pkifreak Posted December 3, 2004 Share Posted December 3, 2004 Since most of you voted for coney mall in my last poll, which of the rides needs the most updating?(scrambler just had an update so i didnt include it) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alien Seed Posted December 3, 2004 Share Posted December 3, 2004 Give Vortex some theming. It doesn't need to be anything particular, just something in line, around the ride, in the station, etc. With more and more theming going into the park, rides like this will soon become eyesores, no matter how much fun they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted December 4, 2004 Share Posted December 4, 2004 No, I don`t think Vortex needs any theming. I wouldn`t mind seeing The Racer return to its original color scheme with red track and blue handrails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alien Seed Posted December 4, 2004 Share Posted December 4, 2004 How about painting Monster something other than black so that people won't fry like an egg when they ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaotichazard Posted December 4, 2004 Share Posted December 4, 2004 ^^^ agress with alien seed i can't stand that ride when it over 80 degress because of the black paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleHenry Posted December 4, 2004 Share Posted December 4, 2004 Fix FoF's effects and bring them back to how they were when it first opened, and you have a world class ride again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alien Seed Posted December 4, 2004 Share Posted December 4, 2004 I've been singing that song to the "higher-ups" for three years now. It ain't gonna happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted December 4, 2004 Share Posted December 4, 2004 Fix FoF's effects and bring them back to how they were when it first opened, and you have a world class ride again! If you think about it, FoF is really about 90% in working order, which is phoenominal for a Paramount Park. With the exception of some lights burnt out, the only themeing that doesn't work is the stuff that no longer goes with the video (i.e. the projected vertical and horizontal lines). It may be dusty in there, but it works! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleHenry Posted December 4, 2004 Share Posted December 4, 2004 Not quite: 1. The fog in the station 2. The lighting effects in the station 3. The pod people don't "float" anymore The effects in the hanger that no longer work are the lights, yes, but the station has lost many effects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted December 4, 2004 Share Posted December 4, 2004 ^ I saw the fog work either this season or least. I'm pretty sure it does work, it probably just needs to be filled. The people floating was never really that great of an effect. I think someone in a pod with a Pink Panther covered in dust is creepy enough! Which lights are we talking about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleHenry Posted December 4, 2004 Share Posted December 4, 2004 The fog inside the station never worked the season I was on FoF's crew (2003). The fog I am talking about is inside the actual station. Directly in front of the train in the station are a ring of lights that go around the arch above the track. In front of those lights are grates. Fog used to come out of those grates, and the lights behind the grates would light up (as they still do) to make the fog glow as the train launched INTO the fog. Also at this time, the lights would dim and the "all seeing eye" above the station (that big red ball thing) would glow bright red at launch. THOSE are the effects I would like back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted December 4, 2004 Share Posted December 4, 2004 The fog that I did see work is the stuff that shoots out breifly to the right of the entrance of the saucer when the ship is going crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alien Seed Posted December 4, 2004 Share Posted December 4, 2004 It truly brings a tear to my eye to see that someone other than me not only remembers these things, but cares about them as well. The pulsating light above the train is burnt out now and needs replacing; and I do wish they'd get the dead bugs out of that thing too. The fog will never happen again, it's just not worth the money for PKI. You, me, and probably 20 other people are the only ones that actually remember the ride had fog there. The managers don't even remember it. I am a bit confused, however, about the pod people's "floating effect." What was this? I only recall some fascinating lights inside the pods that change colors. Some of those still work, since they were replaced last year. The one thing they did fix this past season was the light fixtures in the ceiling, giving the ceiling a clear separated color scheme of green and purple. The fog in the hanger worked every now and then, but it never spread out from underneath the saucer. It ended up merely serving the purpose of making sure no one could see their reflection in the station wall mirror. Something they need to fix in the hanger are the lights on the saucer itself, including yellow, purple, and green lights, and the strobe lights that go on when Patchbay and Mr. Christopher "jack in." Lastly, it's not really broken but inaudible, the music inside the drum. They need to turn up the volume because the only time you can hear it is when the block brakes slow the train down and the noise from the train is greatly lessened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delirium13 Posted December 4, 2004 Share Posted December 4, 2004 I also put Flight of Fear I just think FOF needs to be cleaned up. I don't think I ever saw any of the effects that you are talking about but they sound cool and I would like to see PKI fix them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HabloRM Posted December 4, 2004 Share Posted December 4, 2004 It's really dirty inside Flight of Fear and extremely dusty. Also it's seems very cluttered. It needs some cleaning inside. On Racer I think they should remove the walls inside the brake shed. They put those on to protect the skid brakes. But since the skid brakes aren't there anymore they should remove them. Plus, it gets very hot in there on hot days. And when you're back there for a while it gets pretty stuffy in there. Action Theater should be two sided all year long. They have two sides why not use them. Maybe this time if they're going to bring an old film back they should advertise it more, so it won't be like DOT and being shut down within the month. Vortex could use some work in the station. Maybe doing something with the que line or something. Also Racer needs some updating on it's station. Some of the wood in the station is getting old and some boards need replaced. Especially