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EITA and the like are "gateway rides", and they damn sure serve their purpose. My kid was TERRIFIED of anything dark or loud...so we had to ease her into it.

EITA was a HUGE part of that, as really the first dark ride she could go on and realize that she liked it. Was it Mind-Blowing? No, and that's the point.

As much as I LOVE the record-breaking thrill rides, you gotta have something for everyone at a place like Busch--and EITA served that purpose.
 
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jmu2011 said:
^ I think people are thinking about the best cheap solution to the problem.
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SO in other words, they have low standards. That pesky conditioning Swift talks about is coming into play.

Marketing on nostalgia only goes but so far until someone is tired of the offering again. Only different is the second time they become even more tired of it.
 
^No. It has nothing to do with low standards. It's has to do with the place sitting dark, waiting for something to either come in an replace it or somebody to knock down the building.

Corkscrew Hill wasn't the greatest, and the animation quality is super outdated at this point. But, it's better than it sitting dark.

Ireland needs a ride right now. Corkscrew Hill was better received than EitA, even after years of it being there.

At this point, something is better than nothing.
 
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I don't want Corkscrew Hill to come back because it's cheap, I want it to come back because it's a really cool ride. There are so many other factors going into our decisions other than the "cheapness" of it.
 
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I think they should come up with a new idea, but actually Irish themed. I know it is not cheap, but it would (hopefully) be a quality and unique attraction that is better than Corkscrew Hill being brought back to life 4 years later!
 
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Applesauce said:
^No. It has nothing to do with low standards. It's has to do with the place sitting dark, waiting for something to either come in an replace it or somebody to knock down the building.
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Once again it has everything to do with lower standards. People have now been conditioned to want something recycled than new. First reaction should be something new, fresh, quality, and exciting NOT OMGz CORKSCREW HILLz must be a coming bak.
 
JuniorBGWfan28 said:
There are so many other factors going into our decisions other than the "cheapness" of it.
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There can be many other factors in it. But praising and wishing Cork back will do nothing but enable minds of those in charge to take a cheap way out.

This board obviously is against just a mediocre product. Wishing that thing back is just another sub standard medicore move. It would push a new replacement that much farther back.
 
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The thing about EITA though is the public didn't like it. Even on the busiest days, the ride barely got past a 20 minute wait. Last year at CT, lines for Santa, Bolt, and Penguins maxed out at 45 mins and EITA was still a walk on. New technology or not, if the public hates it, there's no point in keeping it and letting it waste money.

Yes Corkscrew Hill wasn't the best ride the park had to offer and yes, replacing it was bound to happen. That being said, it was incredibly popular with the public and it showed with the constant long lines. It had a good story, it was a good ride, and it fit the theme of the hamlet better than EITA could ever do.
 
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Atlantis said:
This board obviously is against just a mediocre product. Wishing that thing back is just another sub standard medicore move. It would push a new replacement that much farther back.
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How would it push a new replacement farther back? Nobody is saying "Bring Corkscrew Hill back, and never replace it again." (And if they are, they aren't actually voicing their opinions on the matter.)

Bringing Corkscrew Hill back would give something for visitors to do, until BG can come up with something that is better than Corkscrew Hill to replace it with. (Which they should be doing, if they haven't already started.) Rather than the building to sit dark, when the area needs an attraction.

The vast majority of us who want it back, don't want it back permanently. We want it back so it gives us something to do, in an area where the biggest thing to do is watching a show.
 
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Applesauce said:
How would it push a new replacement farther back? Nobody is saying "Bring Corkscrew Hill back, and never replace it again." (And if they are, they aren't actually voicing their opinions on the matter.)

Bringing Corkscrew Hill back would give something for visitors to do, until BG can come up with something that is better than Corkscrew Hill to replace it with. (Which they should be doing, if they haven't already started.) Rather than the building to sit dark, when the area needs an attraction.

The vast majority of us who want it back, don't want it back permanently. We want it back so it gives us something to do, in an area where the biggest thing to do is watching a show.
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Simple, it is an excuse to push something back as the masses are entertained by it. The masses would be entertained by a cheap refill without applying any effort for a quality offering. Corkscrew would be the bastard capri sun juice packet made into a purse than middle school kids covet so much.

Once again, it does not need to return. Something new and fresh needs to be put there. Its return would be nothing more than a further decline of quality and on the same level as shuttering it without notice.
 
If that's the case, then we're going to have a repeat of the time between King Arthur's Challenge and Corkscrew Hill. Where the most exciting thing in the area is a show.
 
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If that's the case, then we're going to have a repeat of the time between King Arthur's Challenge and Corkscrew Hill. Where the most exciting thing in the area is a show.
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Which will put pressure for a NEW ride and an outstanding show until then. If they do not deliver then spending in that area falls off and pushes closer to much needed changes.
 
What should have been done was, when the public didn't take well to EitA, and the numbers dropped; because there was a time when people enjoyed the ride. When things started to go weak its second season, the park should have already started at looking to replace it with something new and start production for a new ride. Instead they just kept pushing it off and pushing it off until they couldn't push it off no more and just closed it without a replacement.

I agree with Atlantis, they need to put something new and innovative there. Not the same repeat stuff. We are supposed to progress not regress.
 
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I agree wholeheartedly with Party Rocker.

I'll say this too: Everything I've heard thus far says that the ride system will never be used again. Take that with a bit of salt because I don't like saying definitive things when I personally haven't seen proof with my own eyes, but that's what many little birds keep telling me.

Right now, I fully expect the building to sit empty until 2016.
 
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Heres an idea

Legend Seekers! The new reality tv show, about paranormal investigators and urban legend experts.Youre the surprise guests in the Pilot episode for the International show.During the show, youre greeted by the creators of the shows, and the stars, and they tell you about two urban legends.Each one takes place in the simulator room. Banshee an Troll, for examples sake. When you get to through with the preshow, the secondary loading area with the lights, will be for boarding the coaster, and you cant see the ride through runs. before you know it, youre out in the different settings. Banshee has alot of drops with animatronic banshees having near miss collisions with your vehicle.The troll has alot of turns as you dodge falling trees and more. each ride would have a thematic highlight. banshee being you are surrounded by wailing banshees, which are done using projector holograms, which make it look like theyre right there with you.the troll, they use the troll animatronic they have at the bridge, or something similar, and put it under a bridge set piece, where you get stuck, and it comes after you, before you go in the nick of time. Then, the exit is right there where the ride normally exits.Now, some romedling would have to be done to fit all this in those rooms, but it would create a nice attraction thats almost like a wattered down version of Verbolten.

Also, for the preshow, they could hire someone from Ghost hunters to play a parody of their guys.
 
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