January 12, 20232 yr comment_289773 19 hours ago, 1729 said: I mean I known people in situations like that where they have a NDA about future content but simultaneously have to interact and speculate with people about the stuff He could tell us the full plan today, however he would lose the agreement with the park and not gain the info again Its not as bad but seen other fandoms adopt in this situation a "any info known must be told otherwise gatekeeping, screw NDAs" I'm glad it hasn't become that bad just yet The thing about DBGT is even if you remove the VR the ride system itself is complex, unreliable and has a very low throughput and due to making that pretty awesome floating coach illusion, everything is supported off the ground, so a removal of equipment would be complex so you can't just gain a big warehouse easy Its a prime plot with a for all intensive purposes a immovable object, you could turn it into a walk through maze, but you would have to either still run the train system, or install catwalks between the 3 trains and platforms to allow for a full walk through iffy either way at this point either ghost train becomes a de Derren'ed ride, SBNO or somthing random or the CCR trains are being put in the ride to add to the train theme 😜 SBNO is a Thorpe Park favourite, they love those. If that happens, all they'll do is what they've done here and replace the sign and pretend it never existed 👀
January 13, 20232 yr comment_289782 7 hours ago, Cal said: Sad news, its back on the app That, has to be a mistake. All things related to the Derren IP have been ripped out.
January 13, 20232 yr comment_289783 How odd that it’s now returned to the app. Wonder if it’ll return without Derren? Perhaps a new, relevant and up to date IP to go with the rest. Ground Force Ghost Train perhaps? Dale Winton’s Supermarket Sweep, the Ride? Frances Bourgeois’ railway adventure? (Actually steady, I can see this actually being a thing…)
January 13, 20232 yr comment_289785 I wouldn’t be surprised if something was still happening to it… there are fair rumours of a retheme among those “in the know”, and construction work appeared to be happening in the shop at the end of 2022.
January 13, 20232 yr comment_289786 11 hours ago, StevenVig said: That, has to be a mistake. All things related to the Derren IP have been ripped out. I love how you say ripped out as if there is anything to rip out. All stuff specifically related to Derren is digital, or simply the ride's signage. In any case, the ride has been receiving its winter maintenance, which suggests that - in one way or another - the physical hardware will be operational this season.
January 13, 20232 yr comment_289790 10 minutes ago, JoshC. said: the physical hardware will be operational this season. Which definition of the term operational will it be using?
January 13, 20232 yr comment_289791 18 minutes ago, Benin said: Which definition of the term operational will it be using? The loosest one possible.
January 13, 20232 yr comment_289793 2 minutes ago, JoshC. said: The loosest one possible. And that's just the headset straps. Derren hologram spotted on Thorpe Farm, I can confirm.
January 13, 20232 yr comment_289799 Interestingly enough it's been updated on the app to have the full name 'Derren Brown's Ghost Train', when I know for certain last season (and probably the seasons before then) it was just labelled as 'Ghost Train' on the app, because I remember questioning why they didn't use its full name on the app - so, unless they're leaving it until after an announcement to update the name on the app to remove all traces of Derren, I think it's safe to say that DBGT is remaining (for now).
January 13, 20232 yr comment_289800 7 minutes ago, coasterverse said: Interestingly enough it's been updated on the app to have the full name 'Derren Brown's Ghost Train', when I know for certain last season (and probably the seasons before then) it was just labelled as 'Ghost Train' on the app, because I remember questioning why they didn't use its full name on the app - so, unless they're leaving it until after an announcement to update the name on the app to remove all traces of Derren, I think it's safe to say that DBGT is remaining (for now). I wouldn't read toooo much into it being given it's full title on the app. Whoever put it back on probably forgot it used to be just called Ghost Train on there.
January 13, 20232 yr comment_289801 27 minutes ago, MattyMoo said: I wouldn't read toooo much into it being given it's full title on the app. Whoever put it back on probably forgot it used to be just called Ghost Train on there. This too I suppose 😂
January 23, 20232 yr comment_289864 Some rare shots of inside DBGT in the new TP recruitment videos on YouTube. As much as I hate this ride, I’d love a look around it! Anyone got any images of the ride behind the scenes? (Or is it still a bit of a taboo subject even now?)
January 23, 20232 yr comment_289867 It's taboo mate, not sure if you know but we are supposed to keep the secrets, that's very important, Darren himself said so.
January 23, 20232 yr comment_289962 6 hours ago, Inferno said: Some rare shots of inside DBGT in the new TP recruitment videos on YouTube. As much as I hate this ride, I’d love a look around it! Anyone got any images of the ride behind the scenes? (Or is it still a bit of a taboo subject even now?) I've got to second this, I'd absolutely love to have a nosey around the full building outside of show mode. I've been working on a history of Derren Brown's Ghost Train documentary-style video for about a year now, but not actually gotten around to producing it yet. I'd love to go in and film it all before its inevitable demise in the future. Maybe it's worth an email to the park, idk. Still in two minds about it 😂
January 23, 20232 yr comment_290177 6 hours ago, coasterverse said: Maybe it's worth an email to the park, idk. Still in two minds about it If you rebrand to CSTRVRS you might be in with a shout 🙃
January 24, 20232 yr comment_290623 2 hours ago, TheSneakyFerret said: It has been removed from the app again! 🤨 Interestingly, just before it was removed from the app, it looked like they had renamed it back to just 'Ghost Train' again. Does make me wonder if the park thought that legal negotiations were finished before they actually were, so they added it back to the app, but it turns out that they're actually not and so have removed it again. Maybe that or Derren's party have decided to pull out of renewing the IP. Who knows. One thing is for sure - the 2023 season is for sure going to be an interesting one.
January 25, 20232 yr comment_290928 45 minutes ago, Benin said: Kill it with fire. Maybe they should...
February 8, 20232 yr comment_295888 I'm interested for the upcoming behind the scenes stuff from JCK regarding DBGTROTD. Captured forever is the future of theme parks below - minus the new final effect they added one year after it opened, and with an empty room after the pre-show. Who remembers the not one - but two - photo points in the original queue, one of which you could never even buy anyway - the "head in a jar" photo ops. Nice idea, just never came to fruition - a bit like the ride as a whole to be honest...
February 8, 20232 yr comment_295895 I know he’s working with the park but to know it was already closing and having that heads up is a little bad
February 8, 20232 yr comment_295897 Sums up the ride quite well surely? No one else on it, badly acted scare elements and intermittent VR headset working.
February 8, 20232 yr comment_295901 3 hours ago, MattyMoo said: I'm interested for the upcoming behind the scenes stuff from JCK regarding DBGTROTD. Captured forever is the future of theme parks below - minus the new final effect they added one year after it opened, and with an empty room after the pre-show. Who remembers the not one - but two - photo points in the original queue, one of which you could never even buy anyway - the "head in a jar" photo ops. Nice idea, just never came to fruition - a bit like the ride as a whole to be honest... Nice to know they could dig the demon costume out for Silkstone but not for the general public
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