Monsters Unchained - Reviews, Photos & Media

[jarmor]

Ok, I got to ride this wed and I must preface this by saying that I know the park is still "under construction" and is in "technical rehearsals".

The internet really hyped this ride up and if I had listen to them I kinda would have been disappointed. . . a little (but I knew better).

The queue was good and really set up the storyline a bit. I wasn't expecting the animatronics in the queue/pre show so that was a plus. The load area was kinda barren in my opinion as expected more junk around it to give a sense of chaos to set up what is about to happen. The ride is very fast paced. Meaning it is action packed and there is little time to take it all in and that's a good and bad thing. Again, I am fully aware that the ride isn't complete and in rehearsals. Back to the animatronics. The hunchback just flies by (not even sure if it's an animatronic), the phantom was really cool as well as igor. They could have left the creature out because it wasn't even a cameo. But I guess it will be easy to move it out and switch it to something else if the creature ride opens.

One thing I noticed was the area under the ride. You could see people walking around down there and it was fairly lit. AGAIN, I understand it's in technical rehearsals and in preview mode but that really stuck out and I wonder if they can really conceal it because it was a big open space. I wish the sides of the RV was visually restricted because you can see the others before and after you and this may have contributed to being able to see below. Another thing is some of the synchronization was off. Even with all of that going on I felt it was a real solid ride and I wanted to go again! One thing I would have them change (if they could) was get you closer to the monsters. They seemed very far away from you so that diminished the scare factor. but man they seemed large, especially the wolfman! I think there was a mummy scene but it wasn't that lit so I don't know if there was a mummy monster or not.

I will end this by reiterating that the animatronics looked great! Even the ugly one lol lol.

 

[GAcoaster]

Seeing the RV'S is part of the story. Egor sets it up in the preshow. He takes control of your vehicle in the first scene. I did catch this on my first couple times and it made more sense after I did.

I understand that but at the same time it was too much “behind the scenes” and detracted from the show.

 

[italianstallion]

Seeing the RV'S is part of the story. Egor sets it up in the preshow. He takes control of your vehicle in the first scene. I did catch this on my first couple times and it made more sense after I did.

Honestly seeing the ride vehicles does enhance the experience for me. If you’re also a theme park junkie it’s cool seeing how big those vehicles really are.

 

[Frank Drackman]

I do not think I will ever tire of the pre-shows. Was cool to see w/ a bunch of theme park freaks as the gasp and 'oh my gawds' expressed the greatness we were seeing/experiencing.

I think there will be fog/smoke in this ride that will change what we see -- this ride is still very much in a test and adjust state. I think they are still working on lighting, synching, and ride movement. We all loved it as we can see what this ride can/will be but it is not in its final state yet, but the manor and the ride are really really really well done, well detailed, incredible animatronics, great video parts -- top notch story telling!

 

[Rhian]

One thing I noticed was the area under the ride. You could see people walking around down there and it was fairly lit. AGAIN, I understand it's in technical rehearsals and in preview mode but that really stuck out and I wonder if they can really conceal it because it was a big open space.

I wouldn't be surprised if this changes in the future so it wouldn't be so obvious. I can see where they may put black curtains underneath the facades you're talking about but since there is a lot of work going on just to get the ride running reliably (and in case they need to access riders and ride vehicles quickly with as little in the way as possible in its current state), it's a bit bare bones down there. I don't want to think they want it that obvious even if seeing the other RVs is an intentional part of the ride.

When I got stuck on my ride last week I could see platforms that were at seat level but none of the guard rails were installed—they were stacked against the wall awaiting installation. That is to say there's still several things to be done before they add the final show dressings to hide everything.