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Skull Island: Reign of Kong - General Discussion

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*Q* said:
No idea if it is related, but the beginning of the summer period for block out dates for FL resident tickets and Power Passes have been pushed back to July 1. They originally started like June 11 or so.
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Just checked, power pass still shows June 11.
 
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DTale said:
I have to go with Teebin on this one. All these potential dates have been internal goals.... But at this point it seems they've given up even trying to push back or meet a deadline to be honest.

Get ready for gringotts 2.0 :)
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I assume it is much more than an issue with the outer gates then? So people like Muse, were they just lucky that the ride worked, or does it work when you just run one RV, but as soon as you try cycling the ride for real it begins acting up?
 
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Guy, fear mongering much? People starting to "worry" about riding it MONTHS from now is ridiculous. Calm down.
 
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Yes the first day of summer is still a month away guys relax lol
 
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anihilnation said:
Just checked, power pass still shows June 11.
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I imagine the power pass will be following suit at some point.
 
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I'll start by saying I have no internal knowledge of any issues they may be facing.

But I do know a series of choreographed things are supposed to happen before and after the gate opens/closes. Both the big doors and the actual show door behind it that shuts sooner.

So if those aren't working properly with the timing, or the elements sandwiching them arent, the ride is missing major components in terms of storytelling until they work.
 
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anihilnation said:
What is their part? The trackless navigation system?
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I don't know the extent of it which could be vast, but they are the vendors in charge of the ride vehicles functioning. I also know that it was Oceaneering that received the brunt of the anger 4 weeks ago.

But everyone know, Oceaneering, like Nassal, has a long history with Uni parks so this doesn't mean Uni will never use them again or anything like that. It's ever thus...
 
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In any case, it is a good thing it was always said the ride is for Summer 2016, and that they put the Media preview in late June.
 
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Yeah. It will really end up being no different than most softs/grands. Summer does not even begin until June 21st. I remember that point from even "way back" when The Simpsons opened.
 
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Even despite the fact that it was a clone, getting Transformers up and running in less than a year was nothing short of a tremendous accomplishment for Oceaneering.

They've done more good than bad for Uni so I can imagine this is just a small bump in the road. After all, this is once again a new applied tech for the industry. There's never been a trackless ride with such a massive vehicle before.

As long as this doesn't become like Test Track, I think everything should resolve itself soon enough.
 
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deathcab4cutie said:
then on the 21 i think Orlando informer is booking universal studios.View attachment 1868
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OI is booking DA, HE and the waterfront after hours. Should have no impact on normal operations
 
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Too, let me add that a small part of the queue was "under construction" again a few weeks ago and one of the final robotic characters hadn't yet been installed. I doubt this is delaying anything however.
 
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Schmosby said:
Even despite the fact that it was a clone, getting Transformers up and running in less than a year was nothing short of a tremendous accomplishment for Oceaneering.

They've done more good than bad for Uni so I can imagine this is just a small bump in the road. After all, this is once again a new applied tech for the industry. There's never been a trackless ride with such a massive vehicle before.

As long as this doesn't become like Test Track, I think everything should resolve itself soon enough.
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Which raises the question: why is the vehicle trackless for this ride? I assume from the ride vehicle a track wouldn't be visible. Is it *just* so that the outdoor portion (which isn't even visible from ground level) isn't hampered by the visual of a track?
 
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Talking Head said:
Which raises the question: why is the vehicle trackless for this ride? I assume from the ride vehicle a track wouldn't be visible. Is it *just* so that the outdoor portion (which isn't even visible from ground level) isn't hampered by the visual of a track?
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I think it is mostly "because they can" financially. UC like anyone likes to stretch it's wings and try out or reinvent the newest technology.
 
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I think it is mostly "because they can". UC like anyone likes to stretch it's wings and try out or reinvent the newest technology.
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Hm. I like creative ambition, but I would hope the ambition serves the experience in some visceral way. I hadn't thought about it before but I assume you can't even see ahead of the truck when you're seated, so...

Some strange design decisions on this project, especially with the outside portion.
 
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I think I'm even more interested on how this may affect F&F Supercharged, if at all.

As much as this tech makes sense for Kong, it sure as hell doesn't make sense for that.
 
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Because there will be a time when no ride vehicles for a dark ride will have a track anymore - and quite frankly, might as well be the first good attraction in Orlando to do it.
 
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No matter what UC wanted... Delays are normal. We're still over a month away from what should be the grand opening. Calm down.
 
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Because there will be a time when no ride vehicles for a dark ride will have a track anymore - and quite frankly, might as well be the first good attraction in Orlando to do it.
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That makes absolutely no sense.
 
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Before we keep saying "first time a ride vehicle this size was trackless" - Energy vehicles hold up to 97 guests (83 with how they load the theater, but 97 is the designed amount).

This isn't amazingly new tech. That these things move around freight docks all day is testament to how much they shouldn't be problematic.
 
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