JT3000 Posted June 20, 2006 Posted June 20, 2006 Just curious, is the dark ride portion of USH's longer or better effects? USH's Mummy is extremely short, contrary to what Guy will tell you. I think he's hit his head. As far as the effects go, well, the mummy hands reaching out of the ceiling look kinda cool... other than that, USH's effects are pretty subpar. Only one Imhotep AA, which is a lot less articulated than USF's, and the lack of real fire are just two of it's faults. USH has the better control room and better offices. That's good to know.
eskater132 Posted June 20, 2006 Author Posted June 20, 2006 yeah the thing that makes floridas better is the real fire!
Guy T. Koepp Posted June 20, 2006 Posted June 20, 2006 I quit! Hot ride opps do it for me so I now disown USF version! USF Mummy, you are dead to me!
ECZenith Posted June 20, 2006 Posted June 20, 2006 I just rode USH's version recently and it didn't even come close to the Orlando version. Florida's has the intense fire scene, and better scenery IMO.
Guy T. Koepp Posted June 20, 2006 Posted June 20, 2006 FIRE, FIRE, FIRE! Would you like your hair better if it were on FIRE! NO! Fire does not make the ride experience! Hot ride opps make the ride experience! As soon as someone posts a picture of a hot ride opp at USF, I will concede that it is the better Mummy. Untill then... ...they are both good ride and entirely different.
Jew Posted June 20, 2006 Posted June 20, 2006 USH has the better control room and better offices. That's good to know. Hey...it's all that matters to me.
Guy T. Koepp Posted June 20, 2006 Posted June 20, 2006 ^Your so spoiled Joey. You sit in your cushy office all day with your feet proped up on a desk watching cartoons and balancing your stock portfolio. Must be nice to be you.
Jumboshrmp Posted June 21, 2006 Posted June 21, 2006 I was quite surprised with the airtime in this. I had never been on a premier coaster before, but there was quite a lot of airtime. Maybe this was just because I was riding B&Ms all day, but the airtime was quite surprising.
Gnome Posted June 23, 2006 Posted June 23, 2006 Florida's was completely mind blowing to me. It really had some great special effects, and some really violent latty air time. Haven't been to USH in a long time, so I wouldn't know what its like, but from reading all the reports about it, its nothing compared to Florida's.
Adam_C Posted May 5, 2007 Posted May 5, 2007 Ok, Im now put off giving this a go, I wanted to, but... I HATE airtime!! I went to California a good few years ago and went to Universal, and in their Mummy attraction, but it was just a walkthrough attraction with folk jumping out etc... was the same building used? When did it change?
knottslover77 Posted May 5, 2007 Posted May 5, 2007 No, Mummy is where E.T was on the lower lot. The walkthrough is now Universal's House of Horrors.
KrazyT Posted May 6, 2007 Posted May 6, 2007 I've always thought Florida has the better version of the two.
Alpenguy Posted May 6, 2007 Posted May 6, 2007 I think the scale and length of the Florida dark ride portion is better, and the opening animatronic (when it works) is AMAZING. So articulate and intimidating. Even though the coaster part in Florida is short, I think it's far more exciting and intense. The incline launch is a cool twist, and I didn't find the backwardness to the Hollywood version all that incredible anyways. It's dark, not a huge change either way. Regardless of everything else, I think the Florida one wins at life with the fake station and PREPARE TO FORFEIT YOUR SOULS! bit. A question for any hot (or not!) Mummy operators: Can it cascade, or does the ride have enough hold zones and such?
Jew Posted May 6, 2007 Posted May 6, 2007 ^Unlike WDI, the ROTM electrical engineering team was smart and designed a ride that can just start and stop on its own whenever there is a backup. Not sure why they didn't do the same for Space Mountain...
ScOtT k Posted May 6, 2007 Posted May 6, 2007 I have ridden both and found California's to be much more enjoyable.
Gnome Posted May 6, 2007 Posted May 6, 2007 I actually found USF's to have the better dark ride portion while both are pretty much on par with each other for the coaster part. Though all in all, USH's does feel really incomplete which is why I like Florida's better.
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