For those who are
wondering, this is a continuation of a previous entry I did. Here’s the link if you’re interested: http://rockotaku92.blogspot.com/2017/03/countdowns-with-rock-otaku-03-top-11.html. Currently, this was my most viewed entry at
the time this came out, so there’s some incentive for this kind of writing.
Hello degenerates,
heathens, weirdos, and deviants. I am the Rock Otaku, and I’m here to
show you worlds such as hard rock, metal, punk, alternative rock, movies, TV,
anime, video games, and anything that makes us scream, shout, and hold on for
dear life.
As some of you may
have noticed, I tend to have that opening slogan in my blogs when I do
something big or based on a series, but I seem to only discuss the first two
(and three after that when the opportunity arises) in my blog overall. As for the others, they end up serving as
times to make references or jokes in my main series. And this is the main reason why I am now going
to try to fit in more anime reviews, news, and countdowns into my blog.
You know what, I’ll
use the extra week I’ve added to my time to make my LET THEM EAT METAL series
bi-weekly to create a series of countdowns.
And they don’t have to be just about anime. I can use this to mention movies, TV shows,
episodes of shows, news, games, and even other musical artists I want to talk
about but aren’t able to usually thanks to my current load. But I’ve set my mind to theme parks this week.
For those that are
wondering what’s going on in the wide, wide world of sports, there seems to be something
going on at the railroad. Apparently the
supervisors started dancing around the non-white workers, and there’s a
quicksand pit in the railroad path. So
the track has to go through Rock Ridge, and the value of that land will likely
end up being worth millions. That and a
random haunted hotel in Hollywood, California was purchased by a Benicio Del
Toro-looking alien and got the Ghostbusters treatment before being converted
into a warehouse for various alien creatures that he has ownership of (or
somehow stole and captured). Included
are a human that looks like the guy from Parks and Recreation, a greyish
blue-skinned alien who’s built like Dave Baustita, a green-skinned alien
resembling and sounding like Zoe Saldana, a talking raccoon, and an alien tree
creature. And somehow the people of
California are angry about the change in ownership.
So yeah, Disney
California Adventure has made plans for, and will premier next week, a retheme
of their take on The Twilight Zone Tower
of Terror to Guardians of the Galaxy:
Mission Breakout! And while hardcore
California Disney fans are angry and feel that it doesn’t mesh with the rest of
the park (and to a certain degree, it does, though I think that Hollywoodland
there is being turned into a Marvel-themed land anyway), there is a proponent
of fans, including Some Jerk with a Camera and even myself, that feels that
this is fine. Why? I’m not sure where it came from, but Walt Disney
has gone on record that Disneyland will never be finished, and that it will
always change to reflect the desires and dreams of the young and young at
heart. And this does feel like a
continuation of that philosophy, even if I feel sympathy for fans of the
original ride, even if it’s a low-budget version of the masterpiece that is in
Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
For the ride itself,
the theme of the Disney World classic thrill ride (and the former Disney
California Adventure hit) is that of the Hollywood Tower Hotel, an old, 199 ft.
tall hotel that was once a major place to stay in Hollywood, representing the
star power, glory, and ego of the city.
And then a lighting strike during a stormy night in 1939 caused the
outside elevator shafts to suddenly phase out of reality and causing 5 people
inside to disappear from reality altogether.
And now it’s a ramshackle, abandoned, looming structure that represents
how things can suddenly go wrong and the appeal of something can fad away in a
flash. And now we’re there in our own
episode of The Twilight Zone, which
is owned neither by Disney and MGM (who had a license to have their name and
characters in the original park alongside Lucasfilm apparently), and it
involves haunted elevators. Yes, the
story itself feels like how Disney would do a drop ride, combining it with a
haunted house aesthetic, but it doesn’t really gel with the license. When you think Twilight Zone, you think dark, twisted, suspenseful, and, most
importantly, intelligent stories told by Rod Serling, with focus on the
cerebral. So how does that correlate
with a runaway elevator, anyway? It
sounds like one of the dumber episodes.
