WayCool64 Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 While I myself haven't ridden this nor have done VR rides yet, I don't understand why they can't just invest in demolishing the ride and build a brand new and better coaster in its place. I agree that trying to use a gimmick like VR on a bad coaster doesn't make it better, in fact, I'm pretty sure it only makes it even worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 While most of us disagree, I do think it should be pointed out that people think this coaster is great and totally worth it's insane ticket price. I don't know if it's because of the copious amounts of alcohol in Vegas or what, but people love the thing. There's no reason to build a better coaster because for some reason, people are perfectly happy with this piece of crap. Seriously, when we rode it a few months ago the line to buy tickets was insane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Linn Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 While most of us disagree, I do think it should be pointed out that people think this coaster is great and totally worth it's insane ticket price. I don't know if it's because of the copious amounts of alcohol in Vegas or what, but people love the thing. There's no reason to build a better coaster because for some reason, people are perfectly happy with this piece of crap. Seriously, when we rode it a few months ago the line to buy tickets was insane. They have deals for people staying at New York New York, IIRC it was like $2 cheaper and it was BOGO tickets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skuph_marx Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 This coaster was great and very smooth when it first opened. Just like Desperado at State Line. But the 110 degree beating sun all summer really took it's toll quickly and we stopped riding after a few years. Haven't been on either in a LOOOOOOONG time and VR is just going to make it less desirable for me. Tried the VR once(Revolution at Magic Mountain)and don't need to do it again anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillseeker4552 Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 I actually enjoy Desperado quite a bit. Granted, I haven’t ridden it in 3 or 4 years, but I remember it having an awesome first drop and semi-decent airtime. I remember always preferring Magnum every time I got off, though. With that being said, I still haven’t ridden Big Apple Coaster even though I’ve driven through Vegas countless times, mostly because I’m reluctant to pay $15+ to get myself beaten up. I can’t believe they’re putting VR on this thing. I was hoping that craze had ended... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM3988 Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 I actually enjoy Desperado quite a bit. Granted, I haven’t ridden it in 3 or 4 years, but I remember it having an awesome first drop and semi-decent airtime. I remember always preferring Magnum every time I got off, though. With that being said, I still haven’t ridden Big Apple Coaster even though I’ve driven through Vegas countless times, mostly because I’m reluctant to pay $15+ to get myself beaten up. I can’t believe they’re putting VR on this thing. I was hoping that craze had ended... You should ride it anyways just to get the credit lol. The ride may suck but it is in a cool location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 ^ Yes, Big Apple Coaster would definitely fit into my "Only For The Credit" List. Same for Desperado, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Just ride it. The location is so damn cool. But yeah, don't do VR. That's stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterlvr Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 What a terrible idea. And they're late in the game. VR was new and trendy a year ago. They should have spent that money on a re-paint. they're actually painting it now. lol i really don't remember much about it. the only thing i do is how i thought the flip and dive thing was really cool at the time. i do remember is being rough, and one or two rides and that was enough for life for me. this was when it was brand new. i also rode the crap out of Desperado when it was new too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Tickets are $20 for The Big Apple Coaster Virtual Reality Experience and $15 to ride the roller coaster the traditional way.All passengers must be at least 54” to ride and a minimum of 13 years old to ride with virtual reality. Well, at least it's an option - your choice of pain, LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoinItForTheFame Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Because this is definitely the coaster I don't want to be able to see what's coming to brace accordingly... +1 That was SERIOUSLY the first thing I thought too. Like, of all coasters to blindfold someone on so they can't brace for impact. . . Why this one?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 ^ Because they want to....and can do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill_s Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 At least it's probably easier to keep the goggles on than on Superman RoS. With that ride the VR might have been enough cues to brace yourself, if it had only worked, but with it not tracking the ride and me in back row the only thing that saved me from that high tech blindfold was having memorized the ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 ^ I think that's the way I would handle VR on any coaster.....only if I knew the layout of it all, and had ridden it before, at least a couple of times. Truth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyUD06 Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 The VR has been posted. Amusing that there's no non-MGM properties depicted; just parking lots where they would be LOL. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsOOAfKQnjE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 So to recap... - The VR has nothing to do with Manhattan or the fact that you're in a taxicab. Basically you're just fighting a giant monster that looks like a huge... you know what, nevermind. - The VR is of you flying over the strip which you're already doing and actually has the roller coaster in it that you're actually riding. - I'm not sure if there's audio and maybe we're just not seeing all of it, but going off of the video all the epic shootouts seem to happen in the parking lots and concert venue across the street from Mandalay Bay which is sort of an interesting choice. I mean, I just chalk it up to a coincidence because they've probably been working on it for awhile but I don't really know how that will go over. - Honestly it looks cool but I'm surprised it has nothing to do with the whole "taxicab in New York" thing. The ride's setting is the coolest thing about the ride (actually the only cool thing about the ride), so I don't really think I'd ever want to ride it with VR but I expect it to be successful for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jew Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 The biggest problem with VR coasters continues to be that the processing power to make it actually look real does not exist in that form factor yet. I could deal with low capacity if it was truly immersive and changes the experience in a good way---but all the VR coasters still look like N64 games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bert425 Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 The VR has been posted. Amusing that there's no non-MGM properties depicted; just parking lots where they would be LOL. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsOOAfKQnjE well yeah. . LOL. . although that end of the strip really is a high concentration of the MGM properties anyways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cal1br3tto Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 I surprisingly don't regret watching that. Plenty awkward, though... Basically you're just fighting a giant monster that looks like a huge... you know what, nevermind. Welp, my guess was wrong, haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J. Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 The biggest problem with VR coasters continues to be that the processing power to make it actually look real does not exist in that form factor yet. I could deal with low capacity if it was truly immersive and changes the experience in a good way---but all the VR coasters still look like N64 games. The number one thing you have to get with virtual reality is a stable, consistent, high frame rate, and do so while effectively rendering a 3D scene twice at once. It's never the polygonal models themselves that get sacrificed for quick-and-dirty VR simulations like this one - it's the lighting. The lighting doesn't look necessarily bad, and it wouldn't be out of place in a somewhat-decent video game from the early 2010s. But it's not even close to photo-realistic enough to allow for that suspension of disbelief that virtual reality is supposed to achieve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alice Kane Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 ^^This ride sucks, but like you I expected worse. Luckily putting VR on it should give it the extra boost it needs to take it from "just terrible" to "historically terrible" and it can finally live up to it's stelllar reputation. You mean this coaster is not SUPPOSED to be rough?!? Oh. I always assumed they were trying to simulate a NYC crosstown taxi ride. (Virtual Reality always included!) Alice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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