as Shakespeare would have said if he was living today, "Get thee to the park!"...
I shall, in Oct.
as Shakespeare would have said if he was living today, "Get thee to the park!"...
Great. :thumbsup:....Remember to re read our pointers for a most enjoyable ride experience.I shall, in Oct.
I rode in the same spot, 4th row. It was the most convincing 3D scene I had ever experienced. Like many others I was disappointed by what we ended up getting, but that doesn't negate the technical achievement on display.Ride Kong this weekend 5th row 4rth person down and I legitimately had to take off my glasses to make sure it wasn't real. Still when I took of my glasses it looked real. I was more than astounded. Maybe it was both the position and an improvement in the 360 room but this ride was spectacular.
Edit: I also ride transformers this weekend and it was the best I've ever ridden in it so this weekend in general simulators were more than on point.
Damn you all and your repeat rides when I haven't even had 1 yet !!
Really late to the party on this one, but I rode Kong for my first time on Thursday. I tried to ride Wednesday but the blasted thing kept breaking down. It was more unreliable than a female prom date or the Dippin Dots guy that day. Yeesh.
Like I mentioned in the Fallon thread, Universal Syndrome. Better queue than the ride. The queue was really nice. Loved the period-adventure feel to it. I got a strong Indy vibe in there. I totally forgot about the scareactor in there and he gave me a good jump! Loved it! The scene with the animatronic was neat, but I felt like it could’ve easily been on the ride instead. Oh well. To each his own.
The ride starts off well. The build up going into the gates was exciting as well as going into the cave. This was the coolest part of the ride aside from the Kong AA. After that, the ride goes downhill. It becomes screenapolooza. The action is mostly passive as it’s just looking at a screen. It doesn’t help that the screens are surrounded by plain walls that make the Ride feel more bare than an HHN Hollywood house. The 360 room was so similar to the Hollywood Ride I’m so used to, I thought for a second I was on the tram tour.
Overall, the ride was boring with a couple of nice practical scenes and a flashy queue. It reeks of budget cuts and not being scary enough. This ride was one giant missed oppurtnity lacking some potentially awesome practical and frightening moments. First off, what’s the point of hyping the ride as something frightening in the queue line if you’re going to chicken out and make it not as intense? Kate should’ve died in the ride. If they wanted to be more bold, they should’ve had the claw raise her out of view of the screen, play a “crunch” sound effect and spray blood on the riders. That would’ve added an nice “oh crap, we’re screwed” feel to the ride. Also, wouldn’t it be awesome if the driver gets eaten during the ride? That ties into my next complaint.
This ride really needs more practical. They could’ve done the “taking the driver” effect with some Kuka arms or something, do AA bugs and Dinos, have the Kong AA do something to our vehicle, have the roof shake when the bats come out....any of those would’ve been cool. It’s so disappointing how this ride could’ve been awesome but then decided, “it’s good enough.” Well, that’s a shame. Okay Ride, not super impressed.
Well, for a second you kind of areThe 360 room was so similar to the Hollywood Ride I’m so used to, I thought for a second I was on the tram tour.
Wait whatrode it a few days ago and noticed all of the giant bats are gone
Road it today... they’re still there.rode it a few days ago and noticed all of the giant bats are gone
That's actually a great effect...Saw it work once in the 360 room, really coolRoad it today... they’re still there.
The projections onto the roof of the truck were also working in the first two rooms.
Yeah, I rode it last Wednesday and they weren't there. Forgot to mention it on here.rode it a few days ago and noticed all of the giant bats are gone
rode it a few days ago and noticed all of the giant bats are gone
Yeah, I rode it last Wednesday and they weren't there. Forgot to mention it on here.
The ride starts off well. The build up going into the gates was exciting as well as going into the cave. This was the coolest part of the ride aside from the Kong AA.
The 360 room was so similar to the Hollywood Ride I’m so used to, I thought for a second I was on the tram tour.
Very good point. Would I have preferred Kong to be mostly practical? Absolutely. But screens are not a problem in IoA like they are in USF (only reason it can seem that way at times is because the parks are in close proximity to each other). My girlfriend and I both really enjoyed Kong, especially since the 360 scene was a completely new experience for us. Add that to the queue, outside buildup, and Kong AA at the end, and it was a good attraction to us. Not great (which it easily could have been), but good. Would not have been nearly as good had it been in USF.This reiterates 2 points.
Of course, I'm with you on screen fatigue; however, outside of Spiderman and FJ- there are no other screen rides in that park- both of which are hybrids. And outside of those two, Cat in the Hat is the only other ride you can ride during lightning. So in my opinion, for IoA- Kong fit the bill perfectly.
I wouldn't have enjoyed it nearly as much had it been in USF.