THAT was so disorienting for a video, can't even imagine how it'll be in real life! Looks fun!
Amusement Insider has graced us with what the potential could be with the MDC Controlled spin!
Welcome to the Fast franchise. Isn't this coaster a first of its kind, if so, just think of it like X2 at SFMM... a prototype.The rotating ride vehicles are cool, but it seems that's all this coaster has going for it.
I will point out Kennywood, they have always use the hills to their advantage.Welcome to the Fast franchise. Isn't this coaster a first of its kind, if so, just think of it like X2 at SFMM... a prototype.
Also there's only so much they can do with a coaster on the side of a hill. Look at Full Throttle, Tatsu, & Ninja... all fun coasters, but limited with what was possible.
That is completely different entirely compared to this coaster & it's limited space. You're literally comparing a park that doesn't have the same restrictions as USH.I will point out Kennywood, they have always use the hills to their advantage.
You invited the comparison to "other coasters built on the side of a hill." And Izzy wasn't complaining at all — just pointing out that other parks have used terrain to their advantage when building a coaster. I'd argue the coasters you already cited at Magic Mountain are also great examples.That is completely different entirely compared to this coaster & it's limited space. You're literally comparing a park that doesn't have the same restrictions as USH.
I'd be more grateful that the park was even able to build a "big" coaster like this considering their on-going challenges of the surrounding area (that chose to take up residence next to an active studio/theme park).
THAT was so disorienting for a video, can't even imagine how it'll be in real life! Looks fun!
Moving it to this thread*Sorry Nico, was mid-typing when I saw your post*
Did you seriously say FF is a dying IP, whose last film made over $700m worldwide and is Universal's most lucrative franchise in the modern era, while suggesting BTTF and ET as alternates? Like seriously? I love all those films, but not only are they not on the same level of money-making as FF currently, but this type of coaster would be doing those properties a disservice. The same applies to Dragons.
A drift coaster utilizing the tricky terrain doesn't open up a lot of options, meaning there's only so much you can do; but fortunately, a FF coaster doesn't require much more than speed and thrills.
And what's the one thing fans of the franchise and haters of Supercharged have said?
You need to stop moving the goalposts and inserting personal opinions into sound business decisions.
I don't even know what you're trying to argue here. Why does it have to lead to "much more" than what a new ride opening normally leads to?I'm pretty confident it won't move the needle much but if I'm wrong cool, I'll admit but unless magic happens I don't think this coaster will lead to much more profits or attendance spikes beyond the normal ones when you open a new ride.
Moving it to this thread
So here we go first off, they could still include Fast and Furious to a great movie ride coaster.....so little is lost there the fans will still come for that. Plus you get classic fans with BTTF, a new twister is coming out, could also throw in an ET part fort classic film fans as well, Classic Monsters can be added and if they want to go animated HTTY Dragon fits perfectly
This allows you to bring more merch into the parks people want, we will see when F&F comes but I doubt it moves much merch and thats where the real money is made.
As for F&F Dying it is, never said it didn't make money but the movies make less now then they did 5 years ago. Fast X cost 340 million to make and made 714 Million, at least most people online I see say you need to make over double your budget to really make a profit.
So that's why it's dying, its not gaining more people watching it and the movies cost more now then ever to make.
Also Fast X was last year wayyyyyyyyy beyond the Pandemic so no excuses for that kinda performance
If people here think a F&F Coaster is more exciting then one with effects and multiple movie themes cool , I disagree and won't not speak my mind when we are on forums talking about theme parks. Cars and garages are boring themes to me, we literally have them at six flags down the street.
My issue with this coaster isn't the coaster, its a great use of the space its the theme they are using. But I'm excited to be here to see it being built so fast the team doing it are killing it and I'm excited to talk about the reception of the ride and it's affect on the park.
I'm pretty confident it won't move the needle much but if I'm wrong cool, I'll admit but unless magic happens I don't think this coaster will lead to much more profits or attendance spikes beyond the normal ones when you open a new ride.
If people here think a F&F Coaster is more exciting then one with effects and multiple movie themes cool , I disagree and won't not speak my mind when we are on forums talking about theme parks. Cars and garages are boring themes to me, we literally have them at six flags down the street.