So in the case of the California change, it makes sense from a
storytelling and license-using perspective to change it to something with a
sense of humor.
However, for the
Florida version, its history is tied with the park it’s in, so a re-theme would
not make any sense in any way, shape, or form.
But I can think of ways to do so.
To do that, I thought of at least 13 re-theme ideas for the change. And before we start, let me point out that
this is my list, and that it might differ from yours, so don’t complain if I
forgot a property or idea. Explain how
much of a great idea it is, instead.
Okay then, here we go:
13. Guardians of the Galaxy
Hear me out, this
would ultimately lead to a Floridian, more advanced version of Mission Breakout
in Anaheim. But that be an issue and the
horizontal movements in the California ride is less about atmosphere and more
about practicality and capacity. And
based on the plot of the new ride, it wouldn’t make any sense for a
re-theme. That and there are rumors for
a GOTG ride in Epcot going around, and these fit the franchise better than
Hollywood Studios. But if there’s a way
to convert the tower into the Collector’s special warehouse in Florida, then
the Imagineers would have one. But
they’d have to wait until Star Wars Land comes out or is close to completion. In short, this is at the bottom because this
makes a lot of sense, but I feel that it’d be really wrong for now.
12. The Music of Aerosmith (or any other 70s/80s hard rock band)
Speaking of wrong,
this would actually make sense in the new theme park trend of themed areas, one
that Disney’s taking a part of with James Cameron’s Avatar in Animal Kingdom. Why?
The section it’s in is called Sunset Boulevard, which, despite the
retro-Hollywood atmosphere of the park, is notorious for the hard rock/heavy
metal scene in the 80s, and this is a way to pay tribute to that, specifically
the band they ultimately chose: Aerosmith.
And with this, you can keep the haunted hotel story of the original
ride, but make the concept be the work of evil rather than something
cerebral. That and have the theme be
that Aerosmith or some other hard rock band (may it be classic or modern)
trying to get some new song ideas from the hotel, but then it turns into the
classic ride, with the 5th Dimension scene being turned into Hell,
and the result of the brief trip would be the Elevator going wild to music from
the band or their influences, including, of course, “Love in an Elevator.” That and the ending being the band, either
due to their experience, the riders’, or the use of illicit substances,
suddenly writing a song that’s about 5 people entering an elevator and
ultimately a nightmare, and the same moment can happen to you. It sounds weird, but it just might work,
considering what it’s next to. And it
could lead to a short renovation time with the right effort and attention to
detail.
11. Star vs. The Forces of Evil
And now for the fun
stuff. For this Franchise, this is one
where, due to the bizarre premise, anything is possible. Ranging from magical princesses with wands to
interdimensional travel, you can do anything with this series for a drop
ride. Including having Ludo use his wand
to turn a random old hotel into his own torture palace, and Star and Marco
trying to rescue a group of tourists from his twisted plans. That and having Star somehow make things
worse for the guests. While I can easily
see the Imagineers come up with something better and more thorough, I’d think
that this re-theme would work well and allow for more exposure to this cool
show.
10. Soul Eater
Let’s get down to it,
something like this could be possible in the universe of the manga. I mean, the whole concept of the original
ride could be altered to have dark figures and the undead make things dangerous
for the riders. As a result, the ride is
actually an attempt for the students at Death City trying to recruit temporary
meisters and weapons or just random muggles to help them claim each and every
darkened soul, with Maka competing with Black Star to have Soul Eater claim
every soul over Tsubaki. And Death the
Kid is the one to make sure everyone is doing their jobs while still succumbing
to his OCD mentality throughout. And the
elevator drop shaft moments, plus the horizontal trip through a realm of
darkness, are the work of Medusa, thus making Crona a part of the cast due to
his/her popularity with the fanbase, and moments where Death, Spirit Albarn/The
Death Sythe, and Dr. Stein playing major roles.
