Alastair
TS Team
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Re: Re: Long term development plan
Perhaps you're right, but surely as a 'new attraction' they could afford to spend a lot on theming and the building as there's nothing to spend hardware wise?
With the correct lighting levels I can't see how a spinning coaster would be more nauseous than other coasters in the dark including those with inversions. In the pitch black then maybe but that probably wouldn't be the case if they did ever attempt to do this.
Tim said:It wouldn't be possible to enclose Spinball without creating one of the most oddly shaped and ugly looking warehouses imaginable. If you look at most enclosed rides they have a compact design that either fits a cylinder, sphere, pyramid or simple warehouse box. The black Hole is a good example; compact spiral lift hill with all the high points inside the tents dome and the lower sections taking up a square base area. Spinball does not fit a pattern like this. It sprawls all over the place with numerous high points. The only way to enclose such a ride without making it look like a mess would be to cover the resulting cluster of buildings in a Disneyesque level of themeing, something I can neither see them affording or being able to do.
Then you have the issue that if the ride is to stay in its current home it is right in front of the towers. Also if you were just to build a shed around its current location you’d have the same leaking and structural issues Disaster Transport has as it won’t be a proper building.
Even without these issues indoor spinning rides are apparently very nauseous as you have no way of spotting (your brains way of using what it sees to position you in reality) which makes even the smallest spin muck around with your sense of balance. This doesn't make the ride more intense just more sickly.
Perhaps you're right, but surely as a 'new attraction' they could afford to spend a lot on theming and the building as there's nothing to spend hardware wise?
With the correct lighting levels I can't see how a spinning coaster would be more nauseous than other coasters in the dark including those with inversions. In the pitch black then maybe but that probably wouldn't be the case if they did ever attempt to do this.