E.T. Adventure General Discussion

[Galaxy Defender]

The worst acting in the video is when Spielberg says "E.T. needs your help". Which reminded me of this little gem.

E.T. needs your help to get out of this terrible video game.

 

[Living_Bread]

The part that cracks me up is the moment that pink mushroom creature is shown, and Steven Speilberg is going through the script. . . it's all very unintentionally deadpan.

I wish the ending could be changed too, but I don't think they'd do it. Refilming the video, creating a new plot for the second half, and making new material for that show scene would be too much to do. At that point, they might as well throw it out and replace it.

 

[Lucky Planet]

i have to be honest but i avoid looking at the face of the lady flower alien one.... the one with the red lips.
Whenever I ride it i avoid looking in her direction. her face looks like the mask a killer would use in a horror movie....
(They could mold masks for HHN out of that face and people would be creeped the hell out lol)

 

[happy bunny rabbit]

There are other attractions that desperately need refreshes: Ripsaw, all of LC, FFL, and Mummy+MIB+Shrek to an extent, so I'm thinking E.T. has at least 5 years if any of those get what they deserve. Also KZ. Like all of KZ.

UOR has bigger fish to fry right now I'd say, and the return of Old Man E.T. seems to be a good omen for the attraction.

 

[anihilnation]

I keep asking the team members there if we can zap the aliens in this ride and they keep saying no.

Hahaha, I was thinking the same thing yesterday; did ET after MIB, and said to my daughter: should've brought those zappers with us!

 

[Mad Dog]

Hahaha, I was thinking the same thing yesterday; did ET after MIB, and said to my daughter: should've brought those zappers with us!

ET's aliens are more of the "Make peace, not war" mode of aliens.

 

[Andysol]

There are other attractions that desperately need refreshes: Ripsaw, all of LC, FFL, and Mummy+MIB+Shrek to an extent, so I'm thinking E.T. has at least 5 years if any of those get what they deserve. Also KZ. Like all of KZ.

UOR has bigger fish to fry right now I'd say, and the return of Old Man E.T. seems to be a good omen for the attraction.

Ripsaw- Retheme (Spongebob)
all of LC- Replace (Zelda)
FFL- Replace (MoM)
Mummy- Refurb (Please, please, please)
MIB- Refurb
Shrek- Replace (SLoP)
Also KZ. Like all of KZ- Replace (Pokemon + Small Trolls area)

And no reason a ton of this couldn’t start very soon. It’s just a matter of will and budget to get these parks completely fixed.
Ripsaw could start this September (unless JP goes down this September, then Ripsaw could go down Sept 2019).
LC could start in 2020 after HP and JP.

FFL could start immediately. The fact it hasn’t is mind boggling- it’s not like they’re losing anything.
Shrek could start immediately (I believe the entrance of the park takes priority even over Kidzone).
Concurrently refurb MiB or Mummy in alternating offseasons.
KidZone can start after SLoP or MoM w/ Trolls opening a year before Pokemon.

And for precious ET- I agree- it doesn’t really *need* a refurb compared to these other attractions. But if they’re feeling nostalgic, they can bring it to its full glory with a nice off-season refurb after MiB or Mummy. I genuinely wish they’d bring a ride down every offseason for 3-4 months so that nothing ever gets neglected (unless it’s on the chopping block)

And don’t forget about my dream to trump all dreams of Simpson’s being replaced with an actual dark ride. Throw that in after Pokemon also. :bored:

Imagine what UOR would look like in 2023 if that all happened in addition to their third park opening.
The unfortunate truth is we’d be lucky if half of it happens- but it’s still fun to dream

 

[happy bunny rabbit]

Ripsaw- Retheme (Spongebob)
all of LC- Replace (Zelda)
FFL- Replace (MoM)
Mummy- Refurb (Please, please, please)
MIB- Refurb
Shrek- Replace (SLoP)
Also KZ. Like all of KZ- Replace (Pokemon + Small Trolls area)

And no reason a ton of this couldn’t start very soon. It’s just a matter of will and budget to get these parks completely fixed.
Ripsaw could start this September (unless JP goes down this September, then Ripsaw could go down Sept 2019).
LC could start in 2020 after HP and JP.

FFL could start immediately. The fact it hasn’t is mind boggling- it’s not like they’re losing anything.
Shrek could start immediately (I believe the entrance of the park takes priority even over Kidzone).
Concurrently refurb MiB or Mummy in alternating offseasons.
KidZone can start after SLoP or MoM w/ Trolls opening a year before Pokemon.

And for precious ET- I agree- it doesn’t really *need* a refurb compared to these other attractions. But if they’re feeling nostalgic, they can bring it to its full glory with a nice off-season refurb after MiB or Mummy. I genuinely wish they’d bring a ride down every offseason for 3-4 months so that nothing ever gets neglected (unless it’s on the chopping block)

And don’t forget about my dream to trump all dreams of Simpson’s being replaced with an actual dark ride. Throw that in after Pokemon also. :bored:

Imagine what UOR would look like in 2023 if that all happened in addition to their third park opening.
The unfortunate truth is we’d be lucky if half of it happens- but it’s still fun to dream

:agree: with 95% of this post (especially killing TSR).

