GA-MBIT
Platinum Member
I've noticed this trend quite a bit throughout my time here in this community. Whether it be Maelstrom, Curse of Darkastle, GMR, Twister, etc., it seems like once a theme park attraction meets its end everyone comes out of the woodwork to sing its praises and to remember how great of an attraction it was.
This certainly doesn't happen after every closure. I hardly see anyone mourning over the loss of the Sinbad show at IoA. But I can't help but think that if rides that currently get very little positive discussion such as Dinosaur/Countdown to Extinction, Tomorrowland Speedway, or Journey to Atlantis were to meet their end today would the general consensus among the theme park community stay the same or become more positive about them overall?
I hope I've illustrated the idea of this topic enough because I feel like it is an interesting discussion to have. Do you guys think that these rides were always as good as people say or is it just that once a ride is gone people simply want to remember the peak times or positive aspects of an attraction rather than needlessly dance on its grave? How large a part does nostalgia play? I'm very curious as to what you all think.
This certainly doesn't happen after every closure. I hardly see anyone mourning over the loss of the Sinbad show at IoA. But I can't help but think that if rides that currently get very little positive discussion such as Dinosaur/Countdown to Extinction, Tomorrowland Speedway, or Journey to Atlantis were to meet their end today would the general consensus among the theme park community stay the same or become more positive about them overall?
I hope I've illustrated the idea of this topic enough because I feel like it is an interesting discussion to have. Do you guys think that these rides were always as good as people say or is it just that once a ride is gone people simply want to remember the peak times or positive aspects of an attraction rather than needlessly dance on its grave? How large a part does nostalgia play? I'm very curious as to what you all think.