I remember the Men In Black ride not because of the actual ride, but the amazing cast member that was running it when I went. At the beginning, a cast member will essentially act as your tour guide. Just an average cast member, shorts and a shirt. That kinda thing. The one we had was great, he was super funny, really great with crowds, all that. He also always had a huge smile on his face. He totally loved his job. Now, the guide will leads you into a big elevator, similar to Disney's Haunted Mansion. He let's you know what not to do, and then sends you off. He doesn't come in with you though. We go in, door closes, the elevator starts going "down" and we get some build up since we're basically heading to the HQ of MIB. So the doors open and our tour guide walks in to greet us, except now he's wearing a black suit and sunglasses! lol. He's totally straight faced and serious too, he played the shit outta his role! He acted like a completely different person! We weren't expecting to feel like we were in the movie, but it was crazy, it really immersed us into the experience! The actual ride itself is more forgettable unfortunately, it's basically the Buzz Lightyear ride at Disney where you shoot Aliens. But man, that Cast Member really carried it for us, he made it way more memorable! Sadly he probably wasn't paid well, and if not, then he should've been because he totally deserves it
i think i know who you’re talking about too. i loved this dude, he gave us tips on how to get the most points, he jumpscared me. specifically. because of course.
With an attraction like this, just having a performer who really sells it can make the whole experience. Kind of like the old "Great Movie Ride" at Disney's Hollywood Studios--it combined animatronics and a couple of live actors (playing the tour guide, and a "bad guy", either a movie gangster or an Old West bandit who temporarily takes over), and the quality of those live actors really made or broke the whole thing.
Fun fact: That big "elevator" that goes down is not a real elevator. It's an enclosed room for theming, and both doors were open to walk through when COVID protocols were high in theme parks.
I found out that at least Universal Orlando has Single Rider lines that are comically short. Like, 90 minute waits become 4 minute waits. It's INSANITY.
Animal actors is a lot of fun. When I went, some of the critters didn’t follow the script and had to be corralled. It was so cute. You get a lot wetter in Jurassic Park if the ride stalls underneath a fountain, I can confirm this. Your number 1 is correct. Gotta go every time, sometimes twice.
I think my dad and I went three times in one day when I was a kid-we only had the one day, you see, and quickly figured out how to make the most of it.
Favorite tram studio tour was 20+ years ago. The tour guide was dressed like Elvis and tied almost all of the trivia back to Magnum PI, at which point they played the opening seconds of the Magnum PI theme song on the PA. Magic.
11:20 “If you go to Universal and don’t go to Water World, you’re a fool.” This is so true!! Never skip Water World. SungWon’s 5 are definitely must-do if you’re visiting Universal, but freaking Water World, man… it’s tops.
If you don't care about riding together, you can get on the Express lines for free by doing the Single Rider option (and sometimes you'll still be put together). Turns 60 minutes lines into 5 minute lines.
I was watching the Waterworld attraction and about 15 minutes in a most likely migrating bee colony swept in right on top of the audience. While nobody apeared to have been attacked, they shut the thing down and had us leave.
It sucks that you didnt get to experience the Jurassic Park version of the ride, cuz tbh the storyline of the ride is a lot more fitting to the ride structure. It starts off as some generic little tour boat ride but somewhere along the line you “head towards an incorrect path” and go straight into a danger zone where everything is going wrong. And then there was this cool car stunt that was awesome to see (whenever it worked)
Express Pass is usually like double and sometimes almost triple the regular admission cost. I wouldn’t really recommend unless you can’t spend the full day there.
I fear Nintendo World will just be Mario, and not a lick of anything else will be there. I think they'd make a profit if they sold was Smash bros seals
YES!! 100% agree with you on your #1, that attraction was the unexpected absolute highlight of my trip when I went five years ago. It's crazy how many rides are screen-based at Universal, as well as just how many more (and better) rides there are at Universal Orlando compared to Hollywood. Forbidden Journey wouldn't even crack the top 5 for me at Orlando.
I do enjoy a good chunk of these attractions in Universal, but my favorite attraction will always be T2:3D Battle Across Time. Such a good mini-sequel to Terminator 2: Judgement Day. It’s such a shame that this attraction isn’t in the States, because you can only go see the ride in Japan. If you do, go see it. It’s really great. I’m sure other people enjoy the Back to the Future ride too.
for sure!! when i was younger and harry potter world had just opened, i was “chosen” during the little show and it was so amazing, ill never forget it. i convinced my parents to buy me the wand and i still have it sitting in my room all these years later.
Yeah. They told me "I don't think I can sell you this" in response to me trying to buy the Voldemort wand. My mom thought I would have fit the role of Snape better.
I remember going to the Florida one when I was like....9, and the shopkeeper dude talked to me after someone else got their wand. He asked me which house I was in, and when I responded with 'I don't know'....he said "perhaps you might be a Ravenclaw". A few years later, I do the Hogwarts House quiz, and I get Ravenclaw. What a legend.
ProZD, travel agent tips video when? Edit: The Mummy coaster really is the best coaster in the park. It also has the added benefit of the line being mostly in a "dig site' so indoors with plenty of air conditioning.
