Themeparksandy1981
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1 of the boats is been used as theming in the Viking area
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Excalibur: A Dragon's Tale
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I hope they didnt put the boat out like that as i does need a really good clean it even has plants growing out of it
James no5
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Hope they keep it there as it fits in well
Themeparksandy1981
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It don’t they in a awful mess but they were last used 12 years ago
James no5
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I was thinking re paint it clean it all out and keep it in Vikings as another picture area
With a bit of work I can definitely see this staying as permanent theming.
James no5
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Yes it will look great
Themeparksandy1981
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It was still out today
You can see the remains of the old Sound system. I think there were also speakers up top with a subwoofer in a compartment at the front, accessible from the front seats.
I wonder if the IR trigger is still on the boats. They were on the right side of the front (near the name tag), so out of these photos. These picked up an infared signal from poles sticking out the water at the start of each scene, which then triggered the corresponding mp3 audio for that scene to play. If the ride didn't pick one of these signals up (such as in a breakdown) the default but themed 'please remain seated' audio played, until such a time the boat passed a trigger point again. Very clever stuff for 2003, not the most practical however.
All halloween scare-zone decorations will most likely move between now & the Christmas events.
Themeparksandy1981
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Well the Halloween event didn’t finish to yesterday. Was strange seeing the Halloween shows but the shops were getting ready for the Christmas event.
Themeparksandy1981
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The owl that was part of the queue line
Trooper Looper
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Found a pre-visualisation animation of the ride!! It's official as well! It even holds some of the rides music.
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If only the water was that clean
The composition is correct for the audio, and the dialogue too. But are both rough cuts for this pre vis. The final ride had more fleshed out music and dialogue, better sounding instrument's, better recorded voices and that sort of thing. This rough cut is good enough though to give you a good idea of what the final ride was like, even though it is not exact.
The person who uploaded the video, Graham Edwards, worked for Farmer Studios.
James no5
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Why is that so nostalgic
It was a temperamental effect which experienced a lot of problems if I remember correctly.
I thought I imagined the fire as I only saw it a few times
I remember opening season and it was so immersive - even having loads theming pieces spilling out onto the main pathway from the queue line. Felt so magical, like nothing I’d seen before (8 year old me had only been to Butlins ).
I also remember later going on it in 2011 with a school trip. Water 5inches deep in the boat, no audio throughout, only animatronic working was the narrating dragon sliding across the rock work in the final scene. I was 15, and even then I remember feeling gutted that it had been left to rot in such a short space of time.
I also remember later going on it in 2011 with a school trip. Water 5inches deep in the boat, no audio throughout, only animatronic working was the narrating dragon sliding across the rock work in the final scene. I was 15, and even then I remember feeling gutted that it had been left to rot in such a short space of time.