King Kong Speculation Thread

[Andy]

So, the bats are likely Terapusmordax which are these terrifying creatures from the 2005 film:

:wave:

 

[romo]

Its that 7th scene Hate mentioned that has me intrigued!!! i wonder if were getting our hopes up it will be something awesome or if that "bonus" scene will just be ehh

 

[UK-Trigg]

Its that 7th scene Hate mentioned that has me intrigued!!! i wonder if were getting our hopes up it will be something awesome or if that "bonus" scene will just be ehh

Kong Photo op ?:kingkong:

 

[UNIrd]

Yep, I was doing that, but you are missing old notes that HTF shared with us.. from a while back, I wanted to see how well it fit with this


Calling it now, physical feature is kong AA used in kongfrontation

? No.. that's... not even the same interpretation of Kong.

 

[AK-Jake]

Sounds impressive! Is this still looking like a 2015 attraction or are we looking at 2016 now?

? No.. that's... not even the same interpretation of Kong.

Agreed, there's no way in hell that they'd use old technology like that in a new ride. I'm sure animatronics have progressed by leaps and bounds from the time Kongfrontation was designed/built and now.

 

[Milla4Prez66]

Sounds impressive! Is this still looking like a 2015 attraction or are we looking at 2016 now?



Agreed, there's no way in hell that they'd use old technology like that in a new ride. I'm sure animatronics have progressed by leaps and bounds from the time Kongfrontation was designed/built and now.

I may be wrong, but I thought this rumored Kong attraction was always targeted for 2016 with the JP expansion stuff opening in 2015.

 

[DufflesMcGee]

? No.. that's... not even the same interpretation of Kong.

You don't know what they will use it for, maybe they will give it a facelift and all you see is a dead kong.

who knows?

 

[demoncarnotaur]

I'm gonna laugh if Jurassic World (rumored to be an open park) has a King Kong tribute ride in it, and this ride will be an easter egg in the film.

It would make Phil Tippets throwaway joke about the JW Rex fighting a mechanical Kong very meta.

:wave:

So damn excited!

One question that you probably wont answer as you have said so much already... Any Dinosaurs?

 

[Felipe]

Kong sounds AMAZING! Thanks for the info from the podcast, HTF!!! :thumbs: It was indeed well worth the wait, and I can't wait to hear more!

 

[Jakemeister]

I might be missing the mark, but the vehicle descrption sounds like Great Movie Ride on steroids.

 

[demoncarnotaur]

So, I'm guessing this will be one of Universals 'scarier' rides? I feel like the bats alone will terrify the guests, but the bugs will be a whole other level. I remember how many people could not stand the bug pit scene in theaters.

 

[martymcflyy85]

I like the sound of this.

 

[BillyChase]

Wow. Kong really sounds terrific. Already bracing for the inevitable cutbacks, but hoping for the best. I also immediately wondered about the final scene after the unload being a Kong photo op. I remember there always being a line for the big photo spot after Kongfrontation.

 

[DragonSlayer]

I've been dipping in and out of developments on this, but it really does sound exciting actually. Love the combination of indoor and outdoor scenes, that should give it a very good energy and dynamic feel each time.

 

[El Erico]

Wow. Kong really sounds terrific. Already bracing for the inevitable cutbacks, but hoping for the best. I also immediately wondered about the final scene after the unload being a Kong photo op. I remember there always being a line for the big photo spot after Kongfrontation.

Not to shed doubt on your admission there, 'cause it was probably a different time, but all the times I went to Universal pre-Mummy I never saw a single person utilizing the photo op.

 

[UniversalCityFL]

I have to say, there's a nice sized chunk of land behind Thunder Falls, but it's not THAT huge. It would be very challenging to fit a large-scale indoor/outdoor attraction there with a queue, gift shop, etc.

If I ruled the world I would:

1) Demolish Thunder Falls
2) Move the JP entrance gate to where the River Adventure Splashdown is
3) Have KONG be it's own new "island" between Toon and JP. The aesthetic for both Skull Island and JP are similar, so I'm fine with the occasional P-Flyer overlooking Skull Island.

 

[UNIrd]

Unless he was joking, an interesting tidbit that might tie the JP expansion and Kong together.

Phil Tippett was hired as a "Dinosaur Supervisor" for the Jurassic Park films and once again he will be reunited with the entire ILM Visual Effects who are in charge of Coli Trevorrow's Jurassic World.

During the podcast, Phil wasn't really able to reveal much about the film, however he did give out one Jurassic World Spoilers that will definitely excite the viewers. He did say that a T-rex will fight a mechanical King Kong in the third act of the film, well although that seemed more of a joke than a teaser, we'll never know that might be a possibility.

 

[DufflesMcGee]

I have to say, there's a nice sized chunk of land behind Thunder Falls, but it's not THAT huge. It would be very challenging to fit a large-scale indoor/outdoor attraction there with a queue, gift shop, etc.

If I ruled the world I would:

1) Demolish Thunder Falls
2) Move the JP entrance gate to where the River Adventure Splashdown is
3) Have KONG be it's own new "island" between Toon and JP. The aesthetic for both Skull Island and JP are similar, so I'm fine with the occasional P-Flyer overlooking Skull Island.

The way it works with logistics is that the building will most likely be multilevel (probably 3 levels), allowing for the queue to be underneath the indoor and outdoor elements. Also some indoor elements might be under the outdoor elements. Expect a tall building hidden behind the giant gates/wall and more than enough space for a massive e-ticket.

 

[UniversalCityFL]

The way it works with logistics is that the building will most likely be multilevel (probably 3 levels), allowing for the queue to be underneath the indoor and outdoor elements. Also some indoor elements might be under the outdoor elements. Expect a tall building hidden behind the giant gates/wall and more than enough space for a massive e-ticket.

Intriguing. Thanks!

 

[OrlandoParks]

Anonymous pic sent to HTF he posted it to twitter, its a pic of rumored kong site