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Post by Stu on Aug 3, 2004 16:40:08 GMT
I was just wondering, what do you need to make a really good water ride?
Is it just about large drops or pouring tons of water over people or a creating a cool theme and story?
Personally i think it’s all about building up the story or experience to a dramatic conclusion, which comes to the old cliché of a good ride been like a good book with good beginning, good middle good end.
I think Ripsaw Falls at Islands ofAdventure is the perfect example of this, it starts with a good themeing concept, inside the queue line / ride entrance you're going to see (or be in) a movie, the ride then has a great setting within this movie, with really cheesey comedy and visual gags, and the story builds up with the route of the ride to the dramatic finale with the cracking final drop!
What do you think makes a good water ride?
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Post by in2ob1ivion on Aug 13, 2004 23:26:20 GMT
I was just wondering, what do you need to make a really good water ride? Is it just about large drops or pouring tons of water over people or a creating a cool theme and story? Personally i think it’s all about building up the story or experience to a dramatic conclusion, which comes to the old cliché of a good ride been like a good book with good beginning, good middle good end. I think Ripsaw Falls at Islands ofAdventure is the perfect example of this, it starts with a good themeing concept, inside the queue line / ride entrance you're going to see (or be in) a movie, the ride then has a great setting within this movie, with really cheesey comedy and visual gags, and the story builds up with the route of the ride to the dramatic finale with the cracking final drop! What do you think makes a good water ride? Exactly what you say!!! okay, a water ride is usually made with one purpose in mind....to get wet!! But why do most water rides in Britain not have any build up and some kind of interest!! As you say Stu, they need to start having storylines to them, with good themeing and plenty of special effects and audio to accompany them. Probably the best themed water ride I have been on is Valhalla, but to be quite honest I didnt get that extra buzz whilst on it, I may have been impressed by the bellowing fires for about 30 seconds and that was it!! Water rides need to start impressing us visually as well as the odd soaking!! |
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Graeme
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Post by Graeme on Aug 22, 2004 14:53:29 GMT
Although my favourites are Snake River Falls and Professor Burp’s Bubbleworks, I think the classic water ride has a long, themed course with a large drop at the end. Probably about the best I’ve been on is Dragon River at Chessington, although I’m sure anything like Logger’s Leap or Nightmare Niagara is as good.
Like you’ve been discussing, it’s funny how the UK has so many ‘bare’ water rides like Tidal Wave (Thorpe Park) and Hydro. It’s a shame we don’t go in for theming as much. That reminds me, I think Splash Mountain looks great. I like the wetness to be kept to log flume level, or just a fine ‘sea spray’. There are very few days in the British calendar when a soaking is appropriate! The Mack water coaster at Europa Park supposedly fits this bill, even if the one at Tusenfryd doesn’t. I think one of these could easily take the place of a chutes.
So I’d go for a themed log flume or chutes as the classic water ride. Rapids are also quite important. I understand it costs a lot to run the pumps, so I think I’d choose just one pump and get the best course I could in the length it would give me. Lots of theming and elements. I’d certainly try to get in drops and the bit where you drop down the centre of a whirlpool.
Also, a water slide area with WhiteWater West spinning rapids and enclosed + racing dinghy slides is essential! And you can’t leave out the indoor water rides like Bubbleworks or Pirates of the Caribbean!
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