Pufferfish Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 It's nice that they're building a new ride, and it's all well and good to make the name of the ride be a different language, but reading that name, all I(a person who doesn't know Latin) can imagine is a bunch of fat guys spontaneously combusting... Either way, I'm sure the ride should be good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohiocoasters Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 I just looked up the phrase itself and it does indeed mean foolish fire but it is a name for the phenomenon of the will-of-the-wisp. So that makes alot more sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Migs310 Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 The "original" announcement was in the Morey's Piers 40th Anniversery book "A Wild Ride". It was mixed in with a BUNCH of pictures of projects in the works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odene497 Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 Interesting. Morey's is such a cool place. Even if their coasters are a bit meh, the flats make up for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tatertot3710 Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 Here's more information about Will-o'-the-wisp in case anyone is interested: Â http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_o%27_the_wisp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosscoe Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 Also used in the Sound Of Music, in the song How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria.. Â and thats all for todays usless fact lesson.. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorkscrewFoley Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 I'm thinking perhaps a dark ride from everything I have read... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelinwood Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 My guess is that it could be a flat ride or a small coaster. How is the park space wise? I don't know because I've never been If it's good, I may add this to my list of summer trips though as long as the place is PPR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tatertot3710 Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 ^ I haven't been since '08 and I never got the SLC credit. They've rearranged a lot of things between '08 and now, so I don't know about space issues. They do have PPR and the POP was pretty expensive from what I remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Migs310 Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 The park is located on a pier. The ride site is located in a small space and is under waterslide and the supports are scattered all throughout the site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelinwood Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 ^ So I'm guessing it would be a flat then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoshiFan Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 ^ I haven't been since '08 and I never got the SLC credit. They've rearranged a lot of things between '08 and now, so I don't know about space issues. They do have PPR and the POP was pretty expensive from what I remember. Â Pay Per Ride is very expensive, at something around $0.70 - $0.85 a ticket and the major coasters are 8 tickets each. The Pay One Price was $45 last year but I always go on a Tuesday for their special, they have Pay One Price Wristbands for $19 or $20 each the catch is they expire at 6 pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohiocoasters Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 On an unrelated note: Just had "ignis" on a Latin and I remembered this thread. I guess that means TPR helped me learn Latin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tatertot3710 Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 ^So I'm guessing it would be a flat then? Â It could be, but in '08 there was a fire, damaging a moderate sized portion of that pier. They did replace the damaged bumper cars with the bumper cars from a different pier, but there was also some extra room and a smaller kiddie flume that I don't believe was replaced. It could very well be a dark ride. It could even be a family coaster if they got rid of the crappy Zyklon with OTSRs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tatertot3710 Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 The attraction's blog, http://5292010.com/blog/, was updated on January 28th. Here's the post:  So i haven’t been to the construction site in awhile and much to my surprise there was a big development, a large section of deck was torn out, The workers are working on what appears to be replacing the deck, but there was something more interesting that I noticed… Survey marks have been painted on the deck outside the golf course, they are near the Go Cart stairs. What appears to be a 40-45 foot radius marked out in spray paint, is this part of the new attraction or something un-related. The more intesting thing is that the circle encompasses the stairs for the Go Carts and there is some writing that is difficult to read but appears to say ride 35 fence 45…..hmmmm  Here's a picture of the writing on the deck:  http://5292010.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/IMG00240-20100128-1734.jpg  You can also get a closer view on the pictures from the link. Here are 4 of the pictures, not including the one on the link posted above (You have to see a larger version to see the writing): Notice the pirate props in the background The rest of the pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megamatt Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 Wow interesting... Â Â This thread caught my eye because in a video game I play, one of the characters, Suika, has an attack called Ignis Fatuus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelinwood Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 perhaps some sort of themed flat ride for pirates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darksin Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 Beware of Arrows on the Boardwalks! They never lead to anything good! Honestly the piers don't have a lot of room so my bet would be some kind of flat ride, perhaps a 3D shooter since most of them have moved off the Wildwood Boardwalk now. Â ...also remember to watch the tram car please! (Yes, I still hear that in my nightmares) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelinwood Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 from what I can tell, a shooting ride would fit that park great. Besides midway games, and established ride would be loads better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECZenith Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 Wildwood, NJ is one of my favorite vacation spot, I have a lot of fond memories of visiting the place when I was a kid. Looking forward to seeing what other good stuff they have in store for us! Still hoping for a really scary walkthrough attraction! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tatertot3710 Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 The only thing I see odd about the pirate theme is that the Pirates of Wildwood dark ride is on the same pier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darksin Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 We never miss a trip out to Wildwood. More so since my Mother-in-law lives right in Egg Harbor Township and we normally are looking for something fun to do at night. Â Oh yes, to quote my husband "Wouldn't a remake of the old Castle Dracula be AWESOME". That's apparently the one that burned to the ground at some point, though that was before my days over in Wildwood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netdvn Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 This is a little off topic, but does anybody know of the woodie that was supposed to go to Morey's. Â I remember it being announced and there were a few updates a while back, but it seems to have dropped off the radar since then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 I don't recall a specific announcement (like Quassy), but I think it was delayed until 2011 at the earliest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorkscrewFoley Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 Good, I wasn't the only who remembered the proposed woodie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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