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Technically it had a track, just not visibleGreat Movie Ride?
Kong with regards to ride systems.
ToT's trackless comes in handy for keeping 2 upshafts going with one downshaft. However, it turned out too be too complex hence it was never repeated. Kong just reinforces the "live driver" aspect on the outside. It serves no purpose in F&F as far as I can tell.Kong and Furious being trackless doesn't really add to the experience....similar could be said for GMR/ToT.
Ratatouille and Antarctica (neither I've been on yet) are more about the benefit, where each ride car can do their own thing, and also provide a different experience if you ride a different car each time.
Pooh's Hunny Hunt, Mystic Manor (and from what I've seen, Symbolica at Efteling) are the top ones.
Fair. It is mostly a screen attraction though with the same 360 tunnel from Hollywood if I recall. So risky but not as much as the other projects I mentioned. Also one of the most impressive queue's in the resort.Kong really was not safe at all. Trackless, giant trucks with AA drivers is not all that normal.
Fair. It is mostly a screen attraction though with the same 360 tunnel from Hollywood if I recall. So risky but not as much as the other projects I mentioned. Also one of the most impressive queue's in the resort.
Yes but they are connected to the ride since the ride is synched with them and its the same 360 scene from Hollywood. Not as impressive as other projects imo, even though I absolutely love Kong and its theming."Screens" aren't a ride system. They're the media that the scenes in a ride is played out on.
Well three about to open in year or two.There aren’t a ton in Orlando, so it still seems exotic.
Yes but they are connected to the ride since the ride is synched with them and its the same 360 scene from Hollywood. Not as impressive as other projects imo, even though I absolutely love Kong and its theming.
Thanks for answering my question and I’m not saying Uni does a bad job at animatronics it’s just that Disney has been the coming out with such advanced ones lately.
This might seem a bit simple, but for a Universal Monsters Haunted House dark ride ... I think it would be so cool if you entered some kind of castle and using a trackless system they recreated the classic Scooby Doo Hallway Scene. Where you go into different doors that have different rooms with different monsters and scenes set up and then you come out back into the hallway and are taken to a different door or something along these lines. Like the below on a much larger level..
Fair enough. Im not as familiar with the history of that ride system, but from what I could gather it seemed more or less of a clone from USH. Add Kong into the more innovative list then! Just shows even more how they aren't playing it totally safe throughout their resort.No, a ride system is what you ride on. Sean is right. Disagree with screens but the Kong ride system was not safe.
The only ride system I'd say they really phoned in was Fallon's. The only reason to go for that one instead of a Flying Theater or something similar is to save moneyFair enough. Im not as familiar with the history of that ride system, but from what I could gather it seemed more or less of a clone from USH. Add Kong into the more innovative list then! Just shows even more how they aren't playing it totally safe throughout their resort.
Ya agreed there. Fast and Furious too is a clone of Kong. But ya looking back and looking ahead, Universal I feel rn is more innovative than Disney. Just where things are currently at from my point of view.The only ride system I'd say they really phoned in was Fallon's. The only reason to go for that one instead of a Flying Theater or something similar is to save money
Well there are three about to open in year or two.
I absolutely agree with you.Disney has in-house due to their scale/licensing and are certainly the industry leader; if for no reason other than the money they spend on them. They put a major emphasis on it. But they also subcontract out plenty, in particular their "less advanced" ones and even use the same companies as Universal (Creature Tech, Global Creatures, Garner).
Universal just hasn't spent the money. But when they do, you get really good ones like Kong.
Truthfully, as I've mentioned ad nauseum; Universal can't spend as much because they don't get the ROI. The number of rooms and attendance in Orlando alone are dwarfed. Vouple that with a significantly higher worldwide attendance and park presence for Disney, and it just isn't in Universal's cards to break the bank for animatronics. Disney can and does. I'd expect the third park to outshine IoA and USF and wouldn't be surprised to see a "showcase AA" appear like Yeti (RIP), Shaman, Hondo, BatB Japan, etc.
Yep that’s the cool thing about living in Florida and with it being home to both Universal and Disney as you do get some one of kind dark rides. I think they are going to go all out on this new park.I know, and I expect them to be a dime a dozen all over the world to an even greater degree in the next decade. That’s why I’m ambivalent about whether or not UC utilizes the ride system here.
I think they have a great opportunity to iterate on many of the cool advancements and trends we’ve seen globally while strengthening the themed experience around those technologies. I hope they take some risks too, but tech ain’t everything.