The Return of Nemesis Sub Terra?

[emoo]

Is the missing eye just a result of the simplified logo, or somehow tied to the Nemesis redo? That's some speculation that is disappointing either way.

 

[Sandman]

The entrance scaffolding is staying though, phew!

 

[Swat]

New sign is installed and is definitely a downgrade from the original.

Old one for comparison

Going off reports today, its a temporary sign and a proper one will be coming soon

 

[Matt N]

In other news, the ride opened today during a special ceremony, fronted by the head of the Phalanx (who appeared in some of the publicity materials surrounding Nemesis’ closure):

https://twitter.com/x/status/1662381701631299589

Initial reviews have been pretty good, from what I gather!

 

[davidm]

Good work AT getting this out too;

 

[ScottLann]

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[Changa]

That looks much better. I just wish they had a nice arch to hold it up instead of the scaffolding.

 

[spicy]

Looks so much better.

I don't mind the scaffolding, goes with the whole 'found during a routine excavation' theme.

 

[Changa]

We had a go on it on Thursday. The ride concept is still very neat but operations have hampered the whole experience. Ride attendants are all doing a great job but the lap bars just aren't closing properly? They had the two attendants putting all of their weight on the bar and getting all of us to push on it as well in order to get it to lock in place. This caused a loading time of around 5-10 minutes per cycle which is crippling the ride’s capacity and affecting the pacing between 'scenes'.

I'd be curious to know how much work was needed to get the ride ready to run, as everything looked very fresh and the effects all worked well. Though I'd definitely wait for them to sort out the lapbars before giving it a go.

 

[rob666]

You would think that, with a few years of closure, they could have actually fixed the dodgy restraints, that have caused lots of capacity and throughput issues, before reopening the bloody thing!
They have had a couple of thousand closed days to get the thing running correctly.

 

[Peet]

We had a go on it on Thursday. The ride concept is still very neat but operations have hampered the whole experience. Ride attendants are all doing a great job but the lap bars just aren't closing properly? They had the two attendants putting all of their weight on the bar and getting all of us to push on it as well in order to get it to lock in place. This caused a loading time of around 5-10 minutes per cycle which is crippling the ride’s capacity and affecting the pacing between 'scenes'.

I'd be curious to know how much work was needed to get the ride ready to run, as everything looked very fresh and the effects all worked well. Though I'd definitely wait for them to sort out the lapbars before giving it a go.

So has anything actually changed from the original ride?

 

[Changa]

So has anything actually changed from the original ride?

The preshow video has been reworked to incorporate the phalanx more and they have removed the crab monster graphics. I didn't notice any differences for the rest of the ride & post-show, based on what I remember.

 

[JamesB]

The park are clearly having issues with the ride. Got on it on Tuesday and it broke down just after the restraints had been checked. We were offloaded and told it had broken down. The ride was then down for pretty much the rest of the day.

 

[catsounds]

am i wrong in thinking the reason they closed it in first place was because of the restraints?

 

[cookie]

am i wrong in thinking the reason they closed it in first place was because of the restraints?

Maybe the restraints played a part, but it was the fallout of the Smiler crash that killed it. Remember that they gutted The Flume, Ripsaw, and several other rides at the exact same time.

 

[bob_3_]

Maybe the restraints played a part, but it was the fallout of the Smiler crash that killed it. Remember that they gutted The Flume, Ripsaw, and several other rides at the exact same time.

The Smiler did play a part in SubTerra as it became clear it was easy for smaller guests to remove themselves from the restraints before the drop which prompted a restraint redesign, but even then the directors and operators felt uncomfortable running the ride after the crash.

The Flume required extensive modifications to fit with new safety requirements regarding water rides which didn't make financial sense, it's the same reason Loggers Leap was closed.

And Ripsaw had reached the end of its service life, and again would cost too much to refurbish to extend its life any more. Similar to Rameses Revenge.