Dark Universe (Epic Universe)

[queenmetroid]

Hey, the staff here deserve beers and I
if I ever run into them, I will happily buy them a beer or five at the Burning Blade or otherwise. I simply don't reside in Florida so the chances of our paths crossing are low-ish.

 

[Fedic]

I have recently heard rumors that the monsters dark ride is more along the lines of a HHN house and will feature. Gore

If Inside Universal had an award for "Strangest Sentence Structure" I would nominate. You

 

[Cup_Of_Coffee]

Jokes aside……. Hasn’t there been actual rumors or rumblings about this ride being HHN level? The company themselves went out of their way when first introducing minimal details of the ride that “you will feel accomplished riding this ride”, that’s a pretty bold statement.

 

[USO92]

If Inside Universal had an award for "Strangest Sentence Structure" I would nominate. You

Was this response necessary? Why be mean for the sake of being mean? I don't get it.

Jokes aside……. Hasn’t there been actual rumors or rumblings about this ride being HHN level? The company themselves went out of their way when first introducing minimal details of the ride that “you will feel accomplished riding this ride”, that’s a pretty bold statement.

I believe they mentioned in the reveal video that this was their "Scariest ride they've built". We only have a handful of models to go off of regarding "scary rides" from UC, but ROTM and FJ have their fair share of creepy moments. If this is more intense than those, then I'd say they've pushed the bar...

 

[Cup_Of_Coffee]

Was this response necessary? Why be mean for the sake of being mean? I don't get it.


I believe they mentioned in the reveal video that this was their "Scariest ride they've built". We only have a handful of models to go off of regarding "scary rides" from UC, but ROTM and FJ have their fair share of creepy moments. If this is more intense than those, then I'd say they've pushed the bar...

That’s sort of what I’m thinking. Mummy gives a few gasps before the launch to any first riders I’ve been on, I imagine this is going to be 10x that.

 

[DarkMetroid567]

That’s sort of what I’m thinking. Mummy gives a few gasps before the launch to any first riders I’ve been on, I imagine this is going to be 10x that.

I think that 10x scarier would make the ride easily the most unpopular at EU. I understand the desire for an HHN-caliber ride but I imagine it’d be a huge huge risk.

 

[Jake S]

I'd caution against reading too much into statements made in what is essentially a marketing-led hype video. We'll see where it lands when the park opens, but I'd be very surprised if it dramatically breaks the current threshold for "scariest daytime theme park attraction."

 

[UniversalRBLX]

I'd caution against reading too much into statements made in what is essentially a marketing-led hype video. We'll see where it lands when the park opens, but I'd be very surprised if it dramatically breaks the current threshold for "scariest daytime theme park attraction."

Theme Park Marketing working at it's finest. It'll be scary, but don't expect anything beyond something like Kong's queue or the dementors scene in FJ.

 

[queenmetroid]

This ride is a massive investment that is meant to last 15-20 years (at least) and anchor an major area equal to 15% of a new immersive theme park, which is home to a lot of firsts, and this ride on its own likely costs many times as much to develop as a single year of HHN. It's also a property that is basically unknown to most of the general public compared to the rest of the properties in this park. (Sorry, horror fans, but there's no way more people love Frankenstein and Dracula than Mario or Harry Potter.)

While this area and marquee ride are clearly a labor of love for the horror fans by the creative team, they are not the only demographic Universal that will be attending this park. Unlike HHN, which self-selects the audience due to its hard ticket nature, this ride is in a year round theme park with lots of other family-friendly properties, and it has to be accessible for the random family that walks in so that they aren't annoyed about missing 15% of the theme park they paid full price for. It's how all theme parks work, short of height requirements (which serve as a filter for younger kids anyway). There's no way Universal is going to make this ride inaccessible to all ages with excessive scary imagery, explicit violence, or gore. This ride will be focus tested to the hilt, and I will be shocked if Universal gambles this much money on a attraction that so much is riding on. I simply cannot see it as being significantly more intense than Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey. At most, it will bear the same warning as HHN about mature subject matter and it not being recommended for children.

(Hey, I'd love to be wrong, but that's just the corporate calculus.)

 

[rageofthegods]

This ride is a massive investment that is meant to last 15-20 years (at least) and anchor an major area equal to 15% of a new immersive theme park, which is home to a lot of firsts, and this ride on its own likely costs many times as much to develop as a single year of HHN. It's also a property that is basically unknown to most of the general public compared to the rest of the properties in this park. (Sorry, horror fans, but there's no way more people love Frankenstein and Dracula than Mario or Harry Potter.)

While this area and marquee ride are clearly a labor of love for the horror fans by the creative team, they are not the only demographic Universal that will be attending this park. Unlike HHN, which self-selects the audience due to its hard ticket nature, this ride is in a year round theme park with lots of other family-friendly properties, and it has to be accessible for the random family that walks in so that they aren't annoyed about missing 15% of the theme park they paid full price for. It's how all theme parks work, short of height requirements (which serve as a filter for younger kids anyway). There's no way Universal is going to make this ride inaccessible to all ages with excessive scary imagery, explicit violence, or gore. This ride will be focus tested to the hilt, and I will be shocked if Universal gambles this much money on a attraction that so much is riding on. I simply cannot see it as being significantly more intense than Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey. At most, it will bear the same warning as HHN about mature subject matter and it not being recommended for children.

(Hey, I'd love to be wrong, but that's just the corporate calculus.)

Also feels relevant to note that they're making a permanent scary UM attraction in Vegas.