Yet what has been added? At Bizzard: nothing.
Well, TECHNICALLY Downhill Double Dipper was added. It was not there on opening day. Just striving for accuracy...
Yet what has been added? At Bizzard: nothing.
That specifically runs counter to what you posted just beforeI'm sure part of the reason is that the trees were still growing. I'm sure Aquatica had the same issues when it opened and I think VB does as well. Give VB a few years for the trees to really branch out (No pun intended) and I think it's going to look completely different.
I was just about to post the exact same thing. I don't think that VB will ever be as well polished as TL or BB, Disney are the masters at it, case closed.
It surpasses Disney's trees and rocks theming of Typhoon Lagoon already for me. There's twice as many details in this park already as Typhoon Lagoon. Seriously, do them both in the same week and you'll see what I mean.
:saywhat: Really? Reeeeeeeeeally? You've really never heard anything more fanatical from any Disney fan?That's the most Disney fanboy thing I've ever heard lol
AMEN TO THAT- Aquatica - Nice park, cheaply themed but pleasant. Slides are good but short. Roas Rapids the highlight here but the racing slides also great. Food atrocious.
Reminds me a little of some were complaining about when Everest opened in 2006. It looked bare because the vegetation was new and had not grown.
That specifically runs counter to what you posted just before
And that's been my contention the whole time. The lushness of TL is what sets it apart- no more, no less. A 22 year old Aged VB will look significantly better than TL today. Not to mention, VB will certainly have more added on in the next 2 years- not to mention the next 22 years. What's gone on- or should I say, lack of what's gone on at BB has been a joke.
I get what you are saying in that the vegetation will make it look better in the future, however the bones of Everest are so much more solid than volcano Bay. The drop on Everest and helix have appropriate timber theming so that it looks like the supports could have been built by the local climbers. The green and Blue tube slides could have easily had bamboo/tree like supports. Yet, they have bright green steel supports. It just doesn't fit with the idea that the Waturi people built the water slides. When I went to VB, I loved certain areas such as the water coaster temple, but some parts are just so poorly designed with the allocation of resources to theming very uneven. It's not that bad in person, but lot of areas are not attractive or something you remember favorably. When riding the lazy river, I found the slide supports on the tubes/ manta racers/ water coaster to be jarring where minimal theming would make a gigantic difference. I'm a total universal fan, but I'm just looking at the park objectively. I don't think the budget needed to be increased, but I'm just puzzled by how the budget was used for theming. Sorry for the long post, I just visited recently and am a bit disappointed. I didn't expect or want slides integrated into an artificial mountain. I just would have appreciated slide supports/structures given minimal theming.
Please don't let this become like one of those antiquated threads where forums acted like they had never seen steel before when IOA was built and suddenly the theming was nowhere near Disney standards. You can't compare Big Thunder with Hulk, and you can't compare Honu with Gang Plank Falls.
Now, I think there's plenty of room for comparison... but not for slides from a park that just opened and one with tamer slides coming up on nearly 30 years now. I'd look more to Atlantis and some of the Dubai parks etc. or where they could have made improvements here.
Please don't let this become like one of those antiquated threads where forums acted like they had never seen steel before when IOA was built and suddenly the theming was nowhere near Disney standards. You can't compare Big Thunder with Hulk, and you can't compare Honu with Gang Plank Falls.
Now, I think there's plenty of room for comparison... but not for slides from a park that just opened and one with tamer slides coming up on nearly 30 years now. I'd look more to Atlantis and some of the Dubai parks etc. or where they could have made improvements here.
And besides, If you're really curious as to what the perimeter slides will look like in 10 years when everything grows in, look no further than Aquatica today.
I have to agree with this statement. The comparison fits pretty well.SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment arguably does landscaping better than any other parks on the planet. I think it's more of a compliment to Volcano Bay than anything.
In VB, you can see the plastic is sitting on top of the rock work, not in it; specifically here: