If you have not been on this ride, do not bash it. I rode this the day before watching this video and this video gives it no justice at all. Everything about this ride, including the entrance and queues, are absolutely amazing. Yes, there are a lot of screens but when you are on the ride wearing the 3d goggles and getting breathed on and slobbered (sprayed with water) on by the dinosaurs and King Kong, it doesn't matter. Extremely exhilarating ride. Definitely in my top 3 at the park. Would highly recommend.

I remember a kid threw a soda pop at the screen and it glitched out lmao Best ride of my life

god i remember the smell it made it so much more immersive

Man, so much complaining, I would die for an attraction like this in Australia, should be grateful and consider yourselves lucky. Theres a reason people travel all over the world for the theme parks in the US, be grateful for what you've got.

When the wait line was more terrifying than the ride itself.

Looks fun, but I'm tired of everything being replaced by screens. The fun of rides, and what has made Disney world so great, is that they truly make it feel like an immersive experience. Dinosaur at Animal Kingdom is a great example. It truly feels like you're riding through the forests dodging meteors and huge animatronic dinosaurs. It's not just screens and 3D projections. There are actual built in artificial landscapes within the ride. It takes the experience to a whole new level. And I really hope this isn't the direction theme parks are going. The rides Universal is making are fun, but they're lacking that immersion that truly makes a GREAT ride.

When you are chanting Kong with the natives but then you suddenly realize you're the sacrifice

everyone needs to trust me when I say it looks 100 times better in person then it does on KZfaq, when you actually go through the line and see everything and THEN ride it, you won't be disappointed!!

Universal Studios. Also known as Screen land

I count 6 animatronics (ride and queue) and only 3 screen scenes. That's not even counting the incredible temple facade and the opening/closing door, the truck with the driver, the ape skeleton, and the amazing queue that pluses what the old Dueling Dragon queue had. This is Universal in it's prime and I'm loving every bit of it. And if you don't like it, fine, don't go, that's just a shorter line for me to wait in!

We were in the queue for so long I started panicking. It gets so tight and it feels like you’re underground and I thought it was never going to end. I’ll never forget it . The ride really isn’t terrible I mean it’s like a 7/10 I wasn’t on the side that the kong animatronic was on. I loved the uncanny valley of an animatronic “driving” your vehicle ...

Imagine how much scarier the bug pit scene would have been if animatronics were surrounding the ride vehicle. I’d love to see a sequence like that in this ride!

Lets be real here for a second. This ride has a amazing looking que and theme. It fits well in the area of the park it's located in (Jurassic Park area). It looks to be a high volume rider consuming ride (fast lines). The ride itself is nothing earth shattering; but it's a legit, fun, vehicular motion based 3-D and animitronic ride. Kudos to UNIVERSAL and company for bringing another GREAT attraction to US/IOA!!! Can't wait to ride it next time we are there!

Feels a bit too much like the digital one in Hollywood but I'm glad there's at least SOME practical effects, and the actual Kong figure does look pretty good

That final animatronic though. Beautiful.

This is one of the coolest rides I've been on. Enjoyed the original Kongfrontation, had no expectations about this one. From the moment you walk toward the ride, the theming with the mountains in the background and that epic score really set the tone. The queue line is amazingly detailed, and the animatronics are 1st rate. The ride itself really brings you into the story/world they try to create, the action and feel is awesome. All topped off with Kong himself at the end. Even the characters and driver were entertaining. I rode this 4 times in one day, never got tired of seeing those gates open.

This looks fun, but the animatronic Kong felt like a forced in after thought considering how hyped it was. It's like Universal is desperately trying to prove that they can do other things besides video-based motion simulators, but yet they struggle to fill in a ride's length without heavily using CGI.

