I’ll defer to Sharon&Susan who has been thinking more around placement in the park. Just to bump up an earlier post:
The question about location was really kinda directed at the whole group, lol. But yes, if @Sharon&Susan has a solid idea about placement in the park I’d be totally open to their suggestions for that! @NateD1226 I know Knott’s is also super close to you, any thoughts on this subject??
I'd have to think about it a bit more, but I think we should definitely have a flat ride near Ghost Rider and the 3 mazes as I feel like that area should be the heart of this event (or at least the Ghost Town creepy circus part of it).
That makes a lot of sense! I’ll be ready to get to work on these tomorrow, but in the mean time any other ideas or suggestions are welcome!!
That sounds great to me.
Yeah, I’m thinking a cirque with daring acts and whatnot but also with a creepy through line. Like, have you ever read or seen the Cirque Du Freak (Vampire’s Assistant) series? It’s a creepy sideshow circus thing and very much the vibe I’m reaching for
So I am a little confused. When you say creepy flat rides, do you mean small flat rides that can easily be taken down after the whole event is over? If so, then I don’t think that is the best idea. Knotts is super small and the pathways aren’t that big. With both the mazes and scare zones already taking up major space, there would hardly be any room left. I would say doing an overlay of an existing attraction (which they already do with Timber Mountain Log Ride although I am not sure if it was introduced yet in 2017) would be the better pick.
Plus the more I think about it the more sense it'd make to overlay Camp Snoopy instead as that already has a ton of carnival-y flat rides in there (especially the Ferris Wheel).
I've never heard of that series tbh, but I definitely really like how it sounds. Provides some levity from what's happening in the rest of the park without it being a straight up comedy show like The Hanging.
That could work, but we would have to be VERY careful on which attractions we overlay because Camp Snoopy is the least touched land during the event because kids still go there in the first half of the day. It would either have to be appropriate for kids to ride during the day, or we would just have to pick a different place to overlay. Not to mention, half of the Camp Snoopy rides have Peanuts characters on them which can take away from the immersion of the event.
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That's fair on the Peanuts theming. But I do think we could still sell a spooky carnival environment through gruesome games of "skill" that are closed and hidden behind curtains during the day, a few scare actors, and of course a fog machine.
That’s true. Plus, if we really want Camp Snoopy, there is a section of the land that is somewhat open with 4 small rides that can easily be hidden or overlayed.
I'll take Maze 3 and Ride Overlays, Priest.
Okay well you've taken on 3 tasks--more than anyone else. I'll stick Outbound (reminder: he is busy with his trip) with PerGron. That gives us:
Sorry, I should've mentioned that I changed my mind on working on the Cirque du Freak Show I'll just be working on Maze 3 and the Ride Overlays.
Perfect! Do you have any early ideas for the maze? I’m still trying to think of something unique, fun and clown based. The only idea I’ve come up with yet is clown junkyard with broken clown cars, tricks gone wrong and that type of stuff
My initial thought is a funhouse that's been remodeled heavily (in of course the deadliest/gruesomest way possible) by either the supernatural monsters or a creepy cult that lives inside the house.
