If they sped it up a little I could totally imagine it as a thrill ride.It reminds me of the way the luggage conveyor belts—the ones that turn corners—work, and it is fun and weird to ride on. I’d occasionally try to take my eyes off the game and take a good look at the ride system, and, man, that thing takes some sharp turns. I loved it.I felt like George Jetson entering his office.
It def seems like a "we're not woke here!" type of move lol
Facts lol. I thought the same thing… It’s giving “patriot,” “Merica” vibes. I’m not going to fully write it off yet because of lack of details. We’ll see.
I would guess very, very few people visit theme parks (Disney and Universal aside) because of the theme, America or otherwise. They go for the rides. If the theme, America or otherwise, is carried out in a way that creates a pleasant environment, guests will remember the park’s nice atmosphere as a reason to return.Every American park is themed to America at least a little bit.
For those who disagree or think that's not enough, we already have TWO Great Americas (although the fact that there will soon only be one may or may not say anything about people's interest in the concept). Heck, if you want America: the theme park, but the Great Americas are just too good for you, there's even Six Flags America, possibly the most hated park owned by a major theme park corporation in this country
So to say you're the MOST Murrica will probably play well with some but does nothing for me, a Theme Park Intellectual who has Seen It All* at this point.
*Claim void in New England
Oh, I'm well aware that theme is irrelevant. What I learned pretty quickly in this hobby is that VERY few people are at all interested in visiting any park beyond whatever is local unless it's Disney or Universal. Heck, you can't even get Disney or Universal fans to even visit the OTHER Disney or Universal in this country because people are that apathetic about what other theme parks have to offer. I've never understood theme park provincialism.I would guess very, very few people visit theme parks (Disney and Universal aside) because of the theme, America or otherwise. They go for the rides. If the theme, America or otherwise, is carried out in a way that creates a pleasant environment, guests will remember the park’s nice atmosphere as a reason to return.
I was a teenager when Marriott’s announced their upcoming Great America parks. In the beginning of the publicity campaign, they put heavy emphasis on the America theme and the promise of live entertainment (the Bicentennial was approaching, after all). It wasn’t until months later, when I drove past the Santa Clara site and spotted the recognizable support structures for the flumes and the Whizzer coaster, that I really started to get excited—Relieved to find that, despite the initial publicity’s emphasis on *everything* else, this place was, indeed, going to have some big time rides, the likes of which the Bay Area had never seen before.
I’m sure that, on opening day, as my car full of friends and I waited in a long line of cars at 6 in the morning to get a good spot in line at the entry gate, most of those thousands of arriving people would have come no matter what the park’s chosen theme had been.
I'm guessing they're hoping people will drive in, and I'm probably the only person I know who would hop on a plane for most theme parks anyway. There are certainly a lot of tourist sights in the Midwest (or Midwest-adjacent or wherever Oklahoma considers itself to be) used to driving long distances for trips. It IS always striking, though, how few flights there are and how expensive they are to cities in that region of the country. I know a lot of East Coast coaster enthusiasts who would absolutely love to visit Silver Dollar City, but decent airfare either just doesn't exist or is exhorbitantly priced.
It was not a very fun experience. Because of its design, a typical ride might last 10-12 minutes, and I’m sure it caused a lot of motion sickness just because of its duration; it slowly, methodically brought me to the brink of hurling every time
. The only fun moments were at the beginning, when the slowly rising cabs would suddenly swing as the spinning began, and the weird, unique traveling sensation during the wheel’s shift to the 2nd raised position.
Glad you made it safe, TP.
