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X-Sector Developments (Including Oblivion)
CoasterCrazyChris
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Blaze said:
It does look great doesn't it, not quite as dark and imposing as 1998 but still great nonetheless.
djtruefitt
TS Team
As far as im aware, ever since the ride opened back in 1998 it has always had an advert on the roof, it was Coke for years and then Coke Zero, then more recently Fanta. No one else seemed to have a problem with it until Fanta came along last year.
I think they will just be cleaning it as it was looking a right state last year and was covered in puddles, or replacing it with another Coke type advert.
I think they will just be cleaning it as it was looking a right state last year and was covered in puddles, or replacing it with another Coke type advert.
CoasterCrazyChris
TS Member
djtruefitt said:
To be honest the Fanta thing on the roof doesn't look too bad, they just need to get rid of the other posters and paint the pipes black again.
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electricBlll
I have always find it concerning that the Rehydrator is used as a massive advert. The view from the top is amazing, but your attention is momentarily distracted as you read "Coca-Cola!" in front of you.
I always thought it was the perfect place to put "Don't Look Down!" because it's right in your line of view and you can only see it from the top of Oblivion. It would be a surprise when you got up there to see the big message on the roof, rather than having it written on the floor of the drop zone where you have already seen and read it from the ground.
I hope they are drastically changing Rehyrdrator's appearance. That would be the figurative icing on this big new sinister X Sector cake.
I always thought it was the perfect place to put "Don't Look Down!" because it's right in your line of view and you can only see it from the top of Oblivion. It would be a surprise when you got up there to see the big message on the roof, rather than having it written on the floor of the drop zone where you have already seen and read it from the ground.
I hope they are drastically changing Rehyrdrator's appearance. That would be the figurative icing on this big new sinister X Sector cake.
electricBlll said:
Yep. We tend to regard Oblivion an X-Sector as a high watermark for the park in terms of theming and 'magic' but it was one of the only times that AT built external brands so deeply into the design of the ride - with the coke advertising literally cast in concrete on the ride. Thankfully, we've not seen that sort of thing with recent attractions.
Rollercoasters4Life
TS Member
James said:It would be amazing if they got rid of the Fanta logo and put a picture of 'Mr Smiley' on there. Given SW7's significance this year I think that would be one of the most fitting things to put on top of there.
Personally I disagree with sticking The Smiler logo on Rehydrator simply because that sort of belongs to Oblivon and not The Smiler. If anything it should be the words Oblivon or the Oblivon logo.
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electricBlll
Alton Towers just released this new concept art to demonstrate what Oblivion will look like after the Ministry of Joy update.
[Just adding some humour to a heated discussion, these pictures are entirely in jest! If you don't get the joke, try reading the recent posts in the Smiler discussion topic.]
[Just adding some humour to a heated discussion, these pictures are entirely in jest! If you don't get the joke, try reading the recent posts in the Smiler discussion topic.]
TheMan
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electricBlll said:
Mate, I properly belly laughed at that ;D
Brilliant, just brilliant - how long did that take? On a par with Diogo's WWII risk post that one for me.
Even more disturbing is the fact I like it hahahaha.
CRT museum hahahaha.
I'd thank that a million times if I could.
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electricBlll
Not too long! I guess I'm spontaneous!TheMan said:
Just poking fun at both sides of the argument (including me), but in reality I have faith in what they are doing with X Sector this year, it won't end up like that. At least... I truly hope not!
CoasterCrazyChris
TS Member
electricBlll said:
Hilarious electricBill! :twirly:
And much love for those CRT screens..!! In the minority as usual, but I think they look cool <3 <3
manual_operator
TS Member
I totally misread that as museum of cat screens lol
I hang my head in shame :/
I hang my head in shame :/