Gardaland in Italy just opened up a Jumanji ride in their park. Have to say it doesn't look bad.
Good mix of practical effects and shockingly good quality screens. Though it was likely unintentional, they finally added a twist to the trope of "falling down" that every simulator ride at Universal did. You actually "die" on the ride LOL. I know they play on the multiple lives aspect of the IP, which I though was well done, but it was finally refreshing to see a more realistic take on the "falling down" trope that every simulator ride does.
Apparently, the park who owns this is run by Merlin, operator of Legoland and most of the major UK parks. Those UK parks could really use a dark ride of this caliber. This would do well at Alton Towers though I would see something like this as a good replacement for Darren Brown's Ghost Train at Thorpe.
Good mix of practical effects and shockingly good quality screens. Though it was likely unintentional, they finally added a twist to the trope of "falling down" that every simulator ride at Universal did. You actually "die" on the ride LOL. I know they play on the multiple lives aspect of the IP, which I though was well done, but it was finally refreshing to see a more realistic take on the "falling down" trope that every simulator ride does.
Apparently, the park who owns this is run by Merlin, operator of Legoland and most of the major UK parks. Those UK parks could really use a dark ride of this caliber. This would do well at Alton Towers though I would see something like this as a good replacement for Darren Brown's Ghost Train at Thorpe.
