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Post by Brandon on Jan 14, 2008 16:09:02 GMT -5
If, for whatever reason, the Haunted House had to be moved to an alternate location, do you think it would be possible to recreate the ride as it stands today? Aside from the fact that normal measurements of the rooms would be taken to try to mimic the exact proportions, do you think such a transition would be possible without taking away that “classic” style? What would it involve?
I always thought that it would be quite a job considering the ride’s size and complexity in terms of electrical wiring with relays, sounds, track etc. Also, because half the ride is built on platforms allowing the car to tilt, it seems to me those attributes would not be movable, but they would have to be rebuilt from scratch at the new location.
The Haunted House’s uniqueness leads to a lot of questions, but I am thinking ahead in the future if the park would ever have to be relocated, sold, or what have you. Mind you, this isn’t your ordinary lame dark ride. It represents an attraction of titanic proportion and reputation.
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Post by sean on Jan 15, 2008 7:56:38 GMT -5
My grandparents own and rent out a condo in ocean city (before the plague of condos, I can see it in a birds eye view of OC from the early 70's) and if all of Trimpers goes away, and turns into a condo, a lot of OC will probably go with it. I can predict that there will be nothing to see in OC but the beach (and condos...)
That condo is where they get the bulk of their money, if no one wants to go to OC anymore, my grandparents would lose a lot of money and would have to sell the condo, which was my great grandfather's.
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Post by mikebiggs on Jan 15, 2008 14:18:34 GMT -5
If I may be cliché for a moment, Rome wasn't built in a day and neither was the haunted house, nor would it take a day to perform this task. I hate to say it, but it just wouldn't be the same somewhere else, in my opinion, largely in part just because of where it would be standing. Not seeing it wedged in between the bug game and fudge shop just wouldn't feel right. Undoubtedly there would be a lot of changes made in it's new location from things being jostled around during the move and then just uprooted completely or what have you. And of course to accommodate it's new space, there would almost have to be a change in it's dimensions, as it's unlikely that it would be plopped down in an area of the exact same proportions. But hopefully that won't be for many more years, if at all.
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Post by Brandon on Jan 15, 2008 15:29:44 GMT -5
You’re right, Mike. The building itself has weird dimensions. It is nearly three times as long as it is wide, an extreme rectangle of sorts. Unless there is some careful planning, I am not sure it can be done successfully. You also have to remember that it is in essence two rides in one; The ride up to the graveyard is all original from 1962, and is made primarily of wood (floors, ceiling, etc) while the addition is built with a lot of concrete and cinder block. And, I second your observation about the ride’s placement—it just would not look right as a stand-alone ride. It needs to be wedged somewhere (preferably between my house and my garage). Theoretically, it would be simple. Realistically, it would be impossible.
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Post by mikebiggs on Jan 15, 2008 16:25:16 GMT -5
Haha, sounds like a decent spot for re-locating! I have a nice spot out back of my house where it could rest comfortably as well! but anywho, it would be a job in itself. And seeing as you pointed out, that it's made of half wood and the addition is mainly concrete, that would be a really awkward situation when it came time to disassemble it. Not to mention the gulls would lose one of their favorite hangouts
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