KarlaKoaster Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 Shame the park is rarely open into dusk, but fingers crossed it looks nice during daytime hours too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookiex Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 I feel this is an example that Merlin can be really good with theming when they put money and effort to it. Even if it seems limited to the wicker man structure it alone looks amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert.W Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 (edited) First close up of one of the trains for Wicker Man! Edited February 17, 2018 by Robert.W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCT3Bross Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 It looks good. I'm finally looking forward to ride it now. This might be better then what I expected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Christopher Lee would be so proud! This coaster should appeal to pagans and non-pagans, alike!  Alice  Yes, make no mention of the Nicholas Cage abomination! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestCoasterKing Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Christopher Lee would be so proud! This coaster should appeal to pagans and non-pagans, alike!  Alice  Yes, make no mention of the Nicholas Cage abomination! You just did! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Christopher Lee would be so proud! This coaster should appeal to pagans and non-pagans, alike!  Alice  Yes, make no mention of the Nicholas Cage abomination! You just did!  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert.W Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Wicker Man is NOT based off of the films of the same name!! It is based on the same myths and legends that inspired the films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenbowl Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Wicker Man is NOT based off of the films of the same name!! It is based on the same myths and legends that inspired the films. Â I really hope they have all the weird naked dancing girls from the 70's movie incorporated in the ride Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheoB Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 I really hope they have all the weird naked dancing girls from the 70's movie incorporated in the ride  I hear they are hiring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthonyg3521 Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Even if the coaster isn't too great, theming is absolutely fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Wicker Man is NOT based off of the films of the same name!! It is based on the same myths and legends that inspired the films. Â No need to shout, young man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baffles Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 It is an odd theme really - there could have been plenty of names for the ride in keeping with the story they wanted that are not associated with the corny movie of the same name. Â One of the first things the UK press did was associate it with the movie. For the park marketing department to then have to correct them, I am not sure why they didn't come up with an original name in the first place. Â Still, can't wait to ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert.W Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Wicker Man is NOT based off of the films of the same name!! It is based on the same myths and legends that inspired the films. Â No need to shout, young man. Â What makes you think I'm shouting? My text was in large and bold. It just makes it a bit easier to see and emphasises my point. I do apologise if it came off that way. Â But yeah, I agree with what Baffles is saying on the name. The park brought all this confusion on themselves in naming it what they did. Nevertheless, I'm sure in time we'll get used to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superbatboy Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Looking great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert.W Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 Wicker Man testing. https://www.facebook.com/towerstimes/?hc_ref=ARR-aZEgE8fGQReNgwmfZFMWOq4eYG8slRfolQDlrCiE0Eu0Xl03b32Ci12k8CudDno&fref=nf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanTPM Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 ^That looks very impressive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedazza Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Wicker Man is NOT based off of the films of the same name!! It is based on the same myths and legends that inspired the films. Â No need to shout, young man. Â What makes you think I'm shouting? My text was in large and bold. It just makes it a bit easier to see and emphasises my point. I do apologise if it came off that way. Â But yeah, I agree with what Baffles is saying on the name. The park brought all this confusion on themselves in naming it what they did. Nevertheless, I'm sure in time we'll get used to it. Â It's quite clever really when you think about it. Because a lot of people are aware of the movies they are just going to assume it is based on them. So they basically have all the benefits of an IP, without actually having to pay for one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dombot Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Wicker Man testing. https://www.facebook.com/towerstimes/?hc_ref=ARR-aZEgE8fGQReNgwmfZFMWOq4eYG8slRfolQDlrCiE0Eu0Xl03b32Ci12k8CudDno&fref=nf It's really hard to not get hyped for this after seeing that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 re the video: I was thinking..."that's a rather short cycle, isn't it?" Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedazza Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Looks like fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 ^ Love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoinItForTheFame Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 ^ ^ That picture is amazing!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 "Also Awesome as Desktop Background" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert.W Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 A video of the live stream from earlier if you didn't get to see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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