Found out last week that almost every ride also has single-rider options now, even if they're not immediately apparent (you can literally go into the fast-pass line and just say you're a single rider and they'll give you a little ticket). My group consistently split up to do these for the longest wait times and it helped a lot. It's not like you can really talk to your friends on a ride, so definitely worth it.
I’ve only been to this park once and my family went to the Waterworld show as a joke because of how bad we thought it would be. Most memorable part of the trip.
I went to Universal Orlando and I loved the Harry Potter areas. I didn't like the rest of the park too much, aside from a few of the rides mentioned, but entering Diagon Alley or Hogsmede was an experience. That being said, everything written in the Harry Potter universe after Deathly Hallows is just JK Rowling making fanfiction of her own world. Remember the good days!
Dang, I don't know most of these. Last I went was a long-ass time ago, back when they still had Back to the Future, Terminator2 3-D, ET, and Jurassic World was still Park. Though I'm glad that, seemingly no matter what, that Waterworld stunt show is still there. I do vaguely remember that Mummy ride so maybe I went there last, later than I thought. The last time I went on Studio Tour, they had the plane wreckage from War of the Worlds.
Dunno if you've ever been to Universal Orlando, the Spider-Man ride there is similar to Transformers, but it's SO much better imo. Lots more practical effects, a pretty kick-ass backing track (Transformers has none for some reason?) and the presentation is based on the old Spidey cartoons so the whole thing just feels way more fun and full of life. Highly recommend if you're ever out east!
As someone who is very terrified of roller coasters, flight of the hippogriff was A OK in my book haha! I recall a foreign man with his family seated behind me and he yelled out “this ride is for babies!” And I was like just enjoy the subpar turns and speeds here haha!
The Mummy Ride is so odd, cause, yes, 100% you can tell they ran out of room in the old E.T. area, but the backwards thing really works well. My, and I wouldn't call it a complaint, but, my gripe is that, once you're actually on the track wooshing around, it looses the feeling of being in a Pyramid, or Tomb, or whatever it is. And the weird light up decor feels like they went shopping at Spirit Halloween. But hey, the main part of that ride is the ride itself, and it's amazing!
As someone who used to go every year with my grandfather, I loved this video. A few opinions from my many years of visiting . I agree with #1 whole-heartedly. I always try my hardest to get the ppl I go see it every time. . The drop on the original Jurassic Park ride was way steeper. I remember almost falling off one time because I was so light and the restraint was too loose because it's a single bar that goes through a whole row . I personally don't agree with how high Forbidden Journey is on the ranking, but that may be due to personal opinion due to it always breaking down on me while I'm in the more intense bits
The Studio Tour was honestly the most memorable thing the park had for me way back when. Sadly the King Kong experience burned down. The practical effects of it all was super cool.
If you get there right when it opens, and follow an optimised path, you can get on every ride in the park with no lines. As you get through more rides, some of the rides will have 3 to 4 minute waits which is nothing. The optimised path is just avoiding all the attractions in the front of the park and just going straight to the popular rides first. The next best thing if you have to wait is just going in the single rider lines. You and your friends and family aren't guaranteed to get on together, but that's not really an issue unless you want a picture together on the ride. You can also just let other single riders go in front of you until there's a space for 2 or more.
Universal used to have a Ghostbusters "Ride" where you more or less got to see them fight Gozer again, they had a Ecto-1 and ( the best factoid in my opinion ) proton packs that were cast from the movie props. That's awesome
I've been to Universal once, and I had those lineskip things, so I went on the Harry Potter Forbidden Journey like five times. Two of the times had the ride break while I was on it, which was really fucking funny.
The Mummy broke once while I was on it, right before the very end. So it was just the atmospheric “oooOOOoooOOOooo” music on loop for like 15 minutes in pitch darkness.
The Jurassic park water ride almost killed me as a kid. During the drop, the safety bar couldn’t hold my tiny frame and I slowly began to rise out of the seat.
Fast pass is a must. As a kid at the Orlando Universal, me and my brother would hop off the Spider-Man ride and race through the fast pass line to ride it again. The wait time was just how fast you could run.
When I was in high school, I went to Universal with the band and ate an entire big pink donut in Simpsons land all by myself. Someone else in band told me that I was his hero.
the jurassic world ride is so funky because how wet you get entirely depends on like where you sit. i was in one of the front corners and got absolutely drenched. my friends sitting behind me barely got splashed. the new animatronic is so good tho. i was worried the update would make everything screens but theye have a HUGE indominus rex animatronic and its so well made!!! only problem is you only get to see it for a few seconds :/
I usually go to universal orlando cuz I live just 30 mins away but I went to universal hollywood for the first time in august so I was excited. I got there and it already feels, different the layout of the park and the universal globe is absolutely beautiful but IMO it doesnt compare to universal in orlando as the park itself. The only thing that I was eagerly excited about was the studio tour which is the one of the best things I have experienced having to see the actual set of some of the famous movies was insane considering it was about inches from me. Cant forget water world to absolutely fantastic. I feel like thats the one thing special about hollywood and a lot of people would mainly want to see the studio tour cuz u can do the tour and every ride in a day maximum.
