SoCalCoasters Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 ^Oh my! Are any of those show elements (ie: the projectors, dramatic lighting, fountains etc) a permanent feature of the attraction? That's quite the opening ceremony! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gigalyte Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 OH MY GOD!!!That was an amazing opening for ride The fireworks most likely are not staying but I wonder if the fountains, fire and that beautiful station lighting will be staying are part of the regular night package, I just can't see them adding all of that for a onetime use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteornotes Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Fire and explosions equals entertainment. dt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingRCT3 Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 Not convinced yet? Take a look at that video NOW: Have you ever seen a B&M train that sparkles before?! So much awesomeness! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterfreak101 Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 Wow. They've got to turn this into a nighttime show, there's no way they put together those mist screens and LCD-lit water spouts and such for just one night! (At least I hope not!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixi Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 (edited) Look at this : B&M is on FIRE ! From : www.lacrois-ruggieri.com Edited June 5, 2012 by Dixi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_koppen Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Holy shit! I do not want to be the one responsible for the firework bill! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaMiTsPaT Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 That may be one of the best nighttime displays I've ever seen! The fact that it was all for a ride opening is awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therooboy Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Wow. That looked spectacular. Any news whether they were used on any other nights yet. Would certainly keep a crowd until closing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fdelhomez Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Just came back from Parc Astérix and would like to share with you my off ride in full hd I've made from OzIris! This is easily my favorite inverted coaster! It rocks a lot! Fabien Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJeXeL Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Thanks for the video. Looks like a fantastic invert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fdelhomez Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Does anybody read Robb's review of OzIris on their Facebook page??? Can't believe what I was reading! SERIOUSLY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_koppen Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 No. Pleasy copy what he wrote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fdelhomez Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Robb : "Gave OzIris another chance in the afternoon, back row. It ran *slightly* faster, but it was so bumpy and shaky, it gave me a headache. Overall, a really boring, disappointing ride. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_koppen Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Oh crap, that was unexpected, the ride looked so good :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingRCT3 Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Really unexpected because it looks good, rides good, is good..?? Oziris is not as forceful as Katun/Montu/Afterburn (a good point for me, though), but I don't understand where he found the bumpy part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ernierocker Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Does anybody read Robb's review of OzIris on their Facebook page??? Can't believe what I was reading! SERIOUSLY! Robb : "Gave OzIris another chance in the afternoon, back row. It ran *slightly* faster, but it was so bumpy and shaky, it gave me a headache. Overall, a really boring, disappointing ride. " Did you read his review of the park as a whole? Overall had a really nice day at Parc Asterix! The park was insanely packed, but our front of the line pass and early ERT on Oz'Iris helped out! It's a great park with amazing theming - I wish they had slightly better coasters, but what they have seems to resonate well with their audience. A highly recommended stop when in Paris, France! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J. Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Everyone has their own opinions! There are obviously a good chunk of people who really like Oz'Iris. There's a difference between "a bad coaster" and "a coaster that you don't like". The big thing about Oz'Iris is that it was really, really hyped (R.D. keeps calling it Montdeux, comparative to Montu), so you'd expect that it's a fantastic ride that everyone will like. That's very, very rarely the case! There are always people who will think it's "just okay" or "not good". Examples - the Coney Island Cyclone is probably the worst ride I've ever ridden, but that doesn't mean I don't like it. On the other hand, there are a lot of people who really enjoy the Hersheypark Storm Runner, but I don't like it because it's so short. Like Eric said, the overall opinion on the park was that it was a great place to stop, so that certainly won't stop me from wanting to go there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingRCT3 Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Those who compared Oziris to Montu haven't rode Oziris... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ernierocker Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 It seemed to be the general consensus of the TPR group that the ride was either underwhelming or just okay. A lot of people are acting like Robb punched their puppy just because he didn't like a coaster. Life will go on I promise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmicha Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 I think people also need to realize that Robb has ridden many of the world's best coasters so him not finding a new B&M inverted coaster that isn't as forceful as say Nemesis or Montu underwhelming isn't exactly surprising. For someone who hasn't ever ridden a B&M inverted coaster it may be the best thing in the world. It's all relative. The ride looks gorgeous and from what I've read is quite a hit at the park which is all that matters. Love it if you love it. It really makes no difference. I had a thing for The Villain in its battered state before it was torn down and didn't care that nobody else shared that opinion. Just ride coaster and have a good time doing so. That's the point of being an enthusiast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingRCT3 Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 I can't really tell as I only rode Dragon Challenge, but some of us who said Oziris is good also rode all B&M Inverts (even Phaeton). I don't say Robb is wrong, I just don't understand. I also felt some vibrations in the back row, but most B&Ms have it (Manta, Hulk..). Although it's not bumpy. That's B&M! How can it be bumpy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ernierocker Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 (edited) ^Could be any number of things from the temperature outside, to the wheels needing to be replaced soon, to the ride just having a moody day. Who knows what caused it to be bumpy, but Robb isn't going to just make up a lie about it. That's really the last that needs to be said about the issue. Edited July 1, 2012 by ernierocker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noxegon Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Just throwing in my €0.02... I've ridden just about all the B&Ms (see my previous photo TR), and as most people here will know I'm not afraid to say when a ride is dull, boring, crap, rough, etc. The day I rode OzIris, at the end of April, I thought it was well up there with the very best rides that B&M have built. It's interesting that the TPR group found otherwise. I think ernierocker has got it in one; something wasn't right that day. Hopefully the park will figure it out so that their star attraction can can claim the accolades it (IMHO) richly deserves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon Khan Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 Didnt' take part in FB discussion, but read it though. I am not sure what has happened to Oz'Iris either, since it was actually glass smooth in the front AND in the back on opening day. I'm not talking about the lack of intensity, as one shouldn't expect this to be the next Maverick. That being said, as much as I respect any opinion -good or bad- it seems the club really hit the park on a day that was temperamental for rides, because Oz'Iris aside, I was the first to tell how disappoiinted I was of Tonnerre de Zeus last year when I was almost ashamed to introduce it to some US friends, having raved so much about it, (it was REALLY sluggish on that 2011 day) but here again, on opening day this season (2012), it was much much much better (I remember posting about its recovered glory back in April). But the receipe must be: don't believe the hype and go and ride coasters as if you had never heard about them, or you might very often be disappointed, be it by the ride itself or just because you ride it on a bad day. I remember being positively antsy before I boarded SROS (now Bizarro) at SFNE with the club in 2008 (Ernierocker, you were there too on that specific day, I wonder if you felt the same way) and Supe was my biggest letdown on the trip, whereas coasters I had not watched POV of or read about that much ON PURPOSE were actually THE jewels of East Coast 2008 (Boulderdash comes to mind). Same happened with Raven in 2010 (great expectations > letdown) or in the reverse order, with Prowler (didn't expect anything from "just another GCI" > was BLOWN AWAY) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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