I for one am happy with the progress; I never doubted the park would do a good job with it.
I was suspecting we'd see some fairy-folk. That's very consistent with Irish mythology, so they're on track with that.
You all know what concerns I have with the name...
but again, merely pointing something out, and like I said about keeping it in perspective, I doubt most people would have a clue. And it's not pre-judging the ride itself or thinking they would have invoked modern references--they're maybe tone deaf, not stupid or deliberately insensitive--as of course this is time period they would have gone for and what they think would be an appropriate name.
And well they should go for that time period, for there are a wealth of Irish mythological themes upon which to draw... So I'm interested in seeing how the story line comes together.
No, as for the name...the bigger issue for most will be how to pronounce it.
Lord Robert said:
I think it's pronounced either "air" or "era"; though "ira" might be the correct pronunciation.
Closest English approximation would be "AIR-uh." I'd bet dollars to donuts I'll hear "Erie" though, as in the lake. I expect "eer-uh" will be most common. I really hope the "native Irish speaker" playing Addie gets it right...
(I assume they actually mean Irish native--she's from Ireland and speaks English with an Irish accent; probably doesn't know any actual Irish beyond grade school).
Lord Robert said:
At least "Eire" is spelled correctly for it's official name. And the ride looks freakin' sweet, can't wait until 2018.
Technically, no. It should be Éire, not Eire (it's missing the accent, which changes the definition). Séamus & Líam too.
But it does look sweet so far.
And PS SEAS--"Lads and Lasses" is Scots, not Irish, wrong hamlet.
