April 23, 20169 yr comment_233037 Yer could not agree more ! So good and I think all signs are fingers crossed pointing to the opening hopefully staying on May 6th ! , less then two weeks to go ! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
April 23, 20169 yr comment_233038 What is going to be strange is that we will be in a group wearing these VR headsets, but effectively seem like we are on our own. If we are sat on a train with other people, you won't be able to interact with them or see them with the VR headset on!
April 23, 20169 yr comment_233042 I was thinking that maybe the headsets show you the real environment (the people around you, train itself) and also the virtual and augmented features (anything taking place outside the train and other things in the train). Either way, AR will probably be involved as it is a feature that comes with the Vive.
April 23, 20169 yr comment_233043 One last visit to the park today before the ride opens. I'll post anything new throughout the day
April 23, 20169 yr comment_233044 I wonder what the queue will also be like, I'm hoping we are going to be walking through some sort of deserted tube station in modern day , or the warehouse. Does anyone know who worked on the themeing ? , as the company that did saw where incredible, which is what makes the ride stand out in my view. , I'm hoping DBGT is going to top that tho ! The park will finally have its E-ticket attraction ! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
April 23, 20169 yr comment_233045 If you are talking about what the queue indoors will be like, there is no queue indoors unfortunately. The people who worked on the theming (what we know of) were Scruffy Dog, Merlin and GRP Building Products (provided the faux brick cladding)
April 23, 20169 yr comment_233046 So it literally is just a cattle pen outside then ? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
April 23, 20169 yr comment_233048 That's a shame if so , as looking at all of Disney's queues , and I was thinking this is gunna be up to their standard, the queue continues to tell the story when inside the show building. The queue looks very bare at this point then , sure the posters add a nice touch. But would be really nice to see some detailed themeing while you wait in the dark, which also builds anticipation for the whole ride. But I'm sure the ride will be insane and be worth all that queueing anyway, I have no doubt ! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
April 23, 20169 yr comment_233049 Does anyone know who worked on the themeing ? The company that did SAW where incredible, which is what makes the ride stand out in my view SAW's theming is incredible?? Adequate I'd say, full of Merlin's usual missed opportunities. I hope this is on a bigger scale and hope there's plenty of actual theming to look at, rather than just a VR headset and a Simworx projection screen.
April 23, 20169 yr comment_233050 I mean in terms of inside the station and the dark ride portion of saw , I thought it was great ! , yer defiantly a fan of actual physical theming and envirement a that are around you creating a fully immersive experience rather then everything being done by screens and projections for sure ! Also on another note, I in the pre show / photo op, booth thing in the queue, there are several old style to screens , suggesting that perhaps this could be used as a pre show area or a way to maybe show news reports or tv campaigns to fit in with the story line of people against fracking , just a thought ? It could be used as a way to break up the queue? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
April 23, 20169 yr comment_233051 The dark ride portion of saw IMO is just dreadful. It was THE thing I was most looking forward too and it is such a missed opportunity... With a black light! I suspect it's another Zufari, that on paper sounded stunning.. Then it was cut, missed managed and sloppy. Saw could have been so theatrical, but Merlin aren't good at theatrics, clearly. I'm hoping this will prove me wrong.
April 23, 20169 yr comment_233053 I think this will be on a whole other scale as its budget is so big ! , they are certainly making it crown jewel ! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
April 23, 20169 yr comment_233065 The fact the park have started to put these signs up around the park directing guests to the ride is surely a sign there still planning on opening on the 6th may?
April 23, 20169 yr comment_233066 Don't set your expectations too high. It's better to set them too low and be surprised than too high and be dissapointed. Most of the budget will have gone on headsets and animation. Animation is very expensive and new tech is also pricey. There seems to be so much going on my current concern is how it's all coming together.