Overall, this would be a fun, dark, humorous, and engaging ride where
you’re on the edge of your seat, and alongside going up and down an elevator shaft,
you’re witnessing the more badass moments of the meisters themselves in their
battle with Medusa. Plus bring in some
more witches and that werewolf from the series into major moments as well.
9. Darkwing Duck
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And now here’s
something that’d really kick tail feathers.
When you get down to it, Darkwing Duck is among the most acclaimed of
the Disney Afternoon shows, and is the one where I feel that a ride based on
darker magic is possible. I mean,
Darkwing’s girlfriend/wife is a goth duck woman, for talking out loud. And plus, you can easily make Nega Duck the
central antagonist, with the 5th Dimension becoming the Negaverse,
and the drop shaft sequence being the battle between Darkwing and Nega. And you can have several villains from the
series as well entering the fight or making cameos. If there is an issue with this idea, it’s how
to bring in Gosalyn, Drake’s adopted daughter.
I mean is that either you have to cut her out, and lose a lot of
Drake/Darkwing’s motivations to rescue the riders from Nega Duck, and a
majority of what makes him appealing.
That and her voice actor, Christine Cavanaugh, passed away a while back,
and while she can be recast, there’s going to be a backlash of some size
depending on who is cast as her (and I feel Candi Milo, Kath Soucie, Laura
Bailey, and Cree Summer could be good replacements). That and there’d be jokes aimed at how the
characters are fighting over “naked apes” if they don’t explain how humans can
interact with the Duck-verse (which includes Ducktales, as well). Even then, I feel that this would be a great
re-theme, but not the best re-theme idea taken from the Disney Afternoon.
8. Kim Possible
What’s the sitch? Well, this might actually work and lead to a
very fun, completely awesome ride. The
main reason is that there are so many ways for the franchise to correlate to an
elevator drop ride, such as the superspy themes as well as the colorful cast of
villains. The main story would involve Kim
and Ron trying to stop either Dr. Drakken or Professor Dementor, who have
turned an old hotel into a lair for their villainy (as well as showing their
ego to the other, depending on who’s the villain), from enacting their evil
plans. And for the famous 5th
Dimension scene, there’s also a way to put a lampshade on the ride system, with
the elevators actually being generic lifts (with one designed to travel faster,
which could make for some great snark from Kim and Shego), and the ride
vehicles being self-moving cars that take riders between shafts (which could
also lead to more great snark from Kim, Shego, and even Ron), and the ride
ultimately being an elevator drop ride.
Plus, there are ways to bring Wade in, having him explaining the ride’s
setting like in the original attraction.
As a result, we would get a very fast, very funny, very action-packed
ride with a theme that’s beloved by many Disney fans everywhere, and a way to
capture the nostalgia from fans for this awesome series.
7. Fullmetal Alchemist
If my FMA idea is done
for Rock N’ Roller Coaster, and Disney wants to collab with Aniplex for a
recreation of Amestris, then making this based on the darker sides of Alchemy
in the series would be a good idea. What
I mean is that you can play with the villains of the series, the Homunculi, and
their motives while also creating an experience where you’re put in a situation
where you could die (though not since this is a theme park ride, so you’re
safe). The story could involve them finding
a way and capturing a few alchemists to create a Philosophers’ Stone for them
such as Ed, Al, Roy, and others, and you’re roles are to serve as the
substances for the Stones’ creation. And
yes, the reason for them to make the Stones would involve Father in some
way. And for the elevator stuff, they
can be powered by steam and other forms of technology ala the cars, phones, and
trains in the series, and they can also serve as alchemic pathways between the
real world and the Doorway, with human transmutation used to send riders between
the shafts through the place where the Truth lies. Then you have your drop sequences and you
return to the real world, bodies intact since our heroes saved the day. And we can get an ending part where Roy
exclaims his platform as Ruler of Amestris where female officers wear tiny
miniskirts. Would be as great as the
series? Probably not, but still as fun.
