Gardaland names new dive coaster

Gardaland finally named their new B&M dive coaster Oblivion:The Black Hole. It seems Gardaland is trying to rip off Alton Towers.

Considering both parks are owned by the same company I'd hardly say it's a rip off.

Please try harder.

I need another Merlin pass one of these days....the old one has long since been relegated to the souvenir bin.

It's just like when Carowinds ripped off the Intimidator name Kings Dominion, or was that the other way around. lol

One could argue that it is pretty uncreative for Six Flags Fiesta Texas to call their new coaster Batman: The Ride. Even though there are many SF rides of that name, with this ride as an exception, at least they are all clones of each other.

It's not a rip off, but it is laziness..

THIS is a Rip-Off:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpeJmyAqY64

Odd that there are so many B:TRs out there but the only Superman:The Ride is no longer S:TR because Six Flags left Walibi Holland... I would think Six Flags could've used the Batman name with a subtitle a bit more, like they did with all the Superman rides. Also kinda funny that S:TR was originally to be called Riddler's Revenge (it was even painted green at the factory!) but it was determined that European folks wouldn't understand the reference.

^as per RCDB

Has anyone here either ridden...or not ridden...a ride because of its name?

As much as I enjoy a clever/great/unique coaster name, I get the corporate appeal of recycling names. A lame name has never caused me to not ride a ride.

Guys, maybe this is another one of Merlin's sequel coasters. Like Nemesis and Nemesis Inferno. Inferno is pretty positively received. Let's just what the general public says.

Like Goliath. God that name is so overused, but most of them are pretty good.

I had a chance to ride Moosh The Ride, but the name was kinda lame, so I skipped it.

Well, if we're talking about silly names, I think "Big Apple" takes the biscuit.

What, you say?

http://www.vegas.com/attractions/on-the-strip/ny-ny-roller-coaster/

Yeah. Really.

It's not the name that steers me away from that ride. It's the fact that it's a Togo that makes me avoid it. ;)

sirloindude said:

It's not the name that steers me away from that ride. It's the fact that it's a Togo that makes me avoid it. ;)

Very true. TOGO's really rattle you up. Hurts.

I don't think it's that bad. It's better than its previous name, "Roller Coaster," and fits the theme of the hotel, since NYC's nickname is the Big Apple.

Still not sure why they decided to drop the "Manhattan Express" name.

Yea I have to agree Vater the Manhattan Express name was fine.

I possess the Togo Immunity Gene™

As do I...

I actually like most Togos I've ridden. The standups are more fun than B&M standups.

Not always...

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/05/06/national/woman-killed-1...-accident/