As much as the theming looks fantastic on the exterior and in places on the inside, I'm disappointed with the amount of screens used within the attraction! :(

The new donkey Kong country returns sequel for the switch looks cool

The beginning of this attraction from the moment you get on these vehicles looks like it feels like a real safari. The soundtrack is fantastic and everything is practical! You then enter outside and it feels truly amazing and real. Then you enter and you see these animatronic creatures and I'm like wow this looks pretty good anddddddd....then the screens happen and I'm like ughhhhh not again!

WHAT A FUCKING SHOCK THE RIDE IS MOSTLY SCREENS JUST LIKE EVERY FUCKING OTHER UNIVERSAL RIDE

You have to ride the ride to really understand how it stands out differently from the other 3D rides. The quality of the screens and how high of resolution they are its incredibly clear and high def. The way the screens immerse you in this ride are so much different than Transformers and Spider-Man. The screens image moves with your body and everything has a center point of attention right at you. You don't get the nauseous feeling you get with some of the other 3D rides. You truly have to experience the ride in person and be able to take in the theming and how immersive the ride really is. Don't automatically assume things when you have not even had the chance to experience everything this extremely cool new ride offers.

Just went on this ride for the first time the other day. Video definitely doesn’t do it justice. MAD intense and FUN!... only ride I thought that was scarier was the Cat in the Hat lol... THAT ride is VERY scary!... but this one was phenomenal... and that head at the end was VERY life like

This crap scared me on the way in with all the jumpscares and that robot at the end pointing at people and talking in some language to them

And this what I feel is going to happen with Fast & Furious Supercharged a more glamorized version of the USH ride.

When the Kong head breaks does it have a disco Kong mode like Expedition Everest does?

If you guys haven't rode it you can't complain watching it on KZfaq is completely different from in person this is probably the best 3D I've ever seen in any ride the depth is amazing and the 360 screen scene in incredible, just ride first

To me the animatronic at the end just screams, here’s a taste of what you could of had if we bothered to make an actual ride

this looks like a great ride... unfortunately, it's just that, a ride, and not an experience. kongfrontation was truly an experience. as a kid, i feared for my life as we were almost killed by Kong while being evacuated via tram. the attendant performer added to thrill and reaction of everyone on the tram. nothing beats actual sets and humans who emote. universal used to have such amazing experiences eg jaws, earthquake, kongfrontation. those experiences evoked emotion that tied us to the attractions. if and when I ride reign of Kong, I'm sure I'll say that it's amazing, but I am certain I will never develop an emotional bond or have nostalgia for it once it's recycled for a new attraction.

I wonder if the breath still smells like bananas.

The best part of this entire ride was the Kong animatronic at the end. I could have just stared at that thing all day

I like the "Lost Spider Pit" sequence the best. From when we glanced away at the cave scene, to when we first see the scene of the raptors called Venatosaurus.

Basically like the Universal tram tour with a practical Kong head at the end.

Awesome ride, but like with others I feel like there's too much digital stuff. Practical effects are literally what I love most when it comes to these amazing rides, the details and the animatronics are what I live for. The queue line tho is amazing and also Kong at the end but I wish there was more!

This comment section: 98% haters of the ride just because it is mostly screens. 2% people who actually enjoyed the ride like myself.

I love this ride its amazing I think everyone should experience this it’s absolutely insane. I do agree universal def uses a lot of screens however I’m not a roller coaster guy so it doesn’t bother me.

That's it? A Drive-Thru 3D movie and then a giant animatronic ape head?

Moms better hold on to there kids! We don't want them to jump into King Kongs pit.

First time I rode this it was raining so we skipped the outside part 😂 honestly this ride was truly awesome probably my favorite of all In island of adventures

this ride is an adrenaline rush when you're actually on it.

So its basically based off Kong 2005??? because they couldn't come up with something else. 70 percent of this was basically jurassic park.

Both the original, and the remake of King Kong are in my top 3 favorite films of all time, and this was great. Not sure what people were expecting, but the comments are just depressing.

2:50 "Help, that monster bat dropped me into the 2005 movie!"

