While Six Flags Magic Mountain does have an impressive slate of roller coasters, nothing grates on me more than their infamous roller coaster themed to a parking lot: Scream. Your challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to fix it. You will not have a budget, but you are not allowed to change the actual structure of the ride itself in any way; anything else is fair game (although keep it within the “possible” realm.....as in no Harry Potter theme, live ammunition, etc.).
Submissions are due by midnight on Sunday night.
For a look at the rules, posting hints, and some budget guidance (not that we have a budget this week...), please check out the introduction thread: Introducing.......The Fix-It Competition
Note: I have heard you when you say that the previous two builds were a little on the large and complex side, particularly last week’s. I know that there were several people trying to come up with something but couldn’t get anything off the ground (myself included). So we are going to head in a different direction here and try some smaller fix-its and see if this will make it a bit easier to participate. I am still learning here.......and I think that we will stay away from builds with the mini-challenge and use the mini to do some of the bizarre stuff that was previously mentioned.....we can’t do trivia every week, because it takes so long to put those together…...but we will get back to it in another week or so....
I can't believe that no one caught that I had incorrectly scored the trivia challenge....I was giving 1 point for every three instead of 1 point for every 2 correct answers. See, I am not perfect. Here is the corrected scoring along with Nick's sweep of the previous week's challenge:
Nick Markham - 20
James Koehl - 12
Mike Shirley - 7
David L - 3
Alan Hiscutt - 3
Mike Gallagher - 2
Andy Milito - 1
Anthony O'Neal - 1
Ok, I've narrowed myself down to two idea, now I am having trouble deciding which. One theme is really awesome but might not fit the area, and one is still somewhat awesome, though will fit the area and be more realistic... what to choose, what to choose...
There are a couple of different characters that I think would work, but ultimately, I would name the coaster after the individual that went from greatest to renegade: SINESTRO!
I would start by enclosing the queue and loading areas, and theme it like space. Along the walkway, tell the story of how Sinestro went from one of the greatest members of the Green Lanterns to their fiercest enemy, up until he was able to find a way to harness another emotion other than Will: Fear (hence the Scream! tie-in).
I would re-theme the area outside around the planet Qward (the Oa equivalent in the Anti-Matter Universe) by structuring a landscape around it. I would paint the coaster yellow and black. The rest stays the same, and light it up at night so it looks menacing and wicked.
"Scream", the infamous "parking lot coaster" at Six Flags Magic Mountain, is finally taking its place as the best themed coaster at the best coaster park on the West Coast. A new visual look, new special effects and a new name turn the original attraction into a spectacular mechanical sculpture as fascinating to watch as it is to ride. Riders will still scream, but they will do it on "Steam".
The entrance building will be redressed as a Victorian Steampunk Era railroad station. The fancy decorative work that is distinctive of the Victorian Era is embellished with the metallic steam-driven machines of Steampunk. Ride attendants will be appropriately dressed with the bizarre accessories that are so much a part of the Steampunk culture.
The entire ride will be surrounded by massive Steampunk-type constructions. Riders will race through huge rotating gears, spinning centrifugal governors, engines blowing huge jets of steam, and every possible fantastic mechanical contraption. The ground under the coaster will be covered with metal structures to hide the parking lot asphalt, and every effort will be made to block the view of the neighboring parking lot by the riders.
These Steampunk structures will strictly be decorative, and will not in any way be used in the functioning of the ride. The ride vehicles will be rethemed and repainted to fit the new look of Steam, but the coaster layout and will not be changed. Retheming this coaster will hid the parking lot from the view of riders, and will give newly-arriving visitors to SFMM an unusual and visually exciting site as they approach the park.
Consider it officially retracted :)
EDIT: Wow that was quick, an idea popped into my head, and I decided on idea. It is not Scream (the movie) but thanks again Alan for your consideration!
Incidentally, the coaster Wildfire at Silver Dollar City has somewhat of a Steampunk theme, although it is not nearly as elaborate as your design for Scream.
SFMM Scream Retheme Challenge- My Entry from Nick Markham on Vimeo.
VALENCIA, CA - For the 2012 season, Six Flags Magic Mountain is pleased to announce a second addition to the park alongside Lex Luther Tower of Doom: Bizarro. While many East Coast fans have been treated to a taste of Bizarro, this retheming of Scream, a world-class floorless coaster built by the incredible B&M, will out do any other.