Someone posted a video of the coaster we could have had....it's brand new to meNo one’s telling you you can’t speak your mind, but I think the issue everyone has is that when you do, you’re making the same exact point every single time. It’s been repeated ad nauseam at this point for the last several years over multiple threads, and I think anyone reading this who has been around would agree that we all know how you feel about F&F. We get it. But it’s coming. It is what it is. No amount of repeating the same “F&F is boring, and anyone who disagrees with me is wrong because Universal needs to be thinking about MERCH and I don’t understand how you all can be happy for it when we could have more Nintendo” line over and over and over is changing that.
That repetition is what’s so tiresome to people, because you take every opportunity to let everyone know how unhappy you are, which is fine, but also that everyone else is in the wrong for being okay that it’s specifically the F&F IP that’s coming, which isn’t when you just look at how important the IP is to Universal and/or the simple fact other people are indeed allowed to like the IP. Like, at a point, you just have to let it go and move on, not just for all our sakes, but yours, too.
Its more sound to make a ride of a brand that is not gaining more fans and has limited merch available? How is that a sound business decision?In case you missed it.
You need to stop moving the goalposts and inserting personal opinions into sound business decisions.
Okay, but they aren't doing that. Sorry.Moving it to this thread
So here we go first off, they could still include Fast and Furious to a great movie ride coaster.....so little is lost there the fans will still come for that.
How do you incorporate Twister into a coaster? Why incorporate Twister when it isn't a proven commodity? Why would ET be present in a coaster? What about the monsters? Really think this through. What on earth would this look like given the space constraints they have?Plus you get classic fans with BTTF, a new twister is coming out, could also throw in an ET part fort classic film fans as well, Classic Monsters can be added and if they want to go animated HTTY Dragon fits perfectly
This merch already exists in the park.This allows you to bring more merch into the parks people want, we will see when F&F comes
You're wrong on both counts.but I doubt it moves much merch and thats where the real money is made.
You don't know how the movie industry works, sorry. Every movie is making less than it used to post-COVID. No getting around it. Fast & Furious is still extremely popular.As for F&F Dying it is, never said it didn't make money but the movies make less now then they did 5 years ago. Fast X cost 340 million to make and made 714 Million, at least most people online I see say you need to make over double your budget to really make a profit.
Nope. Pandemic still affecting moviegoing trends, sorry.So that's why it's dying, its not gaining more people watching it and the movies cost more now then ever to make.
Also Fast X was last year wayyyyyyyyy beyond the Pandemic so no excuses for that kinda performance
If you think Universal's Fast & Furious coaster is going to be at the same level as a Six Flags installation, I don't know what to tell you.If people here think a F&F Coaster is more exciting then one with effects and multiple movie themes cool , I disagree and won't not speak my mind when we are on forums talking about theme parks. Cars and garages are boring themes to me, we literally have them at six flags down the street.
What are you even saying here? You think it won't move the needle, except it will, just not more than the needle moves when you open a major new attraction? What?My issue with this coaster isn't the coaster, its a great use of the space its the theme they are using. But I'm excited to be here to see it being built so fast the team doing it are killing it and I'm excited to talk about the reception of the ride and it's affect on the park.
I'm pretty confident it won't move the needle much but if I'm wrong cool, I'll admit but unless magic happens I don't think this coaster will lead to much more profits or attendance spikes beyond the normal ones when you open a new ride.
This is a good point, and it’s true for just about every other major movie franchise out there. The box office of this last movie may have underperformed by the Fast and Furious’s own standards, but it was far from a flop generally speaking. It was a massive movie by every fair account.It's also worth keeping in mind that Back to the Future, a franchise I love, made progressively less money as films were released. Back to the Future III, even adjusted for inflation, didn't even make a third of what Fast X brought in. Which is to say: these films still have immense mass appeal.
Okay, but they aren't doing that. Sorry.
How do you incorporate Twister into a coaster? Why incorporate Twister when it isn't a proven commodity? Why would ET be present in a coaster? What about the monsters? Really think this through. What on earth would this look like given the space constraints they have?
This merch already exists in the park.
You're wrong on both counts.
You don't know how the movie industry works, sorry. Every movie is making less than it used to post-COVID. No getting around it. Fast & Furious is still extremely popular.
Nope. Pandemic still affecting moviegoing trends, sorry.
If you think Universal's Fast & Furious coaster is going to be at the same level as a Six Flags installation, I don't know what to tell you.
What are you even saying here? You think it won't move the needle, except it will, just not more than the needle moves when you open a major new attraction? What?