July 31, 20169 yr comment_239253 I am totally baffled by some of the posts in this thread.... we always say that UK never innovates that America always has the upper hand... I am sorry but my experience in this ride was nothing compared to anything else I have ever been on... this is a truly innovative ride and I can see where the money was spent.... maybe I had a perfect ride or something I had no issue with the vr... it worked perfectly and I can see exactly where the money went... I applaud thorpe for having the balls to do a ride like this... I hate seeing 'enthusiasts' picking holes with one of the most technologically advanced rides I have ever been on.... whatever you think I don't think there is a ride like it anywhere in the world....
July 31, 20169 yr comment_239254 We are all different, physically and mentally, though enthusiasts, who are the minority, generally have the most opinions, regardless of the subject we enthuse over. The majority of the attending people are experiencing these rides/events for the first time, and for most will thoroughly enjoy their experience. I am sure it will last as people still queue for the items we don't individually like.
July 31, 20169 yr comment_239255 13 hours ago, Marc said: I guess your comparing to NST? That, and it's very clear to see that Galactica requires unsustainable numbers. And IAC may well come into that bracket, the staffing vs throughput is way off. And Saw Alive maybe; it often had a queue for something that was supposedly 'not popular enough'.
July 31, 20169 yr comment_239285 I don't see how a fracking company releasing gasses and creatures from unground is particularly 'clever' but each to their own... In all seriousness I personally don't see an issue with it. If you actually hold the headphones closer they block out the screaming and you can clearly hear, although I must admit they need a better way of communicating the infortation during the live action portion of the attraction. People need to remember that this ride is going to likely be a constant project for Thorpe - and so the ride will be constantly changing updating if they do stick to this.
July 31, 20169 yr Author comment_239287 I think it would benefit a lot from some sort of noise cancelling headphones - I guess then could come with issues with staff getting you to take them off though!
July 31, 20169 yr comment_239288 I have been tapped by a member of staff on the shoulder to be told to take my headset off so they could do that and implement some noise cancelling headphones. Was on the first ride of the day today. Broke down for a good 20 minutes half way through the first section. And even when we continued, the safe room effects weren't working at all (a metal pole with two lights came roaring down the tunnel. No fog, no lights, no demon shadow) and the second section had no sound on the headsets whatsoever. They did let us stay on for a re-ride to make up for the lack of immersion, and it was better. Also got on a third run today when all was running very smoothly with hardly any problems.
July 31, 20169 yr comment_239290 Was on the same batch as you, must say it was weird seeing the actor dive out of the way of a metal pole with lights on! The actors did deal with it fairly well considering the amount of problems, the gas on the second vr seemed to be about 5 minutes long as well.
July 31, 20169 yr comment_239291 One of my issues with this ride is that you can see the metal pole with the lights quite clearly sometimes even when the smoke is working, and most of the time can make it out especially once you know it's there
August 1, 20169 yr comment_239293 Add noise cancelling headphones, then add a bit on the VR that says "Please remove your goggles now!", its pretty simple...
August 1, 20169 yr comment_239294 27 minutes ago, Benin said: Add noise cancelling headphones, then add a bit on the VR that says "Please remove your goggles now!", its pretty simple... The end of the first VR section does have a (themed) message saying this. The second VR doesn't, and I reckon any sort of message would kill the ending. I imagine the greatest concern with noise cancelling headphones is what happens in an emergency, and staff genuinely need to get everyone off as quickly as possible.
August 1, 20169 yr comment_239297 1 hour ago, BaronC. said: I imagine the greatest concern with noise cancelling headphones is what happens in an emergency, and staff genuinely need to get everyone off as quickly as possible. When the ride broke down yesterday, a message did pop up saying 'Please remove your headsets' and a rather annoying voice kept repeating it over and over again through the headphones and through speakers on the train.
August 2, 20169 yr comment_239329 This was closed yesterday then opened at around 4:00 with an 100 minute queue. Is it me or did it seem to be more reliable before it actually opened?
August 2, 20169 yr comment_239332 1 hour ago, Equoaster said: Is it me or did it seem to be more reliable before it actually opened? Well there wasn't thousands of guests riding it before it opened, therefore less chance of something going wrong.
August 2, 20169 yr comment_239337 I was at the park yesterday, the queue for this was only open for around 10 minutes before a breakdown was announced and the gates were shut. They didn't appear to open these gates up again until the existing queue had significantly decreased. I can see how the headsets are getting damaged, though, they are clearly not designed to be pulled on and off so frequently or violently as seen during the second section of VR. I may be wrong but I believe that some of the headsets now have separate headphones attached to them when I rode yesterday. They were far louder and more comfortable than they were on the day before hand.