This is like won of the best rides ever!!!

Being completely honest, I'm really disappointed. This ride was really hyped, so I would expect something (at least) as cool as Escape from Gringotts... But in the end, just another simulator ride. The only thing that makes this ride a bit more interesting to me is the queue and the Kong AA. I would go for PotC in Shanghai Disneyland any day over this Kong-sized mess.

a sad day for advancement of theme park technology........ I cud pretty much get a feel of this ride from just watching the video....because all there were videos (screens)....Kong's sad expressions at the end of the ride speaks volumes

I loved this ride. People are bashing it, but they haven’t been on it. I think you have to ride something before you truly get a say on it’s quality.

Best ride of Universal Studios ever!

This video gives the ride no justice. Go ride it first before complaining. The experience itself is spectacular, trust me. As soon as you step into the queue your adventure begins.

It looks OK. I was hoping for an animatronic King Kong like the one from the 1990s. Kongfrontation I think it was called. To have a huge robotic Kong attacking the city and the tram would have been awesome. It was awesome in 1990. With today's technology it could be even better. The problem is while these digital rides are fun, they are a dime a dozen. There is already a digital Kong ride in California called King Kong 360 3D.

i have a genuine phobia with rides and honestly this one was just enough for me and even the people who loved rides that i was with. it was super cool, even if it is a ton of screen time. just give it a try :)

I can't wait! I'm so excited to go in August!!!

Other than the giant Kong animatronic, that was very disappointing. I guess I had false hopes that it was going to be a new ride instead of being 80% the same as the part that's in the tram tour in Hollywood. Oh well.

it doesnt matter if they are screens in the ride A KONG ANIMATRONIC IS BACK BITCHES

I have been on this ride 3 times and the wait is super long!!!!

2 hours queue line for 5 minutes of amazing ride. HELL YES!

Kind of disappointed. It's mostly 3D screens with some practical sets around them, which I guess is now the norm for Universal. And the real Kong at the end just sits there and looks around. With how far AA has advanced, I kind of expected him to stand up and beat his chest as he roars at the passing guests.

Wow! The drive-in theater sure has come long way!

i’m just saying this was one of my favorite rides because it felt so real!!

I had my eyes closed the whole time thanks to whoever made this :,))

this ride was ok but Kongfrontation in the 90s was way better

How the hell someone have a heart attack riding this? It’s all screens??

Thank you for saving me countless hours in line :D

I love this ride! They let me go on twice because it was my birthday 😄 so as every other ride I went on that day

i was hoping for somthing like the harry potter forbidden journey ride, where it was not only screens but also a ride...that one was a beautiful mix :/

Honestly when I heard that the whole thing was screens, i was gonna skip this one. But cousins from out of country wanted to go on it, so I caved. That ape head was....not something I was expecting. It was honestly worth the hour long wait because the last time I had seen King Kong, it was the original ride back before it burned down and got replaced with Revenge of the Mummy

It looks really cool, can't wait to go on it when I'm there.

Saved a trip to see it. Thanks.

4:09 - 5:05 was my favorite part of the ride.

Looks cool, but it's just more screens...until the end.

wow outside the ride looks really nice and themed, can't wait to ride it ☺

I need to go to Orlando just for that animatronic Kong.

I was gonna go on this when I went last summer, but the line was an hour wait. I kind of regret not going on now. But at the same time, all the rides we did go on were freaking amazing! Say what you want about most of the rides having screens, but they do a pretty awesome job with making it seem like you're in these different worlds like Hogwarts or Kong. I was hesitant about all the 4D stuff myself, but as I said, it's pretty awesome how they manage these effects.

It's a shame that this is a copy of the Kong 360 section in Hollywood, and placed in Jurassic Park. Could totally have been a Gyrosphere ride to update Jurassic Park a bit :(

I love how I have subscribed to Universal and been following all of the updates only to find out half a month later that it's finally opened because someone videoed the ride. Super excited for the new ride considering I have the script for every other ride known by heart, but I wish they'd stop making so many new video rides. Like Gringotts? They could've done SO much better with that. That being said, I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE HULK TO COME OUT!

