Neuski said:
^ Disney wannabe. The repeat issue was my top concern, especially if effects are dropped.
You got that right Paramount does drop alot of effects after a ride is built. Unlike Disney they fix the effects so people don't complain.
Think logically for a few minuets here...
There you have it believe it or not. *** Edited 9/12/2004 1:47:00 AM UTC by MysteryIncs1#Fan***
None of these rides really tie in with their movie counterparts. Volcano the Blast Coaster isn't set in Los Angeles, Face/off fits the seating on the ride more than the gruesome theme of the movie, and while you do drop on Drop Zone, the movie was about parachuting. No chutes there.
The Mini Cooper trains on The Italian Job ride might be cool but the movie title just doesn't belong on a ride. A weeks pay says it doesn't last as long as Outer Limits or Wayne's World.
As for the person who asked why they would re- theme FOF as MTV. That's simple. Easy/cheap way to claim you have a new ride since it's kind of a new experience. Remember the log flumes at PKI and PC? They were packaged as new rides when Nick theming was added.
^ Were the flumes themed before Nick got involved?
Why would they re-theme a coaster that they take the time to update regularly? Its been Outer Limits FoF(never rode), and I know that when I rode it @ PKD, they had a different que speil than PKI did this year. I wouldn't put it past them to put the same Premier layout @ other parks and call it Soundwave, but I just don't see them re-theming a coaster. Why would they?
As for the re-themeing of Log flumes to wild thornberry, That re-theme came with the re-theming of the entire area, and they actually just added themeing to the log flumes.
Carowinds doesn't have a launch coaster. PGA and PCW don't either, do they? Soundwave would be great for the three of them...
Concerning themes, If they kept the mindless "reality" garbage away, and "Music" in, the idea sounds great to me.
And let me reiterate, This is just the way I perceive things :)
Mr. Mole, You have to give 1 brownie point back for not reading the thread before posting :)
MysteryIncs1#fan, You have a wierd name. I hope the people who you get your info from don't get mad at you for spilling the beans, if those are actually real beans you keep spilling :)
I think a good Sci-Fi theme would beat the MTV theme anyday.
The Music theme has already been done very well by Disney, why try to copy that and destroy a really good theme that no one else has?
Maybe they should just put the old restraints on and do the Mean Girls theme.
Personally, I like the current FoF theme. But, some corporate leaders may be pushing for more 'exposure' of their 'products'. A retheme of an existing ride is much cheaper than building a new attraction. Also, it is quite possible that they may ALSO be thinking of building new versions of this type of ride at some of their other parks as well, but with the new theme. Anything is possible...
I think Walt Disney said that about DisneyLand not Paramounts Kings Island.
. Anything is possible...
but I don't see FoF getting re-themed. It just doesn't make any sense to RE-theme a coaster.
Paramount's already done it twice at PGA to the exact same coaster:
http://www.rcdb.com/installationdetail78.htm
And I agree with Coaster Cynic, Paramount sure does have strange choices of movies to base attractions off of. Sky Captain will almost certainly be a huge hit, a heavily themed thrill ride would tie in perfectly.
But in typical Parmount fashion, seems they're already planning on a "major theme park attraction" based on Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War Of The Worlds (see very last paragraph):
http://www.filmstew.com/Content/Article.asp?ContentID=9443&Pg=1
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