Apollo standing across the way be like..."Hey, I'm a god too! Can I play?"
Project 2022: Pantheon
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Apollo standing across the way be like..."Hey, I'm a god too! Can I play?"
Hey everyone! I’m here for my grand opening party! Thank you. Thank you. Wait, what? Who? Ooohhh… Fine, be that way. I’m going back home.
I generally agree that if it's a good enough ride I'm not going to care about theme much but this one just bugs me cause it feels lazy. Themeing without changing a thing on the ride could have been as simple as launch 1 strap into Mercury's sandals for a run, swing launch feel the power of Volcan's hammer swing. Dive to the Rhine feel the force of Neptune's waves as you ride across the river bank. The air tim hill coming up from the Rhine hold on tight as you flee the underworld and Pluto's grasp. Image think about a concept for a fifth god but there you have 4 with actual links of some form to the ride layout without even actually changing a thing about the ride.
Perhaps it’s the complete opposite. Maybe they tried too much theming & association. ?
If they had just said, “Pantheon - experience the power of the gods” or “Pantheon - worship in fear” maybe we wouldn’t be in this situation. ?
Exactly this. I feel like if they actually put an ounce of effort into presenting the ride in a way that ties into the name and what they're trying to convey with the 5 gods, it wouldn't feel gimmicky. Right now we're workin with 2 crack shacks, a backstage area as a plaza, and a grass field. That's as Roman as it gets?
Man that sounds really sad when you say it out loud.
I think it’s the park to be honest. If Six Flags did this, no one would honestly care. But BGW was/is one of the heaviest themed parks not named Disney or Universal. So when they cut corners on theme elements, it’s jarring compared to what the park is.
It's sad when Verbolten's theming compared to Pantheon makes it look like Hagrid's or Velocicoaster. I agree, huge missed opportunity considering how far they went naming the elements.
I say it again if it's a strong enough ride you don't have to theme it and can name it something stupid line Launcher 21 or Rage One Seven Nine and I will be thrilled with riding it. But if you are going to theme it and give it a themed name I expect you to put some effort into it.
As for The reference to SF I think of their parks as amusement parks not theme parks there is a difference and it's OK to be an amusement park and not a theme park but Busch has always been a THEME park and there should some expectations that it stay one.
Enough of this debate I am off to see if I can see any testing from the road.
I'm not really arguing that line of thinking to start. Just look at my why the BBW is slightly overrated post. I'm just pointing out why some might be slightly dissapointed.
That was my guess, since they were pushing the whole MMXX thing hard. Hell, it'd still work this year, just capitalize the I too!
The lack of planned theming predates COVID, if that is what you mean.
The crazy thing is KD's most recent coaster (Twisted Timbers) has far more theming and storytelling than Pantheon was ever supposed to have. And apparently the upcoming free spin coaster will be more themed than Pantheon too.
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THIS is why Busch Gardens falling behind so far now is crucial. KD has noticed it too...
I dont get the impression that BGW is falling behind kd in any way..
Would you rather have the mini free spin and 5 million dollars of themeing around it?
Would you rather have the mini free spin and 5 million dollars of themeing around it?
I made several passes past the park and saw nothing on the Pantheon front.
I can't get over the ramshackle shack of a station.
Drachen Fire and Griffon were unthemed I guess, and InvadR lost theming with the loss of the lead car sculptures, but their stations still look nice.
Recently watched TPR's POV on SFFT's Wonder Woman, even that station had some effort put into it. Granted, SFFT is supposed to be a nicer Six Flags park, but it's still a Six Flags park.
Drachen Fire and Griffon were unthemed I guess, and InvadR lost theming with the loss of the lead car sculptures, but their stations still look nice.
Recently watched TPR's POV on SFFT's Wonder Woman, even that station had some effort put into it. Granted, SFFT is supposed to be a nicer Six Flags park, but it's still a Six Flags park.
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