And that's why I love Universal. They are not for everyone. They keep close to the source material and don't shy away from the edge. Can these songs be heard on the radio or are they censoring them to protect the spotless souls of their offspring (until they get on the internet).
Thanks for the kind words. I'm a firm believer in Disney legend Imagineer Tony Baxter's theory that you can't really judge an attraction unless you have experienced it multiple times, and the true quality attractions become better the more times you ride them. So I won't do a "Full" Review unless I've experienced an attraction a minimum five or six times, and sometimes ten to twenty some. My first impressions of an attraction have sometimes been far off, for a number of reasons, and I've learned from those misconceptions (Some examples: Initially I didn't have great opinions of Mummy, Jurassic Park River Adventure, Gringotts, Thunder Mountain, but after riding them a number of times my opinion changed sharply and they ranked in my favorite/top tier of rides. Conversely, the first two times I rode Transformers I was of the opinion it was the best ride in Universal. But after repeated rides my rating dropped it from #1 down to # 9 or #10), & just loved Star Tours Two the first couple times I rode it. Now I consider it second tier quality) Initial impressions are just not always reliable. Those first impressions are often colored by too many distractions. Factors like expectations, publicity propaganda, too much going on at one time to experience it all, long waits in line, tech envy, seating views, social media, & tech issues can too easily influence a Full Review. I really don't understand how theme park bloggers can do a Full Review after one or two rides........and specifically to my good friend Scott: Give Kong "multiple" rides next time you get to Orlando. It gets better with repeat rides, as does Gringotts. You might end up changing your opinion. Two keys. Sit in middle to back and make sure the outside portion is working.
One important take, and that goes above the entire expectation thing. People, for the most part, are very vocal in the queue and on the ride. The screaming, yelling, laughing are way above what you normally hear in a queue or ride. People are really demonstrating the fun they're having. And most of them probably had little or no expectations for the attraction. This is just an amazing hit. They found the key to a theme park attraction, FUN & ENTERTAINING......And yes, you are correct concerning the theme park internet fans. Rarely do you see so much positive comments on a new attraction. Usually theme park internet fans nitpick a new attraction to death. We had a few negatives early in softs but hardly any since then.
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You found the word to describe the environment and crowd that I've been searching for, "ENERGY". It's just amazing.
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Seems that's partly what they did on Fallon, and seemingly it's working.......Interestingly, echoing your Kong comments, the crowds on the Kong rides the past two weeks were screaming and cheering more than last October when I rode the ride. And I've been on it about three dozen times so far between the two vacations. But I don't have any idea why the more demonstrative riders this May.
It could be that there are more schoolkids on end-of-year trips now than there are in October. They tend to be loud on rides....
So everyone is issued a return time, or is that just when there is a long wait time?
When we were there, and Universal crowds were just low to moderate except one day, they required everyone who inquired at the entrance that they had to register their group for a time. Except for Express. Then you can walk right in.
