Imhotep Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 ^yeah, and on top of that, look at The Mummy, not one of the most popular movies out there.. In fact, I like the ride way more than the movie (only seen the first one, and I only watched it because I liked the ride so much). The Fast and The Furious made 11mil domestic gross less than The mummy at the box office, so Im sure they wouldnt rule out a TFaTF solely in terms of popularity because at the Box Office both movies did comparatively well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT3000 Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 Erm, The Mummy was quite popular. The FATF franchise isn't on the same level, no matter what the grosses were. It would be an awful choice for an attraction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knottslover77 Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 Dueling rocket coasters themed to The Fast and the Furious would be sweet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imhotep Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 Erm, The Mummy was quite popular. The FATF franchise isn't on the same level, no matter what the grosses were. It would be an awful choice for an attraction. I disagree, I think both movies were moderately popular at best, and -at least in the states- are very much on the same level in terms of popularity. That was the comparison I was trying to make. Mummy wasnt this big huge blowout hit at the box office, however it was popular enough to have a few sequels, andhas an awesome ride dedicated to it. TFaTF was also not a huge blowout, but it did about the same in theatres, has a few sequels, and therefore it wouldnt be a bad move for the park to make movie ride out of it if they wanted to based on its popularity in theatres. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knottslover77 Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 But,Fast and Furious all so atracts(sp) car lovers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electerik Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 Dueling rocket coasters themed to The Fast and the Furious would be sweet! About a year ago, I participated in a supervisor training program in which we were each given two hours to come up with a new ride for either USF or IOA and then pitch it to a panel of upper management types. Of course, it was just "for fun." Nothing that would ever get built. But it was still the coolest training exersize ever. Anyway, of the dozen or so people in the program, three pitched almost identical "dueling rocket coasters themed to The Fast And The Furious," and all placed them behind BTTF. Me, I pitched an indoor swinging ship with a Viking theme between Mythos and the Enchanted Oak, and emphasized how affordable it would be to build. I won, too. (At least, that part of the program.) I have no real point. Except maybe that the whole "dueling rocket coasters themed to The Fast and the Furious" thing is a bit pedestrian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ltp74 Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 I like the idea of a Simpsons 4D simulator ride but I would have rather seen a King of the Hill one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnrose Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 Ideally, it would be an Arrested Development dark ride involving Segway transports, bananas, the Blue Man Group and George Michael's home video, but that's not gonna happen... Seriously, though, a Family Guy dark ride would make me rigid... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 ^ Or you could ride in the stair car, or the cabin car. Watch out, you'll get a lot of hop-ons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnrose Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 ^ Or you could ride in the stair car, or the cabin car. Watch out, you'll get a lot of hop-ons. Brilliant! You could make that a competition... whoever gets the most hop-ons gets a prize at the end.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekRx Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 I vote for a "My Name Is Earl" simulator where you gotta try to help Earl cross something off his list while keeping Randy and Joy from screwing everything up. Then you could add a restaurant next door called the Crabshack and have Darnell working there (hows it going, Crabman!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisFL Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 Dueling rocket coasters themed to The Fast and the Furious would be sweet! About a year ago, I participated in a supervisor training program in which we were each given two hours to come up with a new ride for either USF or IOA and then pitch it to a panel of upper management types. Of course, it was just "for fun." Nothing that would ever get built. But it was still the coolest training exersize ever. Anyway, of the dozen or so people in the program, three pitched almost identical "dueling rocket coasters themed to The Fast And The Furious," and all placed them behind BTTF. Me, I pitched an indoor swinging ship with a Viking theme between Mythos and the Enchanted Oak, and emphasized how affordable it would be to build. I won, too. (At least, that part of the program.) I have no real point. Except maybe that the whole "dueling rocket coasters themed to The Fast and the Furious" thing is a bit pedestrian. I came up with a different idea...F&F Drifting ride....take something like "the whip" where your car is on a track and at different points it whips around, or drifts for a few seconds on every turn...could make for an interesting ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knottslover77 Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 ^Sounds cool! --Jay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downunder Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 I really don't like those old school simulator rides, I hope they do a real ride. I'll be at Universal in sept near the end of my trip, I won't be going on Back to the Future if it is still open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obeygiant Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 I just want to get one more credit on BTTF before it closes..even if it does give me a slight concussion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfmmFREAK Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 that would be so b*tchin' if they changed the simulator cars to homers pink sedan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disneyfan1313 Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 After months of not commenting on rumors of the attraction's demise, Universal Orlando on Wednesday confirmed that the 16-year-old simulator ride will be closing to make room for an as-yet-undisclosed new attraction. Universal spokesman Tom Schroder would not give a date for the ride's last run, though employees at Universal said they have been told it would close Oct. 1. From todays Orlando Sentinel It looks like it is official! Does anyone have POV? I'm trying to remember if they allow video taping of the attraction. I for one am sad - even though it was rough it felt like a part of my childhood. I remember the countdown clock to opening that was near where the store was now.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr.gumbo Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 ^ I've got it Mayby it should be adressed as back to the past now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adriel Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 But why? It's a classic ride! It's not so bad? I wish if they remove it the new attraction will be a real big hit! Hope it's not Snoopy coaster like in Japan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munkyknum Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 Na na na na, hey hey hey, goodbye. I know a lot of people will argue or disagree with me. But I have never liked the ride. I'm just not into motion simulators, which is probably what the new ride will be. So, I won't like the new ride any better. edit: Woohoo, second post. I'll go back to lurking now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParkTrips Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 wow I remember when that thing was new and I waited 90 minutes for it. I wouldn't do that now, but at one point in time it was fairly modern. Eh, I hope its an upgrade unlike Nicktoons which was basically just a retheme of the Hanna Barbera attrction... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECZenith Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 I won't really miss the ride that much. Simulators in general never really did it for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pvcoasterguy Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 I liked the theme of the ride and the use of the OMNIMAX screen. Unfortunately, the ride left much to be desired. I'm sad... it was rough, but the theme and OMNIMAX was worth enduring the beating the ride provided. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekRx Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 When the ride first opened I was really excited. In fact, it was the ONLY reason I wanted to go to Universal that year. Sadly, over time it got boring, rough, and dated. We knew the day would come, and the inner child in me is sad to see it go. As others have said, I just hope whatever replaces it isn't just another simulator. They had their time in the light, that was in the 1990s. Still it would have been nice if Universal had given a more official announcement more than a month before closing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 I'm going to miss the 85 pre-shows. If only there were a version close enough for me to see from my apartment balcony or the window at work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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