6. Gravity Falls
I put this low for the
other ride, but this one DEFINITELY WORKS for Tower of Terror. What I mean is that the series involves
Dipper and Mabel with their “Grunkle” Stan investigating the paranormal. And as a replacement for The Twilight Zone, this is almost perfect as both series have
bizarre logic running in their realities.
For this scenario, the hotel could play the same role it did in the
original ride, but placed in the titular town and being originally a showcase
of the Northwest family’s massive wealth, but then a mysterious entity
(probably one created for the attraction) starts haunting it, originally taking
5 guests at the hotel to his realm. And
for the ride itself, the queue could be a tour hosted by Grunkle Stan with Soos
and Wendy serving as assistants (while Mabel and Dipper investigate the
mystery), and then you board elevators to the upper portions of the hotel,
which are the most haunted. It is there
we get to the horizontal movement section, with the entity that haunts the
premises causing the elevator car to move in directions originally deemed
impossible. And we get to the other
shaft, where the ride’s drop sequences begin, and we end up being saved by the Pines
twins, who’s quick thinking banishes the being to its realm and removes the
haunted aspects from the hotel, but use a lift to take riders to the nearest
elevator doors to get them out. Overall,
you’d get an amazing ride based on a great show.
5. Doctor Strange
If there’s a Marvel
property that I’m sure that Universal doesn’t have dibs on for theme parks that
fits the Haunted Hotel aesthetic, then the tales of the Sorcerer Supreme of the
Marvel Universe is what I’d pick.
Why? Because with the concepts of
magic, illusion, and interdimensional travel, the Marvel franchise serves as a
great way to showcase the wonders of the sorcerers of Kamar-Taj while also
being a thrilling ride. For this, you
could easily make the Hollywood Tower Hotel the Hollywood Sanctum, which is in
complete disarray and filled with dark magic and dark magic users. Due to this, most sorcerers (and even other
heroes) don’t dare to venture into the tower, but then a tour is developed to
showcase its history, causing the dark forces within to be unleashed. And now the ride itself is, while using the
elevator setup, a race against time for Dr. Stephen Strange and possibly Wong
to enter the tower, save the riders from the Dark Dimension, which serves as
the replacement for the 5th Dimension here, and the wrath of
Dormammu. And due to the concept, the
ride’s drop sequences include various special effects as well as an encounter
with the ruler of the Dark Dimension himself in the drop shaft. And yes, for the ending, I’d recommend to put
in a line from Strange mentioning how it’s not a good idea of getting the
warnings for something AFTER it happens, which gets Wong laughing like in the
movie.
4. BlazBlue (specifically Remix Heart)
For Rock N’ Roller
Coaster, this was my number 1 for a re-theme, but this does allow for some
great ideas. But I’ve forgot to mention
the most likely area the Imagineers will take from when doing BlazBlue-themed
rides in their parks: Remix Heart.
Why? Because, if I’m right, it’s
the only supplemental material to the main game series that got localized, and
it features a large chunk of the games’ cast, as well as characters from there
that’d show up later in the games. What
that’d mean is that, if Rock N’ Roller Coaster was part of this, the Tower of
Terror would be re-set into a new land based on the 15th
Hierarchical City of Torifune, where the Military Academy of the N.O.L. is
located, and our adventures are led by “Team Remix” (Mai Natsume, Noel
Vermillion, Tsubaki Yayoi, Makoto Nanaya, and Kajun Faycott), with occasional
help from (for the sake of familiarity with casual fans) Jin, Hazama (when he’s
not in Terumi mode), Rachel, Carl, Kagura, and even Ragna at points (though I’d
argue to make the series’ protagonist a major character in the area and it’s
attractions).