The theming begins at the moment you see the ride. The twisting purple, yellow, and powder blue track loom over the large Luther Corp. facility. Entering the queue you are within the Luther Corp. facility. You pass by some locked doors, screams and insane laughter heard behind them. You then enter the pre-show room, a large dark room which, when lit, reveals Luthor and his scientists making a clone of superman (using holographics to make it appear as if they are really there). A giant explosion occurs, and the result is a dumb downed, evil version of Superman. So they decide to lock him up in one of the rooms where he has his other failures locked up. When you leave the pre-show room, however, the next room you enter shows a cell, marked with the name BIZARRO, but nobody in it, just a giant hole in the ceiling where Bizarro had broken out, and the words "Bizarro #1" spray painted across the walls.
Taking some stairs up to enter the station, riders board their floorless cars matching the color of the coaster track along with stereos built in for an exciting on-board soundtrack. as the ride begins, riders take the 150 ft. lift hill to the top of the hill before plunging down into Metropolis. The formerly, highly criticized, parking lot terrain has had dark, black tarmac laid over it and an entire city built around the twisting track.
Riders plummet into an "above ground tunnel" (like the one for Bizarro at SFNE but above ground to enclose the track) below Bizarro's fist, lights flashing all around him, before launching out of the mist-filled tunnel into a loop, then Imelemann, rushing past blazing, bluish purple colored flames, into a vertical g-roll through a billboard. Then riders enter an intense cobra roll and enter a mid-course brake before plummeting once again, though this time into two, interlocking corkscrews, a couple more twists and turns, and then the brakes taking you into a dark tunnel.
This will be a Bizarro highly-themed roller coaster unlike any other, something that will thrill riders for many years to come!
Go Big, Go Six Flags! TM
And I agree Mr. Rao, there is no chance Scream can stand up to SFNE's Bizarro, though SFGAdv's on the other hand...
To vote: Just reply to this discussion thread and list off the order of your vote starting with your most favorite.
For example:
1. Jessica Rabbit
2. Abraham Lincoln
3. Pat Koch
4. The Inventor of the Shake Weight
Keep in mind, posting reviews gives you points (even if you didn't submit an idea)
Here are the submissions in order of appearance, please make sure you include all 4 of them in your voting:
Alan Hiscutt - Scream Movie
Anthony O'Neal - Sinestro
James Koehl - Steam
Nick Markham - Bizzarro #1
Poll will be open for 24 hours from now.
1. Nick
2. James
3. Alan and Anthony (tie)
Jeff, is there any way to do this without having to post these reviews? Can we send them to you and have you edit them and post them anonymously? I'm not ashamed about what I wrote, but we "artistic types" somehow have thin skin and can take what is meant constuctively as being descructive.
I came up with this system because of problems with some of the other systems, but, frankly the participation levels are not high enough to see if the new system is going to work or not.
I tried to make this as inclusive as possible, but for some reason, there are very few willing to toss their hat in the ring. I understand that I have made some mistakes, particularly in regards to how difficult the first couple of challenges were, and it is very apparent even after one try that everyone really likes doing trivia.
I guess I am wondering at this point what we could do to make this better...
Possible ideas include:
1. Get it back to Disney and Universal - this website has a lean to that direction and anything else is denying the audience what it craves.
2. Dump the weekly challenges
3. Dump everything except the trivia
4. Give this all back to Tim, let him be the game master and quit treading on his toes.
I am open to any and all comments.....particularly those flies on the wall that are not participating.....what would make you want to join in?
I didn't feel you were belittling me at all. I kind of expected that sort of response, to be honest. I apologize if my response came across like that. This is a fun game, it's supposed to be fun, and if someone can't handle criticism, they really shouldn't participate.
Don't ever feel like I'm taking your comments or criticisms personally. I assure you that I'm not. I've moderated and been a member of other forums for years. . . believe me, I've had much worse things said about and to me than anything I've ever seen on this site (who knew people that kept aquariums had such filthy mouths?).
In short, bring it on! LOL!
But I do like reading everyone's ideas. And I know who I will hire if I ever build my own theme park!
Sorry about taking so long to look at these comments.....was working on finalizing a new trivia challenge.....should be posting it any time now.....just need to proof it up just a bit....
