Skull Island: Reign of Kong - General Discussion

[Fatality]

The fastest this sucker can go is 10mph and the sudden stop isn't all that "jarring" if you ask me. It probably looks worse due to its weight/what it carries.

 

[Josh Thomas]

Has there been any confirmation / strong rumors that suggest this ride will have actual sets & animatronics? I can't bare another fake simulator attraction at Universal.

 

[Imperius]

Has there been any confirmation / strong rumors that suggest this ride will have actual sets & animatronics? I can't bare another fake simulator attraction at Universal.

It will 100% have sets and animitronics mixed in with screens.

 

[devinp267]

See...they're making changes already. Just calm down folks trust me, they will not let this be a flop.

Just a thought but maybe the truck is suppose to stop there so the doors can open for a better "show". I mean, If your sitting in a massive truck with a top on it, seeing the doors open from the front is a lot harder to do than from the view where it stopped did. At least with that view, everybody can look to their right and see the doors opening up for them.

Overall though, this is a SUPER complex ride system. Possibly the most advanced in the world. Sure there are some trackless rides out there but nothing to this scale. We also don't know if there is any sort of motion platforms during the video portions of the ride. Between at least 1 AA, multiple video screens, massive moving parts (the doors and maybe others) and 5 massive trucks that do not have a driver or any track, this is a monster to program to run safely while at the same time triggering all show elements at the correct time.

Universal is no stranger to creating brand new ride technology to run their rides but that always comes with some learning curves and unexpected issues. Both HP rides were a first of their kind and both ran into some massive issues leading up to opening day but they did figure it out in time and they run smoothly now. Kong is no different. I honestly don't think softs will happen for a few weeks still. We hardly got any soft time with Gringots because they kept working on fixing it's issues right until opening day it seemed. The preview event for media and contest winners (USA Today is running one and maybe others) is not until the end of June. They still have almost 2 full months to work on this beast. They are not going to start softs until they are sure nearly everything is working the way they want and I don't think they are close to that point yet.

Yeah, I thought it was a new change to the ride, not a glitch.

 

[deathcab4cutie]

If the wait stretches on even more, you might need to dip even further into the Kong back catalogue...

Some are (much, much) better than others, but all are fun, to one degree or another. They should keep Kong fever at bay for a little while longer! Feel free to skip 1986's KING KONG LIVES, though - that's one of the worst movies of the 1980s!

dont forget the tv shows

 

[LiamRowbotham]

dont forget the tv shows

Or the musical...

 

[Mike S]

Or the musical...

With a puppet made by the same people that made the AA for the ride.

 

[LiamRowbotham]

With a puppet made by the same people that made the AA for the ride.

Should have put that in spoiler tags

 

[Mad Dog]

If the wait stretches on even more, you might need to dip even further into the Kong back catalogue...

Some are (much, much) better than others, but all are fun, to one degree or another. They should keep Kong fever at bay for a little while longer! Feel free to skip 1986's KING KONG LIVES, though - that's one of the worst movies of the 1980s!

Bring on "Mighty Joe Young". Bet there's not many of you that have seen that 1949 "classic?"......................We're sure getting hard up for any kind of information, minor or major. We're wallowing in the mud of trivia and negative posters..... Ooops, I can't find my Spoilers tag. I knew it was around here somewhere. Oh, I guess Kong must have eaten it when he consumed that sacrifice. Oh well, I guess my expectations were too high. Losing my Spoiler tag brought me back down to earth.

 

[Jon84]

Should have put that in spoiler tags

Haha, we've known that for months though

 

[Ryan]

...man, I didn't know King Kong was a movie series. I was prepped to find out whatever the hell this was once I rode it and stumbled into a gift shop. :angry:

 

[anihilnation]

Lol ... in the UOAP group on facebook I saw someone mention softs are still long off because the 3D is not ready yet.

 

[Buckimion]

There's always the Thundarr the Barbarian episode "Valley of the Man-Apes" in which an unnamed movie studio's oversized animatronic gorilla is reactivated after thousands of years.

 

[anihilnation]

 

[Ryan]

Lol ... in the UOAP group on facebook I saw someone mention softs are still long off because the 3D is not ready yet.

Oh boy...

 

[Mike S]

How are those walls today?

 

[Mad Dog]

3D is ready.

Thank you for keeping info up to date.:thumbsup:

 

[AlexanderMBush]

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[Teebin]

Lol ... in the UOAP group on facebook I saw someone mention softs are still long off because the 3D is not ready yet.

Goodness, how do these rumors start? Mercy!

 

[*Q*]

Out of everything, I think 3-D is something that Universal has down pat by now.