Theme Park Staples

[downunder196]

Thought this would be an interesting topic for discussion...

If you could pick your top five (in any order) rides that any theme park should always have, totally opinion based, what would they be? Restricted to rides, not shows or food or anything else. I'll give an example:

1. Carousel
2. Looping steel coaster

3. Any water ride (rapids > log ride)

4. Extreme flat ride (spin n spew)

5. Dark ride

Edited October 1, 2014 by downunder196

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

Where's the drop tower? Isn't there supposed to be a drop tower in every theme park?

[downunder196]

totally opinion based

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

every theme park has a drop tower except sea world.

[downunder196]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moSFlvxnbgk

[Brad2912]

1. Spin & spew with turbine theming

2. Looping/launch Roller coaster with turbine theming

3. Large water ride (must be able to be moved after 10 years to another area in the park when turbine theming doesn't fit anymore)

4. Drop tower (no turbine needed)

5. Taller drop tower (hence meaning no-on will ever ride on the first one ever again)

[Reanimated35]

Are you stupid? Every drop tower needs a turbine theme.

And what's this talk about a turbine theme not fitting any more? When you build an entire park around turbines, it will always fit.

Also you forgot to mention 5. Taller drop tower must also be turbine themed.

[Brad2912]

Was wondering, how can we incorporate a drop tower, into a water ride. Could we not just put the loading area for Giant Drop in a pool? I mean, if we can plant dirt & grow rocks, surely we can swim into the restraints of a drop tower? Or maybe the loading area submerges while you are going up the tower?

[Reanimated35]

Actually, on a serious side for a moment, why not something like this, but with a drop tower instead of a coaster?

[jjuttp]

Doesn't the tower in the kids area of SW count?

[AUSTHEMEPARKS]

1. Thrilling Flat Ride

2. Drop Tower

3. Kiddie Rides!!!!

4. Roller Coaster

5. Log Flume

Doesn't the tower in the kids area of SW count?

That's a kiddie version. I'm talking about an actual drop tower like an S&S version or an intamin.

[Jobe]

How about a Dippin Dots guy?? Every theme park needs one of them!!

[KingdaKa]

B&M with amazing theming

B&M with amazing theming

B&Mwith amazing theming

Record breaking coaster of some kind with amazing theming

Drop tower which actually has the floor of the loading station removed allowing the car to shoot through the station at full speed before breaking, meaning that it will settle 15/20 metres below ground That would be epic. And would also be cool for those about to go on to see how fast it actually is.

[BigKev]

What would be great with something like that is if it was unpredictable, eg occasionally it shoots through the usual stopping area.

The buffs might be able to tell me, is there such a thing as a coaster that has an unpredictable element to it?

[downunder196]

The buffs might be able to tell me, is there such a thing as a coaster that has an unpredictable element to it?

Spinning coasters, zac spins, bobsled coasters, flying turns all provide different experiences each time if they count?

[KingdaKa]

Spinning coasters, zac spins, bobsled coasters, flying turns all provide different experiences each time if they count?

Aren't Zacspins moderated with magnets?

[downunder196]

Nope, they're free spinning. X2 and Eejanaika on the other hand are controlled (not by magnets though).

[KingdaKa]

Nope, they're free spinning. X2 and Eejanaika on the other hand are controlled (not by magnets though).

OK. It's just I have seen multiple POVs of Insane at Gronalund, and I know that that is the best Zacspin in terms of comfort and reception so they may have done altercations, but the ride is the same all the time...

[Jobe]

OK. It's just I have seen multiple POVs of Insane at Gronalund, and I know that that is the best Zacspin in terms of comfort and reception so they may have done altercations, but the ride is the same all the time...

Maybe that's because you watch the same POV's over and over.....

[Reanimated35]

OK. It's just I have seen multiple POVs of Insane at Gronalund, and I know that that is the best Zacspin in terms of comfort and reception so they may have done altercations, but the ride is the same all the time...

Please tell me more about how you can judge comfort of something by watching a video of it.

[KingdaKa]

Please tell me more about how you can judge comfort of something by watching a video of it.

Well you can actually tell. But what I was referencing was a combination of the comments of Grona Lund's coaster compared to every other Zacspin and its review... It is very popular.

Edited October 2, 2014 by KingdaKa

[Brad2912]

How can you actually tell?

[Reanimated35]

You can just tell ok.

Just let him have this one. It's best not to trouble the institutionalised.

[Brad2912]

Just like you tell how good a cake tastes by watching the instructional video on YouTube! I get it now!!

[Gazza]

Was wondering, how can we incorporate a drop tower, into a water ride. Could we not just put the loading area for Giant Drop in a pool? I mean, if we can plant dirt & grow rocks, surely we can swim into the restraints of a drop tower? Or maybe the loading area submerges while you are going up the tower?