2:29 Love how the hippos mechanics are fully exposed 😂

Stuff like this makes me appreciate the work Disney and Universal do even more

I really wish this ride actually had a themed ceiling too. When the lights flash and you can see the walls and ceiling parts, it really kills the immersion

If Universal ever did a ride for Jumanji. I could see then doing the board game version, and having it be really interesting.

It seems like a good idea, the idea of 'losing lives' across the ride is actually kind of cool. Could have definitely done a sort of Indiana Jones meets Jungle Cruise with the idea. It's really lacking when it comes to immersive themeing, however, with the open celings (making us look up at the spiders was hilarious because you could see the celing), lack of moving pieces/animatronics, and poor ride vehicles (not even real wheels nor an actual steering wheel). So just another ride that would make us say 'What If..'

Hilarious that everyone is pointing out all the ways this ride breaks the “illusion”, but no one is talking about how the character says everything in two different languages, even when fleeing for his life 😂

The mechanic where the stone appears on the ride vehicle is awesome! I didnt notice it pop up the first time around but the timing was really cool

Honestly, it looks pretty good. Sure, you can see the ceilings and some of the walls, but it certainly looks like a lot of work was put into it. If they tone down some of the lights and change a few of the more obvious walls to look like a temple, this would really make it a great ride.

Instead of thinking of this as a bad version of an E-ticket-level, Disney-quality attraction, I'm deciding to look at it as the best version of a D-level, non-Disney-quality attraction.

For all the comments: I rode it multiple times, Gardaland is my “home park” (~2 Hours drive) and I have to say that is a good ride, when it works properly. Sometimes something is not working, audio and video rarely aren’t in synchro and other minor things. But overall os very good for it’s budget range! You can feel giant’s hot breath when passing in front of the moving head, in the loading station you can smell cinnamon flavour, the big hand tries to catch you, the snake sprays venom when passing by, and when there’s the falling scene you can feeling like you’re falling. Overall I would go for a 7 out of 10.

This is pretty amazing for a non-Disney or Universal park ride. Considering this is way more immersive and creative than some attractions I've seen outside those parks where you can see the walls / ceilings. This ride may have those issues too, but unlike others, they seem to really excel in other areas and a lot of the reasoning for it being noticed is simply due to the flashing lights that go along with the thunder and the camera angles. However, another thing to think about is most people who do high quality videos on KZfaq in a lot of cases can pick up on a lot of detail you wouldn't see in person due to them using high quality camera, or for example, "low lightning" videos (which this channel has released a few) specifically are created to show more detail on dark ride attractions. So while I think it could have been seen in person I think it was more obvious on camera due to the lighting, high quality camera, and angles that were used.

genuinely love rides like this. anybody could enjoy this, but people underappreciate them too much

I've been to a few of these mid-budget attractions. They're charming in a way and I actually enjoy them

Love the omnimover style loading system. I figure thats a remnant from the attraction it replaced

thank you for visiting Italian parks, I hope there will be more videos about Italian attractions

I see in most of the comments that this ride's not appreciated. Some of us who knows the park, are still mad that they substituted the old attraction, which was something phenomenal in terms of immersion, called "La valle dei re"and we just want it back

As someone who only visits maybe 1 theme park every 4 or 5 years. This ride looks like a blast to me! The comments seem like nit picking to me. I hope to be able to ride this some day

Dear oh Dear. Thanks for saving me a trip

I think the reason you can see the ceilings and walls in the video is 100% the camera settings, and not a real representation of what people were seeing on the ride. It's likely that the camera just had decent low-light settings and made things a lot more visible on camera than to the people riding.

Im actually surprised no ride existed before hand.

Unfortunately there are a lot of effects that do not work properly in this POV, like the giant’s hand not moving, the smoke effect missing in the last scene and also the hippo that used to be a proper animatronic that moved quite a lot. This video is also too bright, in reality the ride is much darker and you can never see the ceiling. Take a look at a POV from last year to see the ride at its fullest.

Nigel's lip-synching is just like a spaghetti western! lol I love this. Great ride idea, and it's awesome that we live in a time when there is plenty of competition with the big leagues in theme park attractions. Jumanji has always been a favorite story of mine so it's a good candidate for a ride like this one. I'll definitely check out more about this Gardaland park.

I like how the glowing crystal “macguffin” actually appears on the ride car! That’s such a clever touch!

For a non Disney/universal ride… I liked it. A lot of fair and small park dark rides are a tunnel and neon paint with a black light. This has a concept, story, animation, and the black out jump scares were nice. I give it a 7/10 for non Disney/universal

Well, that's a thing. A lot of cost cutting and lack of creativity when it comes to the overuse of screens that don't even blend into the surroundings. The drop simulator aspect was a great addition, but the abrupt spin transition takes you out of the experience. If it wasn't for the giant prop, the whole thing just feels like one of the many Halloween walkthroughs Universal does, though they are a bit more interesting due to the condensed spaces used and the large amount of prop usage with the jump scare actors. This just feels like an empty warehouse (you can even see the freakin' roof of it in the spider scene) with a bunch of walls and screens to stare at with the occasional statue or interesting prop (like the giant), but you see the lack of funds put into the experience and understand why. The hippo is just a floating head! Really Universal? You couldn't make it seem like it is in a pool of green water?

This is a neat ride. I kinda wish we had it in the states

This has a lot of potential if they can get the lighting right, slightly darker to hide the ceilings, at least it’s original and not trying to copy other attractions

Seems fun and a great adittion to Gardaland! For the price you pay for enter is awesome!! and without greedy genious apps.

Impressive for early 2000

That looks like a great ride!

Is this basically your job? Traveling the world recording theme park rides? I must say, I am jealous.

It’s like if you ordered the Disneyland Indiana Jones ride from WISH. 😂

Interesting mix of fully immersive elements, and other parts with obvious walls and tracks with no real attempt to hide the fact you're on a ride. Maybe with more money and a slight overhaul, this could become completely immersive, like the Disneyland ride it so wants to be.

Jumanji The Adventure is a dark ride with a lot of potential, the only thing missing is the scenery. Gardaland is my home park I am there many times a year and I can tell you that since they opened Jumanji The Adventure they have kept adding new scenery to the attraction all the time...I know there is still a lot missing but honestly all in all I would give the attraction an 8/10 rating. Hopefully the park will fix this set design problem!

SO AWESOME!!!! Incredible themeing

That looks incredible!!! I like it!!!

This is REALLY cool! 😃

Dang that looks amazing!!!

I think this ride looks amazing I would love to see Universal pick it up and replace the fast and furious with it. For theme and story of the ride is so cool. As it wouldn’t surprise me if Jumanji has ancient stone guardian.

This looks like a solid ride! Lots of fun. Great use of projection and sets. Feels very Shanghai Pirates. And Jumanji seems like such an obvious choice for a ride of this type. Kind of surprised it hasn't been done earlier.

Beautiful👍👍

Cowabunga! Looks Fantastic - "fantastico" 👍

Omg thank u for this thank u

Cool ride!

Love how it’s interactive in a sense

That's great

I am glad about the Jumanji ride. Also I am looking forward to watch the Jumanji films again soon.

Wow this ride looks super cool and fun...sign me up

Looks good.

As an architect it's amazing to see the lengths Disney and Universal go to to conceal Fire Escape Exit signs but still keep the building compliant with local building codes. Here, there's illuminated exit signs and doors everywhere. Really takes you out of the experience.

Man. It had so much potential! I say shut it down for a year, theme the ceiling and change the static figures to audio animatronics. The video effects are great though.

Child: "Mom, hurry up we need to get on the Indiana Jones ride before it breaks down!" Mom: "Don't worry, we have that ride at home." That ride at home.

Better than I thought it would be, but not as good as it could have been.

Oh my god you've arrived in Italy has gandaland how's the food did you like it?

I love Jumanji dark ride

I feel like it could use some improvements like making it more immersive, adding more animatronics, and fixing the lighting. Just having projections and statues slightly moving, blasting air, and squirting water is bit bland but it still looks like fun

This honestly looks quite fun to me

Nice park very good

That was actually pretty decent, at least compared to other screen rides I’ve seen on this channel.

If they also made more of the creatures like the hippopotamus open and close it's mouth, some of spiders physically fall down from the ceiling and the Cobra move and spit water, the immersion factor would be ever better.

I love the part where the stones hand appears ready to grab and kill the riders

Nice 👌

I think this was a cool ride thank 4 sharing this video with me. I really enjoyed it very much.✌️✌️❤️😊💯💯😍😍 2:02

Imagine a ride based on the first film that goes through the rolls and you move throughout the destruction of the town and the house, survive the flood and the crocodile attacks your vehicle, would be awesome 😂

Just don't look up 🙈 love the dual languages, reminds me of the long lost Sea Quest at Portaventura

The Knockoff Version Of Disney’s “ Dinosaur! “ Dark Ride,in my opinion,it really resembles that ride at Animal Kingdom

Really cool concept and most of the effects are really good! However that hippo out of water barely moving with just a puddle showing it’s animatronic bearings was a bit cringey as well as the unmoving cobra and effects that do there thing turn off and then after the turn off the car moves on. However still a really great concept and overall looks like something still enjoyable to ride. Would be cool if they have an alternate version Jumanji rollercoaster or raft ride for sure!

This was better than it looks here

wow, it's like a mall version of Indiana Jones......and the piece of burnt toast on the hood...oh geez

I have to say just my two cents but they could do jumanji like how the pirates of the Caribbean ride with a boat type of flume ride maybe going thru the house from the original movie and have alligators in there following you at certain points of the ride and have the hunter in there two at certain points as well and maybe have a scene where the kids are rolling the dice for the game or something I dont know but I think that would be cooler than this.

While the cieling thing is awful, that camera tracking to make the screens appear 3D is legit amazing

Well that was kinda...... eh.

Honestly its moving in a really good direction. Just fill in the empty spaces, dim the lighting and walls then cover the ceiling up not even fully if they just fix the lighting.

Who on earth is that rock monster called.

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video doesn't really do this ride justice, when I rode it it was much darker and felt way more immersive. We didn't even notice the ceilings because it was very dark!

I loved it 🙂

When the rides are so off the shelf that the ride layouts are pretty much the same with different coverings.

Which they had this in the new Jumiji world in chessington

Thank you for sharing!! This reminds me of Indiana Jones, but not as exciting sorry to say I would just go on this ride just once and that’s it

The first jumanji themed roller coaster is mandrill mayhem at the world of jumanji at Chessington world of adventures

3:18 bro looks like a lego piece

Oh look, another dark ride with immersive screens. Imagine paying for real decoration and animatronics?

it reminds me of Indiana jones

これ乗りたい

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Wow this is the poorest mans Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom ride I've ever seen. It could have potential if they hid the rooms more, themed the ceiling, toned down the lighting in some parts and it didnt sound like Roger Rabbits Car Toon Spin. It's not terrible but it isn't the best. I'm glad they saved the Shankara Stone though.

Please have a JUMANJI ride in Universal Studios Orlando 😀😀😀

They just opened an entire Jumanji land at Chessington World of Adventures theme park here in the UK.

I think this looks decent!

I have a few questions, were the animatronics broken or static? Did the projections translate better in real life? At 4:53 there is a red laser, was this visible in real life or only on camera, and does anyone know if this was for tracking? I think that people have said below it was a good idea, but I agree, it has some noticeable need for improvements. I 100% agree that the elements that were visible took away, but it was nice to watch.

This ride looks SO CLOSE to being epic….but they skimped on the total immersion and the magic is lost.

I don't understand why the effect constantly revealing the backstage constructure taking the riders out of the fantasy so constantly. They've already spent this much money, it wouldn't hurt to add in another layer of paint or veil to cover up the black walls would it? Great vid btw, thank you so much for uploading!!

This ride is so close to being good they just need to bulk order some plants

Not quiet Disney, USO or Curse of Dar Kastle tier but still awesome.

I sure don’t wanna run into a stone monster

Well, at least they tried, i guess...

I wonder if universal would have a Jumanji ride at the park.

This would’ve been better if Van Pelt popped up with his rifle and started shooting at the riders! 🤩 “COME BACK AND FIGHT LIKE A MAN!” 😆

3:00 are you still moving at this point or is it just the screen?