Survivor - The Ride ... PGA 2006
WORLD’S FIRST REALITY COASTER, SURVIVOR THE RIDE, TO DEBUT AT PARAMOUNT’S GREAT AMERICA THIS SPRING
SANTA CLARA, California – (Feb. 22, 2006) – Big time Hollywood-style reality thrills await adventurers this spring as Paramount’s Great America unleashes the world’s first reality rollercoaster, SURVIVOR The Ride.
Based on the hit CBS series that returned for its 12th installment on Thursday, Feb. 2, the ride combines the excitement and feel of the show with classic theme park thrills.
The real-life adventure show seen by almost 20 million viewers each season comes to life in an interactive attraction that recreates the rugged SURVIVOR atmosphere. Surrounded by the sounds of tribal music and jungle drums, thrill seekers embark on a journey past fiery 40-foot tall torches, exotic tribal relics and tropical landscaping reflective of previous international SURVIVOR locales. Those brave enough can participate in an endurance immunity challenge as seen on the Emmy award-winning show or relive SURVIVOR moments through memoirs of previous seasons.
And what is SURVIVOR The Ride without competition?
Guests are divided into two tribes and challenged to demonstrate their enthusiasm through tribal chants and ritual dance movements that trigger a collection of native masks to spray water on the losing tribe. Watch as tribes try to outplay and outspray castaways aboard the ride.
The adventure continues as tribes of riders board a giant circular vessel complete with a towering tribal mask looming at its center. Guests sit facing outward and experience a thrilling rocking and spinning motion as the platform swirls along a wave-like track -- all while traversing through rugged terrain and ascending hills as high as five stories tall!
“Paramount’s Great America is thrilled to open the world’s first reality coaster,” says Rod Rankin, senior vice president and general manager of Paramount’s Great America. “The alliance between SURVIVOR, TV’s hottest real-life adventure show, and coaster thrills is the perfect combination for a ride experience unlike any other,” adds Rankin.
With the addition of SURVIVOR The Ride, Paramount’s Great America offers the most roller coasters in Northern California as well as the most rides and the most water rides. The 100-acre theme park is also home to an 11-acre water park and more than a dozen Nickelodeon® characters including SpongeBob SquarePants™ and Dora the Explorer™.
http://www3.paramountparks.com/greatAmerica/survivor/survivor.htm
-reidmanpcw
> Guests are divided into two tribes and challenged to
> demonstrate their enthusiasm through tribal chants and
> ritual dance movements that trigger a collection of native
> masks to spray water on the losing tribe. Watch as tribes
> try to outplay and outspray castaways aboard the ride.
>http://www3.paramountparks.com/greatAmerica/survivor/survivor.htm
> -reidmanpcw
lol - Thanks for the link. I hadn't heard of this and sounds like a pretty funny idea. Does the above mean that people are going to be shooting water at the riders?
I guess it can only get better for us coaster geeks - b/c maybe
they'll come up with a "beauty and the geek" attraction next(lol)
-Rev
at 2/23/06 11:31:53 AM
I think the TV show is totally corny, so I bet this theming is equally corny and not very impressive. However, the disk-O ride should be pretty fun. Quite a unique park addition.
- Pat-O
at 2/23/06 12:57:58 PM
That very well could be the stupidest ride I have ever heard of being built! How will that even work? So you act like you are playing on the game show, and then you board a rollercoaster? What! How will the lines work? And again, what! Who came up with this ride? I don't understand this at all.
> That very well could be the stupidest ride I have ever
> heard of being built! How will that even work? So you act
> like you are playing on the game show, and then you board a
> rollercoaster? What! How will the lines work? And again,
> what! Who came up with this ride? I don't understand this
> at all.
LOL! :)
I'll try to help the best I can, though this is conjecture at best.
See... I think there are at least two "teams." One goes on the ride, and the other is (er... um) on the ground or in the
loading area. The grounded team has to... um... use some soaking devices to soak the team on the ride while the team on the ride tries to... ride... and not get soaked. I think :)
Whoever soaks the best or keeps from getting soaked the best - um... wins. I think.
I'm looking forward to it myself -LOL :)
There is an American Idol coaster coming out, too, where you have to ride the coaster while you "keep from getting insulted by Simon."
Several parks putting in the ride have contacted our very own "Ed" to play the role of Simon :).
-Rev
(who always gets overlooked for RKOTY so I don't know why I bother trying)
