I’ll eat my words if wrong
No need to argue but the difference is this in my mind so people understand if the same coaster was themed to potter, Nintendo or a more popular IP with marketability themes then you’d draw more people and for a longer period and the parks could sell more items themed to said ride
People literally cheered when the tram driver said F&F would be leaving the tram. It’s a divisive IP
You like it or you don’t.
Fallout isn’t in that the show is getting universal praise and comes from a video game series with a long legacy, look up the good spring’s unofficial event near Vegas the fans are passionate
Many times I push for things that obviously I’d want at the park but will also make money. People can mock me loving Nintendo but there is no doubt I was right that the demand outpaced what universal expected and has literally changed how the crowds are at USH.
I’m sure people didn’t want last of us last year and wow look it had 3 hour waits all night.
This is directed to everyone:
Settle down, please. People have different tastes and varying opinions… That is a FACT. There’s no need to call people out for having them, for not liking things you like, for disagreeing with you, or for thinking you are wrong. It’s really not a big deal, and the parks/events have their own way of making decisions that may not line up with how a lot of us hardcore fans want things to happen, anyway.
The discussion of whether or not Fallout could be an IP at HHN started out good, but spiraled into this chaos. There are numerous examples, on both coasts, of IP choices that make us scratch our heads in regards to why they were chosen to be at a horror event (Penn & Teller, This is the End, Ghostbusters…) and some people hated them, others loved them. And that’s how life goes.
If everyone can please stop clapping back at each other, it would be very much appreciated by myself, and the other moderators. There’s really no reason for this to continue the way it is going. Let’s all chill, be civil, and share our opinions (sans snark and sarcasm) without being sensitive about them, or angry, if someone disagrees.
Thank you.
@Jerroddragon to respond to your post specifically, yeah there were people who didn’t want The Last of Us at the event. There are always going to be people that don’t want a certain property to be at the event. But there were so many people who DID too. So, of course it was popular with the people that wanted to experience it.
It’s also not necessarily about the property, as it is about execution. Word of mouth and reviews play a big role in what people want to see at a theme park or a special event. I guess F&F could be an example of that. The execution wasn’t there for Supercharged (why you said people cheered at the thought of it leaving), but it should be for the coaster—which is why I’ve seen so much buzz around that project.
Remember: we have a relatively small portion of the theme park community represented on the forums, and the Hollywood/West Coast side in particular. What you read here are opinions of the individuals who post here, not any general consensus. So take that as you will. Opinions are very different outside the confines of IU.
Now, please, back to our regularly scheduled programming. Thanks, everyone.
