The Fifth Dimension - Revision history

Jordan: add category

2013-06-26T17:19:00Z

add category

Jonathan at 00:53, 27 February 2013

2013-02-27T00:53:30Z

DanDan: Links to Zappomatic.

2010-11-23T12:03:50Z

Links to Zappomatic.

DanDan at 16:53, 16 November 2010

2010-11-16T16:53:09Z

DanDan at 16:52, 16 November 2010

2010-11-16T16:52:06Z

DanDan at 21:58, 5 November 2010

2010-11-05T21:58:09Z

DanDan at 17:14, 25 October 2010

2010-10-25T17:14:22Z

DanDan at 20:42, 11 July 2010

2010-07-11T20:42:38Z

GAGrathea at 16:07, 6 June 2010

2010-06-06T16:07:12Z

CoasterCrazyChris: /* Closure and rethemes */ Fixing links.

2010-06-05T14:45:20Z

‎Closure and rethemes: Fixing links.

← Older revision		Revision as of 17:19, 26 June 2013
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 ==Zappomatic's Fate==
-No one knows what happened to Zappomatic. Some say he escaped the game and went home to his wife and kids. Recently, there have been sightings of a tombstone belonging to "Zappomatic". Whether this is the final resting place of our Fisher Price friend or some poor man who would have got severly bullied at school, nobody will ever know. However, there are strong rumours that he is on the run from The Gorg (who somehow managed to escape the wrath of your blinking button?!), and is hiding on a TTFer's [http://www.youtube.com/bastardo42 YouTube page].
+No one knows what happened to Zappomatic. Some say he escaped the game and went home to his wife and kids. Recently, there have been sightings of a tombstone belonging to "Zappomatic". Whether this is the final resting place of our Fisher Price friend or some poor man who would have got severly bullied at school, nobody will ever know. However, there are strong rumours that he is on the run from The Gorg (who somehow managed to escape the wrath of your blinking button?!), and is hiding on a TSTer's [http://www.youtube.com/bastardo42 YouTube page].
 == Remaining Links ==

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 All this remains today in <nowiki>Tomb Blaster</nowiki>, but back then it went something like this:
-The basic plot was that a video game had "malfunctioned", and a robot called Zappomatic (who wore Fisher Price roller skates) was sent into the game to fix it. However, he got stuck somehow and you, as a member of the 'Robot Rescue Service', had to go into the game to save him.
+The basic plot was that a video game had "malfunctioned", and a robot called [[Zappomatic]] (who wore Fisher Price roller skates) was sent into the game to fix it. However, he got stuck somehow and you, as a member of the 'Robot Rescue Service', had to go into the game to save him.
 The first turn after leaving the station was the "miniaturizing device" to make you tiny. Then you passed some giant books and things, before entering a huge TV screen as you went up the hill.

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 '''The Fifth Dimension''' was the original dark ride at [[Chessington World of Adventures]] With a ride system by [[Roland Mack]], a design by [[John Wardley]], and a script by Douglas Adams, it was pretty much the perfect dark ride.
-==Ride experience and plot==
+==Ride Experience and Plot==
 The trains kept a constant speed throughout the ride, And would rotate to face the action, in a similar way to The Haunted Mansion, although the mechanism was different. (The Fifth Dimension was powered by a heard of trained Degu running in wheels beneath each car).  At two points along it's course the train would stop, while a scene was played out. These stopping points remained through all the later incarnations of the ride, and are now pointless.
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 Still, at least it's not [[Laser Raiders]].
-==Zappomatic's fate==
+==Zappomatic's Fate==
 No one knows what happened to Zappomatic. Some say he escaped the game and went home to his wife and kids. Recently, there have been sightings of a tombstone belonging to "Zappomatic". Whether this is the final resting place of our Fisher Price friend or some poor man who would have got severly bullied at school, nobody will ever know. However, there are strong rumours that he is on the run from The Gorg (who somehow managed to escape the wrath of your blinking button?!), and is hiding on a TTFer's [http://www.youtube.com/bastardo42 YouTube page].
 == Remaining Links ==
-[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSM84F5eFXQ Meeting Zappomatic]
+*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSM84F5eFXQ Meeting Zappomatic]
-[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGlJnoWnjyE Pre-Show Cartoon]
+*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGlJnoWnjyE Pre-Show Cartoon]
-[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXL23EE2F1U Main Theme Plus Photo Slideshow]
+*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXL23EE2F1U Main Theme Plus Photo Slideshow]
-[http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=120735934636708 Faffbook's Group]
+*[http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=120735934636708 Faffbook's Group]
 [[Category: Ride]]
 [[Category: Wardley's Index]]

