And also with the new sequence, the vault is much more in darkness between the finale and the room being the right way up at the end, which in my mind is how it should always have been - seeing the room rotate back with lights on is like seeing the Wicker Man preshow reset!
You can see it here, its not perfect, as I think the lights should come on maybe a couple of seconds later when the room has stopped moving
From: https://youtu.be/Ien6Q5GwTCQ?si=HhwYjvw3d4Fz5DDB&t=573
Great to have it back open anyway even with the cheesy lights.
It can hold over 200 people at any one time throughout the entire attraction which is incredibly impressive and badly needed on busy days. They could really do with adding another non-coaster attraction at some point that can handle similar numbers. Can make a huge difference to guest experience.
I see where you're coming from and obviously the room is rotating but for those not knowing this, it is still a mystery for at least the first couple of rides. The premise of the madhouse is the room rotating but also the premise of the story is that something supernatural is going on. For me that's more important so if keeping the room in darkness while the room resets at the end keeps it more mysterious then I'm all for that.I don't agree with this, you are in a room that is rotating back and forth throughout the cycle, the premis of the madhouse is the fact that the room rotates, not that it is upside down. So seeing it go back to the normal position, is fine and works well, as its fitting with the madhouse and what it's done for the whole ride cycle.
Phantasialand’s mad house manages to project images on the ceiling, so it is possible to do something with it. I’m perfectly happy with the current effects though personalluI get the feeling that what they really wanted to do with the finale was some Disney-style projection mapping. But they realised that trying to align the image with a rotating room (when the only thing the projectors can be mounted on is also moving) was a fool's errand.
I'm not sure (only rode it once), but I assumed that was a case of rear projection from fixed projectors outside the drum? It's also not something that needs pixel-perfect alignment with a physical object to work. Projection =/= projection mapping.Phantasialand’s mad house manages to project images on the ceiling, so it is possible to do something with it. I’m perfectly happy with the current effects though personallu
Oh I wouldn’t have a clue but it looked like the projectors were inside the pots attached to the ride vehicleI'm not sure (only rode it once), but I assumed that was a case of rear projection from fixed projectors outside the drum? It's also not something that needs pixel-perfect alignment with a physical object to work. Projection =/= projection mapping.
Construction/restoration site you say? This calls for... SHIPPING CONTAINERS!Fact of the matter is, it’s supposed to be a construction/restoration site.
That’s the theme.
Anything that doesn’t add or takes away from that defeats the purpose.
Fact of the matter is, it’s supposed to be a construction/restoration site.
That’s the theme.
Anything that doesn’t add or takes away from that defeats the purpose.
It's also based around the supernatural, curses, myths and legends. It could be argued that things based around that, such as the lighting, fit with the theme and add to that aspect of the story.
You find the current lighting programming in the hex vault, atmospheric or supernatural?
It’s not even as good as it was.