3 hours ago, Naazon said:

If something needs surge pricing, backwards seating is it.

Rivals backwards seating did have surge pricing for a period this year, I'm not sure when exactly. They didn't advertise the price anywhere and the staff at the ride wouldn't tell you what it is. It seems to be stuck at $30 now though.

7 hours ago, Cactus_Matt said:

b) they *whisper* this price in an 'unofficial' announcement via a Facebook message, people (i.e. us) get annoyed by it and then they reveal the price is cheaper than $30 and everyone is happy.

I’d give their marketing dept slightly more credit than that

The backward seat can help you jump the queue, so it can also have the benefit of a fasspass.  As for a riding backwards on a woody, it doesn't really interest me because I like to see the close calls.

21 hours ago, Park Addict 93 said:

$30 isn’t much on a $$$$ family holiday, a basic T shirt at the parks costs more.

You get to keep the T-shirt though.

$30 would be ok.. if it included a on ride video.. (which also is a $0 cost to the park)

Yes I know Levi's trains don't have on ride video.

Its also not $0 as they need to maintain the system, and host the video for download or give away USB, all which costs $$ (and more maintenance) 

3 minutes ago, Naazon said:

Its also not $0 as they need to maintain the system, and host the video for download or give away USB, all which costs $$ (and more maintenance) 

Yep - we all know how Rival's on-board video went.

1 hour ago, DaptoFunlandGuy said:

Yep - we all know how Rival's on-board video went.

I don't.

50 minutes ago, New display name said:

I don't.

it went, and then it didn't - because it went away

Oh, like the WnW SkyCoaster

No, it's still there, you just can't ride it - a bit like Arkham was for a few years...

They’ve finally started remember that Trident is also opening as this was posted on their social media

 

I don't know why but looking at the facial expression of the statue from that angle, its look scared, horrified or even makes it look like a women.

I've been thinking the same thing!

I saw some close-up shots of the face and thought it was a woman but then I've seen other ones of the whole body.

NB?

19 hours ago, Gazza said:

I've been thinking the same thing!

 

Great minds think alike.

Anybody else clocked in some me time with the wife/partner/parents/animals in case we get a soft opening this weekend?

Am I right in saying there has been no human testing yet? If so, the chances of soft opening on Saturday would be getting slim. 

Advertising for Leviathan Backwards seats has now started on their social media platforms, shown here.

"the world’s most iconic wooden coaster" really shits me.

Oh nos!

12 hours ago, Dean Barnett said:

"the world’s most iconic wooden coaster" really shits me.

I wonder what units are used to measure iconicness.

36 minutes ago, aaronm said:

I wonder what units are used to measure iconicness.

I mean, in todays technology you likely could social media to measure it, based on impressions/tags over time. A consistent number would = iconic, higher consistent number = more iconic

too bad this is brand new and in my opinion can't be iconic (yet)

iconic

adjective

 

1. 1.

   relating to or of the nature of an icon.

   "he became an iconic figure for directors around the world"

    
2. 2.

   (of a classical Greek statue) depicting a victorious athlete in a conventional style.

    

   Might have scraped through really stretching semantics, but even then, "world's most" suggests a level of delusion that probably requires treatment.

Edited November 23, 20223 yr by downunder

Its not even the only greek themed wooden roller coaster

3 minutes ago, Naazon said:

Its not even the only greek themed wooden roller coaster

Lol if you go to Mt Olympus at Wisconsin Dells, you can ride a bunch of them. All very iconic.

3 hours ago, aaronm said:

I wonder what units are used to measure iconicness.

How long it takes to build.