Yeeessssss! I was waiting to hear what you thought about Water World and I'm glad you like it as much as I do! A coworker of mine told me that he went to Universal Studios and I asked him what he thought of the Water World Show. He said he forgot to see it. I told him he super fucked up and he needs to go back and not waste my time.
My TH-cam obsessions suddenly collide! Some of these rides are at Universal Orlando. I traumatized my family with The Simpsons Ride--DO NOT take people on it unless they're prepared for something that is actually pretty visually intense and motion-sickness-inducing. In Orlando, there is no tram tour (any more) and some of the individual stops on the Hollywood tram tour instead get presented as individual rides, and they don't necessarily stand on their own as individual rides. I think Universal is getting past just doing that, though.
You've done some great comic reads in the past, I really wanted to hear your take on the "vultures are holy creatures" "Vultures are holy creatures. Tending the dead. Bowing low. Bared head. Whispers to cold flesh, “Your old name is not your king. I rename you ‘Everything.’”
The Hogwarts Journey is SUCH A FUN RIDE! I've waited in lines for hours for it, multiple times. It's just a blast and really feels like you're on a magical ride on a broomstick!
I already knew that Sungwon was a man of culture, and Waterworld is indeed the best damn thing at that park; it's the only thing I remember about universal some fifteen years later.
I also like the Studio Tour because you see props and sets that are still being used. I've gone multiple times and seen props go away for filming and come back.
I don’t think it’s around anymore, but I remember the terminator live show being really cool. Not as good as waterworld, but the effects were really well done. Also, the house of horrors was pretty scary.
I have not been to any California parks, but Universal Orlando sound infinitely better. It’s worth going to for Velocicoaster alone. Which is by far the best coaster I’ve ridden. The rides sound so much better too. The Hulk Coaster, Hagrid’s Motorbike, Escape from Gringots, Men in Black, Spider-Man (which is a way better interpretation of the Transformers ride). Way better shows too. The new Jason Bourne show is mind blowing to me how they do the stunts and graphics. And of course the pet show is a must in Orlando as well. If you get a chance, definitely go to Universal Orlando. It’s my favorite park as an adult. Way better than Disney World in my opinion
When my wife and I were dating, every weekend for life 4 weeks in a row, we went my grandparents house and the movie Waterworld was on. Since there was nothing else to do, we ended up watching Waterworld again. Anyways, yes, stage show at Universal great
Dang universal orlando has way more selection. No shade ive just only been to the orlando location and i didnt realize that there was way less in california. Also the jurassic world water ride is still jurassic park themed in orlando which makes it automatically better.
Yes, the best thing at the park is one of the few things they don't have at the Orlando park. Waterworld is the number 1 thing I miss most from Hollywood. You guys are getting Nintendo world way before we do though, so maybe I'll have to take a trip back after that opens
I feel like Nintendo world is the main thing that people would go to the Hollywood one for, because right now there's no comparison between that and Orlando, the latter is miles superior as it stands currently.
@@JackgarPrime yeah orlando is way better overall but just the fact that we don't have Waterworld, the studio tour, and pretty soon Nintendo world, annoys me soooo much cause they are amazing. Plus there's a lot of stuff at orlando that we could definitely do without, like fast and furious lol
@@bangarangjack fast and furious replacing earthquake will never not upset me--I would call it one of the worst rides ever made honestly, it's so bad haha
Jurassic Worlds drop is 84 feet compared to 52.5 feet for splash mountain. It’s over 30 feet bigger and definitely more intense. Anyways keep up the videos haha!
Fun list! I mostly agree with all of it, but my personal rankings would have Studio Tour at #1. I've been to the park a handful of times, but since there's usually 3-4 years between each visit, there's usually enough variation or changes added to the tour. Also, there's just a magic to it for me for some reason. Anyways. Good video!
I went to Universal in Orlando. My favorite ride is definitely the Incredible Hulk. I do like Jurassic World and Revenge of the Mummy as they are pretty excited. The Simpsons Ride is pretty dope honestly. I love the Harry Potter ride where you movie around and switch from animatronic to screen and actually move around. It’s fun. I hate the spider there but I can manage the rest.
I definitely want to check out water world, jurassic world, and the studio tour. HP Forbidden Journey ride made me so nauseous during it so Ima pass on that. If you get motion sickness, don't do that one lol
I had the best experience at the one in orlando. My brother is autistic and he had a hard time with the long walks and long days being at a theme park although he loves them. So my parents got paperwork for the park to be approved for a wheel chair as well as disability access to rides and events. So for example we went on the mummy ride, there was a speacial access right next to the ride that took us straight to the end of the queue and to a speacial room for people with disabilities and those with children (like tiny toddlers or infants still nursing), all of which who might not be able to ride but family do or need a break from the line. So my stepmom would sit back with my bro while my dad and I went, and then I actually was allowed to wait fro my stepmom to switch out and go with me on the ride a second time. So a lot of rides I got to ride on a ton of times. I do want to also note this is something that my parents had to work with a travel agent and people at the park with doctors notes and paperwork about my bros autism. Possibly fees. But I was young at the time so I dont know every detail on what was needed from my parents. (Around 17-18) But on top of that they would leave around dinner time because my bro would be pretty tired, and there was also shuttles to our hotel. But I would just be by myself so I would ALSO go in the single rider lines. Which are SUPER fast. The downside is the queue isnt as fun as the normal ones with the theme-ing and scenes where characters talk. So yeah I highly reccommend if youve already gone on the ride at least once as a group and want to ride again, just use the single rider line!