August 2, 20169 yr comment_239348 Do the headsets get cleaned after every use? I saw a sign in the queue about them getting cleaned but the day I was there as we were boarding the train people were still getting off, so I don't get how its possible for them to clean the headsets?
August 3, 20169 yr comment_239349 On 31/07/2016 at 3:31 AM, Ob2k said: I am totally baffled by some of the posts in this thread.... we always say that UK never innovates that America always has the upper hand... I am sorry but my experience in this ride was nothing compared to anything else I have ever been on... this is a truly innovative ride and I can see where the money was spent.... maybe I had a perfect ride or something I had no issue with the vr... it worked perfectly and I can see exactly where the money went... I applaud thorpe for having the balls to do a ride like this... I hate seeing 'enthusiasts' picking holes with one of the most technologically advanced rides I have ever been on.... whatever you think I don't think there is a ride like it anywhere in the world.... Its surely unique and initiative, but there are some problems which simply cannot be ignored. The VR will be good for now, but when VR starts to take off it might get outdated. Plus it may be a maintenance nightmare, with the complexity of the attraction. Even though I think DBGT is a great attraction, I can see why people criticize it.
August 3, 20169 yr Author comment_239350 ^Hopefully by choosing the Vive and not cheaping out on the headsets theres plenty of room for improving things like the VR as the tech moves on - it would be pretty marketable too. As for the maintenance, i agree that it is very complex and im sure it will have its issues, but like all new rides these will get irone out and i'm sure it will run reliably in time.
August 3, 20169 yr comment_239352 Went DBGT again the other day and my headset kept tripping out for the 2nd VR section so was told to stay on the train with my gf for a rerun. Not one single headset was cleaned which I think is extremely worrying...
August 3, 20169 yr comment_239371 MarkC" Not one single headset was cleaned which I think is extremely worrying... " Only really worrying if one breathes through your ears, or someone wants to lick your ears after?
August 3, 20169 yr comment_239408 Simworx have now let on a few secrets about the attraction, including "Simworx provided three, 17.6m, 60-seat passenger carriages, all themed as London Underground train carriages along with 110m of train track including two traverser tables. Each carriage seat has its own individual PC system VR headset, while there are also on-board screens and numerous special effects such as smoke, lighting, vibration, leg ticklers and more. The finale of the experience see’s each carriage lifted by a 35 Tonne Payload Motion Platform". Read the full article below. http://www.simworx.co.uk/?portfolio=derren-browns-ghost-train-thorpe-park
August 4, 20169 yr comment_239418 http://www.simworx.co.uk/?portfolio=derren-browns-ghost-train-thorpe-park Derren Browns Ghost Train is a "Virtual Reality Advanced Dark Ride". This mini article from Simworx gives a little more information about the ride, and how it works. Some parts of this article are not quite accurate though. "..effects such as smoke, lighting, vibration, leg ticklers.." There are no leg ticklers. Nor is there any smoke on the train...
August 4, 20169 yr comment_239419 21 minutes ago, MilesK said: http://www.simworx.co.uk/?portfolio=derren-browns-ghost-train-thorpe-park Derren Browns Ghost Train is a "Virtual Reality Advanced Dark Ride". This mini article from Simworx gives a little more information about the ride, and how it works. Some parts of this article are not quite accurate though. "..effects such as smoke, lighting, vibration, leg ticklers.." There are no leg ticklers. Nor is there any smoke on the train... I did have leg ticklers once and that was the very time it during the technical preview
August 4, 20169 yr comment_239420 24 minutes ago, MilesK said: http://www.simworx.co.uk/?portfolio=derren-browns-ghost-train-thorpe-park Derren Browns Ghost Train is a "Virtual Reality Advanced Dark Ride". This mini article from Simworx gives a little more information about the ride, and how it works. Some parts of this article are not quite accurate though. "..effects such as smoke, lighting, vibration, leg ticklers.." There are no leg ticklers. Nor is there any smoke on the train... Or, a hugely advanced prototype ride wasn't fully working when you experienced the attraction. This is possible believe it or not!
August 4, 20169 yr Author comment_239421 I've definitely seen smoke on the train.. happens just before the evac
August 4, 20169 yr comment_239422 Sorry if it's been asked before but has anyone had or know what the second ending is yet?
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