Ironically, Six Flags I thought was starting to drop VR on attractions due to upkeep/cleaning cost.
Honestly, to say this, AR I think once expanded in its form and presence, could be a great aid for theme parks. Not VR.
Kraken Unleashed
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Ironically, Six Flags I thought was starting to drop VR on attractions due to upkeep/cleaning cost.
Honestly, to say this, AR I think once expanded in its form and presence, could be a great aid for theme parks. Not VR.
It's been what, 7-8 months so far since the VR debuted? It's also January which is SeaWorld's slowest month.
This could be a case of people simply rejecting VR. I'm sure they have numbers on roughly the percentage of guests that use VR per ride and surveys on how much those that used it liked the VR. This doesn't mean it's a full removal, but I could see them tinkering with things seeing as it is their slowest month and maybe doing doing one train with VR, one without or running trains where half is VR and half no VR. They could test doing lines for VR and no VR.
Honestly, it could be as simple as them just taking them off to get the VR goggles professionally cleaned and maintained. Who knows what they're doing, but what we do know is that Kraken's capacity took a major hit by adding VR to the attraction.
This could be a case of people simply rejecting VR. I'm sure they have numbers on roughly the percentage of guests that use VR per ride and surveys on how much those that used it liked the VR. This doesn't mean it's a full removal, but I could see them tinkering with things seeing as it is their slowest month and maybe doing doing one train with VR, one without or running trains where half is VR and half no VR. They could test doing lines for VR and no VR.
Honestly, it could be as simple as them just taking them off to get the VR goggles professionally cleaned and maintained. Who knows what they're doing, but what we do know is that Kraken's capacity took a major hit by adding VR to the attraction.
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Alt take: you dont buy VR you lease it and the tech. Lease is over and it’s being removed. Just a thought.
I did Kraken VR once. I have avoided Kraken since then because of the slow load/long wait.
Honestly, I hope it's gone.
Honestly, I hope it's gone.
Derren Brown's Ghost Train is a fantastic use of it. I have zero interest in riding a coaster with it however.
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VR should be used to expand a space, not contract it. VR on coasters takes a huge, open area with views and constricts it. But something like The Lab takes a small room with VR and expands it into an infinite amount of spaces. That's the true future of VR.
This is actually a great point
I would have much rather had a retrack of the coaster...Kraken is a great ride
Personally I agree with Nick, they should have two lines, one for VR one for regular. The VR is nice, but gets old fast. Also, last time I did it, the headset really pinched my nose badly, was painful.
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I hope they change the sign to Kraken: Leashed again, but still somewhat Unleashed if you think about it
That may not fit on the guide maps though
That may not fit on the guide maps though
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VR is amazing and can be a great addition. It seems we are not there yet in terms of attractions though with quick loading and a quality experience. At some point I would expect vr to be the standard affordable way to theme regional park rides.
This will never really be the case as in 10 years time many people will have good quality VR headsets themselves and their use at visitor attractions will become somwhat irrelevant.
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That’s a good point.
On another note, the computers are still strapped to the back of the seats on Kraken, so not all do the VR is gone yet.
Good riddance!
The VR crap is what really prevented me from riding it in the Summer. It seemed like too much work to get onto an attraction.
The VR crap is what really prevented me from riding it in the Summer. It seemed like too much work to get onto an attraction.
Yesterday I asked a ride ride attendant as well, and I also was told it is just down for maintenance and the VR will return. There also are signs by Kraken, saying that VR is temporarily unavailable.