I think what a lot people don't understand is that yes the ride is not as extravagant as it was hyped up to be but the technicality of it all it truly amazing. it's the first ride with an outside and inside track that can choose to disregard the outside portion if there is bad weather or something of the sorts. the ride is so much better in real life than on a video

Super disappointing the only thing that saves this ride is the queue and the kong animatronic

When they bring in real dinosaurs and a pit don’t complain. 😂🤷🏽‍♀️

Oh man! We just traveled down there from NC a month ago and it was not opened! Now I have to plan another trip!!

This looks so fun and just scary enough for my 8 year old. I can’t wait to ride.

So it's a moving movie. I used to work at Gringotts at UO. We had screens but shit at least we were part roller coaster

I like that at 2:30 if you look at the background, you can see the shadow of Kong, right before you head to screen 2

So cool! THANKS FOR POSTING!!

I’ve been on this ride before and loved it

Not bad! I was expecting a little bit more but it looks fun!

I'm getting really sick of this 3D screens crap! what happened to innovative masterpieces like Indiana Jones adventure, ET... this is just such a waste of potential. I use to be amazed...

This ride looks pretty cool. I’ve been dismissing universal Orlando in favor of more days at Disney but I am going to have to check this place out next time.

this looks so cool! Great job universal!

Glad they brought back the animatronic back. But the original where the mummy was is better.

Why couldn't they have just told us from the beginning that this would be an updated Kong 360 from Hollywood instead of make it out to be an innovative masterpiece, at least thanks to this and Supercharged opening next year it shows that the current plan for Universal Orlando will be taking parts of the backlot tour in Hollywood and making them entire rides here so that gives me some hope of maybe a comeback for Jaws is in the future

I'm going back to universal studios on my birthday on the 27th and I still want to go on this one this looks so much fun I like how everyone was cheering for King Kong I would

Another screen "ride"... greeeaat... When I last went, the only screen ride that I enjoyed was the Harry Potter one. It actually made you feel like you were in the world through a mix of wrap-around projections, the RoboCoaster G2 ride system, and physical animatronics.

Come to Universal Studios! Where all of our rides are basically just movie theaters!

This ride is fantastic and tied with Transformers as my favorite. I see lots of complaints about the screens, but you can't get a dynamic ride like this any other way. I never had the pleasure of riding Kongfrontation, but a slow tram ride with a couple of giant slow moving animatronic Kongs can't compare to the action and thrills of this ride. They each have their place and it's too bad they can't keep them both. I was sitting on the end seat on the right and when the girl shoots those worms, you get blasted with water. The car rumbles and shakes while they are fighting on top of it and you get a real sense of falling when you are "falling" in the web. I love animatronics, but until you can have an animatronic do what happens on screen, forget about it. I get the appeal of Kongfrontation . At the end, when you pass a calmer Kong just sitting there. It's an awesome sight, but I would much rather ride this. There is no comparison.

I went to the park today and they were opening the ride for the general public at 6 ! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

I loved this one. I found it very very fun and entertaining

Not gonna lie I'm super disappointed by this :( Looks just like the one in Hollywood but longer

So many whiners!! Geez, looks great.. I guess you all just want to keep pushing the limits of safety & whatever.. It's amazing what they have done.. Obviously you have to have some appreciation for the hard work & creativity that goes into something like this.. Go ride a rollercoaster that's been there done that too.. I mean really!? What more is there to do without them getting to the point of risking human life which has been proven pretty close to now with all the mishaps, bigger drops, higher coasters, faster this, upside down.. Just enjoy a theme park for what it is and stop complaining..

Awesome POV! It looks awesome! :)

woah- its cool that like they actually finally made a ride considering i saw a part of it in cali when they were showing a trailer thingy