Finnegan's Flyer
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Strangely enough, it was Miller Lite. It was just a good back and forth chant based on the commercials
Maybe someday we can move Finnegan's to Canada New France and rename it "Dualing Beavers". What is @belsaas opinion on that?
So I finally got a chance to ride Finnegan's Flyer, and honestly, I sort of take back some of my criticisms of the ride's location. I'm still not a fan of how the ride ruins the quaintness of Killarney's entrance and that front corner of the village, but from an on-ride perspective, they couldn't have picked a more perfect location. The village facing side is incredible, with its upward swoop that provides a breathtaking view of the hamlet, and that backswing that leaves you looking straight down into the water is remarkable sensation. But I, surprisingly, found the Heatherdowns-facing side even more fun - you feel really like you're soaring out over the water into a ravine, and by running perfectly parallel to the Killarney Crossing bridge, there's a sort of near-miss sensation and an additional feeling of speed. All these surroundings - the foliage, the water, the buildings, the bridge, make the experience so much more fascinating.
Now, I was also surprised at how much I missed the theming on Finnegan's Flyer. Before riding, I didn't have a huge problem with the ride being unthemed. But while riding, I realized how much less exotic the experience seemed without even a prompt to spark the imagination, to give some rhyme or reason as to why we're soaring "over the Celtic coast." Literally a sign or two with an illustration of Finnegan's Flyer as some sort of mythical flying machine, or something to tie the ride to Battle for Eire's lore, would be plenty to give me something to thing about - to imagine what I'm doing while I'm riding. But as it stands now, Finnegan's Flyer is just a big, metal amusement ride, and that makes the whole experience feel a lot less special than it could be.
That said, I absolutely love the forces of this ride. The run cycle is long, and the airtime, the backwards forces, the butterflies in the stomach are all there. As far as rides go, Finnegan's Flyer is definitely one of my favorites in the park now.
Now, I was also surprised at how much I missed the theming on Finnegan's Flyer. Before riding, I didn't have a huge problem with the ride being unthemed. But while riding, I realized how much less exotic the experience seemed without even a prompt to spark the imagination, to give some rhyme or reason as to why we're soaring "over the Celtic coast." Literally a sign or two with an illustration of Finnegan's Flyer as some sort of mythical flying machine, or something to tie the ride to Battle for Eire's lore, would be plenty to give me something to thing about - to imagine what I'm doing while I'm riding. But as it stands now, Finnegan's Flyer is just a big, metal amusement ride, and that makes the whole experience feel a lot less special than it could be.
That said, I absolutely love the forces of this ride. The run cycle is long, and the airtime, the backwards forces, the butterflies in the stomach are all there. As far as rides go, Finnegan's Flyer is definitely one of my favorites in the park now.
You know Joe, having FF tie in to Battle for Eire in a small way isn't a terrible idea. Maybe the fairy guardians/leprechauns built the flyer as a weapon against Balor's dark powers to protect Ireland. Then again, I think the small theming we did get is ultimately fine with me.
The only problem is it stops making sense once BfE is dismantled. But I agree, having a unified story/theme for areas is becoming popular (take forbidden frontier at CP for example). So I'd love to see them come up with a story for Ireland and tie all of the rides into it.
They couldn't theme it to Battle for Eire
Battle for Eire takes place in the Otherworld, which you need an Emerald Mask and an Enchanted Lens to see. Unless they upgraded Finnegan's Flyer to have these things, you'd never be able to see the Otherworld.
Duh.
Battle for Eire takes place in the Otherworld, which you need an Emerald Mask and an Enchanted Lens to see. Unless they upgraded Finnegan's Flyer to have these things, you'd never be able to see the Otherworld.
Duh.
Are you saying you want to wear an emerald mask for Finnegan's? I thought you were in camp "emerald mask hurts me".
Truth be told I really like Finnegan's Flyer the way it is now, no other things need to be added to it IMO.