Dane Posted January 20, 2003 Share Posted January 20, 2003 Ye Tomb Raider to me is great the first time you ride it. But after the first three, its kinda lost its touch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt3224 Posted January 20, 2003 Author Share Posted January 20, 2003 I can't see myself waiting in line for that ride at all... if there is no line i'll ride it, but to wait 3 hours for it..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aero11 Posted January 20, 2003 Share Posted January 20, 2003 3 hours when did you go? The longest I have ever waited is 45 min. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beastfreak Posted January 20, 2003 Share Posted January 20, 2003 Almost two hour wait opening night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dane Posted January 20, 2003 Share Posted January 20, 2003 3 hours, first saturday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt3224 Posted January 20, 2003 Author Share Posted January 20, 2003 I never waited that long, when i worked it one time it got that long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inraider Posted January 21, 2003 Share Posted January 21, 2003 I'm back, I decided to take a brief break from the site for reasons I cannot disclose. But, back to the topic ....Tomb Raider is my favorite ride in the park, overall I think it gives the most extreme thrill, best show, best story, perfection om theming, and best over-all execution. The line is never long, and it makes you feel as though you are a tomb raider. AND besides that...its just plain old FUN! It is the second LONGEST ride in the park ( 2mins 30secs.) and the biggest technological breakthrough. Even though I love it soo much, I cannot honestly say that it doesn't need some form of an ending, a much longer ride time, scarier execution, more intimidating qeue movie, and another scene to it. I think we will see most of these come to life this season, ( excluding the new scene) It was a brand new concept and form, the park just needed some time to work the bugs out so they could finish the attraction. Thats right, I am certain that the ride was not completed when it was due to be released and it could not be shut down long enough during the season in order to finish it. There is no chance the floors and ceilings would be left uncovered like that, and it is obvious that the ride room was built to house another scene. The biggest evidence of this is the fact that the TR:TR portion of the PKI.COM website still has not been completed with the ride "specs" , and will have been out for a year this April. The ride WILL CHANGE, its just WHAT will change that is the question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt3224 Posted January 21, 2003 Author Share Posted January 21, 2003 I agree, it is a good ride... Fun to ride, despite some obivious pain included. But, the line does get long, on bring a friend free days it get to be hours... I know that that is a special day, but i have seen it long other times. I think it would be great if it got changed a little...It would help it's popularity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt3224 Posted January 21, 2003 Author Share Posted January 21, 2003 How much of that 2 min 30 sec is the actual ride... It seems way to short to be THAT long! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOB_TOM Posted January 21, 2003 Share Posted January 21, 2003 I timed it, the entire ride cycle, from the moment that you are lifted up to the moment the house lights are turned on, is 2 minutes and 30 seconds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt3224 Posted January 21, 2003 Author Share Posted January 21, 2003 REALLY? Seems a lot shorter than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mars1825 Posted January 21, 2003 Share Posted January 21, 2003 One thing that I like about TR:TR is that when you are in the cave you don't feel like your in line that long. The cave makes you feel like you are a part of the movie. For me I usually ride TR:TR on really hot days to keep cool. TR:TR isn't my favorite ride but I like it a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt3224 Posted January 21, 2003 Author Share Posted January 21, 2003 Yeah, once you get to the line in the cave it is not a bad wait... but the queues outside are a long wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoLimits8705 Posted January 23, 2003 Share Posted January 23, 2003 At first TR:TR suked and I was really really mad that you had to wait so long for a ride that barely flipped you upside down!! I was impressed by it's size and that's about it! I went off teh ride my frist time cussing at the ride and yellin' at it and the ride people told me sto stop...so I did until I got away from teh ride and starting againm!! Then when they changed( bless PKI's hearts ) i loved it and still do....they flip upside down more and hold yu upside down longer too and and yu are held upside down like twice or summin' I love it iI was actually really scared when they changed it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOB_TOM Posted January 23, 2003 Share Posted January 23, 2003 Honestly, I do not think that the programming was changed that dramatically. What I heard was that for the most part the programming was left alone in the ride area, but I could be mistaken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt3224 Posted January 24, 2003 Author Share Posted January 24, 2003 well, i hope it is a little differnt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt3224 