Der Autobahn is my favorite roller coaster in the park.
Project 2022: Pantheon
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I've always preferred Imodium Coasters as they don't upset my stomach.
Care to help me find mine? They're rolling along the floor somewhere.
I myself am more of a fan of the nicknames people come up with for the rides, especially on the spot, and I'm hoping this project has a treasure trove of pet names to call it.
I completely agree.
That said, "GP" is a bit of a misnomer in my opinion.
While the abbreviation (perhaps offensively) suggests that it encompasses the entirety of "the other"—read: people who don't self-identify as amusement industry enthusiasts—in reality I (and I think many others) use it as a term to describe the sizable percentage of park-goers who are, to put it simply, unobservant.
Truthfully, I don't think I'd use "GP" to describe anyone who reads park signs or maps. I use GP to describe the people who call DarKastle "the Batman ride" and those who enter DarKastle with all the confidence in the world that it's "the white coaster."
Very much agreed on what “GP” is.
I tend to (and maybe inappropriately) roll my eyes when I see someone (or hear) say something like “all coasters are the same” or (my personal favorite) called RXCC “that scary shooty dark roller coaster.” I dunno why but that one really bothered me.
I have a scale when it comes to people and roller coasters:
Newbies: People who think every roller coaster is the same and/or don’t know the names of any of them.
General Public: People who recognize different rides and parks but don’t follow coasters or manufacturers
Nerds: People who are fans of roller coasters and know all the manufacturers, but have zero knowledge of how the industry works or the history.
Enthusiasts: People who are the above but also know how the industry works and history
Elitests: People who obsess and make their whole lives about roller coasters, and/or berate other people who don’t have as much knowledge or having the wrong opinion.
Newbies: People who think every roller coaster is the same and/or don’t know the names of any of them.
General Public: People who recognize different rides and parks but don’t follow coasters or manufacturers
Nerds: People who are fans of roller coasters and know all the manufacturers, but have zero knowledge of how the industry works or the history.
Enthusiasts: People who are the above but also know how the industry works and history
Elitests: People who obsess and make their whole lives about roller coasters, and/or berate other people who don’t have as much knowledge or having the wrong opinion.
We seem to have gotten way off topic.
I recommend continuing the "GP" discussion here. As you can see, I have loathed the term for a long time.
I recommend continuing the "GP" discussion here. As you can see, I have loathed the term for a long time.
I'm back at it again with the messy sketchy visualizing concepts.
That is a cool name. But, as others wishfully indicated, I'd love to see history come back. I can't draw but....
(wind sfx throughout. A faint howling is heard)
VO (ominous..horror movie trailer voice) They thought they'd concurred him...banished him from the forest. Years have passed...he's grown stronger...wiser...larger...badder than ever before. And he's ready to settle a score....
(roller coaster flashing by sfx with louder howl)
VO (dramatic) The Wolf has found his way back home to Busch Gardens
(roller coaster passing with rider screams sfx)
Big Bad Wolf-The Next Chapter... Busch Gardens Williamsburg
(scary howl sfx)
(wind sfx throughout. A faint howling is heard)
VO (ominous..horror movie trailer voice) They thought they'd concurred him...banished him from the forest. Years have passed...he's grown stronger...wiser...larger...badder than ever before. And he's ready to settle a score....
(roller coaster flashing by sfx with louder howl)
VO (dramatic) The Wolf has found his way back home to Busch Gardens
(roller coaster passing with rider screams sfx)
Big Bad Wolf-The Next Chapter... Busch Gardens Williamsburg
(scary howl sfx)
I'm admittedly not a big fan of the idea of 'sequel' rides in general tbh; I feel like that making a ride a sequel or spiritual successor is in of itself just a marketing gimmick that can take away from it's individual uniqueness.
I'd much rather this be something new and bold in both concept and design.
I'd much rather this be something new and bold in both concept and design.
I okay with, "Unclaimed Bastard Son of Drakenfire."
Want to buy my totally 100% legit "Unclaimed Bastard Son of Drachen Fire" t-shirt that I totally didn't steal from Project Madrid's future case files :////
Between the reputations of Twister II and Son of Beast, sequel coasters have been ruined forever.
Man, Drachen Fire was such a cool name. If they ever put a coaster in its old space, I would have no issue if they reuse the name, especially if it's a B&M flyer (maybe with village theming, a la Big Bad Wolf).
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