Re: WC16 | Thorpe Park | New ??? for 2016
I keep hearing the Derren Brown rumour, and it just sounds so...odd.
A ride with a general theme about literally playing with your mind and the like could be really cool if done properly. But I don't see how a ride could be "themed to" Derren. Beyond a pre show of him that he recorded, and maybe a couple of voiceovers during the ride (not too dissimilar to what Ant and Dec did for I'm a Celebrity), what else can realistically be done? Sure, the ride could have scenes where he appears on screen and does tricks and the like, with a couple of 4D effects thrown in, but it doesn't exactly sound much more exciting than watching him on TV. Maybe it's because I haven't done many dark rides to know what exactly could be done, but I just don't see a ride themed in any way to Derren working out.
I could see some sort of partnership where his name gets chucked about in marketing and on the park's map ("Introduced _____, the ride designed with help from famous illusionist Derren Brown" for example), but anything beyond that just sounds so odd and unworkable to me!