Any idea what the large round pit is for at the end of the Battle Escape attraction? It is the last area being covered.
Yes, I agree with your assumptions. There are so many variables to everyone's preferences, likes & dislikes, that it's nearly impossible to please everyone. Some of it's almost predictable though. Seems like people that are big coaster enthusiasts are usually more likely to embrace a coaster oriented attraction and more likely to dislike screen oriented attractions, but there's even exceptions to that. Myself, as long as an attraction is themed & fun, it's fine with me. I don't expect every new attraction to be heads and tails above the previous new attraction. That's a nearly impossible feat. But with me, most theme park attractions are winners. I can only think of a couple attractions/shows (Stitch, Fear Factor), between Disney & Universal I don't like. Some I like more than others, but I like just about all of them. After all of these years living in the northeast and only going to Coaster/Flat Ride parks, it's a real joy to step into a Universal or Disney Theme Park & experience true theme park attractions. I'm easy to please.
This is been commented before, but it is so bizarre to see Disney creating more of what Universal has and Universal creating what Disney has. Such a turnaround.
As for SW:GE Battle expectations? I expect it to be the undisputed best ride in the world. At the very least the undisputed best ride in the United States.
That’s how much confidence I have in them. I expect nothing less than brilliance.
Webhead isn't totally off-base here. On one hand- I don't need to ride F&F to know that I'm upset it's another screen based attraction. It will be screen based- no argument there. And the screen reliance and our disdain of it is well documented in this community.
Where he isn't off-base is talking about the praise for Mario Kart. Our very few insiders (see- 2 people IMO), while often accurate, plans change and red herrings are thrown to them as well. They certainly aren't infallible. Heck, look no further than Kong and all the animatronics and things that were rumored to originally be a part of the plan. We got some AAs- but not nearly what we heard initially- and ultimately ended on an almost exclusively screen-based attraction (which I thoroughly enjoy for the record).
So forgive me if I reserve judgement for SLoP or Mario Kart or other attractions until they are built. As much as people are questioning @WebHead1138 's enthusiasm for F&F- I can equally question everyone else's enthusiasm for MK or SLoP. Lest we forget that Mark Woodbury is still at the helm in Orlando- so until he is gone, I'll temper any enthusiasm until something is built. "Rumors" of AAs, regardless of the source and their track record, are just that- Rumors. UC has shown us nothing in the recent past that has shown us any sort of departure from screen reliance. So I'd toss a banana peel and throw a green turtle shell on that enthusiasm until they do.
I don't know, I think this guy in the F&F thread said it best.
While Nintendo makes me a hair nervous, because UC, while really good, has always had that "90% perfect" policy- this bullet point reassures us all that this ride will, in fact, be beyond our expectations.
- Our award-winning Universal Creative team is once again collaborating with Warner Bros. and the production design team from the Harry Potter films to bring this new coaster experience to life.
Exactly.It's all about balance.
DHS will be slightly out of whack, though.
My guess is MMRRR is going to be roughly a billion times more fun than GMR.That's what happens when you close your centerpiece classic dark ride for a projection-intensive project.
Isn't it going to be projection mapping anyway...I'm up for a discussion with it, but I think projection mapping and screenz are very differentMy guess is MMRRR is going to be roughly a billion times more fun than GMR.
I also don't think it is going to throw off the parks balance for too long with Star Tours on the chopping block.
Anybody work in construction and know what the blue stuff is? Are they just sealing concrete?
Anybody work in construction and know what the blue stuff is? Are they just sealing concrete?
My guess is MMRRR is going to be roughly a billion times more fun than GMR.
Come 2019, the park will have:
A “2.5D” dark ride
A 3D motion simulator
An animatronic-heavy dark ride
A 2D motion simulator
A whip ride
A launched family coaster
A 3D dark ride
A drop tower
A launched rollercoaster
Even with Star Tours, that’s still less screenz rides than USF by three (which will have 7 such rides out 11) of assuming Shrek is gone), and that park will feel just fine to me by then, so I’m not too worried about lopsidedness.
It’s no Animal Kingdom or IOA, but it’ll do just fine. Epcot is still Disney’s worst offender when it comes to sameness.
Robert's experience Translated to plain English: "You're an uncoordinated nerd with no athletic ability. If you piloted a space ship, we'd all be dead by now"Noticed a wall of screens at the exit of Mission: SPACE today. It seems to be the precursor to Star Wars whole rank and status system.
No one I saw on the wall had any level of rank yet, but no one coming off the ride seemed to have experienced it before since the rehab either though.
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Robert's experience Translated to plain English: "You're an uncoordinated nerd with no athletic ability. If you piloted a space ship, we'd all be dead by now"