However, I think they want Shrek open for this summer's crowds (it still pulls long waits at peaks, as it's at the front of the park) and I could see Mummy+MiB being replaced instead of refurbed if the big U so pleases (Although I'd MUCH rather refurbs if Uni's new attractions continue to be terrible, god let this HP coaster be great).

 

[Andysol]

:agree: with 95% of this post.

However, I think they want Shrek open for this summer's crowds (it still pulls long waits at peaks, as it's at the front of the park) and I could see Mummy+MiB being replaced instead of refurbed if the big U so pleases (Although I'd MUCH rather refurbs if Uni's new attractions continue to be terrible, god let this HP coaster be great).

I’d argue that nothing they could build would be better than a refurbed Mummy. Nor MiB.
In particular with the fact they have a new park with ample land for particular properties.
While the MiB plot is pretty decent sized, it’s nothing compared to the new park (and they certainly need to keep a shooter in their parks). Could whatever the Pokemon attraction be make it redundant? That’s the only argument I could see for removal.

It’s really not even a question if they could replace the Mummy with something better. They couldn’t.
Now- if Mummy hits disaster status with its lack of maintenance, then yes, a replacement would be better. But prime vs prime- there’s no way they could shoehorn a better replacement in its minimal spot.

 

[happy bunny rabbit]

I’d argue that nothing they could build would be better than a refurbed Mummy. Nor MiB.
In particular with the fact they have a new park with ample land for particular properties.
While the MiB plot is pretty decent sized, it’s nothing compared to the new park (and they certainly need to keep a shooter in their parks). Could whatever the Pokemon attraction be make it redundant? That’s the only argument I could see for removal.

It’s really not even a question if they could replace the Mummy with something better. They couldn’t.
Now- if Mummy hits disaster status with its lack of maintenance, then yes, a replacement would be better. But prime vs prime- there’s no way they could shoehorn a better replacement in its minimal spot.

I could see a complete re-theme to either/both akin to Frozen replacing Maelstrom if there's a big IP that warrants it.

 

[Galaxy Defender]

ET's aliens are more of the "Make peace, not war" mode of aliens.

They were in Star Wars and members of the Senate. Look how much war was there. That's the trouble with aliens. They look cute one moment then the next there's a spacefleet overhead.

 

[mbrou24]

The worst acting in the video is when Spielberg says "E.T. needs your help". Which reminded me of this little gem.

E.T. needs your help to get out of this terrible video game.

Ahhh the game that killed the Atari

 

[ChrisFL]

This may be a bad sign

 

[Parkscope Joe]

This may be a bad sign

They legit wouldn’t know. Remember when they tweeting something Shrek out two years ago and everyone thought it was a sign it was closing?

 

[s8film40]

This may be a bad sign

I really wouldn't read too much into that. It's just the Universal social media team trying to get in on the daily/weekly trend on Twitter. It is interesting that they felt that classic attractions would get a better response than current ones.

 

[Parkscope Joe]

I really wouldn't read too much into that. It's just the Universal social media team trying to get in on the daily/weekly trend on Twitter. It is interesting that they felt that classic attractions would get a better response than current ones.

What throws people off is Twister.

 

[belloq87]

I don't think that tweet means anything.

But even so, it does not particularly amuse me. I'm normally very receptive to nostalgia, but this strikes me as kind of flippant and too cute by half. It's the equivalent of clickbait. There's no genuine sentiment behind it.

If Universal wants to actually embrace USF's classics (which would be quite refreshing), they've got an anniversary coming up that would be the perfect vehicle for some meaningful celebration of them.

 

[Parkscope Joe]

I don't think that tweet means anything.

But even so, it does not particularly amuse me. I'm normally very receptive to nostalgia, but this strikes me as kind of flippant and too cute by half. It's the equivalent of clickbait. There's no genuine sentiment behind it.

If Universal wants to actually embrace USF's classics (which would be quite refreshing), they've got an anniversary coming up that would be the perfect vehicle for some meaningful celebration of them.

.....it’s a joke off of a recent twitter meme.

 

[Lucky Planet]

I don't think that tweet means anything.

But even so, it does not particularly amuse me. I'm normally very receptive to nostalgia, but this strikes me as kind of flippant and too cute by half. It's the equivalent of clickbait. There's no genuine sentiment behind it.

If Universal wants to actually embrace USF's classics (which would be quite refreshing), they've got an anniversary coming up that would be the perfect vehicle for some meaningful celebration of them.

Its the hottest new meme.
All the kids are doing it

 

[Scott W.]

They legit wouldn’t know. Remember when they tweeting something Shrek out two years ago and everyone thought it was a sign it was closing?

Yup, people on the social media team are probably going to be the last to know anything. They’re the first link to the public and the less they know, the better.