I really wish that Universal had been able to have the Marvel license over here as they do in Orlando. The Transformers ride aesthetic is so bland, I agree, but in Orlando, the exact same ride is actually Spider-Man themed and you get thrown around by the Sinister Six. The set leading in is the Daily Bugle office from the 90s cartoon, and it's just very fun!
Wild how Disneyland is smaller than Magic Kingdom but still generally considered the better park, but then Universal Orlando just blows Hollywood out of the water.
Nintendo land in the hollywood park is opening up early 2023 including the mario kart ride, it should hopefully add a much needed fun ride to the park.
It's pretty insane how much better Orlando is than Hollywood, even the rides that are shared between parks. The Mummy had a longer, more interesting ride and cooler line
*Flight of the Hippogriff and the location it is in is a dead end!!* 🤦🏼♂️shouldn't even be called a ride...more like a trick a crowd to free up space in other areas of the park.
Dang, with exception of Jurassic World, are you me? I don't do drops like that, so I don't do JW, but I get why people like it. My top ones are Waterworld, Mummy and Forbidden Journey. Real stunts will always be king for me.
I don’t think these will taste very good, but you do you man.
LMAO
Why did this make me laugh so much?!
😂😂😂nah fr me hoping it was food review
Wdym this is normal. Right?
Suit yourself, *licks the safety guards*
I remember the Men In Black ride not because of the actual ride, but the amazing cast member that was running it when I went.
At the beginning, a cast member will essentially act as your tour guide. Just an average cast member, shorts and a shirt. That kinda thing. The one we had was great, he was super funny, really great with crowds, all that. He also always had a huge smile on his face. He totally loved his job. Now, the guide will leads you into a big elevator, similar to Disney's Haunted Mansion. He let's you know what not to do, and then sends you off. He doesn't come in with you though. We go in, door closes, the elevator starts going "down" and we get some build up since we're basically heading to the HQ of MIB. So the doors open and our tour guide walks in to greet us, except now he's wearing a black suit and sunglasses! lol. He's totally straight faced and serious too, he played the shit outta his role! He acted like a completely different person! We weren't expecting to feel like we were in the movie, but it was crazy, it really immersed us into the experience!
The actual ride itself is more forgettable unfortunately, it's basically the Buzz Lightyear ride at Disney where you shoot Aliens. But man, that Cast Member really carried it for us, he made it way more memorable! Sadly he probably wasn't paid well, and if not, then he should've been because he totally deserves it
that sounds cool, will have to go to Florida to see that someday
i think i know who you’re talking about too. i loved this dude, he gave us tips on how to get the most points, he jumpscared me. specifically. because of course.
With an attraction like this, just having a performer who really sells it can make the whole experience. Kind of like the old "Great Movie Ride" at Disney's Hollywood Studios--it combined animatronics and a couple of live actors (playing the tour guide, and a "bad guy", either a movie gangster or an Old West bandit who temporarily takes over), and the quality of those live actors really made or broke the whole thing.
Fun fact: That big "elevator" that goes down is not a real elevator. It's an enclosed room for theming, and both doors were open to walk through when COVID protocols were high in theme parks.
I found out that at least Universal Orlando has Single Rider lines that are comically short. Like, 90 minute waits become 4 minute waits. It's INSANITY.
Just have everyone in the family go separately. You'll all be done before the main line even gets halfway!
It's nice to hear of a rare instance where being an introvert is an advantage rather than getting you treated like a leper.
Hollywood has mummy single rider lines
Yep. Can't remember the name of the ride but I rode it at least 10 times within an hour
You don't need express at Orlando either. like unless you go when it's "melt your skin off" hot you're just wasting your money on them
Animal actors is a lot of fun. When I went, some of the critters didn’t follow the script and had to be corralled. It was so cute. You get a lot wetter in Jurassic Park if the ride stalls underneath a fountain, I can confirm this. Your number 1 is correct. Gotta go every time, sometimes twice.
Same. I went today
I think my dad and I went three times in one day when I was a kid-we only had the one day, you see, and quickly figured out how to make the most of it.
Favorite tram studio tour was 20+ years ago. The tour guide was dressed like Elvis and tied almost all of the trivia back to Magnum PI, at which point they played the opening seconds of the Magnum PI theme song on the PA. Magic.
11:20 “If you go to Universal and don’t go to Water World, you’re a fool.” This is so true!! Never skip Water World. SungWon’s 5 are definitely must-do if you’re visiting Universal, but freaking Water World, man… it’s tops.