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 ==Zappomatic's fate==
 No one knows what happened to Zappomatic. Some say he escaped the game and went home to his wife and kids. Recently, there have been sightings of a tombstone belonging to "Zappomatic". Whether this is the final resting place of our Fisher Price friend or some poor man who would have got severly bullied at school, nobody will ever know. However, there are strong rumours that he is on the run from The Gorg (who somehow managed to escape the wrath of your blinking button?!), and is hiding on a TTFer's [http://www.youtube.com/bastardo42 YouTube page].
 [[Category: Ride]]
 [[Category: Wardley's Index]]

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 The trains kept a constant speed throughout the ride, And would rotate to face the action, in a similar way to The Haunted Mansion, although the mechanism was different. (The Fifth Dimension was powered by a heard of trained Degu running in wheels beneath each car).  At two points along it's course the train would stop, while a scene was played out. These stopping points remained through all the later incarnations of the ride, and are now pointless.
-All this remains today in [[Tomb_Blaster|Tomb Blaster]], but back then it went something like this:
+All this remains today in <nowiki>Tomb Blaster</nowiki>, but back then it went something like this:
 The basic plot was that a video game had "malfunctioned", and a robot called Zappomatic (who wore Fisher Price roller skates) was sent into the game to fix it. However, he got stuck somehow and you, as a member of the 'Robot Rescue Service', had to go into the game to save him.
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 I forget exactly what happens next, but there was a jungle scene in there somewhere.
-It all came to a head in the room which now plays host to a rather unconvincing giant snake. This was a cave at the time, with 'post-apocalyptic' robot punks standing guard. How very 80's Some story happened, and then [[The Gorg]] hinged up from the floor in the same way that living creatures don't. This was your cue to leap into action!
+It all came to a head in the room which now plays host to a rather unconvincing giant snake. This was a cave at the time, with 'post-apocalyptic' robot punks standing guard. How very 80's Some story happened, and then The Gorg hinged up from the floor in the same way that living creatures don't. This was your cue to leap into action!
 ...By pressing a small button in front of you. This button was connected to a lightbulb inside it. And when you pressed it, it blinked slightly. If it was working.
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 [[File:Zappomatic's grave.JPG|300px|thumb|right|Zappomatic's tombstone. Is this where he now lies?]]
 ==Closure and rethemes==
-It would seem that the story was too complicated for the park guests to understand, as after only a few years it was gutted and turned into [[Terror Tomb]]. This later became known as [[Forbidden Tomb]]. Then this, in turn, was rethemed to become [[Tomb Blaster]]. What next? The Fifth [[Forbidden_Tomb|Forbidden Tomb]] Terror Dimension?
+It would seem that the story was too complicated for the park guests to understand, as after only a few years it was gutted and turned into [[Terror Tomb]]. This later became known as [[Forbidden Tomb]]. Then this, in turn, was rethemed to become [[Tomb Blaster]]. What next? The Fifth <nowiki>Forbidden Tomb</nowiki> Terror Dimension?
 Still, at least it's not [[Laser Raiders]].

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← Older revision		Revision as of 16:07, 6 June 2010
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	==Zappomatic's fate==		==Zappomatic's fate==
	No one knows what happened to Zappomatic. Some say he escaped the game and went home to his wife and kids. Recently, there have been sightings of a tombstone belonging to "Zappomatic". Whether this is the final resting place of our Fisher Price friend or some poor man who would have got severly bullied at school, nobody will ever know. However, there are strong rumours that he is on the run from The Gorg (who somehow managed to escape the wrath of your blinking button?!), and is hiding in [[DiogoJ42]]'s [http://www.youtube.com/bastardo42 YouTube page].		No one knows what happened to Zappomatic. Some say he escaped the game and went home to his wife and kids. Recently, there have been sightings of a tombstone belonging to "Zappomatic". Whether this is the final resting place of our Fisher Price friend or some poor man who would have got severly bullied at school, nobody will ever know. However, there are strong rumours that he is on the run from The Gorg (who somehow managed to escape the wrath of your blinking button?!), and is hiding in [[DiogoJ42]]'s [http://www.youtube.com/bastardo42 YouTube page].
		+
		+	[[Category: Ride]]