SteveJ Posted July 26, 2015 Report Share Posted July 26, 2015 Are you sure? I'm sure it's the right mix, perhaps the ride version is an edit of that mix. Additional SFX were also added to the station track at some point by Tussauds. If anyone's interested, some of the differences between the cassette and ride mixes are.. different tolling bell rings Different synths Electric guitar and organ mixed differently Different 'thunder' SFX The ride version is also mixed to loop. What they use now doesn't loop as well if you listen out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosferatu Posted July 26, 2015 Report Share Posted July 26, 2015 Well the Vampire theme is seperated in to five main segments. Only the last two are actually the ride version. The first three are the same as the cassette one. What's strange is that you can hear the ride version phase in right at the end of the third segment if you listen close enough. The difference in tone is definitely noticeable. I'm pretty sure that all those cheesy laughing sound effects were added after the 2001 re-theme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveJ Posted July 27, 2015 Report Share Posted July 27, 2015 To me Graham's sounds different throughout to the YouTube/cassette version. Interestingly I do have the old exterior track (an edit of the Graham version with loads of added SFX) that cuts out all the choral/synth passages - maybe it was this looped edit that played in the station?I sometimes do audio production and pretty sure I would hear an edit between two different mixes spliced together. I know which point you mean but I thought it sounded more like a clumsy organ overdub to me (though you might be right because it pans left awkwardly). The famous riff is mixed exactly the same at the beginning an end, so I don't think it's two different halves stuck together. So Graham might have edited it in just the middle if he'd lost his multitracks.Anyway Graham's version takes me back to my first ride on Vampire straight away, it's exactly the tone I remember and I used to love that track in the station.Guess that's why I care about the right one being played, so other kids can have that same 'moment' when they walk in the station and it surrounds you. Exactly the same with BubbleWorks. The sound systems were also better in both rides so you could hear it fully, didn't sound like a tinny cacophony and was super ballsy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosferatu Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 The electric guitar in the ride version is definitely different than the Graham/cassette one. It's clearer and has a much more sinister tone to it. The thunder sound effect after the 'rock' section is also missing. Anyway back to the discussion about Bubbleworks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveJ Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 I will try to find the audio tapes because I'm analogue geeky like that. Can't imagine people discussing different mixes of the Wild Asia or Call to adventure themes now can you?! Graham Smart was amazing Kerfuffle and pluk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yeah Posted September 4, 2015 Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 Can someone tell me why in the blue hell they are only loading every other boat on Bubbleworks now? We asked a staff member and he had no clue. O=It makes Bubbleworks a whole lot creepier, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Project LC Posted September 4, 2015 Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 Its having to run at reduced capacity due to low water level. The cause for the low water level is unknown to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yeah Posted September 4, 2015 Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 Ah, ok thanks. Surely the people RUNNING THE RIDE should know this though, shouldn't they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted September 4, 2015 Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 Ah, ok thanks. Surely the people RUNNING THE RIDE should know this though, shouldn't they? Or they just don't want to/can't tell guests Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveJ Posted September 4, 2015 Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 It's not due to low water levels and staff do know the reasons, but it's not up to staff to tell guests this pognoi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dk3 Posted September 4, 2015 Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 It's probably because there's a reduced escape route/fire exit or something like that, meaning they cannot have as many people on the ride/in the building at any one time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted September 4, 2015 Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 Staff are told expressly not to inform guests about why rides aren't working to full efficiency... Especially after the media storm with Smiler... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dk3 Posted September 4, 2015 Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 Indeed - that's why telling guests there'e more chance they'll burn to death in the event of a fire is not a good idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mysterio Ka Posted September 4, 2015 Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 It's probably because there's a reduced escape route/fire exit or something like that, meaning they cannot have as many people on the ride/in the building at any one time. When you go round the ride you'll see tons of fire exits. There's at least 4 of them and they are spread out well so I doubt that's the reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dk3 Posted September 4, 2015 Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 When you go round the ride you'll see tons of fire exits. There's at least 4 of them and they are spread out well so I doubt that's the reason. Yeah but half the doors probably don't open any more due to lack of maintenance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveJ Posted September 4, 2015 Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 Erm what? It is NOTHING to do with a fire, That is a blind guess and completely false. If there was a 'reduced fire exit' then it would make no difference to evacuation having less people in the boats anyway. That's like me saying 'there must be road works on the M3 because it's about to explode' and is nonsense for a number of reasons Mysterio Ka and yeah 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dk3 Posted September 4, 2015 Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 Erm what? It is NOTHING to do with a fire, That is a blind guess and completely false. If there was a 'reduced fire exit' then it would make no difference to evacuation having less people in the boats anyway. That's like me saying 'there must be road works on the M3 because it's about to explode' and is nonsense for a number of reasons Jesus - I was joking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted September 4, 2015 Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 Not sure why they don't just take half the rafts off, it would annoy guests much less (still shoddy, but there's nothing worse than standing in a slow moving queue seeing empty trains/rafts going out). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveJ Posted September 4, 2015 Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 Because that wouldn't solve the problem. And they have tried lots of things, the only thing that works for now is what they're currently doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted September 4, 2015 Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 Because that wouldn't solve the problem. No, but it would be a better short-term fix in my opinion than just sending round half of them empty - there's no point of them being on the system surely? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveJ Posted September 4, 2015 Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 No it wouldn't fix anything, that's what I mean. They'd still have to fill alternative boats even with half the boats on. They do consider these things, in fact it's causing them much more difficulty to run it like this than it is to the guests. Coaster and Mysterio Ka 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted September 4, 2015 Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 No it wouldn't fix anything, that's what I mean. They'd still have to fill alternative boats even with half the boats on. They do consider these things, in fact it's causing them much more difficulty to run it like this than it is to the guests. Ah okay - wasn't aware of that. Hope they get it back to full capacity soon though, bit of a shame that this has happened during the park's busiest period of the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted September 13, 2015 Report Share Posted September 13, 2015 Bubbleworks is on full capacity today. Kerfuffle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pognoi Posted September 13, 2015 Report Share Posted September 13, 2015 It has been for the last few days I think.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yeah Posted September 13, 2015 Report Share Posted September 13, 2015 Great news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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