Secret Life of Pets attraction coming? (USH)

[Mad Dog]

^ That looks like a shadow of it’s former incarnation.

yes it does....unfortunately

 

[JungleSkip]

Yea...I'm sorry, I'm still not seeing this major downgrade. Maybe it'll be clear in the final product, but that track outline doesn't look much different from the trackless version I've seen in the past.

 

[Freak]

I’m not worried about it. It’s essentially most of the previously planned ride with just a scene cut with a different ride system. I’m sure it’ll be good. Alicia says it’s not a huge loss so I trust this will be good.

 

[AlexanderMBush]

Yeah, nothing in that makes me think of it being a downgrade.

 

[belloq87]

Since I have no knowledge of this mythical trackless version of the ride everybody keeps talking about, those photos of the showbuilding and layout do nothing to alter my conception of what I've been thinking this attraction was going to be: a fairly conventional dark ride (and I mean that in the best possible sense), regardless of the specific ride system.

 

[k_peek_2000]

Regardless of whether or not the attraction was downsized or not, it still fills the same void. A family semi-high capacity dark ride attraction on a popular animated IP. If they can deliver and make something fun, it'll be well received.

 

[WebHead1138]

Why hasn’t Universal announced this yet? Does Universal really believe that people won’t visit the park today because of an upcoming SLOP ride? I don’t understand.

 

[k_peek_2000]

Why hasn’t Universal announced this yet?

D23 Expo (is my best guess)

 

[Alicia]

Looks fine to me. The park could use a decent family friendly dark ride without jarring simulator movements.

 

[AlexanderMBush]

From Theme Park Obsession,



Additionally, some more footage from the 30th.



Gotta be blunt, I can very much tell more clearly just the vertical size from the first to the second. And if I'm going to guess, we shouldn't be worrying much about a queue problem.

 

[KreepyKarpy]

Haven't seen anyone post this yet so:

 

[alias8703]

Haven't seen anyone post this yet so:

Always hated that dead end by Despicable Me where you can see out of the park. They could have build a firehouse facade as part of the SLOP building with an entry way big enough to let an actual fire truck in (as I think its a fire access point?)

 

[WebHead1138]

 

[Andy]

Looks like an Omnimover style layout

 

[AlexanderMBush]

From Theme Park Obsession,



& from @Aaron,

 

[Rideguy70]

Looks like an Omnimover style layout

What make you say that? Wouldn't a more traditional dark ride have a similar looking track?

Don't get me wrong, I think it'd be very interesting to see an omnimover at Universal. Unless one counts FJ, I'm not aware of Universal ever doing a "traditional" omnimover (such as Disney's HM, Mermaid, Buzz, etc.). It'd be kinda cool to see their take on it.

On the other hand, an ever more traditional dark ride (such as Snow White, Pinocchio, Toad, or even joined train like Journey Into Imagination or Cat in the Hat) would be great as well. Not too picky here... although I'd hope an omnimover would have greater capacity.

 

[JungleSkip]

What make you say that? Wouldn't a more traditional dark ride have a similar looking track?

Don't get me wrong, I think it'd be very interesting to see an omnimover at Universal. Unless one counts FJ, I'm not aware of Universal ever doing a "traditional" omnimover (such as Disney's HM, Mermaid, Buzz, etc.). It'd be kinda cool to see their take on it.

On the other hand, an ever more traditional dark ride (such as Snow White, Pinocchio, Toad, or even joined train like Journey Into Imagination or Cat in the Hat) would be great as well. Not too picky here... although I'd hope an omnimover would have greater capacity.

The Yoshi Ride for USJ and (eventually) UOR are Omnimovers, so it wouldn’t surprise me if they changed this ride system to that as well

 

[AlexanderMBush]

 

[rcoasterdude]

Sorry to ask this of you guys, but could anyone link an article or explain to me what the old plans for this ride looked like and what they looked like now?

 

[AlexanderMBush]

Sorry to ask this of you guys, but could anyone link an article or explain to me what the old plans for this ride looked like and what they looked like now?

In theory, the original was a Trackless Family Dark Ride, in the same vein to Pooh's Hunny Hunt from TDL.

It would've (and still should) be a large amount of a practical classic dark ride, with little to no screens for the ride portion, and using a version of the Oceaneering Trackless system seen from Hunny Hunt and Antarctica (particularly the latter).

As for now, it seems to be more of a traditional dark ride in ride system (presumably a Omnimover), with practical effects.

It's a bit late, so my memory is a bit hazy..but I believe that's what it was and what it is now).