Dark Universe - General Discussion Thread

[DarkMetroid567]

?????

There were like zero negative reviews (probably by virtue of how new/hard it is to get to USB) and I was really excited. Now there is one negative review lol

 

[saint.piss]

There were like zero negative reviews (probably by virtue of how new/hard it is to get to USB) and I was really excited. Now there is one negative review lol

Bruh

 

[Evan]

I am sure it comes down to nostalgia and love for an IP as well. I have no nostalgia for universal monsters, so I don’t think the ride will “move me” in the same way.

I finally rode ROTR for the first time last summer at Disneyland, and it’s the first ride I’ve walked off of and cried, feeling overwhelmed by the sheer scale, immersion, and nostalgia of the experience. We ended up riding it 4 times on our trip, and would have done more if we could have.

I certainly feel Monsters is really going to be epic, immersive, and exciting.

But everyone is different, which is why I don’t love “pitting” attractions against one another. Just go and enjoy, it’s not a contest

 

[OhHaiInternet95]

The overall tone of the ride is not what I was expecting. It is not a horror ride. It is an action/adventure ride that at times is a bit cartoony.

Hate to say it but I find this really disappointing, albeit unsurprising.

 

[devinp267]

A great description for the ride!

Agreed.. and that was really the best case scenario when it comes to the entire family but…I’ve seen terrifying more than once so WTH idk

 

[Mad Dog]

I was expecting action/adventure. It has a potentially larger target demographic. Not everyone is a hardcore HHN/Horror fan.....Probably best case scenario for large crowds attracted to the land.

 

[Rhian]

Hate to say it but I find this really disappointing, albeit unsurprising.

If you're someone who's already on edge around these characters you're probably going to be scared on this ride in the same way someone uncomfortable with spiders goes through that scene in Forbidden Journey.

At the end of the day the ride needs to be accessible by the general public so there are going to be caveats. I would ask you ride it first before passing final judgment on it. Personally I keep reriding it the same way I keep going back to Mummy and I think that's a great sign for a good ride.

 

[Mad Dog]

As the great Imagineer Tony Baxter often said....The real value of an attraction is what the experience is like after many multiple rides, not just the first ride. Re rideability is very important.

 

[OhHaiInternet95]

I was expecting action/adventure. It has a potentially larger target demographic. Not everyone is a hardcore HHN/Horror fan.....Probably best case scenario for large crowds attracted to the land.

If you're someone who's already on edge around these characters you're probably going to be scared on this ride in the same way someone uncomfortable with spiders goes through that scene in Forbidden Journey.

At the end of the day the ride needs to be accessible by the general public so there are going to be caveats. I would ask you ride it first before passing final judgment on it. Personally I keep reriding it the same way I keep going back to Mummy and I think that's a great sign for a good ride.

As Jarmor said, HHN isn't scary anymore, so I don't think that's a meaningful qualifier. But yeah, I shouldn't be surprised given that the only true horror attraction the area has had lasted eight years and closed over 20 years ago, I was just really hoping we'd get a true successor.

 

[USO92]

Just a question…..why would Universal, in its $7 billion theme park (in which 75% is geared towards families), make a land/ride that is wholly inaccessible to a lion share of its targeted demographic? If anybody’s were truly expecting this ride to be “terrifying”, our unmet expectations, and the associated disappointments, are not to be blamed on Universal…but rather, ourselves.

 

[Jones14]

I will say that there are several very solid jump scares a la the spider and Dementors, but Igor’s role in the ride is to be comedic relief, which helps lighten the tone.

I think it strikes a very good balance, personally.