Originally Posted By barboy ///But there is more than one type of artistic expressions. Disney sticks totally with the literal. But there is an entire facet of art called impressionism. Dueling Dragons is an impressionistic take on flying with Dragons./// interesting angle there dshy.
Originally Posted By Mr X ***I'm not defending Rockit, I'm classifying it the same as Hulk and Dueling Dragons as being just as guilty in loss of theme.*** There's really no way to cover up and theme a "true" super coaster all that much. Disney does it best (of course) with Everest, but that's about a half of a "real" coaster and that's the problem. You can conceal and cover up "minor" coasters, no problem. But with a big gigantic thrill monster? No way. Universal did their best with Hulk (it sort of "fits", plus I think the park theme works well with Hulk up front anyway), but it's not particularly "themed". But then again, DCA is the worst case imaginable. A big gigantic steel coaster visible from everywhere themed as..a big gigantic wood coaster visible from everywhere. I'll give Universal the benefit of the doubt on this one.
Originally Posted By brotherdave I certainly don't 'hate' Dueling Dragons and Hulk, they're great coasters and a lot of fun. I'll probably like HRRR, too. I'm just pointing out that they all look like what they are - coasters, and that theming sometimes suffers for it. But that's what happens when you build big thrill rides like that.
