Seeing as they are going with the African shack look (cheap corrugated steel roofing on the tunnel), the elephant actually makes some pretty sweet theming.
Seriously though, as cool as the tunnel sounds, I was looking forward to the thrill of reaching the peak of the lift hill and staring down that huge drop.
Glad to see the lift is starting to beef up a bit! The steel tracking is making me count down the days until March (yes, after seeing the Gold Striker progress reports the past couple weeks, I'm finally convinced it will be ready to ride on opening day).