Posted January 24, 2003 Author Share Posted January 24, 2003 we'll have to wait and see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inraider Posted January 24, 2003 Share Posted January 24, 2003 I honestly do not see how they can justify not reprogramming, or at least lengtheining Tomb Raider. Its too much of a huge investment not to change it at least a little, let alone a whole lot. I don't have a doubt at all that it will be different, just how much different is the question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted January 24, 2003 Share Posted January 24, 2003 Sure it would be awesome to see Tomb Raider have a longer ride duration, but you have to remember that if PKI was to reprogram the ride so it was longer, they would have to record an entirely new sound track for the ride. That would cost big bucks. But who knows, it may happen sometime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOB_TOM Posted January 24, 2003 Share Posted January 24, 2003 Lengthen the ride? Its already one of the longest rides in the park. Its 2 minutes 30 seconds long. I timed it myself. Its a very long ride. So I wouldnt be complaining about length. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bingog34 Posted January 24, 2003 Share Posted January 24, 2003 For what it is, it is short. There is a lot of "down-time" (rising up to the ice, hanging upside down). What would make it seem longer was if it started quickly, and not slowly, or if the "down time" was dramatically reduced (to add some action). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt3224 Posted January 24, 2003 Author Share Posted January 24, 2003 Yeah, there is a couple of things they could do to help the ride out... but i doubt it will happen. it costs a lot, takes a lot of time, and it is still an ok ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fyrfyter Posted January 24, 2003 Share Posted January 24, 2003 I got a good ending for that ride, that wouldn't take much to get it to work. All they would have to do, is when the ride seems like it is settling down, black out all the lights, throw a few cracks of thunder and a couple of strobe flashes, in there, and have the ride take off forwards, flipping the carriage about 3-4 times through one whole rotation of the arms in the building. That would be a sweet ending. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beastfreak Posted January 24, 2003 Share Posted January 24, 2003 That would be especially fun if you didn't do that everytime. I would pay to be the ride op in the booth so I could see all those people's faces when the lights come back on and the ride settles back down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOB_TOM Posted January 24, 2003 Share Posted January 24, 2003 For some people who ride TR it might take them a minute to orient themselves before they realise that they are hanging blow ice or over lava. Just because you might get it in a second doesnt mean that everyone who rides that ride gets it immediately. You have to give everyone in the GP the same look at it, no matte how long it takes them to get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bingog34 Posted January 24, 2003 Share Posted January 24, 2003 I don't know how someone could be oblivious to the fact that they are hanging upside down over lava, or have a giant wall of ice right in front of their face. I don't know. They could do more with it, fyrfyter...that would be awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt3224 Posted January 24, 2003 Author Share Posted January 24, 2003 That would be a great improvement! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOB_TOM Posted January 24, 2003 Share Posted January 24, 2003 Alright, just think for a moment. You just got strapped into a seat, and you have never heard about this ride before. You flip up and hang pointed towards the ceiling. It takes a moment for your brain to orient itself enough to be able to tell what is above you. Same with the lava pit. Its not about realising where you are per se, its just a break to keep your brain from overloading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fyrfyter Posted January 25, 2003 Share Posted January 25, 2003 I don;t thinkt he ride is intense enough to make anyone's brain overload. There are many more things on the face of this planet than rides and rollercoasters that can overload someone's brain. In fact, I would say that rides and coasters probably rank towards the bottom of overloading the brain. If your brain does get overloaded, normally you just pass out anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teenageninja Posted January 30, 2003 Share Posted January 30, 2003 I don't really think that would cause Brain overload, but it would go so fast no one would really understand what was going on. It is a pretty long ride after you've ridden it a few times. It's fun and I really enjoy it, I hope that Delerium is as fun as it. Also, on pass preview night I waited 4 hours, didn't get to ride it, but got to go through the first 2 chambers. I was very disappointed, but I went back the next day and rode it and enjoyed it. I think the ride program will be changed,but not lengthened. It would be fairly easy to change all of the flips, the time going down to the lava, the times you flip into a couple other movements. I really think they are going to change the ride next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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