Spider-Man getting HD Upgrading

[belloq87]

Movement in the right direction, at least!

 

[Spider-Sonic]

Having the fireball working again is a step in the right direction. Hopefully Doc Ock's heat comes back soon.

I noticed the blurriness of the elevation scene the last couple times I rode it too. I assume its a projector issue.

 

[shiekra38]

Having the fireball working again is a step in the right direction. Hopefully Doc Ock's heat comes back soon.

I noticed the blurriness of the elevation scene the last couples times I rode it too. I assume its a projector issue.

I'm a bigger fan of the archaic old school version of that effect

 

[Enbee]

I'm a bigger fan of the archaic old school version of that effect

Agree. That was one of my favorite parts of the ride!

 

[Clive]

I'm a bigger fan of the archaic old school version of that effect

What are we referring to here? Doesn't the physical "building" still drop?

 

[Speed]

What are we referring to here? Doesn't the physical "building" still drop?

The levitation effect on the sides stop midway through now opposed to years back
Old Version:


New Version

 

[faceleg]

Wow that was such a simple effect. Wonder why it stopped?

 

[Clive]

The levitation effect on the sides stop midway through now opposed to years back
Old Version:


New Version

Thanks for the citations... Looks like they wanted to maybe draw emphasis to the new silhouettes in the windows? Yeah, I prefer the constant motion.

Only other change I wasn't a fan of in the transition to 2.0 was the elimination of the Hydroman fog blast in the run-up to the climax. No idea why they thought cutting that was a good idea.

 

[OrlandoGuy]

Thanks for the citations... Looks like they wanted to maybe draw emphasis to the new silhouettes in the windows? Yeah, I prefer the constant motion.

Only other change I wasn't a fan of in the transition to 2.0 was the elimination of the Hydroman fog blast in the run-up to the climax. No idea why they thought cutting that was a good idea.

Funny you say this because it’s one of the things I never got about the original...why go through the trouble of animating the guy getting blown up only to hide it with fog? The fog blast was objectively cooler but if I had worked on that animation I’d be like what the hell man

 

[shiekra38]

What are we referring to here? Doesn't the physical "building" still drop?

Thanks @Speed for the video

I'm not sure what was used, I remember hearing it was just a sliding gobo effect

But it seemed more effective to me :shrug:

 

[Alicia]

The new version of the effect lines the projected windows up with the buildings on the main screen 100% perfectly aligned. Even gradually slowing to a stop and merging with the screen’s levels of rooflines. I rode it today. Sure, the old effect was pretty effective when it worked. But this new version matches the motion of the main screen better to me.

 

[BatCom]

Interesting that the Doc Ock heat effect is not working, the last two times I was at USJ (this year and last year) it was also not working there either. Could it be more than a coincidental break down? Purposeful?

 

[Alicia]

Interesting that the Doc Ock heat effect is not working, the last two times I was at USJ (this year and last year) it was also not working there either. Could it be more than a coincidental break down? Purposeful?

Is it on at Transformers? That’s the real question.

 

[shiekra38]

Is it on at Transformers? That’s the real question.

This all has a "dad not wanting to run the heat during winter" vibe to it

 

[TheCodeMan95]

I never got to experience the older version, so it's interesting to see the differences!

 

[Spider-Sonic]

Is it on at Transformers? That’s the real question.

I was on Transformers on Monday. Can confirm that the heat effect from Megatron's missile is still in working order.

Not sure why its still not working on Spider-Man, but I fear it isn't coming back.

 

[Speed]

 

[GA-MBIT]

Oh heck yeah, I've been waiting for this since Covid hit. Next up: ET passports.

 

[Spider-Sonic]

Can confirm. Things are definitely heating up again.

Though I think the effect feels different now. Kinda feels closer to Transformers.

 

[Danielle Otaka]

I love how Spider-Man and JJJ are voiced by Chris Edgerly (Peter Potamus from Harvey Birdman...)
nice tribute to the Hanna-Barbera ride (IK most of you disagree, but to me it's like a reminder that HB is still prominent in the parks in even the smallest form... like how Disney replaced Gary Owens' World of Motion with John Michael Higgins' Test Track... and JMH is Mentok...)