If you don't care about riding together, you can get on the Express lines for free by doing the Single Rider option (and sometimes you'll still be put together). Turns 60 minutes lines into 5 minute lines.
Not always, sometimes they close off single rider and employee variance can result in longer waits
@@aarongutierrez7705 Still though, if it's available it's worth a shot.
Imagine getting lit on actual fire for your job and ProZD calls it “cute”
I was watching the Waterworld attraction and about 15 minutes in a most likely migrating bee colony swept in right on top of the audience. While nobody apeared to have been attacked, they shut the thing down and had us leave.
You missed out, cause I've been there and he's right. The show's fuckin awesome
@Rare one Dude.
It sucks that you didnt get to experience the Jurassic Park version of the ride, cuz tbh the storyline of the ride is a lot more fitting to the ride structure. It starts off as some generic little tour boat ride but somewhere along the line you “head towards an incorrect path” and go straight into a danger zone where everything is going wrong. And then there was this cool car stunt that was awesome to see (whenever it worked)
Express Pass is usually like double and sometimes almost triple the regular admission cost. I wouldn’t really recommend unless you can’t spend the full day there.
Can't wait for the Nintendo World to get put in there, because GOD this place needs more rides.
It better overhaul the entire park when they add that in.
I fear Nintendo World will just be Mario, and not a lick of anything else will be there. I think they'd make a profit if they sold was Smash bros seals
@@genderenigma8276 Well the japan version right now is just Mario, so you're right there, but its built to be expanded.
@@JackgarPrime I think they could maybe tear down transformers to expand Nintendo land, it simply makes sense
@@loganmoon380 They could probably repurpose it into a Metroid attraction
It’s truly amazing how there are only 12 rides and yet you’ll only get on half of them because of lines
Honestly on days where it's even decently busy it's kinda easy to get on everything if you start early in the day
He skipped over the walking dead walkthrough though and I really liked that one.
Somewhere in the universe, Jenny Nicholson is aware of a presence. Someone is ranking theme park attractions. She permits it, for now.
uh oh....
the greatest part of WaterWorld is that it's based on such an old movie that not too many people have seen and it's still FANTASTIC
YES!! 100% agree with you on your #1, that attraction was the unexpected absolute highlight of my trip when I went five years ago. It's crazy how many rides are screen-based at Universal, as well as just how many more (and better) rides there are at Universal Orlando compared to Hollywood. Forbidden Journey wouldn't even crack the top 5 for me at Orlando.
I love how the first truly positive review is "It's cute animals, doing tricks. That's good"
I do enjoy a good chunk of these attractions in Universal, but my favorite attraction will always be T2:3D Battle Across Time. Such a good mini-sequel to Terminator 2: Judgement Day. It’s such a shame that this attraction isn’t in the States, because you can only go see the ride in Japan. If you do, go see it. It’s really great. I’m sure other people enjoy the Back to the Future ride too.
You mean present day? Because I think I saw it in California but it's a while ago
@@MrLuffy9131 its gone from cali
@@solidworkstudios3819 Oh dang I remember it though lol like it opens up 3 screens and then live actors came on
Miss T2 and Back to the future rides, they were so fun!
@@MDigitalProductions I miss the King Kong (if it's still there) in the Universal Tour.
The real best attraction is the Olivander's wand fitting. Watching some random kiddo feel like they're truly 'magical' is just too wholesome.
for sure!! when i was younger and harry potter world had just opened, i was “chosen” during the little show and it was so amazing, ill never forget it. i convinced my parents to buy me the wand and i still have it sitting in my room all these years later.
Yeah. They told me "I don't think I can sell you this" in response to me trying to buy the Voldemort wand.
My mom thought I would have fit the role of Snape better.
@@pardent SAME!! As a 10 year old obsessed with Harry Potter it was simply amazing
I remember going to the Florida one when I was like....9, and the shopkeeper dude talked to me after someone else got their wand. He asked me which house I was in, and when I responded with 'I don't know'....he said "perhaps you might be a Ravenclaw". A few years later, I do the Hogwarts House quiz, and I get Ravenclaw. What a legend.
ProZD, travel agent tips video when? Edit: The Mummy coaster really is the best coaster in the park. It also has the added benefit of the line being mostly in a "dig site' so indoors with plenty of air conditioning.
Found out last week that almost every ride also has single-rider options now, even if they're not immediately apparent (you can literally go into the fast-pass line and just say you're a single rider and they'll give you a little ticket). My group consistently split up to do these for the longest wait times and it helped a lot. It's not like you can really talk to your friends on a ride, so definitely worth it.
Fun fact: They just added some big pieces from the set of Nope to the studio tour!
I’ve only been to this park once and my family went to the Waterworld show as a joke because of how bad we thought it would be. Most memorable part of the trip.
WATERWORLD you were so right for this. it's funny and feels awesome every time.
I went to Universal Orlando and I loved the Harry Potter areas. I didn't like the rest of the park too much, aside from a few of the rides mentioned, but entering Diagon Alley or Hogsmede was an experience.
