Skull Island: Reign of Kong - General Discussion

[Universalfanboy]

No, that is my solution to your problem. Perhaps they have another.

From my understanding, single rider and express will go through the "scare zone". You will skirt the "witch room", but will still be able to see it. So another plan to get to child swap must be in place. On of the show quality TMs said that special "escape" routes are in place that are different than other attractions, but he did not elaborate, so I'm not sure on the specifics.

 

[orlandogirl]

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[TheRazorSlash]

The witch is in a large room which you enter on the far side from her. As you move through the switchbacks in that room she gets more intense. Chanting louder and louder with her spells. Lighting flickers off. Effects start going. It gets dark. A fire effect starts to appear in the skull rock work all around you. But still you have to keep moving ahead. Closer and closer to her until the last switchback which is only a few feet from her as she stares right at you as you pass.

Well now now you have me scared to ride

Hope I get a chance to experience all this when I'm down there next week.

 

[Mad Dog]

The way this queue is set up, you have to make it passed the witch before you get to the scareactors. And she will intimidate any child before they even get to that part.

The witch is in a large room which you enter on the far side from her. As you move through the switchbacks in that room she gets more intense. Chanting louder and louder with her spells. Lighting flickers off. Effects start going. It gets dark. A fire effect starts to appear in the skull rock work all around you. But still you have to keep moving ahead. Closer and closer to her until the last switchback which is only a few feet from her as she stares right at you as you pass. If a child makes it through that experience, they'll be alright for a half a second encounter with a native.

Heck, that queue scene sounds better than some of the attractions I've been on.

 

[Mike S]

This was what I was suspecting. And that's okay. I still had a great time hanging out with everyone. You think tomorrow afternoon might be for guests? Or will tropical storm stand in the way?

"Why didn't I build in Orlando?" - John Hammond

So those who waited may be hit with a big "Bummer" stick -

Plan was for softs in late afternoon, but the higher powers decided TM Previews were the better option.

If softs were planned for today I'm guessing I'm pretty safe for Sunday

 

[UNIrd]

This picture literally made me laugh. After a few pics of creepy realistic skulls, park your baby movers here!

 

[12th Man]

It does that in Hollywood during the backlot tour. If you saw a video of the ride that's what you saw, there are no videos of the Orlando version.

Oh, I was just assuming based on what people have said. (I actually live 5 mins from USH, lol) But @darkridelover clarified how it worked @TheRazorSlash Sorry for not clarifying what I said earlier. : )

 

[Universalfanboy]

So I wonder what the point of the 36" height restriction. It can't be safety since I would think then Hollywood would have a height restriction. If it is age it is even more dumb. Someone without kids made that height restriction because prior to 2 most kids don't fear much of anything. Then somewhere in the 2 to 4 they start to fear things. So just as they are tall enough for this ride they will start to fear the things in this ride. Like I would not hesitate to take my 1 year old on this, it is my 5 year old I debated. My 1 year old would not be scared at all. The only time she gets scared is if she hears her sister scream in fear.

Probably because the ride vehicle has no restraints on the seat.

 

[Mike S]

A thought crossed my head. Who do you think will be such a big fan of King Kong that they'll try to see what happens when they offer chocolate to a native?

 

[UNIrd]

I wonder if strangers in the queue will try to use me as a human shield. Happens at HHN sometimes.

 

[Miketheboss]

Me as a parent. Look inside that cave sweetie.

 

[STL]

A thought crossed my head. Who do you think will be such a big fan of King Kong that they'll try to see what happens when they offer chocolate to a native?

 

[Disneyhead]

A thought crossed my head. Who do you think will be such a big fan of King Kong that they'll try to see what happens when they offer chocolate to a native?

That never turns out well.

 

[AlexanderMBush]

That never turns out well.

Yeah, especially considering what the hell Will's brother did; it never, and I mean NEVER ends well. Espeically for a place filled with prehistoric life, untamed with Natives into the mix.

Actually, any kind of environment, giving chocolate to animals may be bad..

 

[Disneyhead]

Me as a parent.

When I bought my 5 year old chunky soled shoes to get on Ghostrider.

Nothing an ice cream cone and 18 years of therapy can't fix.

 

[Ajstriker26]

So tonight apparently turned into another TM preview after last nights ended in a breakdown. Just sounds like there needs some kinks to still be worked out. I would expect to see this soft in the next day or two.

 

[Mad Dog]

Imagine how Kong would react if you gave him a couple of cases of Duffs to drink. :dance::ears: Wearing mouse ears and dancing :danceisco with the Yeti.

 

[PurplePagoda]

It's a long shot question but does anyone who rode it have a drawn-out line layout of the queue? One similar to the track layout of the ride? Looking for something like this: but just for the queue line? It doesn't seem very big considering it holds the witch wall, booholes, AND the load/unload station

 

[darby427]

little off topic.. but the pic above is nearmap.. tried to get into it tonight and they changed the demo.. no more incognito mode for free access

 

[Mad Dog]

It's a long shot question but does anyone who rode it have a drawn-out line layout of the queue? One similar to the track layout of the ride? Looking for something like this: View attachment 2164 but just for the queue line? It doesn't seem very big considering it holds the witch wall, booholes, AND the load/unload station

Kong's queue is like the Minotaur Labyrinth in Ancient Crete. It's very long, complicated, sectioned off into a ton of rooms and sectioned areas. No one going through it would possibly be able to map it since it's so intricate. You'd get lost if it wasn't marked. It holds a ton of people. Don't be fooled that it doesn't look gigantic, because it is. The only way you could get a map would be to write to Universal for the plans, but they don't give those out.