on Troika they should get ALL the lights on it working right. I all ways hated working that ride and only two arms are lit up. It looks bad. And they should put in a flat or something where Eurobungee was, it looks too empty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matth Posted December 4, 2004 Share Posted December 4, 2004 Especially on Troika they should get ALL the lights on it working right. I all ways hated working that ride and only two arms are lit up. It looks bad. This is the kind of thing that you should put on the maintenance list every night until it gets fixed. ..matt "zephyr" not "zepher" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vortex Posted December 4, 2004 Share Posted December 4, 2004 No, I don`t think Vortex needs any theming. I wouldn`t mind seeing The Racer return to its original color scheme with red track and blue handrails. I think that is the best Idea so far. I don't think the park would go and spend the money to return the theme to The Racers. I would not mind if they both went the same way and no backwords. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alien Seed Posted December 4, 2004 Share Posted December 4, 2004 Action Theater should be two sided all year long. They have two sides why not use them. Maybe this time if they're going to bring an old film back they should advertise it more, so it won't be like DOT and being shut down within the month. I don't think we'll be seeing any of the old movies again. There is a possibility of seeing Smash Factory, Asteroid Attack, or SOTLT again, but nobody wants them. And, I seriously doubt we will ever see 007 LTT come back, just on the grounds that Bond is owned by MGM, and they're the ones we had to pay $10,000 a year to just to have the name Outer Limits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The-Snapper Posted December 4, 2004 Share Posted December 4, 2004 THE FLYING EAGLES NEED TO BE UPDATED!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HabloRM Posted December 4, 2004 Share Posted December 4, 2004 THE FLYING EAGLES NEED TO BE UPDATED!! Not happening. Sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HabloRM Posted December 4, 2004 Share Posted December 4, 2004 Especially on Troika they should get ALL the lights on it working right. I all ways hated working that ride and only two arms are lit up. It looks bad. This is the kind of thing that you should put on the maintenance list every night until it gets fixed. ..matt "zephyr" not "zepher" And the sad thing is that we do. Or at least I do everytime I'm at Monster. Some of those lights weren't working either and I forgot to add that in my last post. When I'm at Troika I let them know about it too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vortex Posted December 4, 2004 Share Posted December 4, 2004 And, I seriously doubt we will ever see 007 LTT come back, just on the grounds that Bond is owned by MGM, and they're the ones we had to pay $10,000 a year to just to have the name Outer Limits. MGM was just sold. I know they are making a new 007 moive with a new 007. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alien Seed Posted December 4, 2004 Share Posted December 4, 2004 True, but whoever now owns MGM now owns Bond. The situation hasn't changed any, they will still want royalties if they lend out their property to us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matth Posted December 5, 2004 Share Posted December 5, 2004 Especially on Troika they should get ALL the lights on it working right. I all ways hated working that ride and only two arms are lit up. It looks bad. This is the kind of thing that you should put on the maintenance list every night until it gets fixed. ..matt "zephyr" not "zepher" And the sad thing is that we do. Or at least I do everytime I'm at Monster. Some of those lights weren't working either and I forgot to add that in my last post. When I'm at Troika I let them know about it too. Do you actually see the list after it is printed to ensure that everything that is on it is in the correct place? ..matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejoker8388 Posted December 5, 2004 Share Posted December 5, 2004 personaly i just think a knew movie for FOF would be nice. I know that the video goes with the whole them, but really theres only a UFO in there so you could have a lot of different stories to go with it. Even if they keep the story just an updated version would be cool, I mean the movie looks so fake and after having seen it a million times it kinda gets on my nerves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alien Seed Posted December 5, 2004 Share Posted December 5, 2004 As long as they keep Mr. Christopher. Pleeeeese, dick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKlockster Posted December 5, 2004 Share Posted December 5, 2004 I think it would be cool to get some lighting effects for Vortex. Like lights shining on the corkscrew. I also wish they would bring back those "marching ants" lights that went up the lift hill of Vortex and along the straight part of track on The Racer. I thought those really made the PKI atmosphere a lot more lively. They were there labor day weekend, but then vanished. I figured they had them off for Fearfest, but they weren't on the last weekend, that wasn't Fearfest. I also think they could use more/better lighting during night at Coney Mall. It gets dark through there. And the Eiffel Tower doesn't do that great a Job of illumninating the entire park! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted December 5, 2004 Share Posted December 5, 2004 I think it would be cool to get some lighting effects for Vortex. Like lights shining on the corkscrew. I also wish they would bring back those "marching ants" lights that went up the lift hill of Vortex and along the straight part of track on The Racer. I thought those really made the PKI atmosphere a lot more lively. They were there labor day weekend, but then vanished. I figured they had them off for Fearfest, but they weren't on the last weekend, that wasn't Fearfest. I also think they could use more/better lighting during night at Coney Mall. It gets dark through there. And the Eiffel Tower doesn't do that great a Job of illumninating the entire park! They were just off for fearfest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alien Seed Posted December 5, 2004 Share Posted December 5, 2004 they were on for pretty much the whole of the season. I do think it would be cool if they kept the Fearfest lights on the tower for the whole season, but that isn't going to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delirium13 Posted December 5, 2004 Share Posted December 5, 2004 Either that or some kind of new lights on the Eiffel Tower Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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