For the Tower of
Terror, I’d have one basic idea: Relius Clover’s Tower of Terror, where riders
enter to be a part of an experiment by the Mad Puppeteer involving elevators
and speed (to maintain the classic ride system). And the roles for Mai and her friends would
be to investigate the circumstances of the tower (which is a Hollywood hotel
that was built to represent the power of the town in culture that Relius may
have intentionally made haunted to find a way into the Boundary WAY before the
events surrounding the ride itself) with Ragna and the Colonel’s son Carl in
tow (for levity due to how the former reacts to ghosts), but then try to
prevent the riders from being a part of Relius’ grand experiment of entering
the Boundary before killing them with gravity’s assistance. But then a twist happens as either Terumi or
Izanami takes over the tower and (after Relius is convinced by the girls and a
scared-silly SS-class criminal in the future, plus his son, that the Boundary
trip was enough) tries to kill not just our heroes, but us in the tower,
leading to one of multiple possible drop profiles that even include, depending
on the chosen antagonist, moments where the elevator you’re in is confronted
and you escape. The ending, of course,
will be (for a page on TVTropes’ Crowning Moment of Funny page for BlazBlue)
Terumi being crushed by the elevator you’re in and flattened like a pancake
after Kokonoe (through a distress call from Kajun) warps Celica near where the
snake is, crippling him and leading to a humiliating defeat as the other two
antagonists (Relius and Izanami) are beaten down by our heroes (with Ragna and
Jin coming in to spare the being possessing their little sister for another
day), with a one of Team Remix (which is randomized) saying a quirky line
before riders depart for the rest of their day.
What you ultimately get is a thrilling, intense, high-octane, and
terrifying ride that’s accessible to everyone while also having fans of the
Franchise enjoying all the moments and easter eggs thrown in as well as
capturing the more bizarre, off-kilter aspects of the franchise that made it
famous alongside the awesome fight mechanics.
This may have come out long, but I feel I had to explain a few things
beforehand.
3. The Incredibles
This is high up not
because it completely fits, but because we need a theme park ride based on this
awesome movie. And there was a scene
where a hero tried to save elevator passengers, even if his cape got
snagged. So yeah, this will be very
brief as I’d think that the combination of classic superhero iconography and
spy film details would lend to an interesting take on the elevator drop
ride. Here, you can have a villain
causing the elevators to malfunction or act weird, and it’s up to the Parr family,
Bob (Mr. Incredible), Helen (Elastigirl), Violet, Dash, and Jack-Jack to save
the day (with assistance from Frozone).
For the drop profiles, you can have it be the heroes trying to lift the
elevator car you’re in to safety while the antagonist keeps getting in the way
and pushing it downward. And for the climax,
you can have Mr. Incredible trying to hold the elevator as it goes down the final
time, and drop it down nicely after the elevator system goes out. And overall, I could easily see this as an
amazing ride overall.
2. Gargoyles
This is not just one
of my best ideas for the re-theme, this is the best idea in general for a
re-theme. Think about it. You have sentinent gargoyles from medieval
times (Scotland in particular) living in the modern world, a great cast of
characters, some excellent villains including David Xanatos, who brought our
heroes to modern times, and Demona, Goliath’s former wife, and a great world to
take ideas from. And while my idea for a
Gargoyles-themed thrill ride will always be a roller coaster of some kind, with
the movements going through New York like one of the main characters, I could
easily see a Gargoyles-themed redo of this classic ride. Here’s how I’d do it:
Here, Xanatos is
taking you on a tour of his newest acquisition, a mysterious hotel in Hollywood
that’s home to various mystical artifacts.
