Future of Jurassic Park River Adventure

[yankeetrex]

Are the comments similar in design or a 1:1 replacement. Just hoping that the guys who did the indominus for Jw the ride and kong have a hand in the rework. Their animatronics are smooth.

 

[Clive]

Glad to see it appears to be getting a full rebuild, but I'd still expect for the worst, hope for the best.

For me, the staging of the Ultrasaur scene is just as bad as the general condition of the figure itself. The motion profile doesn't begin until the boat is well into the scene, where riders have seen several seconds of the Ultrasaur being completely static.

The easiest (and remarkably inexpensive) fix here would be to put a large rock in the water between the boat's path and the Ultrasaur's resting position. This would block the line of sight as boats enter - riders would only see the body and tail of the Ultrasaur, not the motionless head. Then, the Ultrasaur could rise into position, creating an actual "wow" moment instead of "oh, huh" awkwardness.

 

[Mike S]

Glad to see it appears to be getting a full rebuild, but I'd still expect for the worst, hope for the best.

For me, the staging of the Ultrasaur scene is just as bad as the general condition of the figure itself. The motion profile doesn't begin until the boat is well into the scene, where riders have seen several seconds of the Ultrasaur being completely static.

The easiest (and remarkably inexpensive) fix here would be to put a large rock in the water between the boat's path and the Ultrasaur's resting position. This would block the line of sight as boats enter - riders would only see the body and tail of the Ultrasaur, not the motionless head. Then, the Ultrasaur could rise into position, creating an actual "wow" moment instead of "oh, huh" awkwardness.

Isn’t this a really bad timing issue and the Ultrasaur is actually supposed to move as the doors open?

 

[Clive]

Isn’t this a really bad timing issue and the Ultrasaur is actually supposed to move as the doors open?

You would think, but I don't believe so. Even in Japan, which closely resembles the Orlando build (albeit mirrored), the in-full-view Ultrasaur remained static until three or four brutal seconds into the scene. The ride there had just come out of refurbishment in a park with otherwise pretty impeccable show standards.

Furthermore, I've simply never seen the Ultrasaur motion profile fire in concert with the doors opening. It's possible the timing is meant to be different! But I've never seen what would make rational sense actually play out.