CoasterBuzz Podcast #126 - October 27, 2008

posted Monday, October 27, 2008 5:14:45 PM by Jeff

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Jeff and Pat review this week's news in the amusement industry.

  • Gonch could care less about people protesting the Six Flags Over Texas alcohol permit. Jeff finds it funny that a 12-year-old is in any position to protest it.
  • Thorpe Park announces a Saw-themed roller coaster. Is this a good idea?
  • There's a spider, and it's dramatic.
  • Six Flags Magic Mountain announces a wood coaster called Terminator. Theme hilarity ensues.
  • Medusa at Six Flags Great Adventure is getting a face lift too. These "re-imaginings" for rides that were already good are silly. X2 was a special case because of the poor reputation it had.
  • Joyland vandalized and for sale to anyone who will buy it. Video was pretty sad.
  • Feature on Universal Orlando's Bloody Mary pretty interesting. Gonch wonders if the detail is lost on most people, but Jeff argues that the aggregate detail leaves an impression.
  • Disney's California Adventure is a good example of how the lack of aggregate detail can fail to capture imagination. The new classic theme is intended to up the park's game.
  • Nick Universe at Mall of America has a nearly tragic accident as kid climbs fence.
  • A woman wants to sue Disney for not allowing her to ride Tower of Terror over and over. Article suggests the woman was being an irate bastard to people.
  • Transformers coming to Singapore and Hollywood Universal parks. Gonch was into D&D and pro wrestling, but Jeff's excited about the license.
  • Euro Disney flirting with... gasp!... profitability!
  • Fair worker killed by an Inverter. Jeff isn't surprised, as he shot this video in 1994.
  • Analysts down on Disney. Do you have to be a genius to know that everyone is down for the foreseeable future?
  • Cedar Fair maintains its quarterly distribution, which feels good.
  • Universal Orlando busting underage drinkers at Halloween Horror Nights. Why would anyone be surprised? They get busted and they can lose their license to sell alcohol..
  • Jeff will park in the parking structure for the first time ever at Universal, because for three years his visits have all been on-property.
  • Paralympian denied water slide ride. Human factors have to be considered in things like this, and it's hard to balance that with the sensitivity component.
  • Celebration City closes. Gonch thought it was a pretty cool park. Why do enthusiasts almost not care at all?

Comments:

Ryan | 10/27/2008 8:37 PM

maybe for the SAW theme they could have like the queue be like the bathroom game from the first SAW and hav like skeletons that rotted. Also, have like a little preshow, to me there is a million ways to theme that.

Gonch | 10/27/2008 9:45 PM

Yeah, I suppose. But you're theming the queue. How do you tie the ride into it beyond calling the latest demented creation from the mind of Jigsaw.

The point is that it's going to feel like a coaster ride tacked on to the end of whatever they do.

CentralB | 10/29/2008 10:50 AM

I don't really have a personal opinion on the "alcohol in the park" issue. It seems to me that your holier than thou attitude is very elitist.. Why should you demean these people because you don't agree with them.. I am sure that they feel as strongly as you do about this issue...and being that I work is social services I can tell you that most 12 Year Olds do know what alcohol is...

Jeff | 10/29/2008 2:25 PM

Elitist is the new buzzword, eh? If you have a different opinion, that makes you elite? Awesome.

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