Casper Gutman
Well-Known Member
Everyone can have there own opinion of course, but it strikes me as strange that you are so enthusiastic about River Journey, which supplements sets with screens, and relatively negative about Pirates, which does the same on a MUCH grander, more complete scale. You love the way River creates a sense of atmosphere, but surely Pirates does that to an even greater extent?That's not really the scene I'm talking about -- the screen is more of a supplement to the actual ships in that one -- although it also kind of misses the point. If the main focus is on watching something happen on the screen, that's what it feels like I could watch at home.
I'm certainly not saying other people are wrong to feel differently, but that experience just doesn't translate for me. There's no reason to think it would be different on Shanghai Pirates than every other ride that wows people with screens.
Screens work best when they are one tool in the toolbox and when they are used to create effects that could not be created in any other way. I think Pirates does this, but I think most of the screens in River could have been replaced with AAs and the overall effect would be improved.