Maybe there's an awesome finale we haven't seen yet.
But if not, it's not threatening SLOP for the title of "Best Universal Family Ride of 2021." It looks fine, and I'm sure it will do well in this park.
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Maybe there's an awesome finale we haven't seen yet.
But if not, it's not threatening SLOP for the title of "Best Universal Family Ride of 2021." It looks fine, and I'm sure it will do well in this park.
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It’s basically “SLoP on Water.” Simple animatronics and practical sets supplemented by screens.
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It’s basically “SLoP on Water.” Simple animatronics and practical sets supplemented by screens.
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I think it helps that Pets has a very loose plot but is mostly a series of visual gags. That plays well in the format. Kung Fu Panda is trying to position fast-paced action sequences around a slow-moving boat ride, which doesn't translate nearly as well.
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I agree. The land itself looks so good that I would consider being okay with it at Studios. I'd certainly much rather have it than the VR Potter (granted it wouldn't fit in that plot but entirely hypothetical).
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The lighting package in there is beautiful.
I have to agree
As great as JW is, we got our JW e-ticket in Orlando already
I would argue that JPRA could definitely use an overhaul though
In fairness, KFP looks to have more scenes that are close to entirely screen-driven. Other than the brief adoption hallway, I can't think of any scene in SLOP that I'd classify as a "screen scene." The fireworks, maybe? But without checking, I'm not sure how much of the was projection vs. physically present.
But again, we haven't seen the entirety of KFP yet, so maybe there is more of a balance.
I'd much rather have SLOP than either other option!
But yes.
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The SCOOP is a proven ride system for Universal, similar to the omnimover for Disney. Universal has shown us with this ride that the SCOOP doesn't need to be screen heavy, so I don't see why we can't see new SCOOPs in the US in the future.
It should also be mentioned that we now have a SCOOP ride which not only has a nice finale, but it also doesn't do the high-fall trick as well. So for anyone concerned about EU possibly having multiple Kuka-Arm darkrides, I've got faith they'll be uniquely different in their own ways.
If we're all freaking out over the moving Indo animatronic, just image the general public! Some poor kid is gonna go on this ride and be scared of dinosaurs for life after.
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Reading on a few of the Disney oriented sites', readers that were commenting on the Indo, they thought it was a screen, and complained about Universal screens. ...And, but
another reason POV's are problematic, when they're not clear enough for casual fans.
I wonder what the B mode for the Indo chase is. I can’t imagine creative today would build such a complex scene and not have a B mode in case.
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I honestly can't see how anyone could think it was a screen, that Indo chasing effect is incredible!
Maybe they need to go back to watching videos of Webslingers...
Would you know what in particular wasn't working? I understand it's a complex, and probably expensive, concept within itself.
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I don’t know specifics. My guess is that it’s not really a scalable technology.
https://forums.insideuniversal.net/...verse-wish-list-speculation.14220/post-915527
The gyrosphere tech isn't the problem. The problem is the "wheels" are also the windshield you look through and there is no way to keep it from becoming hazy because of small scratches.
Ah, classic Universal has returned
