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.

 

[Clive]

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.

Yeah, there are a lot of somewhat invisibly complex effects and systems on these attractions. It's frankly a marvel that Monsters runs as well as it does.

 

[belloq87]

Even Monsters sounds like it's struggling a bit (in terms of keeping all the show elements working, not in terms of the ride itself breaking down).

 

[Clive]

Even Monsters sounds like it's struggling a bit (in terms of keeping all the show elements working, not in terms of the ride itself breaking down).

It definitely appears to have its off days where you're down three to four figures, but my understanding is, aside from the problematic Finale Dracula (which I hope they can work out a long-term plan for soon), the show set tends to run quite well. Definitely bigger fish to fry throughout the park.