It isn’t until you meet with Goliath and Elisa Maza that you realize
that these artifacts are dormant gargoyles from across the world, and Xanatos,
in an effort to combat various supernatural forces, managed to reawaken the
ones that are evil. And due to their abilities
to stay in the darkened hotel, the other good gargoyles, including Hudson,
Brooklyn, Lexington, Broadway, Bronx, and Angela, help Goliath, and later
Xanatos, in making sure that the new threats don’t make it out at night,
possibly killing a majority of the Hollywood population if they break out. And while traveling in elevators to where
they are placed, a warlock with connections to this threat enchants the
elevator cars, making it capable of going horizontal, then taking it to the
longest shaft in the tower, where he/she uses his/her magic to cause the
elevator to undergo the pre-programmed drop profiles, including a possibly
lethal drop from the highest section (where the top doors are on the outside)
to the bottom, but he’s/she’s defeated by Goliath, Elisa, Xanatos, and the
others while the enemy gargoyles are destroyed, with riders leaving alive and
the rest of the cast wondering if their decisions were ultimately right in the
long run. Overall, expect on hell of a
ride if this is the chosen theme, and my idea is implemented.
And here are the
honorable mentions, due to them being even more ridiculous than what I consider
a good idea:
HM1: Black Butler
The manga has several
aspects that could fit for the ride, but I don’t see Sebastian and Ciel
traveling to 30s Hollywood. However,
that doesn’t mean that a similar demon butler, or someone like Grell could play
a major role in the attraction.
HM2: Guilty Gear
Some of the ideas I
have for BlazBlue would work here, but Sol is the focus for this one. That and it involves interacting and fighting
That Man.
HM3: Milo Murphy’s Law
We need a thrilling
ride with Weird Al in the voice cast. We
just need one. And the show’s concept of
focusing on a descendent of the man behind Murphy’s Law could work for this
kind of ride.
HM4: Mortal Kombat
This is not meant to
be seriously, this is meant to allow for interesting ideas. Specifically that the Special Defense Forces
(including Sonja and Jax), the Shaolin Monks (Liu Kang and Kung Lao here), the
good sections of the Lin Kuei (Sub-Zero is here), and the Shirai Ryu (Scorpion
is a must) uniting to defeat the forces of Outworld (with Shang Tsung, Shao
Khan, Quan Chi, and Shinnok taking the villain role here) within the building
the ride is set in. However, it may not
work as you’re ultimately watching the fight go on as the elevator goes out of
control, and Disney would most-likely censor the gore.
HM5: Up
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While seeing a ride
based on the adventures of Carl and Russell would be fun, one involving a
haunted hotel isn’t it. It would be fun,
but it feels out of place in that universe, and that movie had dogs that can talk.
HM6: Zootopia
With this film’s
massive success, Disney might consider this.
However, there wasn’t a moment where they established or mentioned
animals actually dying off, and no mention of ghosts either, so this doesn’t
exactly work.
1. Young Frankenstein (or something that’s
a tribute to Mel Brooks with Young Frankenstein as the base)
Let me explain. The reason for this is entirely based on the
history of the ride itself. When Disney,
and the Imagineers in particular, was brainstorming for ideas for an E-ticket
ride for the park, they thought of a drop ride with a runaway elevator in a
haunted hotel as the first thing. But
due to the park’s concept of showcasing the past, present, and future of
showbiz and Hollywood glamour, they were searching for properties to license
for this ride. Ultimately, one idea they
had was to have Mel Brooks narrate over the attraction and be more of a farce
(or humorously scary experience). The
link to that story is here: https://ohmy.disney.com/insider/2015/07/22/13-stories-down-on-the-anniversary-of-twilight-zone-tower-of-terror/. However, that idea did not pan out and the
Imagineers, probably due to them being a group of massive nerds, decided to go
with a theme based on The Twilight Zone. With this in mind, as well as several other
famous horror franchises out there, you can tell that Disney was going for
something big with this experience.
