Transformers was a $100M project with production costs split between Singapore and Hollywood. Orlando's was significantly less expensive because one of Transformers biggest costs was creating and rendering the 4K content. By the time Orlando's was built, all of that was already done.Numbers are hard to come by with true accuracy. But research and multiple sources is what I go by.
And everything I’ve found has FJ at $150 million give or take.
Transformers almost unanimously was at $100 million for each park.
One source tried to say that Test track is $60 million. 60 to start maybe but Disney blew 300 on it. Test track got redone and redone and redone.... during construction hence the price tag. 300 is what almost everybody gives as the final number.
Actually out of all major rides the one that you can’t get a real number on is Indiana Jones at Disneyland as I’ve only seen a couple of places give numbers but they truly vary between 80-250million with no one truly standing by their figure.
Oh and you want something crazy Ratatouille in Paris is reported to have cost upwards of 280 million.
After all this let’s just call it like it is: Universal gets a lot more bang for its buck than Disney.
I love both though regardless.
And to go back to my thoughts on AAs. I don't dislike AAs. I thought they were really cool when I was 8 in 1971. What I mostly dislike is how they are used. Slow moving rides where the AAs are the focus are coma inducing bores. I really dislike attractions like the GMR and SSE. Not because of the AAs, but because of how they are presented and how that presentation sucks the life out of the ride. They are literally ride through wax museums.
I think AAs work best in the queue and in AA shows where the story and score are front and center. I like HoP, American Adventure, CBJ, and the Enchanted Tiki Room.
All that said, from what I have heard, the 50 storm troopers are part of the second pre-show scene in a HoP like set up.
I do think this ride will be more screen oriented than people are thinking it will be.
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