SamDiZZLe3361 Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 Does anybody know what will change on Backlot Stunt Coaster?? will they be replacing the giant bilboard with a new design or be taking it down all together?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightoffear1996 Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 The sign at KD has been replaced. So if this is any indacation well then yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarketingExpress Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 I guess we can also forget about all of those effects we were expecting to see when it first opened. Staircase effect Audio actually working Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iChase Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 Does anybody know what will change on Backlot Stunt Coaster?? will they be replacing the giant bilboard with a new design or be taking it down all together?? Check out the signs posted today in the General category. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rcfreak339 Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 I guess we can also forget about all of those effects we were expecting to see when it first opened. Staircase effect Audio actually working The effects are great! and I hope this isn't true it's the only roller coaster I know with those kind of effects. I am suprised the effects even lasted that long to be honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 Uh, when did the staircase effect EVER work at Kings Island? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKIDelirium Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 Once. Well, "worked..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rcfreak339 Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 Uh, when did the staircase effect EVER work at Kings Island? I thought the staircase effect was where the train stops and the helicopter goes up and makes sounds, the flames shoots up ect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongliveKingsCobra Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 How did the stair effect work exactldy how was it "sposed" to work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Bombay Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 PKIDelirium, it actually worked once at KI? I thought it never worked at any of the parks. I can only remember the audio working on the trains once. Such a shame KI couldn't maintain it yet the other two parks could. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vortexfan Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 PKIDelirium, it actually worked once at KI? I thought it never worked at any of the parks. I can only remember the audio working on the trains once. Such a shame KI couldn't maintain it yet the other two parks could. What? I don't recall the audio EVER working at Canada's Wonderland. At least KI had the majority of the effects working, I don't think CW had any effects working last season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Bombay Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 Initially I believe CW has everything going when KI opened without any audio, then it was there, then it was completely gutted from the trains. From what I hear, KD still has everything working with the exception of the stairs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongliveKingsCobra Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 I windered how they would even do the stair efect. When I first road it THe audio worked fine. Its was fun especialy the guy that used to say, ACTION and CUT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightoffear1996 Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 Yea the first few weeks the ride was open and everything was wokring it was a pretty fun ride. Well, since then it has went down hill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 Yet again, to my knowledge, the staircase effect NEVER worked at Kings Island. At all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DropZone99 Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 Yet again, to my knowledge, the staircase effect NEVER worked at Kings Island. At all. I never remember it working once so ever. I even rode it just weeks after it opened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erosarrow05 Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 it is a shame THAT the staircase effect didnt WORK... i think it would have BEEN one more way to enhance the THEMED attraction. Who knows, maybe the park WILL have a surprise... - Eros ... who is testing out the CAPS key to make sure it doesnt stick like le' interpreter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeLorean Rider Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 When we had training for the ride in 05, tech services was testing the stair effect. They DID have the parts for the stair effect, they were just never on the ride when guests were there because they never worked right. Once the ride opened, they were always in a milk crate in the closet. They were in essence a small subwoofer inside a casing that was installed under the butt of each seat. They were not very convincing and often worked when they were not supposed to. I remember working the unload panel and sending a train into the loading area with all of them buzzing (not supposed to happen). I also remember sitting in a seat with one buzzing; it was not very stair-like. It was more like a very rough massage chair. MarketingExpress, I remember riding the ride with Kevin that week when we were testing where gold-pass processers could ride and having sound trying to get those stair effects working. We were definately the part of the few that got to experience the poor excuse for an effect. Believe me, if they had run with the idea, anyone who didn't know that it was a "stair effect," would think there was a problem or that the track was rough going down that hill. It was not a "bump bump bump bump bump bump bump bump bump,'' more likle a "buzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 Why am I suddenly reminded of Beavis and Butthead? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Nemo Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 If I am not mistaken the one at Dominion had that effect working. Don't get me wrong I think the concept of having the seats do that is wonderful. But even without it it is still a great family coaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 As I said before, I am not aware that effect ever worked (for guests, at least...) at Kings Island. It doesn't sound all that exciting, in any event....and the noises, vibrations and movements that close to one's bowels just sounds....disturbing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeLorean Rider Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 As I said before, I am not aware that effect ever worked (for guests, at least...) at Kings Island. It doesn't sound all that exciting, in any event....and the noises, vibrations and movements that close to one's bowels just sounds....disturbing. HAHA, well then it's probably a good thing they didnt have them vibrating peoples bowels otherwise people would have started buzzing at the same frequency and who knows what kind of troubles (or messes) that would have caused. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuskin Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 I guess we can also forget about all of those effects we were expecting to see when it first opened. Staircase effect Audio actually working I can actually vouch for MarketingExpress on this one .. I do remember the staircase effect working one time I went. I was going on the ride like anything normal and all of a sudden the staircase effect worked. I thought to myself ... what the heck when did they put that in. However, later on in the day we rode it again just to see if I was crazy or not but this time I never got that effect. So take it for what its worth, it could of been an electrical problem that suddenly worked for some reason I don't know call me crazy haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Bombay Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 Isn't the "fishtailing" effect technically still there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarketingExpress Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 MarketingExpress, I remember riding the ride with Kevin that week when we were testing where gold-pass processers could ride and having sound trying to get those stair effects working. We were definately the part of the few that got to experience the poor excuse for an effect. Ah, good times, those test runs that we took in the spring, you never knew what was going to work and what wasn't. I do remember the incident with the train going from unload to load, it was a different sound definately not one we were used to. Being on the crew of a new ride is definatley an experience, but being the supervisor of the new ride allowed me to find out and see some crazy things happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOFirehawkFAN Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 I rode it the first year it opened and I don't remember these effects at all! Ive never even heard the staircase thing and when did it use to have a fishtail effect? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongliveKingsCobra Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 Maybey the water will actually work as well.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TH13TEEN Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 The Water was shut off because of rust Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 Because we all know it NEVER rains... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnrealNightmare Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 I don't think the "stair effect" sounds that enticing. The ride already has enough effects! But I have a question did the splash effect ever work? It never worked when I rode it. **EDIT**Sorry I missed the two posts before mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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