Universal's Epic Universe General News & Discussion

[OLSinFLA]

Can someone who’s smarter than me explain where all the “new tech” is?

The park has…
* two off-the-shelf carnival rides
* four basic roller coaster models
* a people mover
* a dark ride that’s been open for years in Japan
* a retread of the ~20 year old Forbidden Journey
* a relatively unique carousel

…that leaves Donkey Kong (also open in Japan) and Ministry as truly new tech. I don’t really get this perspective tbh

Ministry is new tech. And while Nintendo has been open in Japan, there were issues as well (in fact, DK opening was delayed). And THOSE are the ones giving headaches. The "carnival rides", coasters, Yoshu and Monsters generally run reliably. The unfortunate is the high tech was used for the most popular rides, leading to long lines and downtime

 

[Alicia]

The massive LED screens integrated into rides and projection faces on Monsters and other smaller things were also all cutting edge for theme park use by the company. Even reliable Monsters is packed with firsts of its kind for Universal.