Skull Island: Reign of Kong - General Discussion

[Thisguynamedlee]

So I guess it's #chance of speed now for F&F haha yesterday was like the climax of the forum crazy how much inside info this place has and thanks to everyone for all their knowledge, opinions, and feedback

 

[Mad Dog]

Yeah, sorry to get off-topic but after I rode Kong yesterday I went to Gringotts and it actually is a very different ride now witch 20-30 minute lines and no breakdowns. I would actually put it higher on my favorites now.

Gringotts is one of those rides that grows on me. The first time I rode it, and everything worked except the water effect, I would have given it a 7. By the fourth or fifth ride, my rating went up to a 9 or 10. There's so much happening, and things to see, you don't notice everything during the first runs. While I rate FJ as a better attraction, I actually have more fun riding Gringotts, primarily because it's less intense, therefore I can repeat ride it more. I've now rode Gringotts well over 2 dozen times. I suspect Kong will be the same to me. I'll notice more and appreciate it more with repeat rides..... A point I've brought up here many times before, but I believe it's probably pertinent here. Disney Imagineering great Tony Baxter, in interviews has said, it's important to design an attraction where it's actually better on the 20th ride than the first. That a great ride will have you notice & experience more nuances the more times you ride......

 

[KongWatcher2016]

I would just check if TM previews are today and if they are when they end/start.

Can someone post uo team link again can't find it

 

[KongWatcher2016]

On another note when I click to go to spoilers thread it puts me here????

 

[sonoma15]

Can someone post uo team link again can't find it

UOTeam: Home , they usually announce it in the afternoon.

 

[KongWatcher2016]

Never mind I think it's doing that because spoilers is closed??? Now that ride is open?

 

[Stitch_101]

On another note when I click to go to spoilers thread it puts me here????

Because softs started, they merged the previous 2 threads (No Spoiler and Spoiler threads) into one thread. Now there is just a general discussion thread and a review thread

 

[KongWatcher2016]

UOTeam: Home , they usually announce it in the afternoon.

Thank you!

 

[Talking Head]

Finally, to say Kong is a let down because it doesn't one up FJ/Spider-man/etc in innovation/awesomeness/whatever is like undercutting every major Disney attraction since IJA because it doesn't live up to that attraction. It's a logical fallacy that doesn't debate the merits of the attraction itself.

1. Why bring Disney into this?

2. Some of us have criticized Disney for not pushing the envelope creatively since IJA.

3. It's not a logical fallacy to say UC is capable of doing better work (if it's the case that Kong is a second-tier E-ticket).

 

[Stitch_101]

1. Why bring Disney into this?

Because whether of not it was you personally doing it, a lot of criticism has been comparing Kong and Universal to Disney. It's only natural to point out the issues with making that comparison.

 

[Parkscope Joe]

1. Why bring Disney into this?

2. Some of us have criticized Disney for not pushing the envelope creatively since IJA.

3. It's not a logical fallacy to say UC is capable of doing better work (if it's the case that Kong is a second-tier E-ticket).

I'm using Disney as a comparison. Let's change it up then: it's like claiming Gatekeeper is a let down because it's not as groundbreaking or good as Millennium Force.

Im not saying you can't criticize UC, I'm saying expecting every new addition to be better than someone's individual choice of best attraction is a fallacy of argument.

 

[captainmoch]

2. Some of us have criticized Disney for not pushing the envelope creatively since IJA.

I mean yeah, but IJA was 20 years ago and Disney hasn't really pushed that much sense. FJ was only 6 years ago, and Uni definately has been pushing a lot, even if not going as far as FJ, since then.

3. It's not a logical fallacy to say UC is capable of doing better work (if it's the case that Kong is a second-tier E-ticket).

But not every attraction has to be a major innovator/envelope-pusher. Having one that is just a really fun ride to fill out your day isn't a problem at all. If in 20 years, Uni hasn't created another big "envelope-pusher", then sure, I see your point. But I think this attraction, right here, right now, doesn't need to be some massive new ride that innovates everything.

 

[Parkscope Joe]

Fwiw I think Disney has pushed the envelope since IJA, but pushing the envelope does not make a great attraction. See my user name for example.

 

[Talking Head]

I mean yeah, but IJA was 20 years ago and Disney hasn't really pushed that much sense. FJ was only 6 years ago, and Uni definately has been pushing a lot, even if not going as far as FJ, since then.

But not every attraction has to be a major innovator/envelope-pusher. Having one that is just a really fun ride to fill out your day isn't a problem at all. If in 20 years, Uni hasn't created another big "envelope-pusher", then sure, I see your point. But I think this attraction, right here, right now, doesn't need to be some massive new ride that innovates everything.

I'm just saying the criticism that UC isn't innovating in dramatic ways will probably ramp up when Fallon, F&F, and an over-hyped "water theme park" open next year.

 

[Mad Dog]

I couldn't care less about tech or innovation. All I want, bottom line, is a new attraction that's fun , entertaining and looks good. I'm easy to please. .....(Heh, I even liked Mermaid & 7 Dwarfs, which nearly everyone knocks).

 

[Disneyhead]

So now a lot of you have been on the ride and thru the line, just how scary is the queue?

The slug AA that I thought would scare the bejeebus out of the kids had 5 year olds pecking on the glass trying to make it move.

Kids these days.

 

[Talking Head]

Fwiw I think Disney has pushed the envelope since IJA, but pushing the envelope does not make a great attraction. See my user name for example.

Sure, they've innovated since 95 -- mostly overseas and almost not at all in this century at WDW.

 

[JungleSkip]

I couldn't care less about tech or innovation. All I want, bottom line, is a new attraction that's fun , entertaining and looks good. I'm easy to please. .....(Heh, I even liked Mermaid & 7 Dwarfs, which nearly everyone knocks).

I agree! (Except for the Mermaid part)

Theme park fans are quickly becoming the miserable people I used to get on the Jungle Cruise. The ones that would sit down and glare at you, making sure you knew there was no way they're having fun on this ride.

 

[Disneyhead]

Standing in line after driving back from state line last night any of those in the know have an educated guess about softs today.

I'll be there later this afternoon (4ish).

 

[Parkscope Joe]

I'm just saying the criticism that UC isn't innovating in dramatic ways will probably ramp up when Fallon, F&F, and an over-hyped "water theme park" open next year.

This is similar to Apple, everyone wants and expects every year to be a crazy leap like the original iPhone. But they forget that it was 6 years between iPhone and iPod and that a lot of negative press and criticism that Apple doesn't know what they're doing.