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Hex [2024 Refurb]: General Discussion
Although, would caramelldansen be too out of place in the new show..?
flyingguitar
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Not sure if it is possible, but could this thread be moved to general discussion and renamed (something like HEX: general discussion) as it feels like it is more of a general discussion now it is open
Alastair
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Not a bad shout - updated the title!
AltonLover123
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“A vault sealed for two centuries”
Although, would caramelldansen be too out of place in the new show..?
Personally the new Hex doesn’t seem disco to me, but each to their own.
QTXAdsy
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Ngl, would a a hilarious April Fools Day PR stunt for next season if they say they 'found' more lost ancient photos/film of the Earl hitting peak insanity in which he decorated the Towers in luridicrous decorations like that as a way of breaking the curse.I haven't ridden Hex Reborn yet, but from what people are coming out with I'm imagining it to look something like the Griswold family home...
Speaking of which, if the park were to go for the 365 day route in the future for rides to be open at Christmas them a specially Xmas themed Hex attraction for that time of year (maybe the Earl was celebrating Christmas on his own in his laboratory let's say haha) might be an idea to attract punters in to see. Sounds stupid as hell and will make purists balk at the mere thought but it is the dumb thing you'd expect Merlin to do.
Steve74
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The_bup
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Come on, you’re a Towersstreet.com user, one more acronym won’t kill you
Bowser
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It’s “Yute” now anyway.
DiogoJ42
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I thought that was an Australian truck?
Rob
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Ermmmm, Hex anyone!?
In an attempt to try and drag this back on topic, I’m hoping to be able to experience Hex for the first time in a couple of years this weekend. Not seen too much about the changes, other than that I might need to be prepared for a disco!
In an attempt to try and drag this back on topic, I’m hoping to be able to experience Hex for the first time in a couple of years this weekend. Not seen too much about the changes, other than that I might need to be prepared for a disco!
Skyscraper
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Trooper Looper
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Just got back from Towers today and gave Hex a go after nearly 2 years... ehh...
The audio is fantastic, much better than how it used to be. Looks like they were using Ohm speakers, good pick.
Glad they kept the original story, if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
I think them splitting the portrait scene from the queue was a good choice, making the experience feel more personalised.
Hated what they did to the generator in the octagon though, the old effect really had a magical look to it, now it seems very uneventful with the spark box beneath it. Hope they'll reconsider fixing the original effect. It looked a lot more professional as an effect too.
Now... the lighting... oh boy I've got quite a bit to say about this... I don't like it aside from a few small effects that sync with the lightning in the preshows. Personally, the scenes all having this cold, in your face lightning 24/7 really takes a lot of character from Hex, which before was very dark and subtle with warmer lighting, but this seems more... generic spooky-like. The worst offender was the vault though. Geez, the lighting from the colours to how bright they were didn't fit in with the tone of the ride at all. I hate that you can see the new lighting just plopped on the arms of the madhouse, not even bothered to hide them.
Liked the smells though. It does make the place feel like an old construction site.
So yeah, Hex 2.0. As a whole. I've learned that multicoloured, constantly flashing lighting should NOT be used in this ride whatsoever, and the colder lighting should be used sparingly. I feel like they turned a pretty mature theatrical ride with subtle lighting into a miss mash. A mature story, with very over the top, fantastical/spooky lighting that doesn't tonally fit in.
All in all, 6.5/10. I actually prefer The Haunting to this now, and you may strike me down for saying so
The audio is fantastic, much better than how it used to be. Looks like they were using Ohm speakers, good pick.
Glad they kept the original story, if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
I think them splitting the portrait scene from the queue was a good choice, making the experience feel more personalised.
Hated what they did to the generator in the octagon though, the old effect really had a magical look to it, now it seems very uneventful with the spark box beneath it. Hope they'll reconsider fixing the original effect. It looked a lot more professional as an effect too.
Now... the lighting... oh boy I've got quite a bit to say about this... I don't like it aside from a few small effects that sync with the lightning in the preshows. Personally, the scenes all having this cold, in your face lightning 24/7 really takes a lot of character from Hex, which before was very dark and subtle with warmer lighting, but this seems more... generic spooky-like. The worst offender was the vault though. Geez, the lighting from the colours to how bright they were didn't fit in with the tone of the ride at all. I hate that you can see the new lighting just plopped on the arms of the madhouse, not even bothered to hide them.
Liked the smells though. It does make the place feel like an old construction site.
So yeah, Hex 2.0. As a whole. I've learned that multicoloured, constantly flashing lighting should NOT be used in this ride whatsoever, and the colder lighting should be used sparingly. I feel like they turned a pretty mature theatrical ride with subtle lighting into a miss mash. A mature story, with very over the top, fantastical/spooky lighting that doesn't tonally fit in.
All in all, 6.5/10. I actually prefer The Haunting to this now, and you may strike me down for saying so
AltonLover123
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All in all, 6.5/10. I actually prefer The Haunting to this now, and you may strike me down for saying so
Yeah. You need striking down.
Connor98
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Had my first ride last week! I really enjoyed it maybe because of the hiatus, but to me the new lighting in the pre shows was good and people with me seemed to agree. The vault was a mix of emotions, very bright and very in your face. The branch itself was poorly executed in my opinion and the cluster lasers on the ceiling during the finale seemed very out of place. Overall I didn’t find the vault experience too jarring, but it does need some refining. It seemed to be too much of a shift from the spooky ambience of the octagon then into the mystical (almost whimsical) Vault. But it’s so good to have it back, a few tweaks and I’m happy.