Skull Island: Reign of Kong - General Discussion

[ChrisM]

Going back on again today, like Briman the motion base in the 360 portion was not running. The queue is much more bare able this time with overcast skies, hoping to get a ride in the dark. I will probably give a more in depth review later. Loving the banana icee in line too, very refreshing lol

 

[ThemeParks4Life]

Went on the ride earlier, it was pretty good! 360 motion wasn't working. I'll write more when I get home. I got in line around 3:30-3:40 and waited just under an hour.

 

[Mr. EPCOT]

Just out of curiosity, do the IOA maps have Kong on them yet? Since the current maps have the attractions separated and color coded based on what "island" they're in, I'm wondering how they're going to list the attraction. Will it say, "Skull Island" and then under it list the full name of the attraction as Skull Island: Reign of Kong? That would be a bit silly.

There's already collateral out there with Skull Island listed as its own island, so I'm sure it will be that way on the guidemap, too.

 

[ChrisM]

Out of curiosity, does anyone know the exact time softs started today and yesterday? I know Thursday was at about 6pm.

 

[Legolas813]

Kudos to Universal for allowing re-rides! The majority of our ride didn't work the first time, so we all got to ride again. Second time was perfect, motion in all rooms, as well as screens and animatronics all 100%. It is an amazing ride and queue. The scare actor got me. Wait time was only 1 hour even with the extended queue filled, multiple shutdowns for technical difficulties, re-rides happening, and not many trucks running.

 

[ThemeParks4Life]

Out of curiosity, does anyone know the exact time softs started today and yesterday? I know Thursday was at about 6pm.

Today they started around 3:30 and yesterday it was 4:30-ish

 

[UNIrd]

In line again now. The line is moving so much faster than earlier today. Was hoping to get a night ride in but I don't believe it will be this one.

 

[Teebin]

Kudos to Universal for allowing re-rides! The majority of our ride didn't work the first time, so we all got to ride again.

Hm... this is beginning to sound a lot like early Spider Man in that sensors on show effects/screens don't register reliably. Still happens occasionally on SM. The good news is they have greatly reduced how often the vehicles have issues moving forward. That was really bad early on, especially on scene 6.

 

[boomerthom]

I was pleasantly surprised when they offered us a re-ride when the only issue was the Kong AA, considering

Spoiler

that's basically the end of the ride.

 

[Legolas813]

Hm... this is beginning to sound a lot like early Spider Man in that sensors on show effects/screens don't register reliably. Still happens occasionally on SM. The good news is they have greatly reduced how often the vehicles have issues moving forward. That was really bad early on, especially on scene 6.

Once the problem starts, the rest of the ride is usually messed up and out of sync with video, light, motion and sound glitches, random stops and nothing happening in some rooms. Yes, very similar to Spiderman. Although I know for Spiderman the problem can be caused by too many cars backing up at load and unload. But Kong had barely any trucks running (seemed like only 2).

 

[Fett83]

Will be in Universal next Wednesday, getting an uber from Polynesian strictly to go ride Kong. Looking forward to seeing if my opinion changes

 

[Fett83]

I was pleasantly surprised when they offered us a re-ride when the only issue was the Kong AA, considering

Spoiler

that's basically the end of the ride.

Was he just frozen or did they black out that entire section?

 

[boomerthom]

Was he just frozen or did they black out that entire section?

Frozen. Sound was still working, though, so it must run independently of the AA.

 

[Legolas813]

Mine had the lights off, no sound, nothing, where Kong is. You couldn't see or hear anything.

 

[boomerthom]

Mine had the lights off, no sound, nothing, where Kong is. You couldn't see or hear anything.

Wonder if that's some kind of B-mode? We still had full lighting and audio when he was frozen.

 

[UNIrd]

My first ride-thru was perfect. My second ride-thru was missing motion in the 360 room. That made the second ride-thru a much more lackluster experience. In this day and age of people literally basing opinions on a ride via YouTube video, I feel for the people thought that was it. But when all cylinders are firing, it is so much fun.

 

[Disneyhead]

My first ride-thru was perfect. My second ride-thru was missing motion in the 360 room. That made the second ride-thru a much more lackluster experience. In this day and age of people literally basing opinions on a ride via YouTube video, I feel for the people thought that was it. But when all cylinders are firing, it is so much fun.

This is what "Technical Rehearsals" are for.

 

[Tylereapple]

Was it open from 3:30 all the way until park close today?

 

[ThemeParks4Life]

I noticed that they start loading Rows 6 and 12 first depending on what side you chose (I chose the right).

 

[Teebin]

Mercy, gotta love these low to the ground outside ride photos. Look at all the extra marks on the pavement! Click pic for highres. Those weren't there 3 months ago. Are those intended as whistles to to the rfid readers to pay attention? :saywhat: