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Skull Island: Reign of Kong - General Discussion

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Fatality said:
Okay.

Well, I'm also going next week. Any chance of softs?
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This one made me spit out my coffee. Well played.
 
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Jwhee said:
The leak was real.

As far as I know, don't expect a 30 foot tall Kong
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Taking from the broadway musical perhaps in its size? As that's about 19 feet tall. I can be wrong there though.
 
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Do not discuss the contents of the leak, please.
 
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BriMan said:
Do not discuss the contents of the leak, please.
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Trust me when I say; i'm not talking about what could (or could not) be the leak. I myself haven't seen the pic, as I am more going off by the original King Kong broadway version that premiered a few years back, as the puppet seems to be made by the same company.
 
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Jwhee said:
For those of you who are thinking this AA will be massive on the scale of the Yeti, lower your expectations :saywhat:
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Dude, come on. This is exactly the kind of stuff that needs to be in spoilers.
 
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Alexshow said:
Trust me when I say; i'm not talking about what could (or could not) be the leak. I myself haven't seen the pic, as I am more going off by the original King Kong broadway version that premiered a few years back, as the puppet seems to be made by the same company.
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I don't think BriMan was talking about your previous post. There was another post or two that he deleted. I would guess those are the ones he was referring to. :)
 
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All I will say is that the Kong from the old, burned down USH animation was 30 feet tall. I believe the Kongfrontation AAs were just about the same size, if not a tad smaller.
 
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I don't get why anyone wants to see the leaks.
We've been speculating for well over a year now. Why spoil the fun? Just wait. Then you can actually experience the AA first hand.
 
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Schmosby said:
All I will say is that the Kong from the old, burned down USH animation was 30 feet tall. I believe the Kongfrontation AAs were just about the same size, if not a tad smaller.
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I can't speak to the exact size of the Kongfrontation AAs, but the staging of the final scene certainly made him look absolutely MASSIVE, and certainly appeared to be bigger than the one on the old Hollywood tour. Being up in the air at chest and face level with him probably played a part in that.

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To this day, I still regard this as one of the best finale moments in any ride ever. Experiencing it as a 6-year-old was a monumentally intense experience that was seared into my psyche forever.

Of course Reign of Kong will be a totally different kind of thing, but for me, it's got a lot to live up to!
 
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hishedale said:
I don't get why anyone wants to see the leaks.
We've been speculating for well over a year now. Why spoil the fun? Just wait. Then you can actually experience the AA first hand.
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Or, for those in other reigions of the world with no planned Orlando vacation in the distant future: via YouTube. :lol:
 
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Schmosby said:
Or, for those in other reigions of the world with no planned Orlando vacation in the distant future: via YouTube. :lol:
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Yeah but then you can just wait until YouTube. I don't get why someone would go around leaking pictures and taking the fun out of everything.
 
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hishedale said:
Yeah but then you can just wait until YouTube. I don't get why someone would go around leaking pictures and taking the fun out of everything.
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...uhhhh I think there's a miscommunication here. The joke being that when the ride opens, others far away from Orlando can experience it via YouTube as is a popular thing. In no way do I condone the AA leaks. :)

(haven't seen it and won't look for it for the record)
 
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Only Kong I need to see is the one in my profile picture. Plus, photos and videos don't do many of these rides justice. Saw tons of videos of Diagon Alley and was still blown away the first two times I went.
 
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Yep, Diagon was mind-blowing in person.
 
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This will be looking at me The Kong thread after it opens for the next 4 months.

 
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I honestly never expected the Kong AA to be that large because of how his size was represented in the 2005 film. In the Peter Jackson remake, he was scaled at about 25 feet, while previous films had him ranging 40 to 60 feet. Kongfrontation was likely based on those, so I would imagine any AA for Reign of Kong to be closer to 25 feet if they were to show him in full. Otherwise, they can get away with showing half or even less.

In comparison, the Yeti AA (or static figure now) is 25 feet.
 
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How big is the yeti? I don't think of him as being that big.
 
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Ash said:
How big is the yeti? I don't think of him as being that big.
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Answer is right above, but he is 25 feet. Figure is at an angle which throws off the height factor.
 
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25ft tall is still pretty tall for an AA. You're talking about something moving that's almost the height of a 2 story house. The weight will be colossal.
 
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I've asked before on Magic and the Yeti itself is closer to 13 feet or so. The base makes it 25.
 
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