Robbie
Hyper Poster
Whatever spin Alton put on it, that's still the basic story of a group of pagans burning something for their God. There's no getting away from the fact that historically, among the things they've burnt have been goats and virgins.But this isn't what the theme is about at all. The theme is based on a secretive group within a forest that detest the advance of technology and are rebuilding a monument to their long lost saviour.
Yes, that's what I said.There are no links at all between the wicker man movie (which nobody under 30 seems to have heard of) and this new ride.
But if your family ride has the same name as a famous horror film people are going to make comparisons, no matter how much you spend on marketing. It's like opening a boat ride called Titanic and just claiming it's about a big boat.
Secret groups burning things they don't understand is fairly dark, isn't it? You don't catch Postman Pat doing it.People seem to be over darkening the theme, because if we look at what has been released so far by the park, it isn't too dark or scary at all, more like mysterious.