That being said, everything written in the Harry Potter universe after Deathly Hallows is just JK Rowling making fanfiction of her own world. Remember the good days!
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Dang, I don't know most of these. Last I went was a long-ass time ago, back when they still had Back to the Future, Terminator2 3-D, ET, and Jurassic World was still Park. Though I'm glad that, seemingly no matter what, that Waterworld stunt show is still there. I do vaguely remember that Mummy ride so maybe I went there last, later than I thought. The last time I went on Studio Tour, they had the plane wreckage from War of the Worlds.
Dunno if you've ever been to Universal Orlando, the Spider-Man ride there is similar to Transformers, but it's SO much better imo. Lots more practical effects, a pretty kick-ass backing track (Transformers has none for some reason?) and the presentation is based on the old Spidey cartoons so the whole thing just feels way more fun and full of life. Highly recommend if you're ever out east!
100%, Spider-Man is by far the best simulator-type ride at Universal Studios Orlando
The Spider-Man ride is my favorite ride of all time. Perfectly designed ride
As someone who is very terrified of roller coasters, flight of the hippogriff was A OK in my book haha! I recall a foreign man with his family seated behind me and he yelled out “this ride is for babies!”
And I was like just enjoy the subpar turns and speeds here haha!
The scariest ride at Universal Orlando is the Cat in the Hat ride, you'll understand if you ride it
HORRIFYING ride
I went on a weekday in February and there was hardly anyone there. Definitely worth it to go on an off time.
The Mummy Ride is so odd, cause, yes, 100% you can tell they ran out of room in the old E.T. area, but the backwards thing really works well. My, and I wouldn't call it a complaint, but, my gripe is that, once you're actually on the track wooshing around, it looses the feeling of being in a Pyramid, or Tomb, or whatever it is. And the weird light up decor feels like they went shopping at Spirit Halloween.
But hey, the main part of that ride is the ride itself, and it's amazing!
Agreed!
Like, it feels like a Halloween adrenaline coaster rather than something actually tied to The Mummy, and that seriously bums me out
As someone who used to go every year with my grandfather, I loved this video. A few opinions from my many years of visiting
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I agree with #1 whole-heartedly. I always try my hardest to get the ppl I go see it every time.
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The drop on the original Jurassic Park ride was way steeper. I remember almost falling off one time because I was so light and the restraint was too loose because it's a single bar that goes through a whole row
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I personally don't agree with how high Forbidden Journey is on the ranking, but that may be due to personal opinion due to it always breaking down on me while I'm in the more intense bits
The Studio Tour was honestly the most memorable thing the park had for me way back when. Sadly the King Kong experience burned down. The practical effects of it all was super cool.
If you get there right when it opens, and follow an optimised path, you can get on every ride in the park with no lines. As you get through more rides, some of the rides will have 3 to 4 minute waits which is nothing.
The optimised path is just avoiding all the attractions in the front of the park and just going straight to the popular rides first.
The next best thing if you have to wait is just going in the single rider lines. You and your friends and family aren't guaranteed to get on together, but that's not really an issue unless you want a picture together on the ride. You can also just let other single riders go in front of you until there's a space for 2 or more.
My favorite ones from my experience was the Simpsons and transformers ride .
The simpsons ride is too shaky but I definitely love the transformers rude
The roof is not my son but I will raise it
Universal used to have a Ghostbusters "Ride" where you more or less got to see them fight Gozer again, they had a Ecto-1 and ( the best factoid in my opinion ) proton packs that were cast from the movie props. That's awesome
I never realized just how much bigger the Orlando Universal Studios is
I've been to Universal once, and I had those lineskip things, so I went on the Harry Potter Forbidden Journey like five times. Two of the times had the ride break while I was on it, which was really fucking funny.
The Mummy broke once while I was on it, right before the very end. So it was just the atmospheric “oooOOOoooOOOooo” music on loop for like 15 minutes in pitch darkness.
But Forbidden Journey is like the one ride worth standing in the queue for. I honestly liked the queue better than the ride itself
The Jurassic park water ride almost killed me as a kid. During the drop, the safety bar couldn’t hold my tiny frame and I slowly began to rise out of the seat.
Fast pass is a must. As a kid at the Orlando Universal, me and my brother would hop off the Spider-Man ride and race through the fast pass line to ride it again. The wait time was just how fast you could run.
I love how he definitely just lets TH-cam choose the automatic thumbnail for each video and here you really get that number 9 special thumbnail
Lets be honest the Spider-Man Ride is S Tier. It's the first ride I go to, it's just so good
It's not at Hollywood....
Woah, a turtle is early to something for once.
