I feel like you guys are being harsh about this. So a few people assume Alpengeist is part of New France because of a few similarities between the two. I am sure if you asked any random park guest they would think the same thing too.
Our points are valid. We think the ride is par of New France because it doesn't match the Rhinefeld hamlet, it opens before Rhinefeld does, it is very close to an ride in New France and it even wanders into one part of New France by the other end of the bridge. Ever heard of the French Alps? Yes, France has them. That was something I immediately thought of that linked the ride to New France.
Your points are valid too. It has a german name, german based story line, german based architecture, etc.
The overal point is, some think it is in New France some don't. There is no need to constantly bash those, or at least constantly repeat yourselves it is in Germany, when we were only offering certain things they made us feel it was in New France.
Anyways, the Alpengeist location discussion should develop its own thread, back on to the re-theme of New France.
New France can easily be themed to Switzerland, after all look how they transformed Hastings to Killarney. However, the overall feel of New France make it fit. Maybe it is just me but I think all parks should have at least one hamlet dedicated to Canada
Add some chocolate and cheese places into the area, with the Swiss flag and it already looks like Switzerland. However, then you have to rename the Caribou Station and retheme an entire train, with new costumes for employees, etc. The Smokehouse can just stay the same, I see no reason to really change it, after all its not like the park hasn't collided contradicting themes before. Take a look at the New France booth/stand thingy sitting in Scotland.
