Maelstrom have always had these simple effects. The spinning light, as long as I can remember, has always been multi colored. I used the same lighting fixture for a few stage productions myself. The sea was never really rough. Just sounds, projected lighting and an occasional splash from below the oil rig is all that's been there. More was planned but never materialized
If you peruse the thread I posted, the lightning is projected now, but they did have a generator for actual sparks before. I think Martin even has some before and after pics.
But I was 9 back in 1988 so I'll certainly believe the building it up, but boy, it sure does seems like they had a more convincing version of this fun-house trick. My parents seemed to remember it different too, but I might have messed up their memory. Everybody else agree it was just the rainbow with lots of light leaks?
I am sorry but two things:
Maelstrom used to come much further out of the cave. much further.
I think I've heard this before too, but haven't looked into it much. Back in 1988 that going over the waterfall backwards was quite thrilling. Seems like it to me too, but I'm not sure.
I'm surprised that there are people that still don't believe it's the same layout as Indy. While riding CTX I can match scene-for-scene in my head
Yea, comparing the youtube movies sounds fun, I'll have to try this. Sounds reasonable, would save a lot of development time and money.
yep...my DS4 couldn't handle that last year.
Good grief, yes. I've gotten out of the habit of taking earplugs to the movies (and paying for it a little already), but you sure need them in that theatre.
"For the hearing impaired, we have amplified the volume 100 dB." :dazzle:
:brick:
Dinosaur's time tunnel has changed over the past few years. There used to be a green laser making a square (or frame) that you "broke through" to enter the dino period.
Wha..... the lasers were working?
That green laser thing must be the kicker, I could see that being the missing piece. Thanks for the photo Martin! They must have shut the laser off, which would be instant unlike the lazy power-down of the incandescents. When you can turn around in the jungle and still see the time tunnel, it just doesn't have the same drama.
Of course, I still like both rides, especially Dinosaur. Even if they can't keep things like the real lightning, green laser, or the crashing test car in TT working, or even the entire Flying Saucers, at least what's left is usually better than most anything and maybe in a few decades they'll have those tech down pat (like the coming rebirth of the Saucers).
Thanks all for the replies.
