape would run and at certain points tell the AA what to do what happens when you need to rewind?

 

[A foolish mortal]

 

[Disney Analyst]

I'm very curious how these AA's look up close. What their motion range is.

 

[danpam1024]

Correct me if I'm wrong (i KNOW you will )- but aren't we supposed to be experiencing the actual ride and not stressing out over whether the animatronic dude is "real" enough???

 

[lazyboy97o]

I had no idea....so a tape would run and at certain points tell the AA what to do what happens when you need to rewind?

Tapes don't always have to be rewound. They can also loop.

Correct me if I'm wrong (i KNOW you will )- but aren't we supposed to be experiencing the actual ride and not stressing out over whether the animatronic dude is "real" enough???

The driver is part of the ride experience...

 

[sonoma15]

Closer up picture...

Spoiler

https://twitter.com/bioreconstruct/status/723647610481836033

 

[danpam1024]

You're wrong. I'm a universal lover and prefer it WAY over Disney for the time being. But that doesn't mean you neglect major details such as that. If their arms don't move its the equivalent of riding star tours and have c3po completely stationary. Does it ruin the ride? Of course not. Is it sloppy and lazy? Yes.

but we have no idea if that's actually the case right?

 

[Mike S]

Softs could start May 1st from OU.

 

[stargrl33]

Softs could start May 1st from OU.

Just in time for my vacation. Here's hoping! I wonder if a soft opening would cause lots of locals to show up and crowds to form in the park. I'll deal if it means I can ride it.

 

[matt9112]

Softs could start May 1st from OU.

Orlando informers Strickland said they like to try and start softs two months in advance of grand.

 

[matt9112]

That's why I said this originally:



Again- I hope they make the steering wheel/arms move. If they don't- that should certainly be criticized.

true....im sure there will be limited movement one would guess? but in any case yes we should be critical. a smart company will at the very least listen.

 

[Bairstow]

Does the idea of an animatronic vehicle driver unnerve anyone else?

 

[sonoma15]

Apparently (I'm not sure) they are letting playlist live people onto Kong.

 

[danpam1024]

I would rather have a driver with limited movement than a ride that's down all of the time because the complicated animatronic doesn't work/keeps breaking. Perhaps the ride vehicle movements do not allow for a more fine tuned AA. We will have to wait patiently and see

 

[Mike S]

As you can see I changed the title of this thread rather than making a separate one. Reason being the only real news to come out now will be the start of soft openings so I'd rather just keep everything in one place. If you need to know how to use the spoiler tag just ask. Only 2 weeks to go for my trip

 

[Bartattack]

Some testing with riders (engineers, designers....)

 

[JoeCamel]

Some testing with riders (engineers, designers....)

Never see anyone ride up front or all the way in the back yet. Maybe they only sit in the prime seats?