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Walt Disney World unveils new ride at Epcot

EPCOTPluto

EPCOTPluto

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Nice article. But you gotta love the shameless USF plug: :rolleyes:

But what makes the "Sum of All Thrills" at Epcot particularly interesting is that it offers a glimpse of what to expect in an even bigger attraction being built at Universal Orlando as part of that resort's highly anticipated Wizarding World of Harry Potter.

Disney's Sum of All Thrills is by no means identical to Universal's Forbidden Journey. The Harry Potter attraction, which will be housed in a 15-story replica of Hogwarts Castle, will be a much larger, more lavish experience.

Universal's ride is also expected to be a type of "robocoaster," in which the robot arms advance along a track even as they swivel riders in various directions. The bases of the robot arms in the Sum of All Thrills are fixed in place.

The Wizaring World is scheduled to open sometime in the spring.
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Wilt Dasney

Wilt Dasney

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Advocate, Devil's:

SoaT probably isn't worth a story all on its own. The fact that the same technology appears to be in use for a much bigger project in the works right up the road seems like a legitimate topic for a paper that covers the entire Orlando area.
 
trr1

trr1

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Wilt Dasney said:
Advocate, Devil's:

SoaT probably isn't worth a story all on its own. The fact that the same technology appears to be in use for a much bigger project in the works right up the road seems like a legitimate topic for a paper that covers the entire Orlando area.
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but does the sentinal do the same when they do an article about USF?
 
_Scar

_Scar

Active Member
EPCOTPluto said:
Nice article. But you gotta love the shameless USF plug: :rolleyes:
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This is the Orlando Sentinel and it is going to probably be the most well known attraction in 2010. I don't see whats shameless about the plug.


trr1 said:
but does the sentinal do the same when they do an article about USF?
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Maybe when Disney gets going with ST2 or Fanatasyland, before that I think WDW will be shafted from OS. :shrug: And by then Harry Potter will be old news.
 
MousDad

MousDad

New Member
That's okay, the CNN SoAT article, when talking about the trend toward interactive rides, referred to the 2 new Toy Story Midway Mania coasters that were both in California.
 
captain marvel1

captain marvel1

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Did you see the news article of sum of thrills and they mention warhead and Disney in the same sentence. Since one of the homeland officers rode on it :ROFLOL:
 
hpyhnt 1000

hpyhnt 1000

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Why the heck is this little sub attraction getting so much attention??? In today's Wahington Post, Raytheon had a full page color ad promoting the attraction, and I also saw the CNN article. Even Reuters for goodness sake has an article on this thing. Anyone think Raytheon is doing it? I just can't see Disney going through THIS much effort to promote this. :shrug:
 
krankenstein

krankenstein

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hpyhnt 1000 said:
Why the heck is this little sub attraction getting so much attention??? In today's Wahington Post, Raytheon had a full page color ad promoting the attraction, and I also saw the CNN article. Even Reuters for goodness sake has an article on this thing. Anyone think Raytheon is doing it? I just can't see Disney going through THIS much effort to promote this. :shrug:
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Because, it is that good of an attraction.
 
EPCOT Explorer

EPCOT Explorer

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hpyhnt 1000 said:
Why the heck is this little sub attraction getting so much attention??? In today's Wahington Post, Raytheon had a full page color ad promoting the attraction, and I also saw the CNN article. Even Reuters for goodness sake has an article on this thing. Anyone think Raytheon is doing it? I just can't see Disney going through THIS much effort to promote this. :shrug:
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Seriously! It's just in Innoventions.

Maybe we are wring and they want to put Inno in the spotlight? Hmm....wonder why.;):lol::lookaroun
 
Wilt Dasney

Wilt Dasney

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trr1 said:
but does the sentinal do the same when they do an article about USF?
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Can you think of an example where Universal rolled out a minor attraction that used the same technology as a much bigger attraction Disney was getting ready to debut a little later?

This is a unique situation. Trying to compare it to other stories seems silly to me.
 

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