When I was in high school, I went to Universal with the band and ate an entire big pink donut in Simpsons land all by myself. Someone else in band told me that I was his hero.
the jurassic world ride is so funky because how wet you get entirely depends on like where you sit. i was in one of the front corners and got absolutely drenched. my friends sitting behind me barely got splashed. the new animatronic is so good tho. i was worried the update would make everything screens but theye have a HUGE indominus rex animatronic and its so well made!!! only problem is you only get to see it for a few seconds :/
I usually go to universal orlando cuz I live just 30 mins away but I went to universal hollywood for the first time in august so I was excited. I got there and it already feels, different the layout of the park and the universal globe is absolutely beautiful but IMO it doesnt compare to universal in orlando as the park itself. The only thing that I was eagerly excited about was the studio tour which is the one of the best things I have experienced having to see the actual set of some of the famous movies was insane considering it was about inches from me. Cant forget water world to absolutely fantastic. I feel like thats the one thing special about hollywood and a lot of people would mainly want to see the studio tour cuz u can do the tour and every ride in a day maximum.
Ok now fly to Florida and rank everything there.
Including the water park!
EVERYTHING in Florida
The entire state!
Yeeessssss! I was waiting to hear what you thought about Water World and I'm glad you like it as much as I do! A coworker of mine told me that he went to Universal Studios and I asked him what he thought of the Water World Show. He said he forgot to see it. I told him he super fucked up and he needs to go back and not waste my time.
Personally, I prefer the older style of the jurassic park ride. Felt really retro.
My TH-cam obsessions suddenly collide!
Some of these rides are at Universal Orlando. I traumatized my family with The Simpsons Ride--DO NOT take people on it unless they're prepared for something that is actually pretty visually intense and motion-sickness-inducing.
In Orlando, there is no tram tour (any more) and some of the individual stops on the Hollywood tram tour instead get presented as individual rides, and they don't necessarily stand on their own as individual rides. I think Universal is getting past just doing that, though.
SungWon-y once told me the world is gonna roll me, I ain't the sharpest tool in the shed
You've done some great comic reads in the past, I really wanted to hear your take on the "vultures are holy creatures"
"Vultures are holy creatures.
Tending the dead.
Bowing low.
Bared head.
Whispers to cold flesh,
“Your old name is not your king.
I rename you ‘Everything.’”
"I always like getting wet" -SungWon Cho 2022 (9:28)
The Hogwarts Journey is SUCH A FUN RIDE! I've waited in lines for hours for it, multiple times. It's just a blast and really feels like you're on a magical ride on a broomstick!
I already knew that Sungwon was a man of culture, and Waterworld is indeed the best damn thing at that park; it's the only thing I remember about universal some fifteen years later.
I also like the Studio Tour because you see props and sets that are still being used. I've gone multiple times and seen props go away for filming and come back.
I don’t think it’s around anymore, but I remember the terminator live show being really cool. Not as good as waterworld, but the effects were really well done.
Also, the house of horrors was pretty scary.
Jurassic World is so fun. And the Studio Tour is a must
I have not been to any California parks, but Universal Orlando sound infinitely better. It’s worth going to for Velocicoaster alone. Which is by far the best coaster I’ve ridden.
The rides sound so much better too. The Hulk Coaster, Hagrid’s Motorbike, Escape from Gringots, Men in Black, Spider-Man (which is a way better interpretation of the Transformers ride).
Way better shows too. The new Jason Bourne show is mind blowing to me how they do the stunts and graphics. And of course the pet show is a must in Orlando as well.
If you get a chance, definitely go to Universal Orlando. It’s my favorite park as an adult. Way better than Disney World in my opinion
I love these let's rank videos,and I'm glad it's back again
When my wife and I were dating, every weekend for life 4 weeks in a row, we went my grandparents house and the movie Waterworld was on. Since there was nothing else to do, we ended up watching Waterworld again. Anyways, yes, stage show at Universal great
Dang universal orlando has way more selection. No shade ive just only been to the orlando location and i didnt realize that there was way less in california.
Also the jurassic world water ride is still jurassic park themed in orlando which makes it automatically better.
Yes, the best thing at the park is one of the few things they don't have at the Orlando park. Waterworld is the number 1 thing I miss most from Hollywood. You guys are getting Nintendo world way before we do though, so maybe I'll have to take a trip back after that opens
I feel like Nintendo world is the main thing that people would go to the Hollywood one for, because right now there's no comparison between that and Orlando, the latter is miles superior as it stands currently.
@@JackgarPrime yeah orlando is way better overall but just the fact that we don't have Waterworld, the studio tour, and pretty soon Nintendo world, annoys me soooo much cause they are amazing. Plus there's a lot of stuff at orlando that we could definitely do without, like fast and furious lol
@@bangarangjack fast and furious replacing earthquake will never not upset me--I would call it one of the worst rides ever made honestly, it's so bad haha
Jurassic Worlds drop is 84 feet compared to 52.5 feet for splash mountain. It’s over 30 feet bigger and definitely more intense. Anyways keep up the videos haha!
I just knew you were going to be a cultured individual and go with WATERWORLD as your number one. I could watch that over the top shit all day
i could watch waterworld my whole life and itll never get old. which is the only reason why this old ass movie still has a show attraction there.
7:00 if you clipped what you said about universal rides and made it a short I think it could go viral because you're 100% correct
Fun list! I mostly agree with all of it, but my personal rankings would have Studio Tour at #1. I've been to the park a handful of times, but since there's usually 3-4 years between each visit, there's usually enough variation or changes added to the tour. Also, there's just a magic to it for me for some reason. Anyways. Good video!
