New Paramount Parks Ride Survey

They already have a ride called Drop Zone Stunt Tower. I guess that is the formula for ride names. >insert movie titlegeneric ride nameinsert name< "the ride". LOL people get paid to think of these things.

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I think the only movie worth theming something after would be the Mission Impossible movies. Something more than a stunt show, though.

Personally, I think the Mission Impossible stunt show looks spectacular, from the artwork and concept...i'd definitely go see that if i was at the park!

You can have two rides that include the same word in a name... especially when the names each consist of four words.

Lets complain about there being a Six Flags Great Adventure and Six Flags Great American now... Ahhh!!! They have thr33 wrds taht aer teh saamme1!1!!11l;)

+Danny

So does all this mean the Adams Family concept is officially dead? I wonder. I'm hoping that's not the case as it still seems better then all of these other ideas they come up with.

I will agree that it is better than the mentioned ideas, but I am not crazy about it either.

This list shows that Paramount is not exactly releasing blockbuster material with lasting values as of late.

If they really consider to brand a ride to "Footlose" (why, oh why?!) or theme restaurants to tv-sitcoms (WHO would like to dine in a replica of ROSEANNEs living room?), why don´t they dig glorious releases like "AIRPLANE!" out of their archives?

This would be a far better "disaster exploitation" than Titanic.

I agree tricktrack. It sounds like they're *really* stretching for themes. I know that they haven't had many big hits recently that weren't comedies or dramas. Their action movies generally fizzled--> The Core, Timeline, etc.

+Danny

Could we be seeing PKI's recently removed and soon to be refurbished oldie cars returning soon as the Nick Car Wash ride? I remember someone here saying that we may see the cars return in that area of the park.

I like the idea of the Titanic Experience, just so they make sure to honor those who died. No other amusement park attraction I have ever seen has been able to make me feel compashion and saddness. This would be a very unique attraction because of it's historical nature and it's emotional ties.

I LOVE SPONGEBOB! I would love for the Spongebob coaster to tell a story and seem like a lost episode of the show. Spongebob has to be one of the most popular license of our time and would be great for a Paramount Park to use. All ages watch Spongebob. You can't go a whole day without seeing his image plasterd on something; T-shirts, cereal boxes, stationary, auto accesseries, movie posters, toys, ect.

Mission Impossible stunt show would be great! It's hard to believe that we haven't seen something like this already at a Paramount Park. Stunt shows wow the crowds.

"I like the idea of the Titanic Experience, just so they make sure to honor those who died. No other amusement park attraction I have ever seen has been able to make me feel compashion and saddness. This would be a very unique attraction because of it's historical nature and it's emotional ties."

I agree. I thought it was a great concept too, just as long as they get the facts right and don't make some sort of tribute to the movie rather than the actual disaster.

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I still think they need to incorporate the South Park Movie some how with a South Park section...I could see the two highlight attractions: "The John Denver Experiance" and "Line: the Ride."

I thought the MTV Idea was really pretty cool. The Titanic walkthrough thing and the snow day theme didn't really interest me.

Unless seeing Leonardo Dicaprio slip beneath the surface is involved, I think the Titanic idea is TERRIBLE. It was a DISASTER that killed a bunch of people. Making a Simulator/Walkthrough that celebratates that is just in poor taste. (I hated the movie also...)

Paramount has a HUGE library to choose from when theming rides. So why do they ask about Mean Girls? I don't understand that at all. What kind of attraction would that be. Never mind, I don't want to know.

What about War of the Worlds or When Worlds Collide?

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow looks incredible. Lets see something based on that.

And of course, who could pass up a Cheech and Chong Up in Smoke ride?

I can't understand everyone being so sensitive about the Titanic thing.

Sure, it was a REAL event where REAL people died...but it was also a major blockbuster of a movie that changed the way movies were done to some degree. To be able to make a true story like that so powerful and wonderful to look at is a feat of movie magic, which if people aren't aware, is the new direction Paramount parks are taking.

Many people are amazed with the events of that day and wonder what it would've been like to ride on that ship, and in a sense, these attractions would be a good way. The walk through to me feels like more of a celebration of its glamour then of its death...the simulator seems to be one of those rides you'd find in a science centre or something educational and the "ghost" aspect of it was thrown in to just add excitement.

Great example, look at earthquake the ride...i mean it cashed in on a natural disastre that would've killed a LOT of people had it been real (but there have been several REAL disatres like that as well)

Final point, it's a ride, if they build it and you like it, ride it...if they dont, then dont worry about it...its simply entertainment based on one of their biggest movies of all time.

I WANNA RIDE MEAN GIRLS!, oops sorry,

Anyway does anybody remember a mid 90's movie named Congo. As pooly as this movie did, I still think that it would've made a nice water ride theme with elements such as a hippo attack, avolcanic eruption,ancient ruins and of course the killer apes.

Just my opinion but then again I don't get paid the big bucks like the geniouses that may be developing a How To Lose A Guy in 10 Days ride.

I posted this in another thread but I feel it fits over here also...

This is just a general question, when did a movie have to receive 5+ stars inorder to become an awsome attraction? I mean look at what disney did, they had some awsome attractions first but the movies that followed them weren't all that spectactular. I admit some of those movies weren't all that good BUT the concept of the plot would make an awsome attraction; case-in-point Italian job.

The movie might have sucked but guess what, the people reconize the name and they know what the movie was about in general so they would want to see what the ride would be like. And this is the chance for them to rethink the movie is the ride is awsome. They might go back home and watch the movie with their friends and be like, "I've been on a ride that is just like the movie and its awsome!". You know what im trying to say dont cha .

To sum it up, the theme of a ride is barely half the battle according to the general public and just because the movie didnt do all that well doesnt mean the ride will follow it's footsteps. People may like the actual concept of a movie but not like the movie itself in my opinion.

Anyone recognize the MTV Rocks building? Look on the far right side. See that awning? Looks like Flight of Fear's building to me. Mabey this will be a re-theme not a while new ride?

Why would Paramount retheme a perfectly good and *better* theme? FOF is one of the best-themed attractions at PKI and PKD. That would feel like they were downgraded if the MTV theme went in.

Critics and the GP seem to think Italian Job *was* a good movie...
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1122662-italian_job/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0317740/

Unless you have a totally different definition of suck (mine contains examples such as Glitter, Baby Geniuses, From Justin to Kelly, Kazaam, and Battlefield Earth), Italian Job didn't do the deed.

+Danny

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john13601 said:Anyway does anybody remember a mid 90's movie named Congo. As pooly as this movie did, I still think that it would've made a nice water ride theme with elements such as a hippo attack, avolcanic eruption,ancient ruins and of course the killer apes.

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Actually...
http://www.eyedream.co.uk/pages/themepages/congo.html
The idea was tossed around when they were looking to fill the mountain at PKD that has now become Volcano. But as you said, when the movie flopped, the concept was dropped

Moviegoers have had a long facination with Disaster Movies. From The Towering Inferno to Airport 7x and on and on.

I am willing to bet that if the "Big One" did hit LA, the Universal attraction would be shut down. That attraction is more about the movie making process than anything. The ride is a very short part of the experience.

The way I saw the Titanic themed walkthrough was an experience that allowed the guest to experience the ship during the final moments.

The simulator ride looks like something on PBS or Discovery.

Twister, another disaster based walthrough clearly is emulating the movie and not a specific disaster.

But as I said before, I did not like Titanic. I thought it was very over hyped and I was able to figure out the ending about halfway through the movie. J/K

If they build it, I won't have a problem with it, I just think they can do better. *** Edited 9/11/2004 7:06:59 PM UTC by Coaster Cynic***