Fast & Furious: Supercharged - General Discussion

[MagdolHauntsMe]

Great Scott, a queue through Doc Brown’s house/garage/lab could be a lot of fun.

 

[Mad Dog]

Great Scott, a queue through Doc Brown’s house/garage/lab could be a lot of fun.

Good point. and...the preshow with a live Doc Brown.

 

[bdubsCEO]

The ceiling is incredibly high for what they could do with BTTF. I hope this gets the effort it deserves and isn't just a band-aid on Supercharged.

 

[Parkscope Joe]

The ceiling is incredibly high for what they could do with BTTF. I hope this gets the effort it deserves and isn't just a band-aid on Supercharged.

So one thing I've been thinking about, would BTTF fans accept this vs no ride at all? Because at this point I think those are the options Universal is looking at.

 

[bdubsCEO]

So one thing I've been thinking about, would BTTF fans accept this vs no ride at all? Because at this point I think those are the options Universal is looking at.

I mean, I would. And the overlap of BTTF fans and diehard Universal fans who know Supercharged sucks probably isn't high enough to where the general public would care. Especially if they actually change the ride system and make it a real ride, but even the current system would fit BTTF far better than F&F. If they just do a quick retheme and put more of the budget into a Hill Valley land, I think that would also go over very well.

 

[Mad Dog]

BTTF would work for me. A great queue, preshow (where the present live preshows are) with a live Doc Brown, good sets and
a well done 360 film. The bus could easily be adapted to the storyline. If done well, it could be a very fun/entertaining attraction.
....This set up works well for Kong. It didn't work for the F&F IP since it was too far from the guts of the IP, plus the 360 film was
'amateurish' and should have never been accepted in its finished form....If Universal is looking to change the ride system and 360
type film, a dark ride would probably work too, though they'd probably have to downsize the present queue area. But it is a pretty
large building overall to work with.

 

[SquirrelExorcist]

Are there any further hints that this may actually be happening?

 

[MagdolHauntsMe]

If Biff is involved somehow I would accept just about anything BTTF. Maybe he’s stolen the DeLorean and we have to take a Doc’s latest invention (an old Hill Valley tour bus hooked up with a flux capacitor) to chase him through different time periods to get it back. Hilarity ensues. And this time we’d be laughing with the ride, not at it.

 

[Parkscope Joe]

Are there any further hints that this may actually be happening?

Nope

 

[AvoidTIMtation]

BTTF would work for me. A great queue, preshow (where the present live preshows are) with a live Doc Brown, good sets and
a well done 360 film. The bus could easily be adapted to the storyline. If done well, it could be a very fun/entertaining attraction.
....This set up works well for Kong. It didn't work for the F&F IP since it was too far from the guts of the IP, plus the 360 film was
'amateurish' and should have never been accepted in its finished form....If Universal is looking to change the ride system and 360
type film, a dark ride would probably work too, though they'd probably have to downsize the present queue area. But it is a pretty
large building overall to work with.

Agree 100%.

 

[Jwhee]

Are there any further hints that this may actually be happening?

The rumor came from Len Testa on WDWMagic. Moth is also a reliable insider over on that site.

2 reports of a refurb, one saying BTTF

 

[moth]

The rumor came from Len Testa on WDWMagic. Moth is also a reliable insider over on that site.

2 reports of a refurb, one saying BTTF

I heard this from a Universal TM saying it on a server I'm in who has a good track record.

I don't know what theme it could be, I wasn't told that. If you ask me right now?

I've heard Godzilla come up in conversation several times for IPs wanted for USF... But a part of me thinks FNAF could be interesting to put into the Supercharged space...

I do think it's about time Supercharged gets got, especially with the coaster incoming, just, don't know what it could be.

Sorry I don't have too much, my Uni sources are very spotty haha.

 

[mccgavin]

But a part of me thinks FNAF could be interesting to put into the Supercharged space...

I actually do not think this is implausible, but it would need to be a full replacement rather than a retheme.

 

[Eckert]

I'm sorry, but Universal is so litigious and frankly, a little unfun nowadays that I could not expect and indoor ride based of Back to the Future to appear out of nowhere. Are we bringing back Christopher Lloyd and Michael J Fox to reprise their roles? Remember when all we got was the voice of Doc for the BTTF escape room and couldn't show his face? Also, would you want ANY ride with the current Fast and Furious bus system?

 

[bdubsCEO]

I'm probably in the minority, but I wouldn't mind the FFN actors portraying the characters in the ride. And of course, the original actors can cameo when you travel to the future.

 

[Jones14]

Also, would you want ANY ride with the current Fast and Furious bus system?

This is where I’m at. The ride track is an oval, there’s only so much you can do with that. Better to do a Mummy-style replacement, even if it takes longer.

 

[Parkscope Joe]

Are we bringing back Christopher Lloyd and Michael J Fox to reprise their roles? Remember when all we got was the voice of Doc for the BTTF escape room and couldn't show his face?

This is a very good question! Do we actually want 86 year old Llyod and 64 year old MJF reprie roles from fourty years ago? Some people complained about using Robbie's diminished voice for Hagrid in IOA, so maybe going with sound alikes is the right move. Less authentic to reality but more authentic to our memories.

This is where I’m at. The ride track is an oval, there’s only so much you can do with that. Better to do a Mummy-style replacement, even if it takes longer.

I mean you can do more with it than with the old simulator ride system!

 

[Clive]

I'm sorry, but Universal is so litigious and frankly, a little unfun nowadays that I could not expect and indoor ride based of Back to the Future to appear out of nowhere. Are we bringing back Christopher Lloyd and Michael J Fox to reprise their roles? Remember when all we got was the voice of Doc for the BTTF escape room and couldn't show his face? Also, would you want ANY ride with the current Fast and Furious bus system?

I'm not sure what exactly you're implying here with the litigious thing. Christopher Lloyd only provided VO for the escape room because his age prevents him from convincingly portraying the character on-camera.

 

[belloq87]

Also, would you want ANY ride with the current Fast and Furious bus system?

What are the realistic, plausible alternatives, though?

Of course I (and probably most people) would like a complete gutting of the building for an entirely new attraction concept. Unfortunately, that does not seem (based on rumor) to be a priority for Universal at this point.

So taking that off the table leaves a reskin/overlay of the current infrastructure, and BACK TO THE FUTURE is way more appealing to me in that context than any other IP options that might be out there.

 

[TheCodeMan95]

Even being a reskin, I'm sure there are some curveballs they could throw in here.

Instead of the musion effect- maybe some AAs of Doc/Marty?