Which Director Would You Love to Design a Ride
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GuyWithAStick
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Anyone at Pixar would make rides so good, they'd make everyone cry.
If anyone in the movie industry could help in ride projects, John Williams would be the IMAScore of music. Now that I think about it, a John Williams-IMAScore collab would be the best thing ever.
If anyone in the movie industry could help in ride projects, John Williams would be the IMAScore of music. Now that I think about it, a John Williams-IMAScore collab would be the best thing ever.
Well he was involved with the design of the Crimson Peak maze at Universal Hollywood for Horror Nights. It's why it looked exactly like the film. Attention to detail was incredible.nadroJ said:
Peter Jackson was involved with Kong 360 and I'm sure Speilberg was involved in the Jurassic Park ride. Oh and obviously James Cameron was involved with Terminator 2:3D (still best 3D I've seen) and the new Avatar land.
As for a new thing, hmm, I'd love to see Tim Burton create something really gothic and cool, like a whole land to explore.
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BigBad
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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Beetlejuice!peep said:
He's definitely a weirdo and would make an awesome set for a ride, and I would want that ride to be themed to Beetlejuice!
I don't see a big roller coaster working for this, but maybe a smaller ride like a log flume could work. In fact, a river is quite important in that movie.
jackdude101
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Steven Spielberg...designing a B&M...for Magic Kingdom.
Lofty
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I know someone who worked on that attraction in the design field and Guillermo didn't have as much input as you'd think - he had creative sway when it come to certain bits and bobs, but not a lot.peep said:
Tim Burton or Guillermo Del Toro. They're my favourite directors without a shadow of a doubt. I suppose some smart arse will comment saying "But they do the Haunted Mansion Holiday at Disneyland", but, I'm referring to a ride dedicated to just one of his IP's.
Shirofukurou
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Wes Anderson, full stop.
His recent movies, like Grand Budapest Hotel and Fantastic Mr Fox, have shown that his visual and production style can build beautiful, whimsical worlds with great characters. He would be perfectly suited to designing an original dark ride if he wanted.
A year or so ago he said he wanted to design an entire theme park with the singer of Devo:
http://time.com/3556593/wes-anderson-mark-mothersbaugh-theme-park/
Am I dreaming right now???
His recent movies, like Grand Budapest Hotel and Fantastic Mr Fox, have shown that his visual and production style can build beautiful, whimsical worlds with great characters. He would be perfectly suited to designing an original dark ride if he wanted.
A year or so ago he said he wanted to design an entire theme park with the singer of Devo:
http://time.com/3556593/wes-anderson-mark-mothersbaugh-theme-park/
Am I dreaming right now???
spicy
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Pretty sure E.T. was Spielberg's work.
Agreed about Terminator 2:3D, I'd say that's the best Director designed as it's almost the "real" Terminator 3 as Cameron hasn't been involved since T:2, which is why they have never been no where near as good..
Other than that, I'd imagine a Quentin Tarantino dark ride would be pretty intense and very gory. Would be very interesting to see what he would do.
My ultimate would be a Peter Jackson Lord of the Rings area and ride though. It's almost a crime that Middle Earth hasn't made it's way into a theme park somewhere. It could be so amazing, if only the Tolkien family weren't so damned protective of the IP :lol:
Agreed about Terminator 2:3D, I'd say that's the best Director designed as it's almost the "real" Terminator 3 as Cameron hasn't been involved since T:2, which is why they have never been no where near as good..
Other than that, I'd imagine a Quentin Tarantino dark ride would be pretty intense and very gory. Would be very interesting to see what he would do.
My ultimate would be a Peter Jackson Lord of the Rings area and ride though. It's almost a crime that Middle Earth hasn't made it's way into a theme park somewhere. It could be so amazing, if only the Tolkien family weren't so damned protective of the IP :lol:
silenthillXD
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Guilermo is a great choice, but I would go for a Sam Rami ghost train style attraction. His comedic horror stylings would make for something quite unique and it would be really enjoyable. Wouldn't be appropriate for a younger audience though.
Howie said:
This got me really thinking about this topic, and the below clinched it for me...
Sandman said:
The problem is that I think so few directors actually have that much input into what happens.
Let's take Alien for example. It's my favourite film and a blinding piece of suspense horror. However, the entire look of the film is down to H.R. Giger. Scott's brilliant pacing, gorgeous camera pans, etc. wouldn't translate into a ride without the assistance of a H.R. Giger there.
Hitchcock is another prime example. Psycho was absolutely panned on first viewing. It needed heavy editing to make it work. It was a dismal mess and the success of the film was all down to the final edit - which was a desperate stab (haha) at trying to get anything resembling even a mediocre film out of the footage.
What I'm saying is that there is so much more to a film's creation than the director. They tend to rely on so many other people to actually create their vision. There are definitely exceptions - and Del Toro and Burton are very heavily involved in the nitty gritty creation of the actual worlds they want to go on screen - they're not overly common though.
It's kind of like saying that because John Wardley produced a couple of amazing ghost trains and Nemesis, he should be put in charge of directing a film. The disciplines are similar, but in reality far apart.
Anyone remember Nightbreed? The film directed by the fantastic author Clive Barker and starring the brilliant director David Cronenberg? No? That's because it was **** - don't mix disciplines
Sandman
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furie said:Howie said:
This got me really thinking about this topic, and the below clinched it for me...
Sandman said:
The problem is that I think so few directors actually have that much input into what happens.
Let's take Alien for example. It's my favourite film and a blinding piece of suspense horror. However, the entire look of the film is down to H.R. Giger. Scott's brilliant pacing, gorgeous camera pans, etc. wouldn't translate into a ride without the assistance of a H.R. Giger there.
Hitchcock is another prime example. Psycho was absolutely panned on first viewing. It needed heavy editing to make it work. It was a dismal mess and the success of the film was all down to the final edit - which was a desperate stab (haha) at trying to get anything resembling even a mediocre film out of the footage.
What I'm saying is that there is so much more to a film's creation than the director. They tend to rely on so many other people to actually create their vision. There are definitely exceptions - and Del Toro and Burton are very heavily involved in the nitty gritty creation of the actual worlds they want to go on screen - they're not overly common though.
It's kind of like saying that because John Wardley produced a couple of amazing ghost trains and Nemesis, he should be put in charge of directing a film. The disciplines are similar, but in reality far apart.
Anyone remember Nightbreed? The film directed by the fantastic author Clive Barker and starring the brilliant director David Cronenberg? No? That's because it was **** - don't mix disciplines
I just assumed it was more a hypothetical situation over the technicalities of the scenario
That said, the director is the driving force behind many film productions (I named Kubrick and Hitchcock because they were auteurs, and had a lot of creative control over their projects) so I think they symbolise a creative team behind such works of art. That said, a lot of directors are merely puppets on the string of the big producers!
CanobieFan
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Sandman said:
Alfred Hitchcock had an attraction at Universal Studios Florida in the 90's (was removed for Sherk) it was a 3D movie / live actor show.. thing. A quick Google search pulled up this - http://www.moviemassacre.com/blog/the-e ... ida-part-1 we went as a family back in 1995 and I remember it being there... but not much else.
Bat Fastard
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George Miller. Have you seen Mad Max Fury Road?!?!? That movie is pure visual effects bliss.
