May 19, 201510 yr comment_209323 Efteling stated on Facebook that this will be opening on the 1st July...
May 19, 201510 yr comment_209324 Glad that's now been confirmed, mostly because that's when I arrive at Efteling.. Excited is an understatement; just to see this thing will be incredible!
May 19, 201510 yr comment_209326 So much gold... Can I ask, is the holding brake element new? Not the brake itself, but the way it sort of stops, moves a little, stops again and then releases, rather then stop, release?
May 19, 201510 yr comment_209327 It's probably more noticeable as it's the first DM to go straight into the holding brake after the lift hill... Oblivion does ever so slightly move after the first pause/stop, same for all the other DMs...
June 1, 201510 yr comment_209967 Not sure what I think of the music tbh, sounds a bit Main Street USA?
June 1, 201510 yr comment_209974 Yeah, the music definitely sounds Main Street USAesque, sort of a marching band sort of style I'd say. Even so, I'm sure it'll fit the attraction's theme and surroundings perfectly. Whoever gets to ride it this year, I envy you 1898 times
June 1, 201510 yr comment_209976 Whoever gets to ride it this year, I envy you 1898 times Not just this year Matt, but in one months time today for opening Music at parks is an odd one, sometimes the theme doesn't work on its own but works superbly with the ride and surroundings! The whole experience is key. We're just spoilt with all of ImaScore's work these days.
June 1, 201510 yr comment_209979 This seems similar to Flying Dutchman, very classical, very Efteling when you hear it in context... But outside of the ride/park it probably doesn't work... The bit in the video sounds like the entrance music, rather than the queue/station...
June 1, 201510 yr comment_209995 It makes sense to the mining culture. As said in the video miners would spend time in the shafts whistling and making synchronized sounds in rhythms and beats to create music to help them work efficiently and stop them from getting bored, so its very traditional, but by no means is it a theatrical IMAScore piece, it seems much more relevant and discreetly down-toned. I do like how they call water dummies white women. :3
June 1, 201510 yr comment_210021 Not sure if you were joking but the 'white women' is the Witte Wieven inside the mines!
June 4, 201510 yr comment_210505 Little testing update, it's now running with the mist as well! I love how the train carries some of it out of the other side <3
June 10, 201510 yr comment_211046 New HD testing video with lots of mist and some tiny bits of added theming!
June 11, 201510 yr comment_211066 I think this could be the best themed B&M, all these neat little touches make this ride look fantastic.
June 11, 201510 yr comment_211080 I think this could be the best themed B&M, all these neat little touches make this ride look fantastic. I can hear Black Mamba and Batman La Fuga quietly sobbing in the distance...
June 11, 201510 yr comment_211084 I can hear Black Mamba and Batman La Fuga quietly sobbing in the distance... Yes, I'm sure Batman's concrete trenches are weeping with sadness right now.
June 11, 201510 yr comment_211103 It's very different. Mamba very much takes you up on the role of being a snake, turning tightly through amazingly excavated pits and holes, and it really throws you about like a snake moves. The theming on top is very much of an area inhabited by humans where similar snakes dwell, so it can very much be related in a tight manner to the name. Baron takes you on a thrilling experience. The ride experience itself may not be so relatable to the theming however the theming itself has been so carefully mastered it can be an attraction on its own. The theming for black mamba is just there to compliment the ride, or vice versa. The theming for baron, however, completely creates the atmosphere and story.
June 11, 201510 yr comment_211105 Yes, I'm sure Batman's concrete trenches are weeping with sadness right now. Dat Queueline tho
June 12, 201510 yr comment_211115 The theming for black mamba is just there to compliment the ride, or vice versa. The theming for baron, however, completely creates the atmosphere and story. You make it sound like Black Mamba's theming is like a gherkin in a McDonalds hamburger.
June 12, 201510 yr comment_211140 People need to stop over hyping Baron. The theming in queue lines and stations at Efteling - on DVH and presumably Baron - is top drawer. But they never theme every inch of the experience. That's where only a small few make it.
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