Was the sound effect in sync yet? I rode several times 2 weeks ago and both Alpha and Omega were so out of sync the jet whine was inaudible and the boom came as you left the tube.
Personal opinion
Trust me, I think the coaster is good, the fact that I spend hours doing nothing but BLSRS and SM shows I have great love for the attraction, but not once in the past 5 years have I ever been sucked into the illusion that I was in space when I got into that car. In the queue, I truly feel out of this world, but when I notice the out of date lighting (who can't), hear the lift, see the track and supports, and witness not only the horrendous re-entry tunnel, the light leak that is the exit, but also the fact that I'm still in space, yet I can see the exit and where the other cars are going to load, not to mention the floor of the building itself, completely destroys any feeling that I was in space. And frankly, space should be smooth. It can be fast, and unpredictable, and it can throw you around in quick turns and drops, but it shouldn't be rough for no explicable reason. If they wanted it to be rough, they most likely would have had you weaving in and out of asteroids and avoiding fire from an enemy cruiser, but Space Mountain was always meant to be the "perfect" ride through space: fast, sharp, and smooth. BTMR gives the impression that it's rough, when in reality the track is as smooth as butter for the most part. They added roughness in. They didn't do that with SM. SM has become what it is today because of many, many years of neglect.
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Rough track and no onboard audio = Complete waste of time and total failure of the refurb.
That is all.
Yep.
Is it necessary to post something like thisjust because you happen to hold a contrary opinion? The only thing that posting "smilies" like this accomplishes is diminishing the weight of your own opinion. If you can't even express your disagreement without suggesting that someone needs to literally have some
sense slapped into him, what does that say about your own capacity for forming a well-reasoned judgment?
And I frankly find it bizarre that several people have felt it necessary to state that what I said was "just my opinion" -- as if there was a risk that, absent such an explanation, someone perusing this thread might somehow take what I said to be an actual fact. Of course what I stated was an opinion -- just as the statement that the refurb is a "failure" is nothing more than an opinion. That an expression of subjective belief is, by definition, an "opinion" should go without saying -- and without the need to preface it with "IMO" or something similar.
Yet a number of posters who hold the opinion that the refurb is a failure also seem to be inexplicably threatened by the expression of any contrary opinion. I'm pretty open-minded, and I'll take into consideration any opinion that is well-reasoned and expressed in a civil manner. That said, I'm also secure in my beliefs, because I've reached them only after significant consideration.
If I disagree with someone, I'll express that disagreement only if I feel it adds to the overall dialogue. I don't, however, feel like I need to explicitly say "that's just your opinion" every single time I read something I don't agree with -- let alone post smilies that indicate just how idiotic I think the other person is. I can't help but think that anyone who "doth protest too much" in such a fashion really can't be that secure in their own views.
Some people feel VERY strongly this refurb should of never got the budget cut it did... and it really shouldn't of. But in reality it did. Personally, I like the new queue and I really LOVED Space when I rode it a few days ago, but I would rather see a new Space Mountain as originally promised. And I'm sure Lee wasn't trying to be rude, he's really more helpful than hurtful :lol::animwink:
For some reason I really want to play a Firefly track while riding BTMR now, but which track shall I choose? Hmmmm...
And be honest, you can't help but giggle when you seeanyway, can you?
-- but it's another thing entirely when it's used directly to express derision toward a specific post made by an individual who's a member of the shared community. In other words, I think it's fine when used to express annoyance toward people or situations in general, but I'd never use it in responding to a specific poster, no matter how much I disagreed with his or her view.
The fact that he's more helpful than hurtful doesn't mean that his response in this particular instance was appropriate.
I think the smilie is funny in the abstract (much like this one :hurl
I've seen (and posted in) any number of forums where snide, rude, and dismissive comments and smilies are the norm. I don't, however, think WDWMAGIC is one of those places -- or that it should aspire to be.
Yeah. All that. Well said, sir.
No. It's necessary because I thought it was a funny and lighthearted way to express my complete and total disagreement with your post. No offense was intended.Is it necessary to post something like thisjust because you happen to hold a contrary opinion?
Nah...my opinion has plenty of weight, as does yours, regardless of whether or not I tack a funny little smiley to it or not.
You would think so, wouldn't you? However, I can state with some experience that quite a few posters around these parts are laboring under the distinct belief that their opinion is indeed fact and will argue the point with you until your eyes cross. Not that you did. I'm just saying...
Exactly. I think it's hysterical.And be honest, you can't help but giggle when you seeanyway, can you?
Exactly. Put me in the group that thinks audio wouldn't make the current Space Mountain a great ride, but it would certainly make it better than it otherwise is. The fact that you are riding around in a dimly lit (not really dark) room, on bumpy track, with not much to look at besides an aging support structure and a reduced amount of effects seems to me to be a situation that screams out for the enhancement that audio would add. Another aspect of where DL got it right. They added effects and audio. MK reduced the amount of effects and didn't add audio. Two additions for them, two subtractions for MK.
Totally agreed. BTM is well-themed enough to not need the enhancement of onboard audio. The scenery and offboard sounds do the job wonderfully. Space Mountain, however, I don't think is a good enough ride that it can rely on theming alone, especially in the actual coaster segment. Anything they can do to enhance the theme out there would be a welcome addition.
Dude...any of them. Can't take the sky....er....mountain from me.
