Merry-go-girl Posted February 22, 2014 Report Share Posted February 22, 2014 'Back drop' you say? My nightmare vision of a giant MDF board with a wild west scene sketched onto it isn't becoming a reality is it? J.S217, Ryan, Matt 236 and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastercameron98 Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 The train has arrived back on site according to Theme Park Guide's Facebook page Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 https://www.facebook.com/themeparkguide Train. And this looks to be the scorpion... I'm assuming hoping that the scorpion is no where near complete yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastercameron98 Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 Hmm, is it me or does there seem to be some sort of nozzle in the scorpian's stinger? If it is then maybe that's where the water would come from... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveJ Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 That will indeed be a water spray, as shown on the promo image. The flame will presumably come from the new oil tower being installed too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GladiatorFanKyle Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 So is there gonna hopefully be more themeing than we hoped for? Or do we still think it will be the cattlepen and no rocks ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merry-go-girl Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 I get it, a steampunk style Scorpion to go with the exposed ride frame, very clever Chessington. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EC! Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 I was expecting the Scorpion to be bigger if I'm honest... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TraX Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 I'm assuming hoping that the scorpion is no where near complete yet Unlike the marketing image, the original concept art showed a very metal, built creature - maybe something the locals have thrown together to scare off people ? (haha ironic!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 Unlike the marketing image, the original concept art showed a very metal, built creature - maybe something the locals have thrown together to scare off people ? (haha ironic!) Hmm, interesting! Have to say, I'd much prefer a more padded-out, 'realistic' (well, as realistic as you can get with an oversized creature! - as a side note, I think it's a decent size) creature, much like in the marketing image. It just seems more in-line with Chessington's overall image, and fits with the idea of the back story of the ride. But if that's the look they were planning, then so be it I guess. *Insert standard 'I'm not judging it till I ride' and 'I'm trying to keep an open mind about it all' comments, even though I am dubious about it all* Inferno and SteveJ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBobJones Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 Well the poster sure looks good.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c1hrisin Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 Picture from TPG, this scorpion looks pathetic :/ I at least through it would move or something, I'm hoping they have absolutely loads of theming to go in, its like a brown flying fish with some MDF sheds around it. (look in the background of the pictures you can see whats on the front of the back edging) But on a plus point they have some rocks.. Coaster 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveJ Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 Ironic that those steel girders holding up a 2D background are far more robust than the scaffold-thing that held up the big mine caves for 26 years! I'll miss the old Runaway Train, if mostly for the ability for the operator to interact with the riders so much. I'm assuming that flexibility will be gone now the ride has been refurbished so thoroughly, with prerecorded announcements and such probably coming next year. I've also heard murmurs (that I hope aren't true) about the ride getting some kind of pre show, which could rule out the extra circuits you'd get on off-peak days! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 I've also heard murmurs (that I hope aren't true) about the ride getting some kind of pre show, which could rule out the extra circuits you'd get on off-peak days! Ooh, I like this! I hope it's another animal talking preshow. They're good at those. BigBobJones, Merry-go-girl, pluk and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GladiatorFanKyle Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 I thought the scorpion was gonna be hidden for most of the ride and on the last time it goes round at full speed it was gonna pop up sort of like a scary effect or something Merry-go-girl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldFarmerDean Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 I think that was just an idea someone had... a good one at that! I'm visiting end of april... I'm gonna hold judgement until I ride it then - but this is merlin so I shall not be getting my hopes up! at least the ride will be open unlike the whole of last year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 I am just praying that steel perimeter isn't going to support a backflash. Can't stand those things unless they are at circus/fairgrounds. So cheap looking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 Looks utterly pathetic. Whiteknuckle and MattyMoo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James_C Posted February 24, 2014 Report Share Posted February 24, 2014 I feel that a part of my childhood has died BigBobJones and MattyMoo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBobJones Posted February 24, 2014 Report Share Posted February 24, 2014 The one thing I liked about the mine train is you didn't see most of the track like you do on the Fish. Now as said above, it is just a brown flying fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted February 24, 2014 Report Share Posted February 24, 2014 If this ride was a new project being pulled off from parks like Pleasurewood Hills or Adventure Island, then I would be rather impressed. However as this is Chessington and actually a retheme of a ride, I am not and feel disappointed the scorpion isn't of a larger scale or that it can move itself away from the riders. I'm also not keen on the metal railings as it makes the ride feel even more-so out of character. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted February 24, 2014 Report Share Posted February 24, 2014 I don't think I'd be impressed by this regardless of park, as we would point towards the original Runaway Train as a prime example of how to do this... Sounds the usual, good ideas poorly executed, a Merlin trait becoming more and more worrying... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam P Posted February 24, 2014 Report Share Posted February 24, 2014 It's a shame it doesn't look like they went down the individual lap bar route like the Fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyMoo Posted February 24, 2014 Report Share Posted February 24, 2014 I feel that a part of my childhood has died Mine was already written off after the 2013 season! James_C 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.S217 Posted February 24, 2014 Report Share Posted February 24, 2014 Let's relive the good old days <3 Matt 236, Kerfuffle, Marhelorpe and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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