Kong Replacement Seems a Definite

[JonsMovies]

I visited HHN a couple weeks ago and talked to a number of employees, including a close friend of mine, who confirmed that Kong will most likely not open after HHN. They said to expect a Mummy themed ride (possibly a roller coaster like we've been hearing) in Kong's place.

While it's sad to see Kong go, the ride has gotten old and apparently has had a number of problems lately that Universal doesn't want to have to fix. I think a Mummy ride would be cool, but if it does get made, Universal really needs to redo the theming of the park. They already messed up the NY area by replacing Ghostbusters with Twister. If they get rid of Kong they need to completely re-haul the area. I hope they consider that when planning a replacement.

BTW, Horror nights was great. I went the second week on a Thursday and the park was literally empty! The last 15 minutes before closing were my best Horror Night experiences ever. A couple friends and I ran from maze to maze and we were the ONLY PEOPLE ON THEM! If you get the chance to go on a non-peek night, do so! And stay to the end. My fav mazes were Scary Tales and Run.

 

[RUN]

I think it would be awesome if they got a The Fast and The Furious roller coaster. If you remember, a little while back I found that new coaster patent they had. The cars for that coaster were inclosed, 2 seater, and 5 point safety belt. They could theme the coaster trains perfectly to cars from the movis such as the Supra, Eclipse, S2000, or RX7. You would zoom through the streets of NYC (I know the movie was in LA, but Kong is in the NYC section of Universal). The ride could even somehow be set up like like MIB only on TF&TF you would try and beat the oppenets in a race. There would be someway you could add NOS boosts to your car or accelerate somehow to win the race.

 

[chris mcfly]

Originally posted by JonsMovies

. I think a Mummy ride would be cool, but if it does get made, Universal really needs to redo the theming of the park. They already messed up the NY area by replacing Ghostbusters with Twister.

Why would the themeing have to be redone? The Penn. Station of KONG can easily be changed into a NY Museum of History, which is a perfect gateway to the mummy.

 

[RUN]

The only problem is that the museum in Mummy Returns is in London and not the USA. If they wanted to stretch the story they could do it in NYC, but stretching the story isn't something they usually do at the studios parks.

 

[Seahag]

Sure it is !!! LOL Here's an example : I never saw a roller coaster in any of my hulk comics !!!
I'm sure no matter what the decision, Universal will do it right. They have never disapointed me in the past & I don't see how they could. This is where we go to "escape" the real world & I think no matter what, they will provide an enjoyable plot.


21 DAYS TO GO !!!!

 

[MIB999999]

I'm with seahag, whatever they do i will be there to enjoy it

 

[RUN]

Seahag, the Incredible Hulk comics are a lot different than a motion picture. The stories in all the comics are different and each have their own seperate plot. The plot for the coaster is that you go through the gamma tube which will cure your infection of radiation. Also the Hulk is at IOA and the only section of that park themed to create a place from a movie is Jurassic Park, all the other stuff is made up or tied into stories from other sources.

At the studios parks the rides are in the right sections. It wouldn't make any sense for the Jaws ride to take place in downtown NYC nor would it make sense for Kong to take place in Amity. The sections in USF are used strictly for what movie was located there, and they keep the whole ride in the same city(Earthquake: Bart station in San Fran, Kong: High above the streets of NYC, Jaws: Along the beaches of Amity where the Jaws attacks took place). I believe thats part of the reason MiB wasn't designed for the NYC area of the park.

I think the Mummy ride would be awesome, but not in Kong's place. It should go in the World Expo area where they could create a cool plot involving some pyramids or a museum.

 

[DocBosch]

Well, there was no Institute of Future Technology in any of the Back To The Future movies. And Doc's intentions in the ride are very contridictory with his beliefs in the movies. But they streached the story there.

And if I'm not mistaken, while the Terminator movies took place in California, no part of either took place in Beverly Hill, nor was CyberDyn industries located on Rodeo Drive. But for the ride, they streched the story so that it seems like CyberDyn reopened, and their new headquaters are in the high class area.

It bothers me that Universal is laxing on their theming area consitency(ie Twister), but i don't mind them streaching the story line to fit the area (BTTF, T2), or even changing the area's theme to fit the story.

Making the Kong facade a NY Museum, and themeing it as if it was displaying egyptian artifact that were cursed, would be like continuing the Mummy story as opposed to recreating it. But I also agree that placing the Mummy ride in the expo center would work, as long as it was themed like it was an exsibit at a World's Fair.

(Then again, i still think that The Mummy would fit into the Posiden's Fury building and effects nicely.)

I've always thought that they should have made the NY area a general metropolitan theme, the San Fran/Amity area a West Coast/San Farn-LA/less urban city area, and then a Small Town USA area, where they could have placed Jaws, Twister and a (albeit differently themed) BTTF, and maybe even ET.

 

[suz1414]

that really sucks if that is true I loved kong that was my favorite ride though mummy might be neat I don't think it will beat knog.

 

[Jon360]

The problem with USF is that their 3 biggest attractions, MIB, BTTF, and T2 are all on one side of the park.

While the old rides on the other side of the park like Kong, Earthquake, and Jaws are getting old and are not as popular.

The old side needs a major attraction or 2 to balance things out.

 

[IOATech]

Sorry, but don't count Kong out just yet. He may not be a spring chicken but he aint dead yet...

 

[Molokai Gram]

IOA Tech,
You made this a happy Monday morning for me. Mahalo. Kong is one of our favorite family rides and we would hate to lose it! Kong was the rite of passage for our grandsons when they were three, so it has a special history for us.
Aloha,
Donna

 

[EUROPA]

Yea!!!!! IOA Tech is back....we've missed you guys.

 

[BarryHom]

Welcome back, IOA Tech!

BTW, what happened to the c-clamps on JPRA? I thought that MiB999999 might have took them, but he claims not to have.

 

[IOATech]

Thanks everyone. Thinking about auctioning off the C-clamps due to demand. A sincere thank you to all of you who have not let us down, and who continue to visit us and enjoy what we try so hard to offer.

We know you are out there and we appreciate your loyalty more than you may know, and at all levels.

And for those who are thinking of coming, we are glad you thought of us and will do our absolute best to ensure a top-quality experience.

 

[EUROPA]

Can't wait...we'll be there for 4 days in December. I hope to see the big furry guy ( Knog not IOA Tech), when I'm there. Not that I would not like to meet IOA Tech.

I liked Knog and hope that it stays for a little while longer...even though a mummy based attraction does sound nice.

 

[MIB999999]

jon360 those dipping dots have really messed with your medication levels. have you really seen the lines outside earthquake, jaws, and kong when it was open????? they in no way take second place to MIB, BTTF or T2???? how do you get T2 on the "same side of the park since it is front of park and MIB and BTTF are back by jaws????

You sure you were not at MGM instead????

 

[BarryHom]

Other things to auction off:

MiB tips from MiB999999
Front row rides on Dueling Dragons
Who gets the ride in the test Sneetches vehicle
Spider-Man's buldge (in his arms, of course )

 

[Earl]

Kong is scheduled to re-open by November 9th..... oh, those rumors.....LOL

 

[EUROPA]

EARL !!!! we have an EARL sighting.