Super Nintendo World (Osaka) - Donkey Kong Expansion Thread

[DarkMetroid567]

It actually makes me worry about the Epic version too — this version tested too, after all. As more months pass by I’m wondering if this is a Top Thrill 2 situation…

 

[captainmoch]

With a USJ trip planned for November 1st, I've lost all hope for it being open by then. Maybe softs?

 

[GA-MBIT]

From what I understand, lots of technical quirks and issues that are being figured out on both continents simultaneously. Whenever someone finds something wrong with Florida, Japan has to test it too, and vice versa. Funny enough, the process that I've heard sounds a little bit like QA / Bug Testing for a video game.

 

[queenmetroid]

We've actually seen this situation before with Rise of the Resistance and it did not go so well, and that was using a relatively proven trackless technology. Even though California was completed first, they redirected all the resources to open Florida's version first due to the strategic importance of Disney World during the summer. I suspect that if Universal was forced to choose based on available resources both internally and from the manufacturer, they would also choose Florida over Japan because opening a new theme park with a missing area would look much worse to the press and public.

I have no doubt the troubleshooting is even harder to deal with given it's a brand new ride system and there's a huge time difference and possible language barrier.

 

[quinnmac000]

This is also more of a protective move than anything as well....USJ has limited capacity due to a lot of attractions being reworked then add in this ride saying its open but having continually breakdowns, its smarter to work out all the kinks so it works well at opening rather than say good enough open it and have it down multiple days making angry customers.

 

[Gartooth]

That we are over half way through August and haven't heard anything about this does give me a feeling they're targeting a winter opening at this point. So around November or December. Crazy how big of a delay this ride suffered.

 

[DarkMetroid567]

This is also more of a protective move than anything as well....USJ has limited capacity due to a lot of attractions being reworked then add in this ride saying its open but having continually breakdowns, its smarter to work out all the kinks so it works well at opening rather than say good enough open it and have it down multiple days making angry customers.

Sure, but no ride is foolproof — eventually they’re going to have to have enough confidence to open the ride with the knowledge that it’s going to break down a little bit. You can’t open a ride with 100% certainty.

If USJ was worried about capacity, there was a wiser choice than a first-of-its-kind prototype coaster by an unproven manufacturer with a <1000 capacity.

 

[captainmoch]

I've given up hope on it being open by November 1st. I've accepted it but still a shame!

 

[SilicaKong20XX]

Don't know if this is legit, but I wouldn't be surprised if it is:

 

[DarkMetroid567]

Two-thirds of the way through 2024 without an announcement…. I’m sick