coasterbill 151 Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 That looks amazing, though I'm skeptical they'll keep producing fog at that level a year or two into this ride's existence. Link to post Share on other sites
DoinItForTheFame 2 Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 Whoa!!! That looks amazing!!! Sadly, I too am skeptical at how long they will keep up those amazing effects. Link to post Share on other sites
coneyislandchris 21 Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 Even my wife, who has been known to be less than impressed when I send her photos of coasters, says "Wow! That looks incredible!". Now just to convince her to hop the pond. Link to post Share on other sites
michaellynn4 3 Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 Have to admit, that looks pretty cool. Link to post Share on other sites
ObeyTheShihTzu! 1 Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 Christopher Lee would be so proud! This coaster should appeal to pagans and non-pagans, alike! Alice Link to post Share on other sites
Robert.W 0 Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 I just want to point out that these images are for promotional purposes. Many of the effects used in these pictures won't actually be in use when the coaster opens to the public. As the park is only open during the day, bar a few weeks at the end of October, the lighting and fog effects wouldn't nearly be as effective as they are in the pictures released today. Having said that, the coasters theming sure does look absolutely fantastic, even without the extra lighting and smoke effects! Link to post Share on other sites
KarlaKoaster 7 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 post Share on other sites
cookiex 0 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 post Share on other sites
Robert.W 0 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 post Share on other sites
RCT3Bross 2 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 post Share on other sites
cfc 25 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 post Share on other sites
WestCoasterKing 0 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 post Share on other sites
cfc 25 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 post Share on other sites
Robert.W 0 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 post Share on other sites
chickenbowl 0 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. I really hope they have all the weird naked dancing girls from the 70's movie incorporated in the ride Link to post Share on other sites
TheoB 0 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 post Share on other sites
anthonyg3521 0 Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Even if the coaster isn't too great, theming is absolutely fantastic! Link to post Share on other sites
cfc 25 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. No need to shout, young man. Link to post Share on other sites
Baffles 0 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. 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. Still, can't wait to ride. Link to post Share on other sites
Robert.W 0 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. No need to shout, young man. 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. 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 post Share on other sites
Superbatboy 4 Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Looking great! Link to post Share on other sites
Robert.W 0 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 post Share on other sites
RyanTPM 0 Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 ^That looks very impressive! Link to post Share on other sites
thedazza 0 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. No need to shout, young man. 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. 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. 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 post Share on other sites
Dombot 0 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 post Share on other sites
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