>>2807658
Speak of FJ, I went back and watched POVs from 2010 and it's pretty sad how much has broken on the ride since then

>fog machines in the forbidden forest scene
>ride vehicle aimed fully upwards when the spiders ascend into the ceiling
>dragon could move its neck
>sorting hat animatronic could be heard over the crowd and fully articulated
>entire ride was much darker
>womping willow moved all its branches rather than just the one that hits you
>dementor scene that projects your face onto the smoke screen worked

You'd think with all the money HP makes for Universal, it's financially in their interests to keep that ride in peak condition, but it's clearly falling apart. Some of it is inexcusable like the dementor face thing (how expensive could be it to fix a camera when your daily operating budget is in the tens of millions?) I wish ride remasters were a thing. Seems like it would be cheaper to go in and put 10-20 mil into revamping an existing ride to return it to glory or even add new effects. Disney does this with Haunted Mansion every so often and it's great, but Universal just lets their rides turn into junk yards kept on life support by brand recognition or nostalgia