Transformers: The Ride - Summer 2013

[CharlzUK]

This ride is awesome, got to ride it back in June when it was a 'technical rehearsal', it broke down whilst we were in line, but after a bit of a wait was up and running again.

 

[Ash]

Apparently the weather has made people stay home or go home... TF only had a 15 min wait at 12 midday!

 

[April]

It's been a walk-on most of the afternoon/evening.

 

[Hockeyman55]

Finally got to ride this last weekend and loved it. Fast paced and non stop action the whole ride. Really enjoyed it

 

[Lucky Planet]

I was able to ride this ride on HHN finally.
I have to say I really love it. Wow, this ride is really amazing. I think I like it a little bit more than Spider man

 

[Brervixen]

I finally got to ride on Thursday, was absolutely blown away by it!!!!

 

[Ash]

How does the projection compare to hollywood's version? I can't wait ride "our" version.

 

[romo]

^I beleive HTF said that ours are better :thumbs:

 

[Skubersky]

Orlando got the latest 4k projectors, so our version looks noticeably sharper and brighter than USH (though both are better than USS)

 

[Andy]

I'm fairly sure USS isn't labeled 4k, but not sure lol.

 

[Shadow Carelli]

I noticed that during HHN the screens weren't as bright and not all of the effects were working. The reason I could tell was because I went to the park 2 hours before HHN started and rode it and all of the effects and screens were fine.

 

[JungleSkip]

Finally rode. Holy crap what a ride. It feels completely and utterly real throughout. Not as good as Forbidden Journey or Spider-man, but another complete home run for the resort.

 

[Marni1971]

Finally rode. Holy crap what a ride. It feels completely and utterly real throughout. Not as good as Forbidden Journey or Spider-man, but another complete home run for the resort.

Indeed.

 

[Skubersky]

I think USS opened with polarized 3D but they may have upgraded to dichroic by now.

 

[Disneyhead]

Finally rode. Holy crap what a ride. It feels completely and utterly real throughout. Not as good as Forbidden Journey or Spider-man, but another complete home run for the resort.

Now that it is all complete, do you still hate the exterior themeing as much as you did earlier?

 

[Clive]

Now that it is all complete, do you still hate the exterior themeing as much as you did earlier?

I know you were asking Skip, but I'll chime in too since I wasn't its biggest fan during construction - in the grand scheme of things, I think it's worth it. I would've made some aesthetic choices differently, but I think the benefits the ride brings to the park far outweigh the detractions. Sight lines aren't damaged as much as I was expecting.

 

[JungleSkip]

Now that it is all complete, do you still hate the exterior themeing as much as you did earlier?

It's still completely hideous and awful, but the ride is amazing. I don't like what they did with the exterior one bit. It does nothing to help the look of that area of the park.

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I think the benefits the ride brings to the park far outweigh the detractions.

Agreed, overall.

 

[Disneyhead]

I'm a hillbilly from WV, so my only taste is in my mouth, but I really like the show building's themeing. Music and all. Soooo Transformery! Hell, Rockit STILL sticks out above it. Throw in the CineSpec barges and the view of that end of the lagoon screams "Badass Theme Park". Compared to 2 years ago you had scary alien eggs in the lagoon, vacant building, sky!

I'll take the changes and be thrilled.

 

[JungleSkip]

I'm a hillbilly from WV, so my only taste is in my mouth, but I really like the show building's themeing. Music and all. Soooo Transformery! Hell, Rockit STILL sticks out above it. Throw in the CineSpec barges and the view of that end of the lagoon screams "Badass Theme Park". Compared to 2 years ago you had scary alien eggs in the lagoon, vacant building, sky!

I'll take the changes and be thrilled.

Rockit is the worst. I wish it would collapse into a spontaneous black hole and disappear forever.

The music around TF is superb, and the meet and great area is themed well. But the building is an ugly grey box.

 

[Cupcakes]

I would have liked it better if they had themed the building as some kind of waterfront warehouse and have the story be that it's NEST's secret base. The sheer size of the building would make it stand out still, but at least it would've fit with New York better.