The giant mistake I made was thinking this was Universal's answer to Rise. And the size of the ride building is really what pushed my excitement into hyperdrive.
I was doing the exact same thing.. whether people like it or not there has been a pattern within the theme park format...
Park acquires extremely popular IP and builds an immersive land showcasing a show stopping E ticket ride as it's main attraction.. (Hogsmeade, Diagon, Galaxy's Edge, NIntendo etc.)
While yes, MK was developed much before anybody knew anything about Rise, it's still understandable how people could compare them.
It just blows my mind that knowing we live in a social media heavy world, they made something that could potentially look so displeasing through a camera lens.. AR is fine and all but not including
any animatronics at all (in the queue or in the ride) is just kind of a.. what were you guys thinking?
It was that viral Pirates POV that immediately had me book my flight to Shanghai.. same with Hagrid's, FJ, Gringotts, Rise etc.. While some of you disagree with me, POVs on YouTube are crucial and are the main reason I book expensive trips.. I'm not spending thousands of dollars on a vacation to get on disappointing rides... I'd rather go somewhere else...
Yes, we haven't seen any videos yet, but it's super interesting seeing diehards give them
so much credit for putting a physical element/prop in front of a screen.....like.... ok? it's 2021... this is not the standard.
Lastly, wasn't there a patent a while back that showed animatronic characters in vehicles on a track next to guests? Or am I just imagining that?