- Sep 20, 2012
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Just as long as the big guy doesn't break the first week and they just flash strobes on him for the next 10+ years! (Bites tongue)
Heeyyyyyyy....
Just as long as the big guy doesn't break the first week and they just flash strobes on him for the next 10+ years! (Bites tongue)
Heh, I just spoke to the King & he wants to know why no one is paying attention to him today .And I heard him, mumbling under his breath, say that he was going to kick Donkey Kong's butt.
We are pumped about Kong, but the announcement raises a theming question we wanted to get the forum's thoughts on. If someone asks you on what island at Islands of Adventure is Kong located, what do you say? West confirmed it is not part of Jurassic Park or Toon Lagoon!? So, do you say Skull Island? Makes some sense, but raises some interesting theming/island issues. We wrote a short article addressing this issue today but without having a final conclusion. HTF, Teebin, Drew, BriMan, Mad Dog, others...what are your thoughts on this issue? By the way, it's good to be posting again (not sure where our posts from the "early years" went) after mainly interacting with most of you on Twitter in past few years.
We are pumped about Kong, but the announcement raises a theming question we wanted to get the forum's thoughts on. If someone asks you on what island at Islands of Adventure is Kong located, what do you say? West confirmed it is not part of Jurassic Park or Toon Lagoon!? So, do you say Skull Island? Makes some sense, but raises some interesting theming/island issues. We wrote a short article addressing this issue today but without having a final conclusion. HTF, Teebin, Drew, BriMan, Mad Dog, others...what are your thoughts on this issue? By the way, it's good to be posting again (not sure where our posts from the "early years" went) after mainly interacting with most of you on Twitter in past few years.
Skull Island,( mini island)......I would guess it will be listed on the maps as it's own entity.
I just couldn't care less. I don't give a crap I see the castle from Splash Mountain or Hogwarts castle from the Jurassic Park entrance.
I see Universal building a long, huge, high quality, unique attraction/area that will look amazing and I don't care on what Island it is. It's a theme park and they don't have the land Disney has to use and that is ok by me.
Also reading a lot of comments I'm Always baffled about people already complaining in advance like "if that is a mountain range it's going to be crap" or "when I stand on one feet and leen to the left I can see...".
We heard you load en clear moaning about everthing about Diagon Alley, about the dragon not moving, about more screens, about the show building, about not havong rotating bricks, the colours used and more BS and it ended up beeing the most amazing, critically acclaimed theme park land/rides in the world. Give them time to build it, enjoy it and criticize if they did a bad job.
We are pumped about Kong, but the announcement raises a theming question we wanted to get the forum's thoughts on. If someone asks you on what island at Islands of Adventure is Kong located, what do you say? West confirmed it is not part of Jurassic Park or Toon Lagoon!? So, do you say Skull Island? Makes some sense, but raises some interesting theming/island issues. We wrote a short article addressing this issue today but without having a final conclusion. HTF, Teebin, Drew, BriMan, Mad Dog, others...what are your thoughts on this issue? By the way, it's good to be posting again (not sure where our posts from the "early years" went) after mainly interacting with most of you on Twitter in past few years.
I'm hoping that, unlike Gringotts, there's a Universal Express queue for this ride. The queue sounds awesome and I know I will be going though the normal queue at least once, but being someone who stays on-site, the 3rd, 4th, 5th time in a queue isn't fun when you have a Express pass burning a hole in your pocket.
I think it would be weird to have it listed as a separate land and only be one ride and a souvenir kiosk. I think they should just call the whole area Jurassic Park/Skull Island. When Jaws was around that area was called San Francisco/Amity Island, so the slash kinda works...plus Amity was in a similar situation where it didn't have enough to warrant its own land on a map.