A great big ‘ehh’ from me. I appreciate the scope of the experience very much, but the ride itself was pretty lackluster. Many rides are better. Lot of hallways with piping and ductwork scenery lol.
Glad the Star Wars crew enjoys it tho. You deserve it
Losing them would be a deal breaker! I am not sure I would have enjoyed the total experience if there was not that build up. The pacing and anticipation were great!
<its similar to how Pirates closes in right before the scene with the pirate ship bombarding the city. Its designed to be a grand reveal>
The hallways ae mainly before the AT-AT room... it helps with the grand reveal (Cinematically speaking its like going from a close-up to a wide angle view). After that there's more than just hallways - you have blasts, encounter with Kylo, elevator with lightsaber, battle with the cannons, the last encounter with Kylo, and then the drop and escape. The beginning is mostly tunnels because a this point, the chase hasn't begun.
You're escaping in a Star Destroyer, lol. I think you see a ton of things other than "hallway." It still floors me that every single inch of the ride is completely themed. From the ceiling to the corners not a show light in sight. People can like FoP all they want, but there's something about physical sets, multiple ride systems, and an actually good preshow that puts the ride well in front of FoP for me.
I really don’t understand the too many hallways thing. A Star Destroyer is basically a military vessel. They’re made for utility not to be pretty.
Yeah, I'm not sure what else people are expecting to look at that we're not seeing. Maybe some nice house plants? Do those grow in space?
If there isn't a random Mouse droid running down the hallway for guests to trip over, it's not a faithful representation of a star destroyer.
Seems a bit like grasping at straws there. Point is, I have never seen a dark ride so incredibly themed, far and above any other attraction I personally have ever witnessed. I went on ROTR and Gringotts/Hagrids the same day on Sunday, and I couldn't help but notice a ton of lights and framing throughout much of both rides.
Comparing it to coasters is a little unfair. There really are only a handful of coasters that try to immerse you and Gringotts and Hagrids aren’t them. Personally I think that Haunted Mansion is the closest comparable ride that is also pretty much fully immersive for most places you’ll look, while also having multiple stages to the experience. If you’re looking to spot the flaws in Rise’s immersion though you’ll find multiple areas that fall a bit short, but like Haunted Mansion you’re unlikely to notice them if you aren’t looking for them.
My complaint with Hagrids is the "inside" show room. I was more referencing show rooms that forget the ceiling is still part of the attraction. I'll keep looking to find other areas in Rise, but it's impressed me over and over.
Ah, that is a big issue for a lot of rides. I wasn’t trying to put down Rise either, it’s absolutely an impressive attraction.
Probably the closest would be Haunted Mansion, where there are even ceilings in the house part
This area does in particular have a lights-on-display issue. I noticed that too; perhaps it’s because most of the ride (cleverly) persuades you that ambient lighting is doing all the work.
