What made Scooby Doo such a great ride was how it felt like you were part of the whole experience. The animatronics (most specifically Scooby Doo) in the ride looked very close to how they appeared in the movie, the sets looked very similar to the film etc. The theming was, when it was new, world class and on pace with what Disney was doing at the time.

I really hope VRTP does not pull off a Universal with this refurbishment and go with the screens only route. Practical effects and physical animatronics look far better even if their upkeep costs are more expensive (ie. original King Kong ride at Universal Florida and the new King Kong ride at Islands of Adventure). Putting screens all throughout the ride makes it look cheap and half-assed irrespective if original footage was shot for the ride or not. Obviously with the renovation they need to and should use some things like projection mapping, but use it sparingly, making the ride 100% screens like Universal does more harm than good.

15 hours ago, XxMrYoshixX said:

Obviously with the renovation they need to and should use some things like projection mapping, but use it sparingly, making the ride 100% screens like Universal does more harm than good.

You do know that projection mapping is 100% screenless right?

On 16/06/2018 at 3:27 PM, jjuttp said:

You do know that projection mapping is 100% screenless right?

Actually, no. The screen is just a 3D object for projection mapping. By definition a screen is a specially prepared, light-reflecting surface something may be projected.

 

 

I just watched this video. I had no idea the theming had been removed from the coaster. Such a shame. Though if I do say so myself riding a roller coaster in basically pitch black darkness looks pretty damn scary lol

 

https://youtu.be/AB6d_5NBzaU

40 minutes ago, razza1987 said:

I just watched this video. I had no idea the theming had been removed from the coaster. Such a shame. Though if I do say so myself riding a roller coaster in basically pitch black darkness looks pretty damn scary lol

 

https://youtu.be/AB6d_5NBzaU

It's rather dull to be honest, at least when you have ridden it with the theming.

Hopefully the next gen coaster has really good theming and makes up for the time the current theming has been out of action.

3 hours ago, razza1987 said:

I just watched this video. I had no idea the theming had been removed from the coaster. Such a shame. Though if I do say so myself riding a roller coaster in basically pitch black darkness looks pretty damn scary lol

 

https://youtu.be/AB6d_5NBzaU

So you obviously haven't been keeping up with this thread if seeing a recent video of Scooby is the first you've heard of the theming being removed. It's been the main point of conversation in this thread for the last year at least?

7 minutes ago, Jdude95 said:

So you obviously haven't been keeping up with this thread if seeing a recent video of Scooby is the first you've heard of the theming being removed. It's been the main point of conversation in this thread for the last year at least?

What’s your point? Up until the Dreamworld inquest I hadn’t been active on this forum in quite a while

2 hours ago, red dragin said:

It's rather dull to be honest, at least when you have ridden it with the theming.

I admit it certainly does take the atmosphere and creativity away from the ride. Hopefully they add theming back in in this new maintenance downtime

16 minutes ago, razza1987 said:

I hadn’t been active on this forum in quite a while

We can all wish.

16 minutes ago, razza1987 said:

What’s your point?

Note how your immediate reaction is to be snarky?

9 minutes ago, AlexB said:

We can all wish.

Note how your immediate reaction is to be snarky?

Seriously grow up and stop stalking my posts 

33 minutes ago, razza1987 said:

What’s your point? Up until the Dreamworld inquest I hadn’t been active on this forum in quite a while

I admit it certainly does take the atmosphere and creativity away from the ride. Hopefully they add theming back in in this new maintenance downtime

They will. That has been confirmed. It will by all accounts be much better than the themeing that was there previously.

3 minutes ago, pushbutton said:

They will. That has been confirmed. It will by all accounts be much better than the themeing that was there previously.

Now I just need to lose the weight so I can go on it the next time I head up to Queensland. The restraints on SDSC are so tiny lol

8 minutes ago, pushbutton said:

It will by all accounts be much better than the themeing that was there previously.

Really, what inside gossip have you got?

 

I thought you were in the wait and see mode.

On 15/06/2018 at 7:14 PM, pushbutton said:

Given Villages record on maintenance of theming, I have my reservations, but we'll see.

 

Edited June 27, 20187 yr by Skeeta

17 minutes ago, razza1987 said:

Seriously grow up and stop stalking my posts 

Don't flatter yourself.

It's called 'unread content' and it appears at the top right of the forums.

 

When you click this link, it shows you everything in the forum you haven't read.

I'm going to assume you didn't know this either, and if that's the case, this explains a lot about why you ask so many questions on topics that have already been answered - because you aren't reading all the topics. THis isn't having a go at you, this is me coming to more of an understanding as to why you appear to be so lazy - you're not lazy, you're just ignorant. Not an insult, just a truth - you didn't know.

Anyway - I have far better things to do than 'stalk' someone. I read unread posts when I come here, and i respond if I feel so inclined.

If i was stalking you, you'd know it.

16 minutes ago, AlexB said:

If i was stalking you, you'd know it.

I’m not sure if he would, I’ve been reading his mail and tailing him for weeks and he hasn’t cracked on yet... 

29 minutes ago, AlexB said:

If i was stalking you, you'd know it.

It's true. He's not even stalking me and he tracked me down in Dreamworld recently, haha.

I have always wanted to know what AlexB looks like in person. Feel free to stalk me at anytime (hint hint: I will be at Dreamworld August 4th)

@themeparkaddict that's easy.  

This was taken at our Friday poker night.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited June 27, 20187 yr by Skeeta

42 minutes ago, Jdude95 said:

It's true. He's not even stalking me and he tracked me down in Dreamworld recently, haha.

I think we have all seen you in Dreamworld @Jdude95

Was it you 2 Sunday’s ago? You waited for front row on tt2 just after it reopened from being broke down.

24 minutes ago, Skeeta said:

@themeparkaddict that's easy.  

This was taken at our Friday poker night.

Will I be seeing you at Dreamworld on Aug 4, Skeet? Meet at front gates 9:45 ?

Edited June 27, 20187 yr by themeparkaddict

24 minutes ago, joel said:

I think we have all seen you in Dreamworld @Jdude95

Was it you 2 Sunday’s ago? You waited for front row on tt2 just after it reopened from being broke down.

That would be incorrect as I only go on the ABC kids rides with my nephew. I will no longer go on any other DW ride. 

2 minutes ago, Jdude95 said:

That would be incorrect as I only go on the ABC kids rides with my nephew. I will no longer go on any other DW ride. 

Why not? 

What could possibly go wrong? 

1 minute ago, Jdude95 said:

FTFY

Come on, the only one that's bad is the Log Ride. Everything else is a pass in my books.

14 hours ago, AlexB said:

When you click this link, it shows you everything in the forum you haven't read.

I'm going to assume you didn't know this either, and if that's the case, this explains a lot about why you ask so many questions on topics that have already been answered - because you aren't reading all the topics. THis isn't having a go at you, this is me coming to more of an understanding as to why you appear to be so lazy - you're not lazy, you're just ignorant. Not an insult, just a truth - you didn't know

I wasn't aware this forum had that function either, normally use the mobile version which doesn't have that text. Turns out on mobile it's a newspaper image to the left of the magnifying glass. 

Just a thought maybe I am overthinking it but from what I understand the new theming on SDSC is following the same theme of the first movie and the New Generation is just referring to the rides theming being redone. My concern is that could people possibly think that the addition of new generation to the name think that the ride will have a different more modern version/storyline of Scooby-doo and be disappointed that it still has the theme of the original movie. I think that either way the new theming will be amazing but could be people feel mislead by the name.