My questiones. . .
#1 - Are there any other coasters that use music like RnRC does? I know many flat rides do, but that is just because they don't cover a large amout of space, and they can blast music from large speakers at the base of the ride.
#2 - Did the music on RnRC, or any other ride that might have music, have as big an effect on any of you?
#3 - Why don't more parks build more coasters with trains that can play music?
California Screamin' at DCA has music, as does Space Mountain at Disneyland and Disneyland Paris. Not too surprisingly the other version of RnRC in Paris has music.
I think the music adds a lot to these rides.
I'm sure that other parks would incorporate music if it didn't cost so much. California Screamin' was designed with music in mind, with speakers all over the trains. I'm sure it costs a lot of money, not just to build, but to keep up. Even on that ride, the music doesn't always work. I know that as cool as it is, that adding music to a coaster is probably a pretty expensive venture.
DLP's Space Mountain has an on-ride soundtrack [IIRC it was the first] and for a brief time the version in Anaheim did as well [and will again when the new version opens next year]. Not sure if Florida or Tokyo Space Mtns did/do have music.
California Screamin' at DCA has an on-ride sound track. Ditto for both Revenge of the Mummy coasters at the Florida and Hollywood Universal parks.
2] A big affect? No...but I enjoy it.
3] Cost.
BTW, the Flight of Fear coasters have (or at least used to have) sound during the ride. It was kinda of a space music-like sound, but the speakers were not in the trains.
But I'm a *noted* fan of "non-Aerosmith" music...;)
FWIW, if anyone knows where I can get hold of a CD of the Paris Space Mountain theme I'd love to hear from them. I have a mediocre quality MP3 at the moment only.
I develop Superior Solitaire when not riding coasters.
If your wondering imangine FAST brutal metal with a drum machine doing 10,000 bpm (beats per minute). Good Stuff! \m/
I couldn't figure out why, though I loved the ride, I was less impressed with PKI's FoF, until I realized there was no music. Just off that day, or do they play it anymore?
How much more expensive is it to add music to a train? Any estimates?
Back story to the ride: Super Grover flies into space for some odd reason, I can't remember what for though...
Leaving the station: "Superheroes! We are clear for takeoff!"
Going up the lift hill: "Wave to your mommies and daddies!"
And entering the brake run: "HEEEYYYY MAMMA!" :)
Haha no I'm not giving Patrick the finger
mOOSH
http://americacoasters.com/videos/calscreamin/
Try it first with your speakers off, then try it again with the sound on. ACN did a really nice job of dubbing the soundtrack CD with the actual ride, it's a shame you usually can't hear the music that clearly while you're riding. But I find the music just adds to the ride, especially on the launch, the "lift hill," and the bunny hops towards the end. See if you don't agree.
If you can't stand the heights, get out of the line.
In regaurds to the DCA ride, I think the music is kind of annoying, but it definately makes the ride better than it would be with just a roar and screams.
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