Absolutely Abusurd WWoHP Review

Timmy Boy

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I found this online. Holy cow, WHAT a negative Nancy!!! There is NOTHING written positive at all about this. It's in 4 parts, this is the review on Forbidden Journey. But seriously, what a tool. Apparently someone can not appreciate anything in life. What a depressed, angry, very hard to live with kind of person.

http://ht.ly/2z17u

EDIT: Oops, click on Part 4 in the first paragraph
 
What Wrong with the Ride “Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey"

What wrong with bad grammar in the title, lol

ok, I'll read the actual article now :p
 
That review has been posted throughout the Potter fandom and it is has been pretty much universally laughed at. What was the most amusing was that it mainly involves cannon vs theme park in a way that even the most die hard of Potter nerds find ridiculous.

Personally I am a self-confessed Potter nerd of pretty strong proportions. I can spout cannon like a preacher can spout the bible, down to reciting quidditch scores, Weasley birthdays and the uses of dragon's blood in healing potions. With that said, the last thing I even thought of doing was walking through the WWoHP and making a check list of what was not "perfectly in cannon". Yes, I may be a Potter nerd but I also have a life. Besides, it seems that some "fans" can't separate what is possible in reality to what is possible in imagination. The cannon world is a world of magic, the real world is limited by technology and some really do need to remember that.

The other argument over there being no costumed characters in the park also makes me laugh as that was not a Universal rule, that was a JKR rule and she was not bending on it. If the creator of the characters says no, then Universal is pretty much out of luck. Besides, most fans have stated they agree with JKR on it and would find it tacky and detrimental to the feel of the land. Harry doesn't sign autographs outside the Three Broomstick and he certainly isn't going to have a photo-op 25 feet away from Voldemort.

All in all, as someone who has not once walked out of one of the movies without immediately fuming over mistakes and cannon flubs, I didn't really have anything to complain about in the WWoHP. Sure, I could nitpick a few things if I really wanted to. But after waiting and dreaming of a place like this for so long, I'm much more content to enjoy shopping in Hogsmeade while sipping my butterbeer. The fact that the Mirror of Erised is too close to the One Eyed Witch, well, that's ok, the Fat Lady talked to me, so life is good.
 
It seems like typical Disney fanboi Universal bashing, upset that Universal has produced an amazing attraction that blows anything Disney has away.

Sure, a Soarin' clone with Quidditch would be great for Disney fans who can just say "it's a clone of Soarin'".

Yep, the ride is not for everyone, just like Misson:Space, Everest, and Rock'n'Roller coaster are not for everyone.
 

If you cannot suspend disbelief at a theme park, why are you going to a theme park? :laughing:

I don't mean to offend but it seems like the writer of that would NEVER enjoy something like Forbidden Journey. They seem to have problems with their vision, hearing, motion sickness, weight, sitting, standing, basic comprehension, etc.

Why can't they have just put up a big dome screen and just lift people's seats in front of it? :laughing: Because Disney did it almost 10 years ago with Soarin'. And Universal did it even better 20 years ago with Back to the Future. ;)
 
Here is what Universal would have done if they were going to take the Disney approach:

Build a sound stage, and put up a whomping willow outside, a few trees, the Hogwarts Express and maybe a replica of Ollivander's as an exit gift shop. The ride would be like what he mentioned, a simulator based on Soarin'.

If you don't believe me, that is exactly the kind of thing Disney did with the Star Wars franchise.
 
^Lmao! To Disney fans, that'd be the best ride made since Expedition Everest!!
 
Here is what Universal would have done if they were going to take the Disney approach:

Build a sound stage, and put up a whomping willow outside, a few trees, the Hogwarts Express and maybe a replica of Ollivander's as an exit gift shop. The ride would be like what he mentioned, a simulator based on Soarin'.

If you don't believe me, that is exactly the kind of thing Disney did with the Star Wars franchise.

Agree with one exception, the ride would be a 3D ride along the lines of TSM. That's basically the idea they pitched when they first attempted to get the rights.
 




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