Saddest name?

Mr. Splash · Saddest name?

Whats the saddest name ever for a ride?

I'll go for Roller Coaster :?

oz boy

Man, that is sad.

i'll go for Joe cool's gr8 sk8. Terrible, terrible name.

Mr. Splash

Thats just stupid!

oz boy

Yeah, your right.

How about "Three-Way Figure Eight Roller Toboggan" , a removed ride from Cedar Point?

Mr. Splash

Whatta mouthful!

oz boy

yeah, people that time would go to each other 'how cool is Three-Way Figure Eight Roller Toboggan!' unlike now days, when they say 'how good was kingda ka!'

if Kingda Ka was back then, it'd be called something like 'very tall launched bobsled rollercoaster with extra drop'

Mr. Splash

oz boy

to the max!

Mr. Splash

Imagine what Collosuss would be at Thorpe Park!

oz boy

possibly ' Rather large twisting bobsled on wheels with a sky blue colour code'

Not as good.

Mr. Splash

What if you described every inversion

oz boy

lets see:

Strabgely twisting area of the bobsled track.

Mr. Splash

Another is Cyclone it was an ok name but now its just common

oz boy

i think big Apple is a gay name.

Mr. Splash

What about RITA

oz boy

yeah, its strange

Mr. Splash

Well lets see they named a high speed coaster after an old ladies name so yeah its strange

oz boy

didn't think of it like that.

Mr. Splash

Its true though you don't see many young women racers called RITA in fact you don't see many women racers at all

oz boy

^ agreed

Mr. Splash

OK Alton Towers get a grip and name your rides well!!!

Another one is Roller Coaster. It must have taken the management weeks to come up with a name like that

luke_manc · Re: Saddest name?

Mr. Splash

Which is exactly my point. Its boaring. If you called Tizer, fizzy red water, it would sound boaring.

luke_manc

It was named Rollercoaster in 1933 and it's legacy has survived this long.

It's a great name for a great type of ride.

Mr. Splash

I'm not just talking about the Roller Coaster at Blackpool. There are plenty of modern steel coaster called Roller Coaster. And it is just a boaring name, not to mention common. :?

luke_manc

I see where you're coming from but you have to look at the bogger picture:

That type of ride was common back then and there doesn't seem to be a need to change it.

Mr. Splash

I'm guessing you mean bigger picture

Like I say I'm not just talking about the old woodies. I'm talking about any ride called Roller Coaster.

There are 74 rides named Roller Coaster...

http://www.rcdb.com/installationr...;column=22,10,30&order=1,2,30

luke_manc

Yes, I did mean BIGGER picture and yes there are a lot of rides called Roller Coaster as that is the generic term for a ride of that ilk.

Unless it's extra special in it's ride or appearance then why change it?

oz boy

Hey, the oldest coaster in the world is Scenic railway! They didn't call t rollercoaster!

Mr. Splash

I never meant we had to change the name of anything. All I'm saying is the name has become boaring over the years because of its vast useage

Guest

Space Invader 2 at PBB. It is hardly a hardly space themed, in fact, it is hardly themed. The name makes the ride sound exciting, but it isn't.

Mr. Splash

There is this thing that is known as an instant spell checker. Use it!

Also I think Space Invader is quite a good name. Its not about the ride, just its name.

oz boy

Yeah, Space Invader is a good name.

Mr. Splash

Mind you Tetris wouldn't make a good name

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