Re: Secret Weapon 7 Discussion Continued
The reason Rita didn't work was because the original theme of Ugland had a very specific historical period and cartoony style, but Rita was a 1950's style drag race theme which created the worst theme disparity in both the time period and style that I've ever known. Perhaps if it had been themed as some kind of flinstones style race, it may have worked a bit better, although I have serious reservations about the physical ride itself and how it destroyed the natural flow of the area.
Anyway, getting to the point... There is no-way that SW7 poses anywhere near the level of disparity that Rita and Ugland had, in fact I find it hard to see how there is any disparity at all. X Sector is a dark mysterious government testing facility where their citizens are put through various grueling experiments. That's perfect enough of a connection for all the rides to co-exist in one reality. It would be unecessary to link them any more than that, and trying could well create a great deal more confusion as the story would have to be so long and arduous, that eventually very few people would care enough to follow the story.
And finally, Oblivion is a fantastic experience partly because of it's vagueness. It's a ride about the idea of facing something ominous, something unknown, and the antcipation of approaching that fate. If you had a clear explanation and story mapped out, you would rob it of that. Sometimes a theme works better when it's not all handed to you on a plate.
