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Post by Cat on Jun 24, 2007 3:49:50 GMT -5
As some may remember ,I basically grow up in a Haunted House so I have an undying love of Dark rides.Most in my area are gone so I was wondering if any of yall have a favorite haunted ride you like and where is it ??
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Post by ÞHª₪†øM™ on Jun 24, 2007 8:51:56 GMT -5
I don't think they make good rides like that anymore. If they do, i havn't seen any down here.
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Post by Cat on Jun 26, 2007 0:51:11 GMT -5
lol I dont think I'll get to see any down there also !!but ya sad to say dark rides are going the way of political correctness
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Post by Theenormityofitall on Jun 27, 2007 13:49:22 GMT -5
A haunted ride? I've been to haunted houses on Halloween but no rides lol.
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Post by Cat on Jul 2, 2007 2:09:52 GMT -5
This is the definition of what a dark ride is !
A dark ride or darkride is an indoor amusement ride consisting of a vehicle traveling past animated scenes. Leon Cassidy of the Pretzel Amusement Ride Company invented and patented the single-rail dark ride in 1928. Notable dark rides include the Futurama at the 1939 New York World's Fair and The Haunted Mansion at Disney theme parks. A dark ride does not have to be dark: Disney's "it's a small world" is a brightly lit dark ride.
The roots of the dark ride go back to the late 1800s to "scenic Railways", "pleasure railways", and "mill rides". A boat dark ride is sometimes called an Old Mill or Tunnel Of Love.
In the United Kingdom, dark rides with a scary or ghostly theme are called ghost trains, although the 'ghost train' term is more usually applied to the simpler midway or traveling funfair style of dark ride as opposed to modern hi-tech dark rides. Notable UK examples have included 5th Dimension (Chessington World of Adventures), and Haunted House (Alton Towers), Both were developed by The Tussauds Group.
In recent years, some dark rides - notably The Revenge of the Mummy: The Ride, Fire In The Hole (Silver Dollar City), and Scooby Doo's Haunted Castle - have blurred the distinction between dark rides and roller coasters[citation needed]. It could also be argued that some roller coasters such as the Disneyland Space Mountain contain dark ride elements.
In 1999 the book 'Scary Dark Rides' was self published by Doug Higley. Now revised and in hard back it remains the only book written that covers the 100 year history and chemistry of the dark ride scene, from the Midways to Disneyland.
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Post by ÞHª₪†øM™ on Jul 2, 2007 2:18:18 GMT -5
Hmm, i remember back in 1988 we had the 'World Expo' in Brisbane, QLD.
There was a cool ride i so desperately wanted to go on... [Alien Encounters]
It was similar to what you describe above, and there were cool 'chest-burtsers' and other H.R.Giger 'inspired' creatures. I was on my old mans back about this ride ever since i heard about it, and luckily, a few days after i went on it, it burnt down to the ground! LOL!!
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Post by Cat on Jul 2, 2007 2:23:19 GMT -5
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Post by Theenormityofitall on Jul 2, 2007 15:38:43 GMT -5
Damn I've missed out on a lot living in a lil shit hole in IL. I've been to both Silver Dollar City and Six Flags in Missouri but that was over 20 years ago and I don't remember any rides like that.
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Post by Cat on Jul 2, 2007 22:46:37 GMT -5
Impressive isnt it !!
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Post by Theenormityofitall on Jul 9, 2007 0:29:16 GMT -5
It certainly is!
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Post by ash on Sept 1, 2007 10:24:45 GMT -5
lol I dont think I'll get to see any down there also !!but ya sad to say dark rides are going the way of political correctness Why is it called african american rides now lol |
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