IOA censors Spiderman queue video

If anything I am a big supporter of 99% of what Universal does (now Disney is another story lately). I'm a little disappointed with the new Poseidon's Fury, wish they would finish Sylvester Monkey McBean's Driving machines and would like to see Cat in the Hat cleaned up a bit, however that does nothing to diminish how much we really enjoy these parks. I have been a passholder since right before IOA opened and even bought Celebrity passes to the studios at least 3 times prior to that. Even though I live 30 minutes away, I have stayed at the HRH twice now. Darkennon is supposedly a new poster with admittedly limited experience on these boards or he might know that.

That said, I am disappointed in Universals decision to cut scenes from the Spiderman pre-show, however I do understand why they may have done so and hope they have done it for the right reasons. I just hope things get back to normal soon...
 
I'm sorry to hear you feel this takes away from the ride....so as you posted to others...don't ride it. There are MANY corporations changing things in RESPECT to those who have been touched by this loss. Here are just a few, Walt Disney's Touchstone pictures has pulled the movie Big Trouble due to its content involving terrorism. Same with AOL Time Warner, they have pulled all ads for an October release of Arnold Schwarzenegger's movie Collateral Damage, same reason. All ads and posters have been pulled for Spider Man the movie because the Twin Towers reflected in the characters eyes and he is shown climbing the WTC in the movie. The end of Men in Black 2 has to be re-shot as does a scene from Jackie Chan's Nosebleed..on and on and on. How would you feel in a few months walking in to see one of these movies to "escape" your hurt and seeing these scenes, having no idea they were in there and all that pain flooding back. The studios stand to lose a fortune doing this, this is not a publicity stunt. They do not gain money by having to change release dates, scenes from a movie OR changing a ride. Perhaps there really are hearts in these big CEO's out there and they are hurting too.

CatOne
 
I'm sorry to hear you feel this takes away from the ride....so as you posted to others...don't ride it.
I never said it took anything away from the ride, I'm just disappointed that they had to remove a small part of the queue video. Doesn't mean I still won't enjoy the ride.

There are MANY corporations changing things in RESPECT to those who have been touched by this loss. Here are just a few, Walt Disney's Touchstone pictures has pulled the movie Big Trouble due to its content involving terrorism. Same with AOL Time Warner, they have pulled all ads for an October release of Arnold Schwarzenegger's movie Collateral Damage, same reason
Since these are movies based on terrorism (and not comic book characters) I can understand why they would want to do this and feel it is appropriate, though I do question why terrorism was ok to feature in the movies prior to this?
Spider Man the movie because the Twin Towers reflected in the characters eyes
Sorry, but this one is really stupid. Politically correctness has gotten way out of hand. What's really strange is that today the studios are pulling a movie ad because of a small refection in the characters eyes and eventually there will be movies made just about the events of 9/11/2001.

How would you feel in a few months walking in to see one of these movies to "escape" your hurt and seeing these scenes, having no idea they were in there and all that pain flooding back.
My god, are we adults or little kids. Will seeing the reflection of the WTC towers in Spidermans eyes really cause people to freak out? How can these same people watch space shuttle launches without being reminded of Challenger? How could we create movies about the holocost without taking into consideration the memories it would stir up for jewish people? Thank GOD they didn't hit the White House or there would be lunatics out there pushing for $20 bills to be redesigned.
 

Well, johare, I feel deeply pained for those that have been effected by this tragedy and if ANYTHING reminds them of the pain, a ride, a movie etc. I would want to respect their feelings. Oh, and by the way, could you please let me in on the difference between a FICTIONAL made-up movie character and a comic book one. Yes, I can certainly see where the "real" ones should be pulled and not the others. By the way, the movie is not cartoon form, it's an actor dressed as Spider Man fighting villians who look like everyday people. I can't believe you think Men in Black should be pulled because of the WTC shots but not Spider Man!! These people, the nation for that matter, are/is very raw right now and yes, I believe it is very insensitive to release a movie featuring the WTC in ANY form at this time. In years to follow when things are settled, you're right, they'll be right back to making these movies, pictures, etc. But for now, I cannot believe that ANYONE can be so insensitive to their pain that they are whining over a portion of a ride in a theme park being removed. AMAZING!!!


CatOne


ps sporting events were cancelled in respect also. A number of the major league players were interviewed and they felt it was disrespectful to go out there and play at this time and were pleased with the decision. One of the players, and sorry I did not get his name, made the comment that we should be focused on this as a nation, to mourn for those lost and respect those left with the hurts, NOT focusing on our individual enjoyment of sports. It has only been 4 days, lives for most of us will resume as normal but take into account those who will never be the same again.
 
Hello ladies and gentleman on this post.

I am posting through a friend's ID for this time only.

I understand your sadness over all that has happened this week and I as an American am still feeling the emotions of the events.

I am an employee of IOA and an original opener of Spiderman.

