JokersWild
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Perfect. Also, I forgot to mention - have we decided on a name yet? I'm still partial to Cartoon Planet
Pretty good name tbhPerfect. Also, I forgot to mention - have we decided on a name yet? I'm still partial to Cartoon Planet
Cool. I'm going to run with it for now, and if we change it we change it.Pretty good name tbh
Oh my god. I haven't read this yet. As a massive Homestar Runner fan, thank you.And here's the flat ride:
Homestar Runner’s Water-Rama
Based on a 1996 children’s book by Mike Chapman and Craig Zobel, the irreverent animated cartoon Homestar Runner debuted as an internet-exclusive show in 2000. While it maintained a mostly cult following during its first couple of years, in late 2002/early 2003 the series broke out into the mainstream in a way that no web cartoon had before it. Its popularity made it the first true success story of internet animation, and while the series wound down production in the early 2010s its show-runners Mike and Matt Chapman would find success taking what they’d learned from it and contributing their strange, offbeat style to modern animated shows like Gravity Falls and Wander Over Yonder. Situated in the heart of the suburbs, Homestar Runner’s Water-Rama serves as both a fun attraction and a metaphorical link between the 1980s/1990s animated shows that Homestar Runner was inspired by and the 2010s animated shows that the series in turn would help influence.
Homestar Runner’s Water-Rama is a trackless water ride, akin to Tokyo DisneySea’s Aquatopia. This however is an updated version similar to the Disney California Adventure attraction Luigi’s Rollickin’ Roadsters in that, rather than randomly following a predetermined series of tracks, the boats can traverse the entirety of the ride’s base; during the first minute and a half of the ride the boats themselves can be moved by the riders, before “malfunctioning” and moving by themselves at random. After a fashion however the boats do move back to a main station, allowing for guests to load/unload without getting their feet wet. The boats themselves seat four people, with a steering wheel in the front and two water cannons in the back row to fire at other boats.
The attraction itself takes place in a park in the center of the suburbs. Guests enter the queue to the right side of Bubs’ Concession Stand - inside the stand is an audio-animatronic Bubs, acting as a barker to pull guests into the attraction. Once in the queue, guests pass through a dilapidated vegetable garden tended by Marzipan, who it seems would rather have let the plants themselves grow wild, including radishes and soy plants. Exiting the garden guests see Homestar and Pom Pom standing on both sides of The Stick, having non-sequitur conversations with each other. “Oh man Pom Pom, I am so excited for today. I could not be more excited for today. You would not believe how excited I am for today.” Pom Pom bubbles his response, to which Homestar replies “What do you mean I said that about yesterday? Yesterday wasn’t...” and on from there. Moving forward, guests come to the ride itself, which takes place in a large public fountain. The boats are lined up on the outer rim, and as is custom for these types of rides guests wait for small gates to open before boarding. The boats themselves are crudely designed, seemingly made from inner tubes and whatever else whoever made them had lying around. Out front is a large sign saying “For the love of gravy, DON’T swim, dive, or drive boats in the fountain!” Off to the side, an audio-animatronic Strong Bad sits in a lifeguard’s chair.
“All right people, calm down. There’s enough room for everybody. So, I’m glad you’ve all come today to partake in a little public dis-o-bedience. These boats are specially designed to annoy the everloving hooey out of whoever had the nerve to put up that sign there. I mean for crying out loud, why can’t a man and his pet The Cheat enjoy a nice relaxing boat ride in a public fountain while planning future ne’erdowellness? Anyway, at the very least no eating, drinking or smoking in the fountain. While I’d otherwise approve of mucking up the water, I don't want to get the boats dirty. Keep your hands and arms inside the boats too. Or, as the say down south…” Strong Bad then repeats the message in Spanish. “So is everybody ready? Then here we go!”
The boats depart from the dock and guests start to drive them around the fountain, all the while with Strong Bad making remarks. About halfway through the ride, the boats begin to malfunction. “Uh oh”, says Strong Bad as the boats begin to follow a randomized path that is unique to each ride-through. After a while the boats line up and return to the dock. “So… huh. I guess they were done there. I didn’t know boats could, um, just decide to do that. Oh well, please stay seated until the boats come to a complete stop. Watch your step when exiting the vehicle, and remember to take all of your personal belongings. Have a great day! Hey, I could do this for a living.” After leaving the attraction, guests follow a short path that takes them to the other side of Bubs’ Concession Stand, where they exit out into the suburbs.
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You know, one of these days I think I'm going to do an actual Homestar Runner D/E-ticket.
Oh my god. I haven't read this yet. As a massive Homestar Runner fan, thank you.
It's totally fine. I'm running a bit behind as well. It's been a super busy week for me.Expect my portion no sooner than 6:45/7, sorry it's a little later than expected.
I think this is fantastic idea! That way we can have more than 20 pictures.Team Younger's project has a hyperlinked post to a separate thread with all their project elements. I was thinking of doing almost exactly the same thing. I'll probably hyperlink to the relevant posts in this thread if nobody else has a better idea. I'm bummed that we don't have a map like they do! Oh well, maybe next time.
Let me know if anyone has anything else for the submission. I'll wait a bit longer.
---TrevorA
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