July 10, 201114 yr comment_119324 There are no strobes now.H&S reasons. Even though Tomb is allowed them and there is a photo opportunity with a flash.I agree with the Urgh.
July 10, 201114 yr comment_119326 There are no strobes now.H&S reasons. Even though Tomb is allowed them and there is a photo opportunity with a flash.I agree with the Urgh.There are no health and safety reasons to have no strobe lighting. Strobes are not in any way inherently unsafe, a simple 'strobe lighting is used in this attraction' sign is all that is required.They may have decided from an all guest inclusion view point to not include strobes so epileptics can ride. It annoys me more that they have spent money putting in such awful new lighting than if they had just not bothered. What a waste of cash and opportunity.
July 10, 201114 yr Author comment_119328 It annoys me more that they have spent money putting in such awful new lighting than if they had just not bothered. What a waste of cash and opportunity.I totally agree with your post and I too am not a great fan of the new lighting sequence in there at the moment. However, it is still definitely an improvement of what it was at the end of last season which was literally just the houselights. No exaggeration.
July 10, 201114 yr comment_119331 Shame you can't polish a turd really...Bubbleworks needs flushing...
July 10, 201114 yr comment_119335 Professor Turds sewage works.A fun trip for all the family through a Transylvanian treatment plant.Could work!
July 11, 201114 yr comment_119437 Professor Derps DerpyderpCould suit the american theme...American theme?Have they moved the Translyvanian region from Eastern Europe then?
July 12, 201114 yr comment_119457 American theme?Have they moved the Translyvanian region from Eastern Europe then?wasn't there a rumour going round of an american themed land?
July 12, 201114 yr comment_119458 wasn't there a rumour going round of an american themed land?Nope... You're confusing that with the continent plans...The park plans to join up several areas together in order to create continents, so Translyvania would come under the Europe area with Market Square, Land of the Dragons and Pirates Cove...
July 12, 201114 yr comment_119468 Nope... You're confusing that with the continent plans...The park plans to join up several areas together in order to create continents, so Translyvania would come under the Europe area with Market Square, Land of the Dragons and Pirates Cove...ah okay, thanks for explaining!
September 20, 201113 yr comment_123559 Could they be thinking of making changes or even a retheme again? There is currently a survey on Chessington's Facebook page asking how they can improve Bubbleworks.
September 20, 201113 yr comment_123561 I liked that one of the options was to effectively redo the entire ride...Even with comparisons to the original, I don't want that back, onwards and upwards methinks because an attempt at re-creating the original will never be quite the same...Plus I got to say EVERYTHING was wrong with the new one... Result
September 21, 201113 yr comment_123601 So does Bubbleworks have a future?I would much rather this be saved for a major new dark ride project with real artists, real lighting and a real budget, rather than have another stupid rush "retheme" job. This could easily be a repeat of 2006, but it could also be something so much more. I agree, do not attempt at restoring the old ride as that would be a huge embarrassment for Chessington and the past should remain where it is. It is extremely unlikely that any recreation would be as accurate, imaginative or magic as the original. Also audiences and technology have moved on, so something else is needed to pull in crowds.Dark rides are amazing. The possibilities are almost limitless, it really is a chance to let your imagination go anywhere, as long as it can be achieved theatrically and will attract crowds. So why then have so many recent UK dark ride projects been bland, confused and gimmicky? I hope Chessington are going to take the future of Bubbleworks seriously this time. They should learn from their own history on how to make a fantastic unique experience, and also learn from all the mistakes...
September 21, 201113 yr comment_123604 Really out of ideas with this one, keep the same theme (as in, bubbleworks) but replace a hell of alot of the theming (pretty much all of it). The thing is ancient now, but it is so popular that I can't see the benefits of a brand spanking new ride. Not sure what else you could put into that bulding aswell.
September 21, 201113 yr comment_123613 My best idea of how to modify Bubbleworks is fill the trough with petrol (not loads, BUT enough to see some high flames) on a Friday afternoon and come back on Monday morning.Job done.
September 21, 201113 yr comment_123618 ^Redoing Vamp's station as well? Two birds one stone... Love it...P.S. Send some flames towards Trucks please...
September 25, 201113 yr comment_123840 I know Bubbleworks is bad. But it isn't that bad!Although, it still annoys me when people ask where Professor Burp is... R.I.P.
September 26, 201113 yr comment_123873 The ride hardware itself (river, boats etc) is sound for a kids ride and doesn't need to go anywhere. It's just everything around it that is shockingly awful, it could be replaced with pretty much anything and be an improvement.Decent ideas are no good without a budget, decent budgets are no good without ideas. I don't know where they should go with it but something should be done and soon. It's an embarrassment to the park as it stands, even without knowledge of it's former glory.
February 20, 201213 yr comment_132334 *Bump*I got this unlocked, so I suppose I'd better post something here.Wasnt it this year that the IL Contract expires?
February 20, 201213 yr comment_132337 Imperial Leather contract expired in 2010.Just chessington cant be bothered to even remove the references.
February 20, 201213 yr comment_132343 There's nothing about affordability to remove stickers from stuff. It's just pure lazyness.
February 21, 201213 yr comment_132431 I would like to see the strobes and mirrors back in the fountain room
February 21, 201213 yr comment_132433 Its a fantastic ride, I actually love it, simply because it brings back childhood memories, gazing into the eyes of the Vampire, knowing I was too small to ride!
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