Skull Island: Reign of Kong - General Discussion

[Imperius]

Could you see the animitronic drivers?

 

[kearns96]

Is there anything worth seeing in the exterior queue?

Watching the vehicles go by up close was very cool, these vehicles are absolutely massive. Other than that I'd say no but I only briefly saw the exterior queue

 

[misterID]

There are two female costumes and two male costumes. I have a picture of them that I'll post later

Don't post anything that can be tied to you and get you in trouble.

 

[kearns96]

I will say that this ride FELT short. I say this because the actual track length of this ride is very short and the ride vehicle stops quite a bit. I remember on my first ride through I was surprised how quickly we got to the 360 scene. Maybe it was just me being super hyper while on the ride but it didn't feel much longer than gringotts, if at all.

 

[Mad Dog]

Three screens jive with the plans we had known previously. Scenes 1, 2, and 6 should be the non screen scenes, while 3,4, 5 should be those with screens. Load & unload are sometimes marked as scenes, but I'm not counting them with this configuration (If they were counted it would be Scene 1 load, Scene 2 and 3 no screens, scenes 4,5,6 screens, Kong scene 7, Unload scene 8). It will be interesting to see kearns full report to see if it worked out that way. I think screens are essential for an attraction of this caliber. Without any screens it probably would have been an average or lame attraction. Sounds like a good mix of sets, AA's, screens and special effects from what he's told us so far. Myself, I count the queue as a main part of the attraction.So the queue with it's AA's, screens, actors etc. should really kick this into the top tier of Universal attractions. Good news thus far. Hope the positive reviews keep coming in......Add on: That 360 screen scene sounds about the same length as Hollywood, apx. ...That's a nice length of time with Kong. Some of the earlier reports we had, it was brief & much shorter, so that's great news if it's in the vicinity of 30 seconds.

 

[12th Man]

By the way, if you want to see what the 360 scene looks like, here's the video:

(This is from USH, but to my knowledge, it is *almost* the same as ROK.)

 

[kearns96]

How does Kong AA interact with the ride vehicle

He looks the ride vehicle over and roars at you, not much else.

 

[AlexanderMBush]

By the way, if you want to see what the 360 scene looks like, here's the video:

(This is from USH, but to my knowledge, it is the same as ROK.)

I'd doubt that it'd be the same.

He looks the ride vehicle over and roars at you, not much else.

To the AA's motion, was it extremely smooth?

Also..how long would you say was the 360 scene?

 

[kearns96]

Could you see the animitronic drivers?

Yes but after you leave the station I never looked at the driver. There is too much going on around you and/or people are in the way. UC made the right decision to save money using lower end AA's here, if it means they spend that money elsewhere.

 

[12th Man]

I'd doubt that it'd be the same.

I think it is. In all the promo videos, it is all media used from King Kong 360 3-D. It may be slightly changed, but I think it is mostly the same.

 

[Gringotts829]

Three screens jive with the plans we had known previously. Scenes 1, 2, and 6 should be the non screen scenes, while 3,4, 5 should be those with screens. Load & unload are sometimes marked as scenes, but I'm not counting them with this configuration. It will be interesting to see kearns full report to see if it worked out that way. I think screens are essential for an attraction of this caliber. Without any screens it probably would have been an average or lame attraction. Sounds like a good mix of sets, AA's, screens and special effects from what he's told us so far. Myself, I count the queue as a main part of the attraction.So the queue with it's AA's, screens, actors etc. should really kick this into the top tier of Universal attractions. Good news thus far. Hope the positive reviews keep coming in.

So basically in Scenes 1 and 2 you enter the caves, in Scene 3 you meet the expedition team/get attacked by the bats, Scene 4 is the Bug Pit scene, Scene 5 is the jungle/360 screen scene, and in Scene 6 you meet the AA Kong? Is this correct?

 

[Mad Dog]

I'd doubt that it'd be the same.

Yeah, Hollywood has the Hollywood trams in it so it would have to be slightly different, if not largely different. And, if I remember correctly, I think Teebin has said the size of the 360 screen is different.

 

[Teebin]

They took us a very strange way though the queue using both the single rider and regular lines so I definitely didn't get a proper queue experience. Say 2-3 rooms with lots of confusing passages between them. Favorite room was with the AA witch, very cool fake fire effects in there

Aaaaah! That is single riders! I still cannot figure out how they will make it work. You will see the vehicle before you see the vehicle. How odd.

 

[kearns96]

By the way, if you want to see what the 360 scene looks like, here's the video:

(This is from USH, but to my knowledge, it is *almost* the same as ROK.)

I'd doubt that it'd be the same.



To the AA's motion, was it extremely smooth?

Also..how long would you say was the 360 scene?

The 360 scene is actually very similar, some parts are changed but over all same basic storyline.

AA motion was incredible, the amount of moving parts on his face is incredible (i.e. flaring his nostrils, moving his eyes, etc...) 360 scene felt about 90 seconds long.

 

[12th Man]

Yeah, Hollywood has the Hollywood trams in it so it would have ti be slightly different, if not largely different. And, if I remember correctly, I think Teebin has said the size of the 360 screen is different.

Yes, it will be a much smaller screen. However, it will have most of the same parts from the USH KK 360. It will probably have a different ending since Kong is in an AA form. Is this right, @kearns96 ?

 

[kearns96]

So basically in Scenes 1 and 2 you enter the caves, in Scene 3 you meet the expedition team/get attacked by the bats, Scene 4 is the Bug Pit scene, Scene 5 is the jungle/360 screen scene, and in Scene 6 you meet the AA Kong? Is this correct?

Scenes in order (including load/unload)
1.Load
2.Outside
3. Kong Skeleton on the left, AA bats on right
4. Cave Screen Scene on left
5. Bug pit scene on right
6. 360 Scene
7. Kong AA on right
8. Unload

 

[Mad Dog]

Scenes in order (including load/unload)
1.Load
2.Outside
3. Kong Skeleton on the left, AA bats on right
4. Cave Screen Scene on left
5. Bug pit scene on right
6. 360 Scene
7. Kong AA on right
8. Unload

:thumbsup: Yep. Worked out perfect.

 

[Gringotts829]

What are the AA bats like? Aren't there are also screen bats?

 

[kearns96]

BTW Kong AA is from the waist up. From what I could tell, you are supposed to be on the edge of a cliff and he is at about eye level with you and his body extends down into a pit below the ride vehicles wheel level

 

[Teebin]

Myself, I count the queue as a main part of the attraction.

You have no idea... I have been waiting and waiting for marketing to break that news. My understanding is that UC changed the legal rules to make it so. Spent extra $$$. It is all so convoluted.