Same here. I thought it was pretty clever. Lots of production and they used almost the entire backlot!Love the commercial. Really pulls you into the gag. I hope that it isn’t promising too much!
Same here. I thought it was pretty clever. Lots of production and they used almost the entire backlot!Love the commercial. Really pulls you into the gag. I hope that it isn’t promising too much!
There ya go, it’s a giant aquarium. Commence the screen freak out/pessimism.
I think the rest of the ride should help alleviate the screen freak outs.
I think the aquarium use of screens will be very realistic and fun!
I think the conceit of that ad is a lot of fun.
Can I start?
I think replacing the first lagoon scene - an expansive "natural" environment - with a narrow, enclosed tunnel with (presumably) nothing physical to look at certainly diminishes my interest in seeing this revamp come to Orlando.
The grand "Welcome to Jurassic Park/World" moment with the gates swinging open is likely gone, too, or else it's taking place in/leading to a dark corridor, which probably won't have the same impact.
I guess we'll have to see. The ride has already lost a good handful of AAs in favor of CGI stuff, though.
The idea - in concept - could be fun, but:
1. The CGI looks pretty cartoonish (as the Mosasaur does in the movies, frankly).
2. It's coming at the expense of "real," physically-in-the-same-space-with-you stuff.
I wonder if we'll see the gate at the end of the Mosasaur scene leading into the open-air with the theme playing. An updated version of it, just after the Mosasaur(?) I don't know why there'd be a cold-open on the ride, but... just a thought.The grand "Welcome to Jurassic Park/World" moment with the gates swinging open is likely gone, too, or else it's taking place in/leading to a dark corridor, which probably won't have the same impact.
"Please no screens! Please no screens! Please no screens!" Universal: "Cool. Here's several MASSIVE screens!" I'm not in the screen-hating camp, just thought it was kind of funny.
I think replacing the first lagoon scene - an expansive "natural" environment - with a narrow, enclosed tunnel with (presumably) nothing physical to look at certainly diminishes my interest in seeing this revamp come to Orlando.
The grand "Welcome to Jurassic Park/World" moment with the gates swinging open is likely gone, too, or else it's taking place in/leading to a dark corridor, which probably won't have the same impact.
I guess we'll have to see. The ride has already lost a good handful of AAs in favor of CGI stuff, though.
This. While I hope we do see the return of a stegosaurus or two in there, I think the aquarium will be a cool scene. It’s obvious that this Attraction won’t be a simple “update” but changing up a lot of scenes. Some people will dig it, done won’t.As long as screens are used "correctly", I don't think anyone will have a problem. It's when screens are the sole medium where fans are starting to get temperamental over.
Fair points. I think the screen usage as an Aquarium is a fun use, but I understand the loss of openness can be a downer to some. Like always, we're gonna have to "wait 'n see" for the rest.
If that entire new building is mosasaur...that’s be disappointing
I wonder if we'll see the gate at the end of the Mosasaur scene leading into the open-air with the theme playing. An updated version of it, just after the Mosasaur(?) I don't know why there'd be a cold-open on the ride, but... just a thought.
Fair points. I think the screen usage as an Aquarium is a fun use, but I understand the loss of openness can be a downer to some. Like always, we're gonna have to "wait 'n see" for the rest.
Totally! I'm exactly the same. I don't want a JW ride like Transformers or Spiderman. The whole premise of the movies is that dinosaurs are real and are a real threat, so why would we only see a screen that isn't "living and breathing". But in the same way CG was used in the first movie to complement the animatronics, the ride should be the same.As long as screens are used "correctly", I don't think anyone will have a problem. It's when screens are the sole medium where fans are starting to get temperamental over.
If that entire new building is mosasaur...that’s be disappointing
Going with this angle, perhaps the ride (in the story) is strictly supposed to be taking you through the aquarium but the bump knocks you off of that path, similar to how Hadrosaur cove was blocked and that’s when things start to go awry.From the ad, and I do realize it’s just an ad, it kind of looks like some movement or interaction of sorts could be involved in the mosasaur scene. Love to see the flipper patent utilized to knock our boat timed with the mosasaur knocking on the glass.
The first few bumps could use the same mechanism that the hadrosaur off course effect uses, timed with the banging on the glass. But then the last bump, as seen in the commercial, actually pushes you along. Could scare the crap out of people, and add something more to bring a screen effect into real life.
Imagine that last bump is so hard, the mosasaur appears to crack the glass, and a spritz of water sprays the boat while your boat is physically bumped. People will get scared out of their mind. (You know how Universal loves to spray you!)Going with this angle, perhaps the ride (in the story) is strictly supposed to be taking you through the aquarium but the bump knocks you off of that path, similar to how Hadrosaur cove was blocked and that’s when things start to go awry.
That’s exactly how I imagined it!Imagine that last bump is so hard, the mosasaur appears to crack the glass, and a spritz of water sprays the boat while your boat is physically bumped. People will get scared out of their mind. (You know how Universal loves to spray you!)