January 29, 20178 yr comment_247145 I'll just be curious to see if things are working by opening, I want the rumbling floors
February 9, 20178 yr comment_247332 Thorpe seem to be filming some Ghost Train related content today.
February 9, 20178 yr comment_247341 I'm already bored of DBGT's marketing. It just feels too repetitive. Cue a video of DB, some jars, a skull and a chalkboard - what the heck, throw in a model train too.
February 9, 20178 yr comment_247342 I'll be surprised if they get any new footage of Derren as he has distanced himself from this as much as possible it seems.
February 9, 20178 yr comment_247349 1 hour ago, 'Airtime Falcon' said: To be honest, with ROTD I completely forgot about Derren Brown. That's because by the time you've said the new name of the ride in full you forget what words you started the sentence with.
February 11, 20178 yr comment_247373 Doesn't surprise me that Derren seems to want out of this tbh haha ? He's renowned for some truly incredible illusions, this in comparison must be soul crushing and it's not even his fault ? Just laziness w/ Merlin as per.
February 11, 20178 yr comment_247378 55 minutes ago, Ryan said: He is actually still heavily involved in the project. Genuinely did not know this, just assumed since there didn't seem to be any new footage/ ad campaigns featuring him, he'd taken a backseat.
February 12, 20178 yr comment_247381 Because he's contractually obliged to appear in certain adverts?
February 12, 20178 yr comment_247385 He didn't like the ride and rated it very low on his approval visits shortly before it eventually opened, based on his standards of illusion and his expectation on what the experience was going to be like. Dont know what he made of the ride when it eventually opened. He's contractually obliged to still be a part of the project in name/brand and so surely would want to be involved in this redesign, though pretty sure he doesn't have all that much input at this stage
February 12, 20178 yr comment_247389 He might still be involved, but I can guarantee his heart isn't in it.
February 24, 20178 yr comment_247709 http://www.attractionsmanagement.com/detail.cfm?pagetype=detail&subject=news&codeID=330532&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter This article was retweeted by the Thorpe Park twitter account. Seems to give an insight into some of what can be expected this year. New footage pleases me greatly if true!
February 25, 20178 yr comment_247717 Just had a thought - they best not mess up the DBGT entrance sign (arguably one of the best things about the ride) when it becomes DBGTROTD #prayforthelightupbluesign
February 25, 20178 yr comment_247724 Nice article. First time we've ever really had an article closely linked to Thorpe saying how they can make tweaks and introduce new journeys over time, which has some promise. The paragraph about shooting on the ride itself is interesting. If they're able to use footage of the train itself in the VR world (rather than a similar-looking CGI train), it might be able to add to the aimed 'blurring the lines between what's real and what's not' motive, which is only a plus in my books. Find it interesting that the park are trying to drop in 'we've got a new IP for Fright Nights' at every possible moment too. Though that's for another thread I s'pose...
February 26, 20178 yr comment_247748 2016 - Derren Brown's Ghost Train (DBGT) 2017 - Derren Brown's Ghost Train : Rise of the demon (DBGTROTD) 2018 - Rise of the Demon (ROTD) 2019 - The Return of Derren Browns Ghost Train. (TRODBGT) if I'm honest I can honestly see Merlin doing this haha
February 26, 20178 yr comment_247749 2020 - The Return of Derren Browns Ghost Train : Rise of the Demon, the Demon Rises Again (TRODBGTROTDTDRA)
February 26, 20178 yr comment_247751 1 minute ago, pluk said: 2020 - The Return of Derren Browns Ghost Train : Rise of the Demon, the Demon Rises Again (TRODBGTROTDTDRA) You forgot the part where they turn one train backwards.
February 27, 20178 yr comment_247758 Looks to me like a small horror maze section being added. Might be wrong, new video nonetheless. New Video
February 27, 20178 yr Author comment_247759 ^This video was playing on the big screen at the entrance during Fright Nights last year.
February 28, 20178 yr comment_247767 https://www.thorpepark.com/blog/derren-browns-ghost-train-rise-of-the-demon-service-updates Blog post from Thorpe with some more detail of what ROTD includes
February 28, 20178 yr comment_247768 There's no detail whatsoever, the only important info is when an opening date is being announced...
February 28, 20178 yr comment_247769 People know what they want and not what they need. The surveys would have of course said "It's not scary enough". What people would have actually responded to is just the ride being better engaging and better structured. There are many greater creative things you can do than have a man talk to you, then a 'posessed' woman (the biggest horror cliche ever) crawl through a window, and a demon growling in your face. So much of the ride was under-used in the original version in favour of the token VR. Just making something scary is the easiest option. Put people in a pitch black room with lots of tension and have a sudden loud noise or a chainsaw, etc, that is as scary as it is really possible to get in an attraction. Theres very little real substance in that kind of thing, anything else is just a variation on that old tension/jump format. To really make people entertained (and more scared while your at it) is to make the whole thing more effective, more substantial and more theatrical. Not so cheap feeling. When people said it wasn't scary enough, their subtext is that it wasn't effective enough on the whole and so they felt underwhelmed at the end. If alll they have done is leave the attraction's many flaws in place, while just swapping out the VR graphics and adding a jumpscare maze ending, that will be very disappointing. Here's hoping the entire thing is taken in a whole new direction.
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