It’s like Power Rangers all over again, minus the overlays and rides.Alrighty, so as mentioned before and elsewhere, for a while it feels like Disney really hasn't been taking advantage of the MCU in the parks. Besides the meet and greets in the parks which can feature the Heroes, ride-wise it's all been overlays so far. While overlays are not inherently a bad thing, it feels strange for a park to go the quick n' easy route for a IP that's raking in billions. (Then again, this is the same company which gave Frozen the overlay treatment.)
So now that they're finally doing a full-blown Marvel dark ride from the ground up...they're doing a shooting dark ride for a character who doesn't really fit with a shooting dark ride. :|
Yes, Spider-Man shoots webs from his web shooters. But he mainly shoots webs to swing, wrap and grab things, not constantly pepper a volley of shots to defeat the bad guys. Heck, when it comes to fighting he'll go into fisticuffs.
If you're going to do a shooting dark ride with a Marvel hero, go with Iron Man, War Machine, Hawkeye. They spend a whole lotta' time legitimately -shooting- the bad guys themselves. An since Disney is rolling with the Stark Industries angle, all the better to focus on them and not Spider-Man.
If you're gonna' do a Spider-Man dark ride, give me something to replicate swinging through New York. I know they had ideas for something practical, though no doubt the method for it was well...impractical. Now a Kuka arm, that would be the next best thing.
Either way, a Spider-Man shooting dark ride feels a bit misguided. Leading to the discussion/thought that WDI doesn't really get the character, nor know how to use him.
I know we have the benefit of hindsight, so my argument is moot, but if they were ever going to overlay ToT with a Marvel IP, Spider-Man seems like it should have been the obvious choice.
The whole falling from a tower (or within a tower) is a pretty big trope in Spider-Man movies, and even in Homecoming with elevator scene in the Washington monument. It translates very well to a drop tower attraction. On top of that, the facade wouldn’t look nearly as out of place as it does today, as there’s not a disconnect in storytelling since you’re not actually leaving earth.
Again, I have the benefit of hindsight, and at the time, the MCU’s iteration of Spider-Man was essentially an unknown beyond his small appearance in Civil War. But Disney, if you’re reading this and wondering how to implement Spider-Man into Hong Kong and Shanghai, this idea is yours for the taking!
I mean, yeah, when you put it like that, the way they use him isn’t perfect. They had to introduce him into a world that had already existed for quite some time with no sign of Peter Parker or the web slinger actually existing himself.You’re crazy! MCU Spider-Man’s primary motivation of being an Avenger totally doesn’t undermine the entire basis of his character! /s
I mean, yeah, when you put it like that, the way they use him isn’t perfect. They had to introduce him into a world that had already existed for quite some time with no sign of Peter Parker or the web slinger actually existing himself.
To add on, there had been two prior live action portrayals of the character within a short period of time, so they needed to be unique so as not for this to feel repetitive and “just another Spider-Man”.
I agree the PS4 version far better done than the MCU version and the fanboy-ism is where the real weaknesses lie with.The PS4 Spider-Man game is a perfect representation of Spider-Man in a world already filled with the Avengers, I find it hard to believe they couldn't have worked around this aspect without giving Spidey fanboyism for the Avengers. MCU butchered the world around Spider-Man really bad for me. Of course, I do give Sony some fair share of the blame, but after Spider-Verse they're leaning on my good side. Far from Home already looks like a major facepalm, only thing that has my hyped is how beautiful Mysterio looks (one of my favorite underrated Spidey villains)
I agree the PS4 version far better done than the MCU version and the fanboy-ism is where the real weaknesses lie with.
Back to the attraction... Are we expecting Tom Holland to be involved at all or can Sony block something like that?
I don't like the idea of them using such an iconic character for something like a shooter dark ride. Spider-Man deserves a true E-ticket. Port over Ant-Man & the Wasp if they want a shooter ride (I know, I know... Ant-man is just a Buzz overlay).Everyone jumping to conclusions based on literally no info apart from someone's "i heard its gonna be like tsmm" lol
Everyone jumping to conclusions based on literally no info apart from someone's "i heard its gonna be like tsmm" lol
Spider-Man is basically going to be the Millennium Falcon of the DCA Marvel Land. Iconic and probably what people will bolt to first, but the better ride will be the Avengers ride, much like how we expect RotR to be better than Falcon.In fairness, we're also basing our early thoughts on the official verbiage from Disney, as well, which almost seems to go out of its way to avoid describing the attraction in an exciting way.
I don't like the idea of them using such an iconic character for something like a shooter dark ride. Spider-Man deserves a true E-ticket.
In fairness, we're also basing our early thoughts on the official verbiage from Disney, as well, which almost seems to go out of its way to avoid describing the attraction in an exciting way.
I mean, if you know something I don't and it's gonna be great, then cool - I want it to be great. I'll eat crow if the ride is top notch. I just personally don't have the faith right now based on what i'm hearing both from Disney and from the rumor mill.Who told you this wasn't a true e-ticket? Are e-tickets forbidden from having interactive elements?
Hopefully D23 will clarify this a bit.