Wicker Man actually has quite a few different smaller details around the queue and ride area; even though emphasis is on the huge wicker man structure itself, there’s a lot of smaller things too that people often don’t notice, like the bunting in the queue, the wicker sculptures, the scrolls and signs with random runes sketched onto them, the themed sound tunnels. Not to mention things like the beautiful pre-show and station!
To be fair, I think Croc Drop looks to encompass some of these features too. Croc Drop has bunting in the queue with runes sketched onto it like Wicker Man does, and it also looks to have a few nice bits of theming scattered around in the queue; for example, I remember seeing a few nice crates and barrels and things scattered about. There are also apparently some very nice special effects on the ride itself, such as smoke effects, and the big square portion at the bottom almost looks like it could encompass some sort of pre-show or storytelling element a la Wicker Man. I’m not 100% sure, though, as word on Croc Drop as an overall ride experience still seems fairly limited thus far.
One thing I’ll admit I’m not too keen on aesthetically, however, is the way that the crocodile head sticks out of the big square bit at the bottom; I think it might have looked a bit nicer if they’d made the crocodile head go right to the bottom, personally. That might have made it look a bit more uniform. That’s me being very, very picky, however; on the whole, I think they’ve done a top job!
