Skull Island: Reign of Kong - General Discussion

[RevFreako]

Yeah, a tall stork friend of mine said the knees were an issue and one should sit down slowly and not just slam your butt into the seat.

That's good advice for anyone.

 

[Mr. EPCOT]

This is how I would rank top 5 UO attractions.

1. Gringotts
2. Kong
3. Spiderman
4. Transformers
5. FJ

Damn girl you drunk

 

[Nick]

I'm speaking from the perspective of the Spirited thread, my Kong thread, and an Avatar thread of all things being hijacked by a few very vocal posters.

Oh well I never enter any of Spirits threads. I can't stand him to be honest. And he's started like three different, completely useless threads just this week too.

 

[Nick]

Damn girl you drunk

I'd put my list at this:

1. Spidey
2. FJ
3. Gringotts
4. MIB
5. Mummy

I haven't ridden Kong yet, but I suspect it will squeak in between Gringotts and MIB.

 

[Fett83]

I just kind of wish the transitions made more sense. The ride is presented as a uninterrupted journey yet we go from a cave to the bottom of a bug pit to a sprawling jungle in the daytime to the Kong AA in the dark. I would have loved to see the Kong AA on a grander set piece set during sunset.

 

[Mr. EPCOT]

I'd put my list at this:

1. Spidey
2. FJ
3. Gringotts
4. MIB
5. Mummy

I haven't ridden Kong yet, but I suspect it will squeak in between Gringotts and MIB.

Here's how I would rank my personal favorites.

1) Men in Black
2) Hogwarts Express
3) Spider-Man
4) Revenge of the Mummy
5) Reign of Kong

But that is totally different than how I would objectively rank the best attractions, in terms of clever design, story, etc. If I were to take a rough whack at that:

1) Spider-Man
2) Forbidden Journey
3) Hogwarts Express
4) Men in Black
5) Reign of Kong

 

[Bryce]

Welcome back man. Been a while !

Thanks! It has been. Though I've been lurking for quite some time now...

 

[Bryce]

I was also thinking of making the trip alone tomorrow too. Would be willing to meet up and try to ride it with you. Not sure if im going to try early morning or a late day thing since todays soft started at 6.

I opted out of going today, but might try Sunday instead.

 

[styrofoamcup]

Does anyone know if the soft opening was a one day thing or will it be running this weekend as well?

 

[Parkscope Joe]

Couple of points

1. In regards to hype, myself and others who have been privy to information have been trying to counter the claim that "it's just Kong 360."
2. Gringotts received a lot of negative or mild reviews upon opening from those expecting more physical effects and more of a coaster experience. Reviews of Kong so far have been significantly more positive by those who have ridden it.
3. @Fett83 i don't want to put words in @epcyclopedia mouth but I believe he's referring to Soarin being the most popular in terms of guest satisfaction surveys, so not an opinion.
4. Projections are being added to attractions because guests are rating them higher. GSAT, for better or worse, rates these attractions higher than normal (with the exception of Waterworld, crazy I know). GSAT is a bad way to design attractions as its a lagging indicator (as many on here point out the scale is tipping and they don't like it), but UC isn't creating these attractions simply because.
5. Finally, to say Kong is a let down because it doesn't one up FJ/Spider-man/etc in innovation/awesomeness/whatever is like undercutting every major Disney attraction since IJA because it doesn't live up to that attraction. It's a logical fallacy that doesn't debate the merits of the attraction itself.

Considering many of who have ridden it are considering it one of the best rides at the resort, that's fantastic praise.

 

[Mad Dog]

Theme Park Insider, a site dominated by Disney fans, had a plethora of anti Universal anti Kong comments yesterday since their owner posted the bootleg video and kept it up. One comment was especially funny though. The poster said Universal needs to learn from Disney's Shanghai Pirates on the proper way to do screens. No wonder I rarely go on that site anymore.

 

[Parkscope Joe]

Does anyone know if the soft opening was a one day thing or will it be running this weekend as well?

We simply don't know.

 

[Hockeyman55]

So now a lot of you have been on the ride and thru the line, just how scary is the queue?

 

[Mad Dog]

Couple of points

1. In regards to hype, myself and others who have been privy to information have been trying to counter the claim that "it's just Kong 360."
2. Gringotts received a lot of negative or mild reviews upon opening from those expecting more physical effects and more of a coaster experience. Reviews of Kong so far have been significantly more positive by those who have ridden it.
3. @Fett83 i don't want to put words in @epcyclopedia mouth but I believe he's referring to Soarin being the most popular in terms of guest satisfaction surveys, so not an opinion.
4. Projections are being added to attractions because guests are rating them higher. GSAT, for better or worse, rates these attractions higher than normal (with the exception of Waterworld, crazy I know). GSAT is a bad way to design attractions as its a lagging indicator (as many on here point out the scale is tipping and they don't like it), but UC isn't creating these attractions simply because.
5. Finally, to say Kong is a let down because it doesn't one up FJ/Spider-man/etc in innovation/awesomeness/whatever is like undercutting every major Disney attraction since IJA because it doesn't live up to that attraction. It's a logical fallacy that doesn't debate the merits of the attraction itself.

Considering many of who have ridden it are considering it one of the best rides at the resort, that's fantastic praise.

Good points all. Especially the one on Gringotts. Lots of upset thrill seekers who were expecting more coaster, less family ride...... And, the reviews of people standing in long hot lines, and experiencing the numerous breakdowns, were pretty rough. And I was still reading those bad reviews many months after the attraction opened. Gringott's is one of the main reasons I only pay attention to reviews that experience a ride running as it's supposed to. It's just natural for people to give a bad review to an attraction that is having significant issues. If you see a review from someone just experiencing Gringotts for the first time now, it's generally very glowing.

 

[Stitch_101]

5. Finally, to say Kong is a let down because it doesn't one up FJ/Spider-man/etc in innovation/awesomeness/whatever is like undercutting every major Disney attraction since IJA because it doesn't live up to that attraction. It's a logical fallacy that doesn't debate the merits of the attraction itself.

I was just writing a post that made the exact same point. You beat me too it

 

[SandiestPirate]

Bout to head over to the parks be there around 1 for anyone looking to meet up and ride kong together.

 

[sonoma15]

Yeah, sorry to get off-topic but after I rode Kong yesterday I went to Gringotts and it actually is a very different ride now witch 20-30 minute lines and no breakdowns. I would actually put it higher on my favorites now.

 

[KongWatcher2016]

Standing in line after driving back from state line last night any of those in the know have an educated guess about softs today.

 

[Stitch_101]

Standing in line after driving back from state line last night any of those in the know have an educated guess about softs today.

Nope... just hope you get lucky lol.

 

[sonoma15]

Standing in line after driving back from state line last night any of those in the know have an educated guess about softs today.

I would just check if TM previews are today and if they are when they end/start.