The ride itself does not have any scenes of the World Trade Towers in it because of the nature of the story.

The Statue of Liberty is the only landmark focused on during the ride.

I understand the feelings of those who think it was in the scenes but it wasn't.

I wish that the papers would be more responsible in these trying times and be more aware of their sources.

Thank you and God Bless us all in this time of sorrow.
 
I feel deeply pained for those that have been effected by this tragedy and if ANYTHING reminds them of the pain
I feel deeply pained for those that have been affected too (and who in this country hasn't), but we can't always protect people from reality. You really think that ANYTHING which reminds someone of this should be removed or censored? Like I said before, what if they had hit the White House? Would we have immediately needed to redesign $20 bills so they wouldn't remind people of the pain?
could you please let me in on the difference between a FICTIONAL made-up movie character and a comic book one
If you can't tell the difference there is nothing I can do to help.
But for now, I cannot believe that ANYONE can be so insensitive to their pain that they are whining over a portion of a ride in a theme park being removed. AMAZING!!!
What about those who would be reminded of our losses due to the video being edited? Passholders who go there often will certainly notice the missing video and perhaps this will remind them of the recent events and cause them pain. Anyway, it's clear that nothing will make everyone happy and it's really not worth arguing any more. I just hope things get somewhat back to normal soon...
 
johare, it sounds to me like you don't understand the difference, there is no difference in a fictional movie whether it is based on acomic book or just created on paper by a writer. These stories are no more real than Spider Man. Believe me, check out Big Trouble when its released and you will agree it is as far fetched as any Spicder Man movie! And MIB is also based on a comic series, however, when I mentioned it was one of the movies being re-shot, you seemed to think that was appropriate. ALL of these movies are fictional and all portrayed some form of terrorism including the new Spider Man movie. I suspect your problem answering my question is because you don't have an answer. And in case you don't understand my last post, YES, for the next few months, year, whatever, I do think if there is a way to avoid causing unneccesary pain, DO IT. Removing a movie poster or delaying, not cancelling, delaying a movie until the feelings are not quite so raw is RESPECTFUL. Your thoughts on the minting of money do not justify a response. If they were considering cancelling these movies altogether, I would not agree but I feel that a respectable amount of time needs to pass before we jump at the chance to indulge ourselves in a movie that might cause others pain. I don't what time frame that would be exactly but I think a few months is the least they can do. The previous movies, well, they are out there, I don't always agree with them either but that is completely another thread. I felt the coverage of this by the media has been both good and bad. There are people out there using the media coverage in hopes of telling about the person they are looking for and showing posters etc. In that way it is good. For the first few days it was informative and seemed to be responsible, now it is slowly but surely just becoming a reminder of the pain. the nation has the right to be informed and I would hope the news continues to do so but they do tend to drag out things when there really is nothing new to report. That and constantly showing the planes crashing into the buildings, well, I think enough is enough and they should stick to what is going on right now with our nation not those shots that are painful to ALL of us not just the ones who have lost others. GEEZ, this is becoming a debate. This is the last thing I'll say in this post, in my opinion it's R-E-S-P-E-C-T. Simple and to the point. You cannot shield everyone form everything but where we can, let's try, at least for a little while. They have not even recovered all those missing yet.


CatOne
 
johare, it sounds to me like you don't understand the difference, there is no difference in a fictional movie whether it is based on acomic book or just created on paper by a writer.
Ok, I think I see where we got confused here. I was refering to the queue video on the Spiderman ride being edited and thought you were saying there is no difference between that and a fictional movie. The queue video is an animated cartoon and there is a big difference between that and a fictional movie. Editting a cartoon is a bit ridiculous. If you were refering to the Spiderman Movie due out next year, you are correct...there isn't much difference between that and a fictional movie which is not based on a comic book.
Your thoughts on the minting of money do not justify a response.
As you said to me, that's because you have no response.
You cannot shield everyone form everything but where we can, let's try, at least for a little while. They have not even recovered all those missing yet.
I agree to an extent. If we are still censoring stuff next year then I think we will have gone too far.

Anyway, enough of this. Lets agree to disagree on this and focus on our real enemys.
 
Something we agree on!!:-) I hope we nail those b*******!! Regardless of what happens with the movies and rides;-)

CatOne

p.s. my response about the money was answered just not directly. It was answered when I said you cannot shield everyone from everything and some things would be ridiculous. For instance the movies already on the shelf, it would be going a little too far to pull all of them, just as it would be going too far to collect and reprint all the $20's out there. I believe in showing respect not going overboard. BUT that is just MHO, someone else might think we should.
 
LOBO: Thank you for clearing that up.
 
We were in IOA on thursday and rode Spiderman...the ride was not diminished in any way due to it being missing and yet it remained respectful to the great loss we had just suffered also...

I also believed they had closed Kongfrontation for the same reason but it seems open now.....
 














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