Last time I read the Orlando forum they were talking about wearing goggles for the MK ride
So I'm pretty sure they're starting to work on it at Universal Hollywood already, they're getting rid of soundstages for more room.
Sorry folks. Got some wires crossed <3
I can unofficially confirm they are. I'm so hyped.
It'll be 3D screens. Akin to Transformers using mixed media.
What do you reckon the turnaround will be? 3 years?
Last time I read the Orlando forum they were talking about wearing goggles for the MK ride
Can't wait for this to have the only recent F-Zero thing in over a decade.
Haven't thought about this in a while. So many possibilities! Mario and Kirby are my favorite Nintendo franchises so I wouldn't be that upset if they mainly just focused on Mario but I do hope all of Nintendo's noteworthy (and not-so-noteworthy) franchises get a chance to shine in some form or another.
I just really wanna hug aWaddle Deeold sweaty dude wearing a!costume
Lol at the bump.
Going to plug the recreation im making of the area in Planet Coaster then:
Actually the last thing I heard is that nintendo wanted to force more real stuff than 3D screen for the area.
Nice work. Make a video walkthrough of it please. And do a voice over in the voice of Mario.
Theres going to be a walktrhough when I finish, but I dont know if im going to narrate it with Mario's voice lol
I wrote a quick article on some of the patents universal has published. One is a cart attached to a mechanical arm where the mechanical arm moves along on a track below the riders that can't be seen. They discuss how this will give the illusion of the cart being able to go over jumps, switch tracks, and have near crashes, while in reality it's just moving up and down the mechanical arm. Perfect donkey kong country mine cart ride if you ask me. Can't wait.
I wrote a quick article on some of the patents universal has published. One is a cart attached to a mechanical arm where the mechanical arm moves along on a track below the riders that can't be seen. They discuss how this will give the illusion of the cart being able to go over jumps, switch tracks, and have near crashes, while in reality it's just moving up and down the mechanical arm. Perfect donkey kong country mine cart ride if you ask me. Can't wait.
That sounds like a standard robocoaster, which is the same tech that drives the Harry Potter ride.
Yeah it 100% fits DKC mine carts. So excited if we see that in the actual ride!
I'm really curious what was in Universal Creative's inital pitch to Nintendo that didn't make it into what they're planning for the land.
Oh yeah they are definitely building off that tech. This one got filed less than 2 years ago so I'm hoping. The drawings are what made me think of donkey Kong though.
https://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?CC=US&NR=2016288000A1&KC=A1&FT=D
Excited for this. Haven't been to Universal Studios since 1994 due to the lack of interesting properties. The Simpsons stuff piqued my interest but this seals the deal for sure.
So I'm pretty sure they're starting to work on it at Universal Hollywood already, they're getting rid of soundstages for more room.
That patent seems fundamentally different than the KUKA Arms of the Harry Potter/Forbidden Journey ride system. It does look perfect for a DK coaster.
Do we know if ground's been broken already at Orlando? Or are they still in planning stages? As far as I know they've only really started working in Universal Japan. Has anything changed since then?
Do we know if ground's been broken already at Orlando? Or are they still in planning stages? As far as I know they've only really started working in Universal Japan. Has anything changed since then?
Yeah it 100% fits DKC mine carts. So excited if we see that in the actual ride!
I'm really curious what was in Universal Creative's inital pitch to Nintendo that didn't make it into what they're planning for the land.
True true. I was thinking of the escape from gringotts ride. But I forgot how that one works lol
Heres a similar article somebody wrote on some of the patents Universal filed
http://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/...-theme-park-patents-tackle-drifting-cars.html
Diggin the Avi lol
Saw Zelda mentioned on Orlando United as part of the initial pitch that got cut, but I'm sure it will make it at some point. Wouldn't gel well with Mario, anyway. For Florida I definitely think it's going in either IoA or the third gate.
Gringotts is more or less a standard coaster vehicle with some under the hood programming for spinning. All of the simulation on the ride is actually a result of motion bases under certain pieces of track that the vehicles periodically park on top of.
DK doesn't look like a robocoaster to me. There doesn't seem to be any ride programming mentioned in the boom coaster patent. It's basically a coaster on a stick.
They should make the whole outdoor of the park BOTW themed and hide the attractions inside shrines