New Concept for Screamin' (my thoughts)

[d.N.d.]

So im sorry if it seems that people are populating these boards with their ideas for PP, but its a hot topic i guess. Heres my idea.

You take the maliboomer remove and place the new carousel here. Since its king tritons maybe throw a moat around it connect that to the lagoon a few bridges here and there and you have a new themed area.

As for where the carousel was that becomes the new entrance for screamin'. the old entrance is razed leveled and becomes the exit shop. The new entrance is now indoors and that whole area becomes a building very nice and victorian to match. Now the backstory for screamin'

The rides new story is this as you enter the new que building there are photos that resemble the type you see of the loch ness all black and white and sketchy. There are tons of news articles and they all relate to the Paradise Pier Monster. A monster said to be hidden in the lagoon and is waiting to attack the guests (however he is not water bound he is like the creature from the black lagoon). You then walk through line and read the articles learn the backstory and see types of traps and testimonies from people who tried to catch the monster. You then meet a stop like at ToT where the fastpass catchces up. People are then pooled like ToT into a big room which has little light and more themeing. You are entered to the middle where a man walks in front and a light shines on him. He says welcome and congratulations you will be the first to witness the Pier Monster. He states he caught the monster and has brought him here before you to show his proof. All of a sudden the lights go out and there is a loud noise of a monster the lights then flash on and you see nothing left but the glasses from the man lying on the ground. Soon another man enters the assistant in the catch and says i appologize we are having problems with the monster just sit tight. He leaves and comes back stating that the monster has broken lose and is heading right towards us hurry out and you see a huge AA come in from stage left (can be on a moveable stage) and starts roaring with arms waiving and you are quickly escorted to the loading area the door to the original room closes. The assistant is heard on an overhead stating that the only way out of the building is throw the new transport devices that they used to catch the monster you must quickly board and they will take you to safety...then more noises and panic arise and the man says hurry he is coming. You follow the line to a boarding area that is all enclosed you board your safety car and they head to the famous bank left turn however all of this is enclosed still and very dark with little light.

You then come up to the launch area. You hear the man saying im going to shot you out towards the exit hold on tight then the lights go dim and you hear a scream but a countdown is initated. The lights flicker right before three and come on and a large AA monster is staring right at you on the launch area. He makes loud noises right as you are launched into the opeining at the end and into safety. Ride the ride and you come back to a seperate unload zone right after the last excelerated turn and you unload follow an underground path that takes you straight to the shop and the original entrance for screamin.

The End.

[Smontalvo1489]

Not taking away from your creativity by any means. I just feel like the ride like this would have to be in the dark, or something like that. Regardless of all the ideas, I think Screamin' just needs a nice queue, and a little paint job, rather than an entire theme. But thats just me.

[Lukey114]

I like it. I think that instead of having the action happen before boarding, i think it should happen after boarding. I think it could get messed up by people who take a long time to board.

I really like the idea of it all being in doors though, to give it some theming.

[Trevor]

I had the carousel Idea too!

[Professortango]

The problem is, due to Screamin's design, it can't really be themed to anything other than an old woodie. You could dress the queue up in many styles (a natural rock grotto feel, wooden amuesment park queue, a boat house as TrevorD suggested in another thread), but ultimately you can't change the coaster to anything but a coaster. To change it to something different you would have to make the track tie into that, and that is a lot of coaster to disguise as something else. And then you are ruining the backdrop to the land.

I think PP needs to embrace the idea of being an amuesment park. Put up ticket booths, have ads for attractions, and condense. I have also suggested the Carousel be moved to the Maliboomer, leaving room for a bumper car dark ride to take place inside the helix by Screamin's entrance. PP, the park, should exist from Screamin' to SSS.

[jmadonich27]

lol. What a wicked idea.
That would be crazy

But if we've seen anything from Disney about their plans for DCA, can we go against them?

World of Color! Little Mermaid Dark Ride, Silly Symphony Swings, Toy Story Mania.
All uber successes in the making. and Mania already is.

[MistaDee]

The problem is, due to Screamin's design, it can't really be themed to anything other than an old woodie. You could dress the queue up in many styles (a natural rock grotto feel, wooden amuesment park queue, a boat house as TrevorD suggested in another thread), but ultimately you can't change the coaster to anything but a coaster. To change it to something different you would have to make the track tie into that, and that is a lot of coaster to disguise as something else. And then you are ruining the backdrop to the land.