And this is why if
Disney needed to change the theme from the Twilight Zone when CBS/Viacom tells
the Mouse to, well, let it go, they should go for the Mel Brooks comedy horror
classic. Let me explain further. It’s not just a continuation of an old concept
that the Imagineers had, which is how some rides actually get built, but it’s a
way to bring classic Hollywood monsters to the Orlando theme parks in
ride/attraction form after the recent decision by Universal to replace Dracula,
Frankenstein, and the Wolfman’s big attraction that isn’t educational with
something featuring Dominic Toretto and Luke Hobbs (and they axed an attraction
with Christopher Walken as well). In
short, to remedy for replacing the Universal Monsters with an experience with fast
cars, Disney not just brings that concept, atmosphere, and aesthetic back, but
spoofs it. Yes, having it be based
around Young Frankenstein would be
the most logical, but think about the plot of the movie and how the Frankenstein sequels went. Usually, they’d involve the later struggles
of the Creature, or they’d have him interact with other famous monsters like
Dracula, The Wolfman, and The Mummy. Now
think this: did you ever realize that there’s a set of villains that the parody
of The Creature (played by Peter Boyle in the original movie) could interact with
and lead to great humor? You have Disney’s
lineup of villains, and you can have the ride’s story be that a mysterious
client wants Dr. Frederick Frankenstein (who would be brought to life with
talented physical and voice doubles for the late Gene Wilder) to repeat his
success with the previous creation of his (and his reluctance to due to getting
the Creature’s, well, manly aspects) or have the Creature himself do so. However, during the process, a haunted hotel
the guests are hanging in is haunted by mysterious ghosts of various villains
from Hedy Lamarr…
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| “That's Hedley.” |
…and Emperor Nero,
Vindictus, and Count Da Money…
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| “De Monet” |
…to even the Sheriff
of Rottingham and Dracula (based on the version played by the late Leslie Nielsen for tone purposes) with the defeated
Disney Villains (which include for this ride The Queen, Maleficent, Cruella De
Vil, Ursula, Gaston, Jafar (in genie form), Scar, Frollo, Hades, Ysma, Facilier,
Gothel, and Hans) plotting their revenge on, well, anybody with a good
heart. Including the Doctor and his
creation. As a result, they take over,
haunt the elevators, argue over who gets control over it, causing the drop
profiles the ride goes through. That and
the creation of a new creature that may or may not be something in the realm of
fantasy brought to life with science (as Dr. Frankenstein’s old fiancé,
Elizabeth, is doing her hair like the Bride of Frankenstein here) that’s
interfering with the electricity in the elevator shafts. The end would be their defeat by, since this
is a scary comedy story, Maui (played by Dwayne Johnson) and the creation of
something with its form being ambiguous enough that you ultimately don’t care
if it lives since the rest of the villainy plaguing your trip got their collective rear ends kicked. And that’s how the ride
ends, including your trip to the gift shop.
And that’s how I’d bring Young Frankenstein to the Hollywood Tower
Hotel, with a goofy plot and making fun of Avengers-style crossover films and
serving as a farcical take on Fantasmic!
for those who don’t get the opportunity to see it (or even check out Club
Villain). And it would still be a
thrilling ride, as your fates are ultimately in the hands of evil, with their
combined quirks leading to a lot of bad decision making.
Oh, and if you’re wondering
why I didn’t include the Spaceballs in the villains area, the ride would explain
in the queue that they were too similar to the Galactic Empire for the Villains’
taste, and that having a lesser version of them would be a waste. That would lead to a moment where Dark Helmet
breaks the fourth wall and enters the ride’s story, complaining about how he
gets no respect from them, leading to Darth Vader suddenly appearing and
force-choking his satirical counterpart while making a dad joke (much to the
chagrin of the older men with interest in younger woman in the villain lineup)
before departing. So yeah, this will be focused on the characters that come from Disney while also coming from movies
that Mel Brooks made that were spoofs of things he genuinely liked (and fit the setting). And the ride would be
better for it.
So that was my
countdown for the re-theme ideas for Florida’s version of The Twilight Zone
Tower of Terror in the worst-case scenario.
If you have any suggestions, feel free to leave them in the comments
below. If you feel like this is sacrilege,
or if you have ideas of your own, feel free to leave your opinions in the
comments below. Also, what are your thoughts on the Guardians of the Galaxy ride coming to Disney California Adventure if you have any?
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