MIB is a great and unique ride... but to me it’s not “irreplaceable”. That was my main point.
This was a ride built on late 90’s technology. There’s no way you can convince me that they can’t build an even better shooter somewhere with modern tech.
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This was a ride built on late 90’s technology. There’s no way you can convince me that they can’t build an even better shooter somewhere with modern tech.
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Sure, but do you know of any existing shooting rides that are better? In your opinion, what could they do to make a superior shooting ride (besides maybe some newer animatronics)? I don't really know how they could improve the level of interactivity with our current level of tech short of replacing things with screens. I also have difficulty conceiving of IPs that are better suited to the concept, besides maybe Ghostbusters (which isn't much more relevant than MIB these days).
Maybe Nintendo will fit the bill. One of the main points they made is that everything should have a game component build into it. But at the moment MiB is the pinnacle in shooter rides, no one with half a brain would argue that, but Universal and Comcast have the drive and means to improve on that concept.
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MIB is the best shooter out there. Doesn’t mean they can’t improve upon the shooter concept.
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This.
I liked Earthquake and Disaster WAY more than Fast and Furious. Twister was better than Fallon in my opinion. Back to the Future>Simpsons. Jaws>Gringotts. Hitchcock>Shrek.
Not much of what has been replaced impressed me. Mummy is better than Konfrontation and Despicable Me is better than it’s predecessors, but that’s about it for me.
If it’s more Potter stuff I’m sure it would be great, but Potter can’t replace everything.
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how about Starship Troopers - still shooting aliens
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Part of what has me worried is that a replacement for MIB could be a complete downgrade. MIB is already one of the best rides in the park, so if it is replaced, I would expect it's successor to be of equal or better quality. Unfortunately, Universal hasn't made many attractions that are suitable replacements in that regard (Kong->Mummy, Funtastic World->Nicktoon Blast, UCS->UCC are the few that I can think of).
What would be even worse is if they turned it into more Potter. I'm personally of the opinion that Gringotts is worse than JAWS, and I don't like Diagon as much as Amity for a simple reason: Amity was more open and less drab.
So, here's the bottom line; the contract should be extended by another eight years (or however long the Simpsons contract has left) next year. Then, when the time comes, demolish both World Expo and Springfield and build a new area or two.
(OR Here's an alternate cursed option: Retheme it to some sort of Despicable Me jelly gun shooter
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What would be even worse is if they turned it into more Potter. I'm personally of the opinion that Gringotts is worse than JAWS, and I don't like Diagon as much as Amity for a simple reason: Amity was more open and less drab.
So, here's the bottom line; the contract should be extended by another eight years (or however long the Simpsons contract has left) next year. Then, when the time comes, demolish both World Expo and Springfield and build a new area or two.
(OR Here's an alternate cursed option: Retheme it to some sort of Despicable Me jelly gun shooter
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(OR Here's an alternate cursed option: Retheme it to some sort of Despicable Me jelly gun shooter
If it were to be a Despicable Me ride, it would be the Freeze ray .... or the Fart gun.
Under no scenario would a VR shooter be better than MIB.
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I'm pretty sure VR as a trend is dead for now. I also don't think Universal are currently in a place where they would replace a practical sets/animatronics based ride with essentially a screen/VR attraction. Maybe if this was pre Supercrapcharged then I could see it happening but not now.
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I think VR from a theme park standpoint is prohibitively difficult and expensive. You need a professional grade graphics card running each and ensuring each of them are running perfectly in sync to have a group experience. Also it's something people can experience at home with continously newly generated content so you have those comparisons.
Something built in a vehicle and goes over the head could potentially work, but it also creates many points of failure from a maintenance standpoint.
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Does Rip Torn’s death mean anything for this ride’s future?
They need to open at least one of Bourne or JP coaster before closing this.
They need to open at least one of Bourne or JP coaster before closing this.
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That gives us a few years to earn our suits at least. Do you know if they have anything in particular in mind for replacing it? Not asking for what, just curious if they got an eye on the footprint.
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If gives you until at least next year, based on the initial comment.
But as it stands, there aren’t any rumored plans to replace it that I’ve been told (recently).
