I started thinking the other day that I haven't seen too many dark rides being added regionally in a while.
Granted, you have Alton Towers that is redoing their haunted house this year, and of course parks like Effteling
Yet, the SeaWorld parks have been ripping out their old closed dark rides and replacing them with coasters
Other "dark rides" added have been simply shooter attractions by Sally, and even they seem few and far between
My question is (outside of Disney and Universal) do we see dark rides as a dying breed for regional parks
Or are we just in a weird moment where these types of attractions are getting a break?
And am I missing some that have been added recently?
Remember this is outside of Disney and Universal...but, are they part of the issue? Is it just impossible to top them and therefore parks don't even try?
Granted, you have Alton Towers that is redoing their haunted house this year, and of course parks like Effteling
Yet, the SeaWorld parks have been ripping out their old closed dark rides and replacing them with coasters
Other "dark rides" added have been simply shooter attractions by Sally, and even they seem few and far between
My question is (outside of Disney and Universal) do we see dark rides as a dying breed for regional parks
Or are we just in a weird moment where these types of attractions are getting a break?
And am I missing some that have been added recently?
Remember this is outside of Disney and Universal...but, are they part of the issue? Is it just impossible to top them and therefore parks don't even try?