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[DOOMBOT]

If memory serves me correct, I think Hagrids was in the top five in TPI's 2024 rankings. Bottom line though, all the attractions on your list
are excellent. Compliment to Monsters for being rated so high in their first year. That says a lot.

Despite seemingly consistent technical issues, it's a well-plotted attraction with really bold special effects, tech, and scope, paired with incredible operations and throughput, and tied to a classic fan-favorite IP. It's thankfully very difficult to argue its' merits. It's wonderful to see a Universal Classic Monsters ride get this much acclaim.

If we get Creature this decade, I feel like a major reason for that would be just how big of a win Unchained has been for UDX.

 

[Lightningbolt]

I would never wait more than 60 minutes for flight of passage. Hagrids is a much, much better attraction and it ain't even close.

Facts. I genuinely do not understand why people like FOP so much. Very overrated imo. Quite literally is just a single screen and some scents. I’d replace FOP with Ministry any day of the week on this list.

 

[belloq87]

Flight of Passage is the most successfully-executed pure simulator in the major Orlando parks.

It couldn't make the cut of my personal top favorite attractions, but I totally get the appeal: bright, colorful 3D animation, great music, and excellent pacing (the "breather" scene in the cave is an inspired moment before the ride ramps up for the climax). And the feeling of flight is something a lot of people find exhilarating.

I also wouldn't wait an hour for it, but I'm not sure I'd wait an hour for anything at this point (unless it's something new-to-me).

 

[DOOMBOT]

Flight of Passage is the most successfully-executed pure simulator in the major Orlando parks.

It couldn't make the cut of my personal top favorite attractions, but I totally get the appeal: bright, colorful 3D animation, great music, and excellent pacing (the "breather" scene in the cave is an inspired moment before the ride ramps up for the climax). And the feeling of flight is something a lot of people find exhilarating.

I also wouldn't wait an hour for it, but I'm not sure I'd wait an hour for anything at this point (unless it's something new-to-me).

Walking up to and sitting on a pretty standard bike-style seat, only to "plug in" to your Avatar body and suddenly feel the Ikran breathing between your legs? That effect still wows me to this day. Such a simple illusion, but it's so wonderfully tactile and magical.