Laura
TS Member
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I've been delving further into madness by looking at rollercoasters in countries I'd never even thought of visiting. But I noticed...I can't find many really, REALLY immersive ones.
Obviously there has been much complaint about The Smiler, The Swarm, and so on, and lack of themeing or coherent storyline. From my adventures on tumblr, people outside the UK seem really impressed with The Smiler's theme and themeing. Even the dispatch sequence has impressed some people.
So I was wondering if we could make a list of really immersive, well themed rollercoasters.
My immediete thought is Wodan - which has great themeing but as far as I'm aware, no coherent storyline. Well - it might do, there was no queue so we whizzed past a lot of stuff and while I understood the Norse theme, I didn't understand the 'story' of what it was all about.
I actually think SAW is OK - if you have an understanding of the movies. I vaguely get it's about a crazy dude hurting people who supposedly deserve it. Unfortunately I think a lot more could be done to explain this in the queue, and once the indoor section is over, it loses the thread of what's going on. My friend (a non-enthusiast who likes SAW) even remarked on this.
I've heard Raptor is the best themed wing-coaster out there - I've not experienced it.
Rides like Space Mountain and Rock'n'Rollercoaster, and also Thunder Mountain and The Mummy, are almost dark ride/coaster hybrids, but they aren't big thrill machines like The Smiler.
Is there a ride out there that provides both?
What would The Smiler have to do to provide a satisfying experience on both a story and thrill level?
I don't type this imagining it will ever happen - I've been going to parks with non-enthusiasts for a while now and they simply aren't watching the queueline videos, they aren't looking at the themeing, they are just looking at how many times it goes upside down.
Comment from my last trip 'Is this ride supposed to have a story?' - about The Swarm.
Obviously there has been much complaint about The Smiler, The Swarm, and so on, and lack of themeing or coherent storyline. From my adventures on tumblr, people outside the UK seem really impressed with The Smiler's theme and themeing. Even the dispatch sequence has impressed some people.
So I was wondering if we could make a list of really immersive, well themed rollercoasters.
My immediete thought is Wodan - which has great themeing but as far as I'm aware, no coherent storyline. Well - it might do, there was no queue so we whizzed past a lot of stuff and while I understood the Norse theme, I didn't understand the 'story' of what it was all about.
I actually think SAW is OK - if you have an understanding of the movies. I vaguely get it's about a crazy dude hurting people who supposedly deserve it. Unfortunately I think a lot more could be done to explain this in the queue, and once the indoor section is over, it loses the thread of what's going on. My friend (a non-enthusiast who likes SAW) even remarked on this.
I've heard Raptor is the best themed wing-coaster out there - I've not experienced it.
Rides like Space Mountain and Rock'n'Rollercoaster, and also Thunder Mountain and The Mummy, are almost dark ride/coaster hybrids, but they aren't big thrill machines like The Smiler.
Is there a ride out there that provides both?
What would The Smiler have to do to provide a satisfying experience on both a story and thrill level?
I don't type this imagining it will ever happen - I've been going to parks with non-enthusiasts for a while now and they simply aren't watching the queueline videos, they aren't looking at the themeing, they are just looking at how many times it goes upside down.
Comment from my last trip 'Is this ride supposed to have a story?' - about The Swarm.