I think PP needs to embrace the idea of being an amuesment park. Put up ticket booths, have ads for attractions, and condense. I have also suggested the Carousel be moved to the Maliboomer, leaving room for a bumper car dark ride to take place inside the helix by Screamin's entrance. PP, the park, should exist from Screamin' to SSS.

Yes why disney is extending the weakest land of the park to encompass more space (LMR) is beyond me. Paradise Pier needs to stay on the pier move silly swings and zephyr to the long stretch of land and then mulloholland area and LMR can have their own identities.

[MistaDee]

The problem is, due to Screamin's design, it can't really be themed to anything other than an old woodie. You could dress the queue up in many styles (a natural rock grotto feel, wooden amuesment park queue, a boat house as TrevorD suggested in another thread), but ultimately you can't change the coaster to anything but a coaster. To change it to something different you would have to make the track tie into that, and that is a lot of coaster to disguise as something else. And then you are ruining the backdrop to the land.

I think PP needs to embrace the idea of being an amuesment park. Put up ticket booths, have ads for attractions, and condense. I have also suggested the Carousel be moved to the Maliboomer, leaving room for a bumper car dark ride to take place inside the helix by Screamin's entrance. PP, the park, should exist from Screamin' to SSS.

Yes why disney is extending the weakest land of the park to encompass more space (LMR) is beyond me. Paradise Pier needs to stay on the pier move silly swings and zephyr to the long stretch of land and then mulloholland area and LMR can have their own identities.
sorry double post

[LittleImagineer]

I love the idea!!

[LittleImagineer]

I prefer roller coasters being indoors. They feel cheap when they are outdoors. Of course there is an exception to Thunder Mountain and Splash Mountain.

[d.N.d.]

I like it. I think that instead of having the action happen before boarding, i think it should happen after boarding. I think it could get messed up by people who take a long time to board.

I really like the idea of it all being in doors though, to give it some theming.

The pre show is to set up the reason you are inside this building and the reason you ride screamin' you could if you felt like it enclose the last loop area to seem as you are pulling into another warehouse building so that the curved area where you end is all indoors and has themeing. That way you are indoors on the exit and when you reach the shop. The pre show would be timed like ToTs so you dont have clustering and would have a cut line like ToT so only a select number of people enter. The reason you are riding the ride is for the point of escaping the monster. So once you enter the final scene you can have one last monster appereance to scare you and end the ride. The shop could sell i escaped or i survived the pier monster shirts and you could rename the ride to theme the new point. You could re color the ride tracks to brown to add more rustic feel and even on the helix where the carousel is you could add effects. I dont know a work in progress in my head still.

[Fantasmic4]

that sounds awesome though it would cost a lot of money and would ruin the theming. love the carouslell idea

[bobsmith915]

What exactly is your escape vehicle? The other Disney coasters have you riding in some kind of vehicle suitable to the theme and had the track incorporated into the surrounding land. You're riding bobsleds in the Matterhorn, flying in rockets in Space Mountain, riding a train on Thunder Mountain. Since you can't really hide the track, like with the other coasters, how would you theme it? Or do you want the monster chasing you on a wooden-style rollercoaster?

[Rob™]

The coaster should reflect the time period
that the pier is attempting to portray.

Such as retheming the queue, the scream
tunnels, and the trains.

You've mentioned the Victorian architecture
but that is as far as the coaster will ever receive.

No overlay or character driven theme
is necsessary for a boardwalk roller coaster
that is supposed to be just that...
a boardwalk roller coaster.

The execution just needs to be
further implemented.



The effort behind your idea is noble though.

[Epcot2000]

I think this is a great, original idea.... but i don't think it'd work for screamin'.
All screamin' can really get at the moment is rethemed scream tubes and a themed queue...

besides the complications of the track, etc. It would ruin the pier atmosphere. I would be freaked out walking around the pier... But if you could incorporate this into a haunted fun house? that'd be amazing. the story would work, and maybe you could place it on the side of the pier near the pacific wharf area.

With ideas like this, we may yet have a great DCA. Imagine having this idea with the fun house theme, and a dragon coaster in the Pacific Wharf area... Now we just need some rides that would better suit the children as well as the adults.