Dark Universe - General Discussion Thread

[Cwoolboy]

ROTR is cool, but Monsters and FOP are superior!

 

[AvoidTIMtation]

Amazed that Ministry didn’t even make the top 5. ROTR reigns supreme!

I'm not surprised at all. Ministry isn't better than any of the rides listed except for maybe FOP

 

[HHN Maddux]

ROTR is cool, but Monsters and FOP are superior!

I think Rise overall is a more cohesive and definitely more immersive experience (and when everything is working, arguably more technically impressive)... buuuuuut Unchained is the ride I'd still prefer to go on every time, it truly never gets old and is just pure fun.

 

[Mad Dog]

I think Rise overall is a more cohesive and definitely more immersive experience (and when everything is working, arguably more technically impressive)... buuuuuut Unchained is the ride I'd still prefer to go on every time, it truly never gets old and is just pure fun.

The ride portion of Unchained is a tad better than the ride portion of RotR. Monsters is pure fun and very repeatable. It's repeatability
reminds me of SpiderMan. You can ride it over and over and yes, it doesn't get old. The great Imagineer Tony Baxter always stressed
that repeatability was a crucial factor in how good an attraction was.

 

[Mike S]

The ride portion of Unchained is a tad better than the ride portion of RotR. Monsters is pure fun and very repeatable. It's repeatability
reminds me of SpiderMan. You can ride it over and over and yes, it doesn't get old. The great Imagineer Tony Baxter always stressed
that repeatability was a crucial factor in how good an attraction was.

I’ve said since day 1 Unchained is closer to Spider-Man than it is to Forbidden Journey.

 

[Mad Dog]

I’ve said since day 1 Unchained is closer to Spider-Man than it is to Forbidden Journey.

Yes, even though the ride system isn't, the ride 'feel' screams Spider-Man.

 

[Eckert]

I'm not surprised at all. Ministry isn't better than any of the rides listed except for maybe FOP

Ministry doesn't even have half the emotion Flight of Passage has, I think Avatar is a much more rewarding and memorable experience.

 

[AvoidTIMtation]

Ministry doesn't even have half the emotion Flight of Passage has, I think Avatar is a much more rewarding and memorable experience.

I love FoP, but i absolutely hate the preshow and as big 3D fan, the projection especially the darker scenes, is distracting.

 

[Mike S]

Yes, even though the ride system isn't, the ride 'feel' screams Spider-Man.

“Doc, your aim is worse than your haircut!”

“They’re all out, even the really ugly one!”

If you told me the scripts were written by the same person I’d believe you. Igor’s preshow alone would convince me.

 

[DOOMBOT]

Yes, even though the ride system isn't, the ride 'feel' screams Spider-Man.

This is interesting. I totally agree. One of the primary thoughts I had after my first ride-thru, was just how close the big Mummy scene is to Scream swiping at you in Spidey, but this time Scream is a giant robot mummy pulling an Expedition Everest a few feet from my face. That moment felt like a true advancement of the medium.

Adding to that idea - To me, Ministry doesn't feel like Spider-Man, but instead Transformers. Does that make any sense at all? I don't think it does, logically, but if we're talking about feel, then that's what comes up for me.

Ministry doesn't even have half the emotion Flight of Passage has, I think Avatar is a much more rewarding and memorable experience.

I agree. Ministry is too preoccupied trying to hit the Maelstrom-style checklist of "Potter elements we haven't done yet" that it misses the fun of the original rides. Even Gringotts, which I'm not huge on, has the physical thrill moments to elevate it, and I always find myself legitimately feeling something strong during that slow crawl back to the load station, right when that John Williams score hits. That's an actually great moment of that attraction.

Maybe I just need to ride it again to see, but I haven't felt very much like that during the similarly sluggish return to the load platform of Ministry. I do like the payoff for the Cleaning Robot gag at least.

I love FoP, but i absolutely hate the preshow and as big 3D fan, the projection especially the darker scenes, is distracting.

The 3D on FoP is susceptible to ghosting and other weird visual quirks, especially at the edges of the theatre, which definitely brings down my personal enjoyment of it. And yeah, those preshows are a slog. The ride is so high-concept and the ops takes so long that they have to spend ages repeating the same thematic info to you over and over, and that guys' performance ... it's grown on me in a campy kinda way, but man is that a rough character to be stuck listening to for like 15 minutes straight haha.