Skull Island: Reign of Kong - General Discussion

[Parkscope Joe]

Kong has a small refurb August 20-29 presumably to brush his teeth.

 

[_rnblove]

Some small new good news:

I visited the Island today and they have fixed the first motion platform in the swamp scene which was not able to operate for well over two months. That being said I'm very interested to see what they do during this 9 day refurb in August. They've been on top of fixes a lot lately. Hopefully good things to come! The projectors could definitely use some work

 

[AvoidTIMtation]

First time riding without the 3D glasses on our trip and while the tunnel scene was fine, the first 2 scenes absolutely *suck* in 2D. I'm really glad the outdoor section is back though.

 

[Mad Dog]

First time riding without the 3D glasses on our trip and while the tunnel scene was fine, the first 2 scenes absolutely *suck* in 2D. I'm really glad the outdoor section is back though.

Ridership has never recuperated from the twin disasters. The outside closed for a long time, but finally reopened. But the 3D was taken away, probably for financial reasons. What used to be one of the longest 3 or 4 standby lines in the entire resort (IOA & USF), is now one of the shortest. The guests have spoken. The attraction needs 3D, for which it was designed. I'm glad they fixed the outdoor portion, that was badly needed since its essential for the set up and ambiance of the attraction. But they need to bring 3D back or do a number of practical set redos to bring the ride experience up to par.

 

[_rnblove]

Ridership has never recuperated from the twin disasters. The outside closed for a long time, but finally reopened. But the 3D was taken away, probably for financial reasons. What used to be one of the longest 3 or 4 standby lines in the entire resort (IOA & USF), is now one of the shortest. The guests have spoken. The attraction needs 3D, for which it was designed. I'm glad they fixed the outdoor portion, that was badly needed since its essential for the set up and ambiance of the attraction. But they need to bring 3D back or do a number of practical set redos to bring the ride experience up to par.

The attraction has suffered wait time losses but it’s still consistently busy throughout thw day, especially for an attraction deemed a screen heavy ride. All it needs is some HGTV-esque face lifts which it’s getting in August and they’ll be fine. during the holidays the ride can and has reached 100+ minutes

 

[Mad Dog]

The attraction has suffered wait time losses but it’s still consistently busy throughout thw day, especially for an attraction deemed a screen heavy ride. All it needs is some HGTV-esque face lifts which it’s getting in August and they’ll be fine. during the holidays the ride can and has reached 100+ minutes

Holidays and Saturdays yes, but all the rides basically get high then. I monitor the posted and actual waits on Touring Plans most every day and Kong is way way under what it received before the outdoors section broke down and the 3D was removed.

 

[Universal 4 Life]

Kong has a small refurb August 20-29 presumably to brush his teeth.

Has this time frame been confirmed? I'm going 8/19-8/26. That would SUCK.

 

[Jake S]

Has this time frame been confirmed? I'm going 8/19-8/26. That would SUCK.

Yes: Universal Orlando

 

[Brian G.]

Skull Island: Reign of Kong's upcoming refurbishment dates have been extended - now closing Aug 20 through Sept 3, 2025.

Skull Island: Reign of Kong refurbishment set for August 2025 at Islands of Adventure

 

[_rnblove]

Skull Island: Reign of Kong's upcoming refurbishment dates have been extended - now closing Aug 20 through Sept 3, 2025.

Skull Island: Reign of Kong refurbishment set for August 2025 at Islands of Adventure

Im actually here right now. Great to hear they are extending it. There are numerous issues. First motion platform remains inoperable and has not done so in months. The trucks require some TLC too as far as the coding goes.

But mainly it looks like they really want to do some rock work repainting. The photo below showcases that they have already re-painted the lining of the outdoor road, and they have completely re-done some of the queue bamboo stands. They’ve also changed the color of the queue switchbacks further into the main outdoor queue area.

I wouldn’t be surprised if they’re gonna re-paint the entire wall outside and refresh the mountain ranges. That would be AWESOME!

 

[_rnblove]

I’ve visited the island numerous times since it went down for refurbishment. Absolutely nothing has changed outside so i’m really curious to see what they are doing inside?

We could see lots of stuff get a facelift in there

 

[SpatulaShack]

Any news on Skull Island reopening today?

 

[_rnblove]

Any news on Skull Island reopening today?

I went there first thing this morning. So far, it does appear like they made numerous fixes

1. first motion platform works again
2. wind effects in projector room work again
3. trucks received some TLC
4. Kong now moves much more fluidly and lifelike, they really worked on him, he works as good as he did when the ride opened in 2016, really great to see!!!! facial expressions are all functional again
5. TM’s had us exit through the express pass queue and enter through the express queue leading into regular queue, the exit is not done with the refurb yet, kinda strange, what are they working on there??

 

[Parkscope Joe]

I went there first thing this morning. So far, it does appear like they made numerous fixes

1. first motion platform works again
2. wind effects in projector room work again
3. trucks received some TLC
4. Kong now moves much more fluidly and lifelike, they really worked on him, he works as good as he did when the ride opened in 2016, really great to see!!!! facial expressions are all functional again
5. TM’s had us exit through the express pass queue and enter through the express queue leading into regular queue, the exit is not done with the refurb yet, kinda strange, what are they working on there??

Thanks for the updates. Love we have a RoK super fan here who knows this stuff.

 

[Mad Dog]

I went there first thing this morning. So far, it does appear like they made numerous fixes

1. first motion platform works again
2. wind effects in projector room work again
3. trucks received some TLC
4. Kong now moves much more fluidly and lifelike, they really worked on him, he works as good as he did when the ride opened in 2016, really great to see!!!! facial expressions are all functional again
5. TM’s had us exit through the express pass queue and enter through the express queue leading into regular queue, the exit is not done with the refurb yet, kinda strange, what are they working on there??

Like @Parkscope Joe said, thanks for your continual reports. This is all good news. I love the ride and was really saddened when it was being neglected and downgraded.

 

[LPCaptainDeath]

Can't wait to ride this next month thanks to @_rnblove