coaster_junky Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 i don't know for shore if this has been asked before but why didn't they make a new animation for Firehawk when it was opened as x-flight? instead they used the extreamly inaccurate animation for borg i mean not only was the ride a different layout(by that i mean borg has corkscrews and Firehawk has inline roles) the trains on eather ride didn't have the restraints in the animation and to top it all off the trains reclined on the lift hill in the animation. i can under stand the inaccurate animation for borg but they should have had enough time to make a new one for x-flight/Firehawk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 Why bother? The average guest will never notice, and animation costs a LOT of money. Money that Cedar Fair does not have in abundant supply, and to the extent it does could use for other things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coaster_junky Posted October 4, 2007 Author Share Posted October 4, 2007 Why bother? The average guest will never notice, and animation costs a LOT of money. Money that Cedar Fair does not have in abundant supply, and to the extent it does could use for other things. that is true but i think it should be when you have a ride built it should come with an accurate animation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 Even if it means the money spent for animation means no new ride or that the park will have to lay off staff? Money, as has been said, does not grow on trees. Parks, like all businesses, set priorities to do what they can with what they have. Painstakingly accurate animation is just not a priority. It does not contribute to the bottom line. Heck, many parks' ads contain coasters that are not even in the park in question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeLorean Rider Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 Nobody uses their own rides in advertising. Every Face/Off ad had Invertigo on it, heck the entire 2004 season the map had Zinga on the front of it representing Tazmanian Typhoon. Nobody ever notices nor cares. KI is not going to make more money by editing their animation so why bother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 You will notice, however, that for Behemoth, they did pay to create an animation and renderings of that ride. Because they didn`t have any stock animation or footage of a similar type ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIBeast Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 I guess Cedar Point is guilty too seeing how Maverick had a heartline roll and everything... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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