April 23, 20169 yr comment_233070 Don't set your expectations too high. It's better to set them too low and be surprised than too high and be dissapointed. Most of the budget will have gone on headsets and animation. Animation is very expensive and new tech is also pricey. There seems to be so much going on my current concern is how it's all coming together. I agree with your latter point. I worry that with the headsets the experience will seem disjointed. For example, you wear the headsets and you are entirely immersed. However, having someone tell you to take them off completely spoils the immersion and it could become very disjointed having many elements. I'm sure the elements themselves will be great, I just hope the transitions and storyline will deliver.
April 23, 20169 yr comment_233076 If it genuinely is just a modern version of a classic ghost train, then it makes me wonder what exactly will be going on and whether those tunnels are just the entrance/exit and the ghost train bit is the train but the 'ride' part is permanently stationery. By that I meant you enter through the tunnels, go into the train, pop your headset on, do a bit of VR/AR (which could be very good if done right), come out the train, then exit back through the tunnels, thinking it's all over you're nice and relaxed after a bit of a VR/AR scare (as I said, depending how it's done it could be very scary) only to be met by Derren's dog/monkey type monster, giving you one last 'real' fright. It's quiet hard to put into words exactly what I think it'll be, but for anybody who's been on a proper old school ghost train they'll go in with their expectations a lot lower than someone who hasn't, there doesn't seem to be the room to have a proper moving carriage on a track for the scares, but then again I could be wrong.
April 23, 20169 yr comment_233077 SAW's theming is incredible?? Adequate I'd say, full of Merlin's usual missed opportunities. I hope this is on a bigger scale and hope there's plenty of actual theming to look at, rather than just a VR headset and a Simworx projection screen. Interesting what were you expecting bodies to be cut up left right and centre remember they had to keep it rated 12. I think that the theme / ride experience were bloody good.
April 23, 20169 yr comment_233078 Interesting what were you expecting bodies to be cut up left right and centre remember they had to keep it rated 12. I think that the theme / ride experience were bloody good. Interesting you mention about it being "rated 12". It's not any sort of rating, it's just a recommendation the park set themselves in case someone young finds anything disturbing. It'd be interesting if the BBFC, for example, did have to age rate some (screen based) attractions in the UK. Surely the disturbing / upsetting nature of the film in The Passing could have warranted a 12A rating, or maybe even a 15? I know that Hobs Pit has a rating from the BBFC, and from what I heard, they had to change things about since it would have been rated 15 otherwise. And course, Sub Terra also apparently had one, but since there's no reference other than a recommended age limit, I don't quite know if that was a publicity stunt?
April 23, 20169 yr comment_233079 Sub-Terra was a massive publicity stunt, the BBFC actually said there wasn't any reason to rate it.
April 23, 20169 yr comment_233082 Here we go.... my final update for the ride (unless it opens late) Lots of activity on site today! Sounded like there was lots of work going on inside the ride. Merlin studios van kept on visiting the site and saw sim works going in and out quite a few times. Hope you enjoyed my little updates every now and then My favourite quote of the day comes from two builders... “Come back in a few days time and it will be lit up from the inside” More photos and stuff at the normal place. http://www.themeparkguide.biz/news/news-thorpe-park/final-call-at-thorpe-junction
April 23, 20169 yr comment_233085 I wonder what's going to happen in that second indoor section in the queue? It could contain some theming elements, TV screens, possible storyline hints? A location for live actors at Fright Nights? Who knows... We'll find out soon however!
April 23, 20169 yr comment_233087 Interesting what were you expecting bodies to be cut up left right and centre remember they had to keep it rated 12. I think that the theme / ride experience were bloody good. I wasn't expecting dead bodies, but I was expecting some decent theatrics and if you think the indoor section is spot on, you should absolutely get a job with MMM.
April 24, 20169 yr comment_233134 Not really that exciting but clocks are being put up on the building Photo from TPM's FB
April 24, 20169 yr comment_233137 Off topic but.... Defiantly = is an adverb that is linked to the noun defiance which is defined as "bold disobedience." Definitely = without doubt (used for emphasis). Sorry but it's a massive bug bear of mine.
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