Europe In The Air
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I decided to try this waiting for the Verbolten line to calm down on Friday. Not only was it a long wait with a really short line, one camera was out so only 2/3rds of the screen was filled. Why would they even run it like that?
From what I remember, it was kind of a "Journey to the Center of the Earth" type theme. You were on a ship that could fly and tunnel into the ground.
smitty915 said:
From what I remember, it was kind of a "Journey to the Center of the Earth" type theme. You were on a ship that could fly and tunnel into the ground.
Swiftman said:
I couldn't agree more, I only go on it to cool off in the summer....But it is really ashamed of what they did to this attraction...It could be done so much better!
Actually, the ride was spelled Questor. By the way there is still a video of the ride on youtube, but this is the Busch Gardens Tampa version.
The only difference is that the queue line didn't have any theme, but the ride was the same.
Here's a link to the video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTNWeVaY050
I think the ride looked cool for its time, but I don't think it would fit the theme of Ireland any better.
The only difference is that the queue line didn't have any theme, but the ride was the same.
Here's a link to the video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTNWeVaY050
I think the ride looked cool for its time, but I don't think it would fit the theme of Ireland any better.
It was at the park before Ireland fit. From what I understand, Questor -> King Arthur's Challenge -> Corkscrew Hill (with the start of Ireland) -> EitA
Swiftman said:
I got asked about it last year in August by one of the employees at the exit. Never ranted for so long about a single simulator ride in my life, and yeah I also said they needed a better anchor than EitA. I totally forgot to mention it then but thanks for jogging my memory Swift n_n.
EDIT: moved the last 2/3rds of my post here.
Lets keep the conversation on Europe in the Air as a ride specifically, I think a new thread in the brand new Concepts and Ideas Forum is needed for the direction this conversation has gone in...
Poor Europe In the Air never gets any love. My family and I can't be the only ones who enjoy this ride. I wonder if I'm the only person who bought the t-shirt during it's opening year. (Actually it was a birthday present for me that summer). I enjoy wearing it and showing off my enjoyment of the ride.
gardener14 said:
Yes. Yes you are.
Actually, my kids LOVE it, but it makes me a little sick. My wife keeps her eyes closed the whole time.I'm probably in the minority on this, but I think the ride is possibly salvageable. If the revamped the queue, created an actual storyline (I have several ideas about this) and most of all, tweaked the ride so that it was smoother, made better uses of the effects and matched the motion up with the video better, they could make it a cool ride experience.
The idea of the ride isn't bad, but the execution is terrible.
I think that if they just redo the movie so it's CG instead of live action, it could be a fun ride.
A common complaint seems to be that the queue is inappropriately themed, but I don't understand this complaint. The flight occurs on a magic sled of sorts and its departure and arrive occurs within an Irish castle. The queue (a tunnel in an Irish castle) makes perfect sense, or more accurately, they created the ride to fit the context of the existing show building's infrastructure.