I agree. Universal could use an Omnimover at each park. Not overkill like Disney, but just the option for guests to "Slow Down"
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I'm having trouble understanding this, what does it matter how old the method of conveyance is? If it does the job, who cares? I am personally of the opinion that Universal could use a couple of Pirates/Mansion-style rides.
I don't know, I think alligators and water parks are a great combination.
Sure. But Mystic Manor is a "Mansion Style Ride" that uses technology from this millennia.
No one in the GP is going to jump up and down for an omnimover ride in 2015. There are more creative, inventive, and exciting ways to do these kinds of rides now. Let's push things forward
I think Disney's omnimovers are clanky noisy mechanical things... they all make horrid noises. Any system that could be created that was silent would get my vote too. Until then...
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Yes, but I don't really think the GP gets excited over the ride system regardless, even if it's trackless. If doing a very basic type of ride system services the attraction's needs, and allows them more budget on bells and whistles as far as ride scenery and such go, then I say go for it. God knows that Antarctica could have benefited from axing the trackless system and going with an Omnimover-style system instead and spending the money on show scenery.
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I think the omnimover is the most genius ride vehicle of all time. Pretty much the pioneer for everything after it
I'd like to see another FJ type Kuka ride system. I love that ride. Don't see why they haven't replicated that into another new ride. It's awesome and it has great capacity.
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I could retort don't fix what isn't broken. They've yet to design an "all ages" dark ride with new technology.
Why do you just come into every thread and say we must "move on" and table discussions as if you've ended the debates for all time? It's a fair topic that's worth exploring.
I'm not a fan of the Omnimover myself - it peaked with The Haunted Mansion and limits what you can do with show scenes and storytelling. FJ is a bit different because you still have the 7-second show cycle/reset for each sequence or effect (unlike Mermaid or HM, which must be designed to loop continuously). Frankly, I wish they'd use something like ET's ride system more, or Men in Black/Cat.
Universal has a patent for a virtual omni mover system which is what they use on forbidden journey. For all intents and purposes it is an omni mover.
It's a busbar track system. It really has nothing to do with Disney's Omnimover.
Here is the rendered model on the modified Gyro-sphere I would use to create a trackless ride for JW (I call it the snow globe lol). I want to add a little more detail to it, but for now I think it gets the idea across. The grey base would be hidden during load and unload and would contain the motion base capable of pan, tilt, and roll. The ride would have continuous loading to try and compensate for the low capacity of the vehicles. To board, the front of the dome would be a hatch that opens allowing guests to load through the front quickly and safely. There are monitors in front of each seat to display supplemental video and information.
I have a lot of ideas for the ride taking you through the DNA lab with a musion type adaptation of Mr. DNA's presentation, the actual lab, embryo storage, going outside on an elevated track, the safari part inside a 360 projection dome that is part of carrousel (IE Forbidden journey). But I don't have time to post it right now.
Hope you guys like it!
I have a lot of ideas for the ride taking you through the DNA lab with a musion type adaptation of Mr. DNA's presentation, the actual lab, embryo storage, going outside on an elevated track, the safari part inside a 360 projection dome that is part of carrousel (IE Forbidden journey). But I don't have time to post it right now.
Hope you guys like it!
Do you envision the plastic shell rotating? If so, how would you make it clear that it is rotating without scratching it up too much?
I envisioned an encapsulated Antarctica type ride system...although the covering may magnify noise levels..
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