Glitch Posted March 14, 2020 Report Share Posted March 14, 2020 23 minutes ago, SteveJ said: High praise from random Twitter bloggers paid in free tickets to say good things about the park Let's all wait to see what it's actually like in person. Who knows They haven't been paid lol, too much of a niche. From reports its a much better experience, as with Chessington as a whole this year. Also don't ever support that Coasting guy. He's a creep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveJ Posted March 14, 2020 Report Share Posted March 14, 2020 3 minutes ago, Glitch said: From reports its a much better experience I would be impressed if it could be any worse than the last revamp a couple years ago, which was also praised by the same bloggers as being much improved. I'm not judging this revamp mind you, I havnt seen it for myself, I'm just saying this kind of hype over "changes" happens every year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whatever Posted March 14, 2020 Report Share Posted March 14, 2020 I’m gonna be pretty sad if the music changes. I actually really liked it. Brings back a lot of good memories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yeah Posted March 14, 2020 Report Share Posted March 14, 2020 1 hour ago, Glitch said: Also don't ever support that Coasting guy. He's a creep. Not supporting him, he's worse than a creep. Just that he was the only other one who posted anything substantial about the updates. In fairness I didn't see anyone say the last revamp was any good, I only ever heard bad things. Calling this one of the best UK dark rides though? Probably a bit far ahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuntman707 Posted March 14, 2020 Report Share Posted March 14, 2020 I'm cautiously optimistic its been improved. They can't have made it any worse than it was. Hopefully there is more of a story with hints of a darker theme again and better lighting. Audio will have to wait until I hear a recording. I'm not expecting it to be better than Valhalla though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveJ Posted March 14, 2020 Report Share Posted March 14, 2020 1 hour ago, Stuntman707 said: They can't have made it any worse than it was. I agree, but "It's better than nothing" seems to be the saying for nearly every UK park now! Is it entertaining though, is it a good ride? That's what really matters. Like Vampire it should never have got into the state it was in With stories in dark rides, much better to be entertaining and no literal story, than have a shoved in story but a dull attraction. To weave a new story through Tomb they'd have to do a lot of work, lot of budget and make it totally fresh. I'm expecting a video on some TVs and some signs, but Id love to be proved wrong! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenVig Posted March 15, 2020 Report Share Posted March 15, 2020 This is a completely unbiased opinion, but the music change is fully welcome. I know that we have all grown to love the original theme music, and it holds many memories for us all. But the time has definitely come for the ride to have new life breathed into it. Judging by the below video of this ride, the lighting and sound engineers have done an absolutely stellar job and I for one am extremely excited to get back on Tomb Blaster! https://youtu.be/FQHxO92mm-8 JoelAllen and Ringo 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted March 15, 2020 Report Share Posted March 15, 2020 4 hours ago, StevenVig said: This is a completely unbiased opinion, but the music change is fully welcome. If you have to say that, it usually means it is a biased opinion... Also how in earth you can use a 12 second video of mostly pitch black to judge the quality of the ride's upgrades is beyond me. Ringo and SteveJ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glitch Posted March 15, 2020 Report Share Posted March 15, 2020 Thanks to Chessington Buzz for the recorded POV. Wonder if they had permission? terrortomb and Ringo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ringo Posted March 15, 2020 Report Share Posted March 15, 2020 19 minutes ago, Glitch said: Thanks to Chessington Buzz for the recorded POV. Wonder if they had permission? They should remove the targets if they are staying switched off. RIP another Chessington classic gone. (was gone years ago really) Sounds like they solved the audio problems, shame about the audio being played though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattgwise Posted March 15, 2020 Report Share Posted March 15, 2020 1 hour ago, Ringo said: They should remove the targets if they are staying switched off. RIP another Chessington classic gone. (was gone years ago really) Sounds like they solved the audio problems, shame about the audio being played though 🤔 Think of whether it has been improved on last season not years and years ago! It is certainly an improvement! Animatronics virtually all working for once, targets that do work look neater, it's much darker in the scenes, the audio works and it attempts to tell a story. As for the audio, it is not in any way catchy or memorable but it works for what its trying to do with the storyline being added. I think it's a MASSIVE improvement on recent years. Well done Chessington. terrortomb 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted March 15, 2020 Report Share Posted March 15, 2020 Audio and Lighting is a lot better - agree odd they’ve left disabled targets in places a lot of people did seem confused but overall much better! Airgates in the station too help with loading are a good addition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveJ Posted March 15, 2020 Report Share Posted March 15, 2020 8 hours ago, StevenVig said: Judging by the below video of this ride, the lighting and sound engineers have done an absolutely stellar job Judging by that video, they have managed to make a light turn on and off? Seriously people have to go see these things for themselves. Don't listen to all these social media people who get free tickets to say good things and personally know the park managers. I remember Chessington Buzz overhyping the last Tomb revamp too. It took some time after the season started for the obvious to settle—that the ride was still terrible The old Tomb music was brilliant, it was more the sound system that was botched not the music itself. There must be a reason theyve changed it, maybe to go in a darker direction. Not just someone trying to give Nick Hutson a break I hope. Be prepared for him to tell absolutely everybody on earth that he did the new music. Whatever, I will go in with an open mind, I'm sure we would all love for Tomb to be an entertaining attraction again. Not just "better than before", because anything is better than before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glitch Posted March 15, 2020 Report Share Posted March 15, 2020 1 hour ago, SteveJ said: Judging by that video, they have managed to make a light turn on and off? Seriously