The World of David Walliams: General Discussion

[Benjsh]

I have very fond memories of that ride and remember the sets were large as a kid was enjoyable

That's fair enough if you have personal memories of it that mean a lot to you but you're very much in the minority there I am afraid.

I love that IP but I don't think Towers did it justice at all. That whole world has so much potential and what they came up felt cheap and didn't really work for me at all to be honest.

 

[rob666]

Experienced both, unfortunately, as a grown adult, under brat obligation.

The first version was preferred, didn't like the lift containment with sweaty strangers.

 

[Ash]

The best bit was the soundtrack which id argue were the best after the Graham Smart era.

Shame it never got a wide release.

Far better than the imascore smush.

 

[QTXAdsy]

Charlie's problem was that it was replacing a much beloved (albeit a little dated) attraction in Toyland Tours which meant it had a high bar to hit which it never was going to hit and it wasn't helped that Charlie was hit by budget cuts making it worse than it should have been.

The fact that afterwards we got something worse in the Dungeons is honestly amazing how much they keep screwing up badly is something. If they are going to retheme TWODW, now is the time to put that building to good use gutting it all out and put a proper dark ride in there.

 

[Hid]

Charlie's problem was that it was replacing a much beloved (albeit a little dated) attraction in Toyland Tours which meant it had a high bar to hit which it never was going to hit and it wasn't helped that Charlie was hit by budget cuts making it worse than it should have been.

The fact that afterwards we got something worse in the Dungeons is honestly amazing how much they keep screwing up badly is something. If they are going to retheme TWODW, now is the time to put that building to good use gutting it all out and put a proper dark ride in there.

I thought the Dungeons was a good experience the actors were great and the theming was good. Its main downfall was it being an upcharge and the boat ride was the worst version of the ride

 

[BSwiss]

I would assume Williams was one of a couple of options they had, with it likely ending up being on the lower end in terms of costs.

Purely speculative on my part, here, but I wouldn’t be surprised if the Walliams IP terms were REALLY favourable for Merlin.

DW did a lot to bolster his public image post-Little Britain, and a partnership with the most famous theme park in the country is a great stroke of legitimisation.