MarioSonic94 Posted September 21, 2008 Report Share Posted September 21, 2008 Why not make a sim movie based on Mario Kart or Star Fox? Luis L. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsDevs4Lyf Posted September 21, 2008 Report Share Posted September 21, 2008 I think anything mario could work because of the symbol he is for video games in general, and with their partnership with Nintendo it is a possibility in the future I suppose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkridedan Posted September 21, 2008 Report Share Posted September 21, 2008 ^^^Lol. Geauga Lake was such a disaster. How the same plot of land could change so much under different ownership is scary. My favorite simulator outside of Disney was Hannah Barbera at USF. Anything like that would be fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarioSonic94 Posted September 21, 2008 Report Share Posted September 21, 2008 (edited) Does anybody think a Mario Kart sim movie would work for the Right Stuff or it would end up like Paramount Parks' Days of Thunder sim movie? Personally, I think it would work out because kids know about the Mario franchise more than the Looney Tunes characaters (not saying that I hate the Looney Tunes) Here are characters that should be in the ride Mario** Luigi** Peach** Daisy** Toad Koopa Troopa Yoshi DK Bowser Wario Waluigi Toadette* Toadsworth* Bowser Jr. * *Only appears in pre-show ** Has regular and baby versions Luis L. Edited September 21, 2008 by Luis L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted September 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 I experienced Fly Me to the Moon for what was probably the last time today. I am sure life will go on. Until then I will just have to purchase the soundtrack to the movie, at least until the DVD box set comes out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted October 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 For those of you who were deeply upset that Fly Me to the Moon ended its run for the season, do I have news for you! Liberty Science Center in Jersey City, NJ is now playing the film in their IMAX theater! I was there this afternoon with work for a scavenger hunt and noticed the signs in the entrance area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warnerleroy Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 Did you see it, or was the line too long Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoshi Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 Does anybody think a Mario Kart sim movie would work for the Right Stuff or it would end up like Paramount Parks' Days of Thunder sim movie? That would be awesome Mario Kart is my favorite game series, I'd want to see it every visit if there wasn't a long line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Master Posted October 11, 2008 Report Share Posted October 11, 2008 So you can go to Camden to ride Sponge Bob 3D or go up to Jersey City to ride FMTTM. According to the poster it seems like it is the whole movie and not the ride film/trailer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pashacar Posted October 12, 2008 Report Share Posted October 12, 2008 Shifting the topic a little, what happened to the park's iwerks theater in the past few years to make it a capacity nightmare? They used to efficiently run the preshow (with a video that was actually relevant to the ride film) and get people in there every 7 minutes or so, assigning rows and all. Ever since Spongebob, they're either repeating some annoying and horrible generic simulator preshow endlessly or playing something that isn't even relevant to what you're about to see in the main theater. Worst of all, they now go around (slowly, no less) and check each seatbelt individually, something that drastically slows down loading time and was never necessary until just a few years ago. Did something happen to cause that change, or is the park just getting lazy as they let the dispatch cycles of this ride increase to 15 minutes, or even beyond that? A line from the start of the hangar building used to be well under an hour, but these days it's almost unbearable to wait for the ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoshi Posted October 13, 2008 Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 They need more people checking the seatbelts. Last time I saw a show in there was in April or May. Only 3 out of 5 rows had people in them and they had 1 person checking the seatbelts. It took forever. I can only imagine how long it would have taken with a full show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarioSonic94 Posted October 13, 2008 Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 They need more people checking the seatbelts. Last time I saw a show in there was in April or May. Only 3 out of 5 rows had people in them and they had 1 person checking the seatbelts. It took forever. I can only imagine how long it would have taken with a full show. Tell me about it. That is really grinding my gears Luis L. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Master Posted October 13, 2008 Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 (edited) Shifting the topic a little, what happened to the park's iwerks theater in the past few years to make it a capacity nightmare? They used to efficiently run the preshow (with a video that was actually relevant to the ride film) and get people in there every 7 minutes or so, assigning rows and all. Ever since Spongebob, they're either repeating some annoying and horrible generic simulator preshow endlessly or playing something that isn't even relevant to what you're about to see in the main theater. Worst of all, they now go around (slowly, no less) and check each seatbelt individually, something that drastically slows down loading time and was never necessary until just a few years ago. Did something happen to cause that change, or is the park just getting lazy as they let the dispatch cycles of this ride increase to 15 minutes, or even beyond that? A line from the start of the hangar building used to be well under an hour, but these days it's almost unbearable to wait for the ride. I notice that years ago you could see seatbelt indicator lights inside the op booth and the seatbelt locks used to be black. A couple of years ago they changed the locks to yellow ones which was the same time they started checking the seatbelts by hand and I no longer see indicator lights inside the op booth. My guess is the park did away with the seatbelt indicator board and lock sensors for some reason and changed the locks. Last friday the theater was painfully slow loading and they had the A/C on at night in Oct! Edited October 13, 2008 by The Master Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted October 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 I think they still have the indicators and can tell remotely who is locked in and who is not. You can often hear the operator confirm some unlocked seats - for example "Row 3, Base 2, Seat 2". The attendants make the rounds and check the seats to make sure that guests are within the seat belts and not just sitting on a locked belt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pashacar Posted October 13, 2008 Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 My question is, what happened after a decade of running the thing without individually checking that made them start? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Master Posted October 14, 2008 Report Share Posted October 14, 2008 I think they still have the indicators and can tell remotely who is locked in and who is not. You can often hear the operator confirm some unlocked seats - for example "Row 3, Base 2, Seat 2". The attendants make the rounds and check the seats to make sure that guests are within the seat belts and not just sitting on a locked belt. I have not seen them do this for years, they just check every seat by hand now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted October 19, 2008 Report Share Posted October 19, 2008 My question is what happened after a decade of running the thing without individually checking that made them start? I say, that they know the type of customers they are dealing with... Some people are ignorant or stupid and just don't listen to safety warnings to put the belt on... instead they might latch the belt and probably sit on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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