Retro_Gaga Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 I think it's absolutely the sickest tea cups ride i've ever seen and why don't all the SF teacups get this treatment during fright fest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 How totally simple, yet really effective. I had no idea they even did this. --Robb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro_Gaga Posted November 12, 2009 Author Share Posted November 12, 2009 I think this might be the best looking teacups experience i've ever seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kumba830 Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Yeah they do it for FF every year. It's probably one of my favorite re-themes, and possibly even my favorite ride at the park when it's Terror Twister for FF. Now if only they kept it like this all year round (Maybe minus the fog...It's a little hard to breath form the huge amount they use) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsterfan99 Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 How totally simple, yet really effective. I had no idea they even did this. --Robb It's truly an outstanding idea and theme. The only things it involves is black curtains, fog, music, some LCD lights, a strobe light, a new ride sign and a fake DJ stand. The ride cycle itself has no change (aka not more intense) and there is nothing scary for kids. They also improved the ride this year with the new LED lights. I really love what SF Great America does with their flat rides for Fright Fest. Rue le Dodge does a rock music version of Terror Twister. On top of that the Revolution, King Chaos & Condor (when it runs) use more intense ride cycles. I wish all parks went the extra mile on even simple flat rides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spideyfreak Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Holy crap! Six Flags should do that to all of their teacup rides for Fright Fest. It looks so fun I might actually go if they did. It reminds me of those crazy German fair rides! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pufferfish Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 This looks so awesome. Does anyone know if SFOG does this on Shake Rattle and Roll, or do they just leave all the lights on during Fright Fest too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GriffyTiffy Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Yeah they do it for FF every year. It's probably one of my favorite re-themes, and possibly even my favorite ride at the park when it's Terror Twister for FF. Now if only they kept it like this all year round (Maybe minus the fog...It's a little hard to breath form the huge amount they use) It's even better when we fit five of us in the cup and have Cameron spin us! And yes, they could stand to cut down on the fog a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kumba830 Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 It's even better when we fit five of us in the cup and have Cameron spin us! And yes, they could stand to cut down on the fog a little. I could barely walk after that! Now I'm a proud fan of the... "No spin club" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atem122 Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Did SFMM end up doing this with Sand Blaster (bumper cars)? They said they would... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerrykoala2112 Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 The last TPR meet up on November 1st took some serious spinning action on this ride! Seriously, my collar was choking me on this thing! It's awesome. And the strobe lights are insane. I think you should head to SFGAM one year to experience this amazing tea cups set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Gumball Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Reminds me of what SCBB did with their Breakdance ride, Wipeout. Originally, it was an outdoor ride and they tucked it under the boardwalk and gave it a light package much like this, along with various techno-surf tracks (custom written) and those 2 changes gave a completely different ride experience. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVn0r-HK4qI&feature=related Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidcoaster 2 Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 We did something pretty much the same to our Bumper Cars this year for Ghost Lake... Black Covering on the out side of the building with a fog machine, Strobe Lights, Different lights and Music to go with it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cameron Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Yeah, Terror Twister is insane during frightfest. In fact watching that video I was surprised by how tame it looks! On the ride it really is quite seriously trippy .. They have several music and lighting sequences too, so you can ride several times and get different experiences. Cameron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hercules Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 It is little things like that which make or break rides. I wish parks would just take a little bit of time and effort to make ride experiences a little better like that all of the time. Simple and effective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reon Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 We did something pretty much the same to our Bumper Cars this year for Ghost Lake... Black Covering on the out side of the building with a fog machine, Strobe Lights, Different lights and Music to go with it... Bumper cars in the dark with the crazy rave party effects on it? That sounds both insane and awesome! I have to agree though, its this kind of stuff that makes the ride an ENTIRELY different experience. I found Cosmotron at Knoebels to be one of my favorite flats of all time, and that just a pimped out himilaya. Its completely blacked out with a disco ball, fog machines, strobe lights, and ofcourse a musical track blasting in your ears the entire ride. Pure insanity, and I love every second of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixflagsguy5 Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 Terror twister 2 was awesome this year. I only got to ride it once, but it was a really big improvement from the original terror twister. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinM Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 I really wish I could have gone to GAm this October. GAm has been my homepark, but after starting college I'm too far. (Six Flags St. Louis does a poor job of fright fest IMO.) Terror Twister was ALWAYS a must-ride, and this new set-up is INSANE! Synchronized lighting? New tracks? (Don't get me wrong, Sandstorm is cool and all, but it's old.) That's almost worth the trip home! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squid Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 If SFoG isn't doing this already, I'm certainly going to suggest it! Squid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WFChris Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 Back when Knott's was cool, I believe they did this to their Scrambler year round. But that ride is gone now...I think... Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socalMAN123 Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 ^ You can blame that one on the lackluster Pony Express. ---Brent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traincrossin Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 Terror Twister 2 is insanely awesome! Enough said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Gumball Posted November 15, 2009 Share Posted November 15, 2009 Back when Knott's was cool, I believe they did this to their Scrambler year round. But that ride is gone now...I think... Chris. I remember their indoor scrambler. It had an under sea theme to it. Lighting wasn't quite as dramatic (but again, it was only 1998 (The Windjammer days) at the time I rode it), just had the typical roller skating rink disco lights going on. Still was a fun experience being whipped around in the dark. More parks should follow this model, it really spices up what seems like a simple flat ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screaminkid2005 Posted November 15, 2009 Share Posted November 15, 2009 I really wish SFNE would do something like this to either the bumper cars or the tea cups. They really have the opportunity to change these rides up for fright fest, but the only thing they do for rides is change Houdini into a haunted house. =[ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCFreak Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 That is ridiculously awesome! I would love for SFMM to get something like this for next year, I would actually go to Fright Fest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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