Sometimes, if you're lucky, theme parks go all out and create beautifully themed queue lines. But is it just a good way to polish a turd coaster?
Here a few culprits of this:
Express: Platform 13 at Walibi Holland. The long queue line begins fairly bright, but gradually gets darker and creepier as you approach the ride. It really does feel like you are descending into a derelict train station - rubble, holes in the walls, general debris everywhere. In the ride station, you wait in a dark room behind train doors before boarding. It's such a great touch.
The coaster is just a crappy Vekoma launch - full of headbashing and mediocrity. But I re-rode it just to walk through the fab queue for a second time.
Wodan at Europa Park. There's fire on the water!! Giant statues of Norse mythological Gods! Stunning indoor sections, all blue and icy - perfect for the theme of the ride. My fave bit is where you are waiting in the underground indoor queue and a train passes above, so the stones in the walls around you do shaking effect - genius! The coaster though? A very average, slightly rough GCI. Nothing to write home about at all.
Sky Scream at Holiday Park. The horror-themed queue for this could be a stand alone attraction in itself. It has perfectly timed jump scares, really gory animatronics and a well-fitting soundtrack. Ceiling, floor, and all along the walls - the scares come from every direction, they left no space untouched! Walking through this queue was way more exhilarating than riding the vile Sky Rocket coaster itself - it was the exact opposite of the queue: boring and bland.
Here a few culprits of this:
Express: Platform 13 at Walibi Holland. The long queue line begins fairly bright, but gradually gets darker and creepier as you approach the ride. It really does feel like you are descending into a derelict train station - rubble, holes in the walls, general debris everywhere. In the ride station, you wait in a dark room behind train doors before boarding. It's such a great touch.
The coaster is just a crappy Vekoma launch - full of headbashing and mediocrity. But I re-rode it just to walk through the fab queue for a second time.
Wodan at Europa Park. There's fire on the water!! Giant statues of Norse mythological Gods! Stunning indoor sections, all blue and icy - perfect for the theme of the ride. My fave bit is where you are waiting in the underground indoor queue and a train passes above, so the stones in the walls around you do shaking effect - genius! The coaster though? A very average, slightly rough GCI. Nothing to write home about at all.
Sky Scream at Holiday Park. The horror-themed queue for this could be a stand alone attraction in itself. It has perfectly timed jump scares, really gory animatronics and a well-fitting soundtrack. Ceiling, floor, and all along the walls - the scares come from every direction, they left no space untouched! Walking through this queue was way more exhilarating than riding the vile Sky Rocket coaster itself - it was the exact opposite of the queue: boring and bland.