people have to go see these things for themselves. Don't listen to all these social media people who get free tickets to say good things and personally know the park managers. I remember Chessington Buzz overhyping the last Tomb revamp too. It took some time after the season started for the obvious to settle—that the ride was still terrible The old Tomb music was brilliant, it was more the sound system that was botched not the music itself. There must be a reason theyve changed it, maybe to go in a darker direction. Not just someone trying to give Nick Hutson a break I hope. Be prepared for him to tell absolutely everybody on earth that he did the new music. Whatever, I will go in with an open mind, I'm sure we would all love for Tomb to be an entertaining attraction again. Not just "better than before", because anything is better than before. @SteveJ really does have an agenda against people who get free tickets, well I guess a MAP once purchased is classed as a free ticket nowadays, unless you get the monthly, then you have to pay monthly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insider9150 Posted March 15, 2020 Report Share Posted March 15, 2020 To be honest, I rode it today and the music was all out of sync with the ride, and I didn't really get it still. Don't get me wrong, it was far better than the original version, but there was something missing. They shouldn't have open the ride unless everything was working correctly, instead of rushing things. I rode the vampire and was blown away by what chessington has done in the station, the q-line was also 100% better, and sounds fantastic., al I would say was turn those colour changing light off and it would be far better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yeah Posted March 15, 2020 Report Share Posted March 15, 2020 I've seen a few people say that the missing targets were intentionally turned off rather than broken. Nothing concrete though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveJ Posted March 15, 2020 Report Share Posted March 15, 2020 59 minutes ago, Glitch said: @SteveJ really does have an agenda against people who get free tickets, well I guess a MAP once purchased is classed as a free ticket nowadays, unless you get the monthly, then you have to pay monthly. I sure do, it's well known parks are keeping social media "influencers" on their good side by giving them free tickets or invites, either that or a back door relationship with the park managers (nothing serious obviously, just silly though). Or it's the other way around with enthusiasts trying to suck up to park management to get freebies. The reason I care is it just overhypes things and gets fans to believe this stuff is special (it's just normal maintenance in most parks this size around the world). Or it becomes one big enthusiast clique instead of focussing on entertaining the public. But I literally have no idea about Tomb V3 and will go in open minded of course Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted March 16, 2020 Report Share Posted March 16, 2020 18 hours ago, Ringo said: They should remove the targets if they are staying switched off. RIP another Chessington classic gone. (was gone years ago really) Sounds like they solved the audio problems, shame about the audio being played though You were three when the original Chessington classic went. I was four. God I miss the Fifth Dimension. pluk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted March 16, 2020 Report Share Posted March 16, 2020 Difficult to say whether how great the final product is, but it certainly looks an improvement on what the ride has been the last few years at least. The added storyline certainly gives the ride an extra element and generally seems like a nod to the Terror Tomb days. The music is noticeably less distinctive but seems to work well enough for what’s there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuntman707 Posted March 16, 2020 Report Share Posted March 16, 2020 The new music is very generic compared to the old music. It fits the theme but it's not as memorable. It's nice to see the effort has been put in this year to reinvent it and fix the awful lighting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveJ Posted March 19, 2020 Report Share Posted March 19, 2020 The "revamped" Tomb Blaster is marginally better than the broken down version before, but not as good as when Tomb Blaster first opened and still a dull, naff attraction. The hype this revamp is getting is starting to get ridiculous. The new music is good, shame theres no great theme tune like before but it adds something at least. The 'story' thing adds nothing at all and is not what the ride needed. The whole train looked bored. There's still loads not working and some cringey choices with some moments Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted August 4, 2020 Report Share Posted August 4, 2020 Jesus Christ this updated version of Tomb Blaster is terrible. Where to start... 1. Shoehorning in a story by having a weird voice say things in scenes adds nothing. I didn't get what the story was as half the time I was focusing on shooting. 2. Turning targets off and not removing them is poor. Having a shooting / interactive dark ride have scenes take place in darkness with a voiceover is even poorer. 3. Where's the audio?! Portions of the ride are in silence or literally just have the voice over. Dark rides should have some sort of background audio at the very least imo 4. The lighting is...okay? Quite a few scenes are lit up too brightly I'd say. 5. The "ending" is bloody dreadful, and again just shoehorned in. 6. Still don't like the new guns (I'm not a fan of those types of guns in general though). The only positive I can say about Tomb Blaster is the fact that you are batched into the building now, which adds a sense of wonder and excitement to entering it (as opposed to just queueing normally through it). But I fully expect that that's just a Covid measure. When the best thing about an updated ride is it's Covid measures, you know you've done something wrong. SteveJ and Ringo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ringo Posted August 4, 2020 Report Share Posted August 4, 2020 Some would say the lack of audio is an improvement on the audio it does have these days! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshuaA Posted August 4, 2020 Report Share Posted August 4, 2020 Yeah Tomb Blaster sucks now, I really hope its the next victim of Chessington's vicious assault to refurbish/retheme/replace every aging ride at the park. SteveJ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveJ Posted August 10, 2020 Report Share Posted August 10, 2020 I'm glad the ride has reopened since lockdown, so that fans can go see for themselves how outstandingly awful the 'new' Tomb Blaster is rather than believe all the social media hype that went on back in spring. Ringo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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