March 16, 201411 yr comment_178458 The anamatronics then were amazing, the skeletons movements and subtle movements like the adventurers head moving make it seem so realistic!
March 17, 201411 yr comment_178556 I seem to remember at the time that Terror/Forbidden tomb was universally lauded and not really liked by the park. It's popularity certainly dropped like a stone over its life and was increasingly ignored by guests visiting. Hence why it changed to Tomb Blaster. Now it's more popular then it's ever been so I think it was the right decision to retheme it back in 2002.
March 17, 201411 yr comment_178575 Honestly I think the ride would be extremely popular now, since expectations in the Uk are so low now Yep, judging the reaction we get from X getting lights and lasers and Scorpion Express having FIRE...
March 19, 201411 yr comment_178789 Such good quality. Why can't there be one of the 5th Dimension in this amount of quality and detail?
March 19, 201411 yr comment_178794 Because such cameras weren't easily commercially available in the late 80s. Also the culture of photographing everything and anything didn't exist then, since the internet didn't exist so there was no way of sharing videos with the public. It's very lucky that this video from 1996 exists to be honest.
March 19, 201411 yr comment_178796 To me it all looks the same from now with no LED lights but the Skeletons at the end
March 19, 201411 yr comment_178813 While it's easy to see which scene would be where in todays Tomb Blaster, Terror Tomb looks so full of life! The story, the animatronics, just the general atmosphere, it feels more of an adventure. Shame there's probably very little chance of changing back ever, though wouldn't be impossible
March 19, 201411 yr comment_178814 Well then you're wrong To be fair, the majority of Terror Tomb still exists in Tomb Blaster, bar the finale sequence and the Abdab figures... That finale is SO 90s though...
March 19, 201411 yr comment_178815 To be fair, the majority of Terror Tomb still exists in Tomb Blaster, bar the finale sequence and the Abdab figures... That finale is SO 90s though... I agree, the ending was very 90s! However if it were changed, I wouldn't mind seeing an updated music sequence finale, something like Disney would do. I don't know why, but a song similar to "friends on the other side" from the princess and the frog, I think would fit nicely. But who knows, despite that I feel an update is needed, I can't see it happening for another five years or so.
March 19, 201411 yr comment_178816 How can you change the song?!? It's ghoulishly fantastic! Really dated of course, but amazing! Well anyway yes Tomb Blaster IS only what's left of Terror Tomb after the fun was removed, with the gaps plugged by a giant snake or just nothing at all. I've never been able to see Tomb Blaster as a ride in itself, it's always felt like a slither of what it was intended to be. All the strangeness and energy of the Terror Tomb (even if it was polarising) was stripped. It's a loss for all the people who have been through the tomb in the last 12 years havnt been getting the full experience!
March 20, 201411 yr comment_178851 How can you change the song?!? It's ghoulishly fantastic! Really dated of course, but amazing! Well anyway yes Tomb Blaster IS only what's left of Terror Tomb after the fun was removed, with the gaps plugged by a giant snake or just nothing at all. I've never been able to see Tomb Blaster as a ride in itself, it's always felt like a slither of what it was intended to be. All the strangeness and energy of the Terror Tomb (even if it was polarising) was stripped. It's a loss for all the people who have been through the tomb in the last 12 years havnt been getting the full experience. All the work that Farmer Studios, Graham Smart and Tussaudes put into the ride is just being wasted at the moment, shame really. (Saying that, Fifth Dimension was a totally different experience since that was gutted and redesigned entirely, for better or worse!) Agreed, the queueline of Tomb Blaster sets you up for a spooky, immersive experience and the ride fails to deliver. Never rode Terror Tomb though
March 21, 201411 yr comment_178912 The queueline was better as terror tomb with Abdab featured in the room. Plus who remembers the crystal at the exit of the ride which you could try and steal which would then blast air at your hand and make you jump out of your skin? Awesome. As well as that I loved the Terror Tomb queueline music. I'm sure it sounded similar to egyptian music in RCT2.
March 27, 201411 yr comment_179406 The queueline was better as terror tomb with Abdab featured in the room. Plus who remembers the crystal at the exit of the ride which you could try and steal which would then blast air at your hand and make you jump out of your skin? Awesome. As well as that I loved the Terror Tomb queueline music. I'm sure it sounded similar to egyptian music in RCT2. Not only that, but there also used to be a creepy (possibly electronic) batching door that slammed open and shut before groups entered the station. I remember this because my Dad once tried pushing it open while it was closed, and, to my young eyes, I thought he really had managed to open it as it coincidentally opened after he gave it a hard push lol. I do also remember the hole at the exit, though I never dared put my hand in there. Instead, I listened in horror to the (air) sound, wondering what the hell happened to people's hands when they put them in! I loved this ride, it felt so real to me as a child and I'm so glad to see the recently uploaded old videos of it on Youtube. Looking back, I cannot believe how scary it actually was!
March 28, 201411 yr comment_179456 I remember the batching door, yes! Certainly added suspense to the ride (especially since I was younger) - plus of course, you wouldn't see anyone getting off the trains so they were mysteriously empty when you got on!
April 4, 201411 yr comment_180193 I'm pretty sure that one of the old Abdab models is currently residing in the woods in the Vampire queue line, draped in a black robe. Definitely looks like him.
April 4, 201411 yr comment_180195 I'm pretty sure that one of the old Abdab models is currently residing in the woods in the Vampire queue line, draped in a black robe. Definitely looks like him. Yeah there are a few Abdabs in the Vampire queueline, they are in a very sorry state though.
April 13, 201411 yr comment_180815 Yes, the Abdabs are totally ruined now. But I believe some of the Professor Burp props still reside above the Mexican Cantina.
April 13, 201411 yr comment_180817 Tis a shame because the idea behind the use of the Abdabs wasn't a bad one, just poorly executed and open to the elements and guest idiocy...
April 13, 201411 yr comment_180819 But I believe some of the Professor Burp props still reside above the Mexican Cantina. Ha, I think I was the one that circulated that rumour years ago, but to be honest I have no idea whose department office is based above Mexican Cantina! Would be nice if it was true. Here's the Tomb prop room for those who haven't seen it before, with the snake pit AbDab (the only one left) highlighted...
April 13, 201411 yr comment_180821 His visible metal animatronic arm has fallen off and a twig amusingly shoved up his nose. There was also an old BubbleWorks prop being happily beaten up by some children when I was in the queue. BLOODY KIDS! Even last time I went to Chessington, I was queueing for Vampire and there were SO MANY kids climbing through the fences and toying with the theming! I even saw this one kid who PUSHED OVER one of the gravestones!
April 13, 201411 yr comment_180824 Above the Mexican Cantina is Entertainments and Picsolve, so no Bubbleworks props there!
April 13, 201411 yr comment_180828 Meh. I wish they just removed Abdab now they've ruined him rather than keep him rotting in the queueline. Very sorry affair, morons whoever took them out of the storage cupboard (like you'd need the cupboard anyway).
December 22, 20159 yr comment_225125 I'm looking for the spelling for Abdab is it: Adab? Abdad? for Terror Tomb.
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