a good job as a low thrill / family coaster.
Shame it's looking like they're going going to completely alienate that audience with the theme.
Agreed, however i do think the intimidation factor of the theme is being exaggerated. Is The Wickerman going to be that scary for families / kids? Will they have seen the films? Granted its a bonkers theme / IP and its begs multiple questions about Merlin decision making but lets be honest its hardly Saw or DBGT!
This is exactly how I'm thinking. So far there's actually been quite little marketing for the ride, let alone anything over the top i.e. Thirteen. I think it's a bit unfair to slate the park for making that same error, when it hasn't actually happened.Agreed, however i do think the intimidation factor of the theme is being exaggerated. Is The Wickerman going to be that scary for families / kids? Will they have seen the films? Granted its a bonkers theme / IP and its begs multiple questions about Merlin decision making but lets be honest its hardly Saw or DBGT!
Agreed, however i do think the intimidation factor of the theme is being exaggerated. Is The Wickerman going to be that scary for families / kids? Will they have seen the films? Granted its a bonkers theme / IP and its begs multiple questions about Merlin decision making but lets be honest its hardly Saw or DBGT!
Yeah, I agree with Sue. The theme at its core is incredibly dark and undeniably horror.
Wicker Men have been around for much longer than the movie, and has stems way back to BC eras (Druids), so I think judging this from the movie alone is just a completely inaccurate way to look at it. I don't think that Towers are going to go all the way as to depict actual human sacrifice, but, you have to take into account that they've bothered to create a scare attraction experience at Halloween that's themed to it, just like they did with The Smiler (dark theme), so they obviously want to create the notion of horror within people from the get go.
I agree, but why theme this to a dark theme at all when it's clearly a family ride. Wouldn't it be nice to have something originally themed which attracts the youngsters.What I’m basically getting at is I don’t think Merlin are going to do a full Thirteen again and go calling this thing the scariest thing ever.
I agree, but why theme this to a dark theme at all when it's clearly a family ride. Wouldn't it be nice to have something originally themed which attracts the youngsters.
I've been thinking that if the idea isn't used in the fireworks either this year or next, then it's a total wasted opportunity. Although that is of course, what Merlin do best.I disagree. The main things you'd know about the Wickerman without seeing the film are human sacrifice and burning a :emoji_poop: ton of wood. Personally, if I had a child and saw a giant wooden structure themed to being burnt, it might put me off. Also, I might be concerned about dark imagery in the queueline. And possibly bees. Was telling the family about the theme earlier and showed them the wicker man under binbags. They asked if it'll be unveiled in time for bonfire night XD