Spider-Man Ride Patent for DLR

mickEblu

mickEblu

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Kira Nerys said:
The Universal ride vehicle isn't supposed to mimic Spider-Man himself. You're in a prototype news vehicle encountering Spider-Man fighting the bad guys. The story is actually amazing (pun intended) because the Bugle is evacuated during the siege, Peter Parker is Spider-Man and JJ Jameson is recruiting tourists to do the job.
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Oh that's right. It's been a while since I saw the blurry ride through video. Well the Disney version should be a fresh take on things then.
 
lazyboy97o

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mickEblu said:
No not exactly. But it's closer than Spider-Man's / Transformers ride system isn't it? Just the fact you're hanging in the air is a start.
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You’re not supposed to be Spider-Man in The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man and it does a great job of creating the illusion of being tossed around and even caught in a web.

This patent is a long, controlled version of The Ninja at Six Flags Magic Mountain. It isn’t capable of the sort of wild, frenetic movement that Spider-Man is known for doing. Back and forth along the exact same arc, not even changing your direction of vision.
 
TROR

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If there was a way that the seats could spin 180 degrees while the arm is swinging that'd be a huge improvement on the ride vehicle.
 
lazyboy97o

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TROR said:
If there was a way that the seats could spin 180 degrees while the arm is swinging that'd be a huge improvement on the ride vehicle.
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It really would. I think people are seeing Spider-Man and assuming this system does more than is actually described.
 
mickEblu

mickEblu

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lazyboy97o said:
You’re not supposed to be Spider-Man in The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man and it does a great job of creating the illusion of being tossed around and even caught in a web.

This patent is a long, controlled version of The Ninja at Six Flags Magic Mountain. It isn’t capable of the sort of wild, frenetic movement that Spider-Man is known for doing. Back and forth along the exact same arc, not even changing your direction of vision.
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Right I forgot. It's been a while since I saw the crap quality ride thru.

Well at the very least it will be a unique ride system to DLR and I'm optimistic that it will be a fun ride. I think with convincing special effects, 3D and timing of the swinging/ forward motion they can help make up for some of the lack of movement.
 
lazyboy97o

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mickEblu said:
Right I forgot. It's been a while since I saw the crap quality ride thru.

Well at the very least it will be a unique ride system to DLR and I'm optimistic that it will be a fun ride. I think with convincing special effects, 3D and timing of the swinging/ forward motion they can help make up for some of the lack of movement.
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A patent being filed doesn’t mean this is for anything in active development. Disney has plenty of ride system patents that were never intended to be built.
 
George Lucas on a Bench

George Lucas on a Bench

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The only unbuilt ride patent I remember seeing was an Apollo 13 ride at Universal. I think it was around 2001. Houston, we have a trip down memory lane:

https://www.google.com/patents/US6220171

You would be enclosed in a capsule, but it was a roller coaster type ride! Crazy. Why was this not built? Presumably, they built the Mummy ride instead.

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Gentlemen, that's not acceptable.
 
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@lazyboy97o has a point, and not to spoil the fun but I read elsewhere today that this patented swinging ride vehicle may not be for DCA, but is possibly intended for the new GoTG coaster at EPCOT.
 
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dweezil78

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mickEblu said:
Really, I haven't been on the Uni Spidey ride but isn't it like a better version of transformers? I've been on Transformers at USH and I'm not a huge fan. I really couldn't get a good feel for it on the YouTube ride thru video. Don't you think the ride system in the patent is better suited for a Spider-Man ride and the motion of the character?
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Honestly, it's crazy that with how similar the ride systems/layouts are, just how far superior Spider-Man is in every single way. From queue to on-ride, it blows Transformers away. Like Penguin said, Transformers is just a constant blur of motion and stuff being thrown at you. Spider-Man is much more subdued with better pacing that makes it easy to follow what's going on w/ much better physical sets. It's kind of like the difference between Indy and Dinosaur as far as how different two attractions can be while still using virtually the same exact ride system and track layout.

As for whether or not this ride system works better with Spidey, as others have mentioned -- the IOA version isn't meant to simulate his movement. If this system is indeed meant for a Spider-Man attraction (which is obviously just speculative right now), then I think it's a pretty weak substitute for something like a modified Kuka arm which could literally swing you around from place to place. Based on the patent, this looks very limited in movement/motion and is more of a swinging coaster track.

It was mentioned this may instead be used for the Guardians coaster in Epcot... Why couldn't it be used in both? Would not be the first time Disney developed a new ride system to be used in two new unique attractions on both coasts. (See again, Indy/Dinosaur).
 
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Ismael Flores

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That looks like fun, hopefully it is not just a patent that will sit unused.

Disney really needs to start thinking big when it comes to rides. The constant re-use of the same ride mechanism is really starting to date Disney.

Universal seems to be implementing newer ride systems into their rides and have been upping their game. If the rumors are true with patents and use of ride systems for future potter rides and Nintendo rides Disney will have some serious competition.
 

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