I went to Universal in Orlando. My favorite ride is definitely the Incredible Hulk. I do like Jurassic World and Revenge of the Mummy as they are pretty excited. The Simpsons Ride is pretty dope honestly. I love the Harry Potter ride where you movie around and switch from animatronic to screen and actually move around. It’s fun. I hate the spider there but I can manage the rest.
If you go to Universal in Florida, the Bourne Ultimatum show is incredible! Very cool effects
The pain of living on the East Coast and never getting to experience Waterworld.
No, no, you NEED to see Waterworld the movie! Then watch The Postman…but maybe not in the same night, they aren’t short…
That hair toss is everything. Someone needs to slo-mo it with sparkles and like anime bishounen music. Lol.
I remember going to waterworld not knowing what it was. We just wanted to sit and the show was just about to start. Easily the best part
I definitely want to check out water world, jurassic world, and the studio tour. HP Forbidden Journey ride made me so nauseous during it so Ima pass on that. If you get motion sickness, don't do that one lol
OMG YES THE FORBIDDEN JOURNEY KILLED ME. Every other ride there was awesome and I had fun but that one made me so sick I had to leave
I had the best experience at the one in orlando. My brother is autistic and he had a hard time with the long walks and long days being at a theme park although he loves them. So my parents got paperwork for the park to be approved for a wheel chair as well as disability access to rides and events. So for example we went on the mummy ride, there was a speacial access right next to the ride that took us straight to the end of the queue and to a speacial room for people with disabilities and those with children (like tiny toddlers or infants still nursing), all of which who might not be able to ride but family do or need a break from the line. So my stepmom would sit back with my bro while my dad and I went, and then I actually was allowed to wait fro my stepmom to switch out and go with me on the ride a second time. So a lot of rides I got to ride on a ton of times. I do want to also note this is something that my parents had to work with a travel agent and people at the park with doctors notes and paperwork about my bros autism. Possibly fees. But I was young at the time so I dont know every detail on what was needed from my parents. (Around 17-18)
But on top of that they would leave around dinner time because my bro would be pretty tired, and there was also shuttles to our hotel. But I would just be by myself so I would ALSO go in the single rider lines. Which are SUPER fast. The downside is the queue isnt as fun as the normal ones with the theme-ing and scenes where characters talk.
So yeah I highly reccommend if youve already gone on the ride at least once as a group and want to ride again, just use the single rider line!
I really wish that Universal had been able to have the Marvel license over here as they do in Orlando. The Transformers ride aesthetic is so bland, I agree, but in Orlando, the exact same ride is actually Spider-Man themed and you get thrown around by the Sinister Six. The set leading in is the Daily Bugle office from the 90s cartoon, and it's just very fun!
WaterWorld is the GOAT theme park show, hands down.
I mean Kung Fu Panda at least has the Dreamworks Crossover at the beginning. Looking forward to seeing that for the first time.
My problem with the simpsons ride is how long the que takes because of the video
Wild how Disneyland is smaller than Magic Kingdom but still generally considered the better park, but then Universal Orlando just blows Hollywood out of the water.
Nintendo land in the hollywood park is opening up early 2023 including the mario kart ride, it should hopefully add a much needed fun ride to the park.
It's pretty insane how much better Orlando is than Hollywood, even the rides that are shared between parks. The Mummy had a longer, more interesting ride and cooler line
So glad someone said Chwelve besides me and the rest of my high school drama buddies from long ago
*Flight of the Hippogriff and the location it is in is a dead end!!* 🤦🏼♂️shouldn't even be called a ride...more like a trick a crowd to free up space in other areas of the park.
3:28 the skippable me
I wish every talking video had animal crossing music as the background music
Wow, I just went today. The algorithm is getting so powerful it actually makes TH-cam videos based on my life…
You summarized my feelings on Universal Studios Hollywood.
And Jurrasic World haha
I forgot the Hollywood version even exists. I can't imagine anyone, if given an equal choice, would ever go for this one over the Florida one.
Being a CA resident means you're pretty much gonna go to the Hollywood location at least a few times over the years.
Really only 12 ride/attractions (plus the one that was down)? Never noticed how few that actually is. Seemed like more in my memories.
It was back when I watched Disney Channel with Disney 365 when I learned there was more than one park. I thought the one in Orlando was the only ones.
I love that Animal Actors is rated higher above Transformers. I totally get it though, I absolutely adore Animal Actors 🥰💕💕
Dang, with exception of Jurassic World, are you me? I don't do drops like that, so I don't do JW, but I get why people like it. My top ones are Waterworld, Mummy and Forbidden Journey. Real stunts will always be king for me.
The line skipping pass at Universal Studio Hollywoods is worth it. We did the whole park (all the rides) in a single day and didn't feel rushed.
I've never been to Universal, why am I enthralled by this
I was lucky as a child and got to ride the Back to the Future ride a good amount of times.
SungWon "I always like getting wet" Cho