flooded mine question

[KBCraig]

Reviving an old thread...

This came up today on SDC's Facebook page. They posted an old picture of the Flooded Mine, and there were several comments (before I added my own) about not liking the shootout.

[Preachin_Bill]

I had forgotten about the strobe light and the saw. That was cool.  But I feel like that wasn't always there.  Could be wrong.  And I too miss the guy on the rock at the end.

I can understand people don't like the shoot out part of it.  The ride is still a favorite of mine, however.  Rode it twice this year and enjoyed both times.  I remember when the wait for that ride was much longer...and you would actually have to wait on the bridge and stop by the guard house thing and have time to look in it the line was so long.  Haven't had that in a long time thanks to the new rides.  Hope new people find their way to it.

[rubedugans]

I grew to love that ride before any others in the park. Before i rode FITH, and the log flume, the Original Flooded mine was my ride I looked forward to. That, and the treehouse!

[Swoosh]

Well I DO LIKE the shootout aspect of the ride.  So

[How-doFolks]

when i was a kid, i remember it took almost a week to get the song out of my head.
and, does anyone remember the last scene when they had styrafoam rocks fall onto a net & you would hear -- " look out! its a rock slide! look out below!! " 

[okiebluegrass]

I like to play that song on the mandolin just to torture my kiddos

[palallin]

when i was a kid, i remember it took almost a week to get the song out of my head.
and, does anyone remember the last scene when they had styrafoam rocks fall onto a net & you would hear -- " look out! its a rock slide! look out below!! " 

That scene inspired a nightmare I had as a kid about a real cave in on the ride.

I'm another feller who prefers it the old way--I'd love to have that nightmare again 

[Joy]

I like the shootout aspect, but it'd be nice to have lighter "guns" with triggers that were easier to pull, especially for the little ones.

[okiebluegrass]

The sootout aspect takes away from the ride, because the old dialogue is lost. maybe they could just take the volume way down on the guns and it would make it better. not Sure