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Universal Vs. Disney
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TRITON4ME
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Indy95 said:
I highly doubt you are going to get a dollar amount back from Lynx04! I think he was just 'slinging mud' and really has no idea what he is talking about. I mean I just can't see that attraction as being 'the most expensive' theme park attraction! It just doesn't make sense to me......
And if he does come back with a number he's gonna be like...... well it was like 300 million to build (fake number)! I'm sure he just made that up or heard that from someone who made it up!
WDWScottieBoy
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Pie anyone....popcorn....cookies?
Anyone? :lookaroun
Mods: can we close this, it's getting a bit heated in here.
Anyone? :lookaroun
Mods: can we close this, it's getting a bit heated in here.
tigger248
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moink said:
No hard feelings here. :wave:
But, I did post that entire quote from that particular post. I wasn't trying to make you look like an idiot. I just thought it looked like you were contradicting yourself. I guess we viewed the post you were refering to differently. I didn't see it as he was forcing his ideas at all.
Lynx04
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I remember reading that Spiderman cost 100 million. I have heard other articles state it was closer to 200 million, but I will take the less amount, since it is true that parks do inflate attraction cost.
Here is one article about it
http://www.kwcc.com/scoop/press/c_stereoworld_03_00.html
Here is one article about it
http://www.kwcc.com/scoop/press/c_stereoworld_03_00.html
Indy95
New Member
Ok, so reading through all of the fluff and overhype (which was 99% of the article), here's the meat:Lynx04 said:
[font=arial,helvetica]Spider-Man Figures
$100 million- Reported cost of the ride. (Terminator 2 3-D [SW Vol. 23, No. 4], which opened in 1996 at Universal Studios Florida, is pegged at costing $60 million.)
Final tally:
SM-100$
Test Track-$105 million
Indiana Jones Adventure-$105 million
Tower of Terror-$124 million
That's right ladies and gentlemen...Spider-Man is OFFICIALLY NOT the most expensive ride built up through 1999. I repeat: Spider-Man was NOT the most expensive.
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Figment1986
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Your doing a huge Apples Vs. Oranges poll.... They cannot be equaly compaired...
(that and this is a disney only board.. so their is biasm...)
(hides from rotten tomatoes..)
(that and this is a disney only board.. so their is biasm...)
(hides from rotten tomatoes..)
Lynx04
New Member
TRITON4ME said:
Mission Space did not cost 250 million. I get my info from what I read, I read that the attraction when constructed was the most expensive. If that is wrong then what can I say other then, I read incorrect info. At least I don't go around make-up things just to out do someone else. If you check my past posts, I back myself up with other info. If I am wrong well at least I have the correct info now.
Please show me the info that states that MS cost 250 million, I thought the figure was around 100 million.
tigger248
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According to http://www.fodors.com/miniguides/mg...ando_disney@112&cur_section=fea&feature=30009 Mission Space cost $100 million dollars to build.
The first line of the article reads:
The first line of the article reads:
Spiderman is the most expensive ride in the U Studio history which costs over 100 million dollars to develop the whole technology. But I am not sure if it's the most expensive ride ever built. I remebered when Indy Adventrue came out in 95, Disney said this WAS the most expensive ride (100 millions) ever built (because of the ride system is so complicated). But right now I would bet on Mission Space or Test Track (it cost so much because the repair fee), and Tokyo is currently building the most expensive Tower of Terror of the three. (which is around 150 million dollars) Expedition Everest is reported over 100 millions as well so there's plenty of indications that show Disney does out-spend Universal Studio. The next potential E-Ticket of Disney potentially coming out in 2007/2008 will be DCA's "Incredibles" ride(based on pixar animation film) which they develope the kind of riding techology called "Robocoaster" for ten years. I heard some say it is going to built in about 150 millions.
Legacy
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The Robocoaster wasn't developed by Disney... it was developed by Strata. Also, the technology behind Mission:Space wasn't even developed by Disney, they just purchased the technology. The last attraction that Disney developed the technology themselves for was ToT. (Well, and the wet/dry technology at DisneySea, but that was developed LONG ago.)jaredliu said: