Hmm..i thought i had rated this the other day but apparently not. Kurse of Darkastle is definately a unique ride, considering the only other of its type is the spiderman ride at the universal parks. The 3D movie sequences are very good, and pretty scary. One could consider this a new age haunted house. While the 3D portion of the ride is extremely good, the pre-show, story development and storyline of the ride leave something to be desired. Unlike Spiderman, there is nothing to tell you about the story as your waiting in line. Sure you can see the big castle, and the statue of the wolves, but there is no hint at all about what the story of the castle is. Once you get to the ride, there is a short preshow that starts to set up the story, but its not done extremely well, say like the videos in the line queues for spiderman. And as your on the ride, i feel the story kind of falls apart at the end. Ive ridden it 3 times now, and Im still not sure what exactly happens there. They could have added more sensory effects to the ride as well, like fire, wind, etc... the times i rode, there was 1 fog effect, and 1 water effect. The "big fall" that they advertise is not as convincing on the one as spiderman either.
Ok, the tone of this review does sound kinda negative, but dont take it wrong..it is a very good ride. It just doesnt live up to Spiderman do to the weak story development and storyline, which is why I give it an 8.
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