Let's play a game: take the name of an attraction, ride, show, etc at one of your favorite theme parks. Change *one* letter (or add or subtract ONE letter) to completely change the meaning of the ride (and MOST IMPORTANTLY explain your concept of the new ride).
I'll go first:
Kind Kong 360, Universal Studios (Kong has undergone sensitivity training, so now Kong walks alongside the tram offering virtual tissues and picking up dropped 3d glasses and cell phones for visitors)
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Splash Fountain (Disney parks) -- Fed up with high maintenance costs and Annual Passholders complaining about the animatronics constantly breaking down, park management replaces the E ticket-attraction with a beautiful fountain similar to the one in Mickey's Toontown, except with a statue of Br'er Rabbit in the center, with musical hits like Zip-A-Dee-Dah playing in the background. Guests are encouraged to splash each other on hot days.
Twilight Zone Towel of Terror (Disney Hollywood Studios) -- Your worst eighth grade nightmare returns as you are back in P.E. class with the bully and his dreaded white towel wound up to rat-tail your bare behind, as Rod Serling narrates this tale of irony and the iconic Twilight Zone music plays in the background.
Slow White's Scary Adventures (Disney parks) -- Join Mandy and Bill as they experience their worst day ever working at Walt Disney Studios under a tyrannical boss as an important document needs correction, but the white out simply will not dry in time to meet the deadline.
Fan for Gold (Knott's Berry Farm) -- The latest addition to Knott's carnival games. Twelve players are lined up with hand fans, and try to be the first to get their little gold prospectors across the carnival-style river. The winner gets a little vial filled with $7.50 worth of real gold. $2 to play.
Fight of Passage. Fans battle for the day’s final Fastpass for Flight of Passage.
Tar Tours - the parade to exit the Disney Hollywood Studios parking lot at the end of the day.
Stall World - when you get stuck in the incessant earworm of an attraction that brings your life to an excruciating halt.
Hairy Potter and the forbidden Journey - spoiler alert, it ends in a barbershop...
Steal Vengeance - a walk-through torture chamber, presented by the park's loss prevention team.
Fall of Presidents - the revolution will not be televised, but it will be presented in Audio Animatronics!
Roger Rabbit's Car Toon Spine. Now it's just a walk through exhibit.
The Incredible Bulk Coaster.
A roller coaster designed for overweight people. The skinny %^&%$ers have to take the walk of shame.
Jungle Bruise. A walk through in Adventureland of the same attraction where tree branches and bamboo chutes are constantly inflicting you from the safari member directly in front of you and their lack of proper skills with a machete.
Jeff Elliott - CLASSIC!
Hater's Jukeyard Jamboree - If you're mad about how Disney is running the parks, other guest, etc. Come join the other "haters" for a jamboree where you can vent your frustrations!
Casey Sr. Circus Train - "Back in my day, we didn't have these fancy amusements" - Guest take on a ride on a circus train from the days of yore.
Mr. Toads Mild Ride - For guest who just can't handle the wild version.
Jurassic Bark River Adventure -
When you are on vacation and missing the sound of your dog, come by and hear the bark your ears crave....
Just sit back on a boat ride and enjoy the sounds of all the different dog breads from around the world....
Furious George Goes to Town
A Day in the Dark with Barney
---- Coming Halloween Horror Nights 2019
Beauty and the Yeast show -- In a follow up to the classic story, Beauty has won her prince, but poor sanitary practices in 17th century France lead to a comedy of errors. Must be 16 years old to attend the show.
Mad Sea Party -- Poseiden is having a drunken party-to end all parties under the sea. Spinning teacups replaced by oversize jars of ambrosia. Disney confounds fans by buying Percy Jackson series outright in last ditch effort to combat popularity of Harry Potter attraction at Universal.
Fantasyland closed to make way for Percy Jackson land (actual name TBA) at all U.S. parks, Paris, Hong Kong, and Shanghai (Tokyo refuses to make change).
Finding Nomo Submarine Voyage -- Search for the reclusive 90s Dodgers All-Star pitcher among Tokyo's undersea discarded pachinko games, Hello Kitty merchandise, and ramen and udon bars
Liegende Hollander :-) (from Vliegende Holander, Efteling >> original = Flying Dutchmen, change means Lieing Dutchmen :-) :-) ) -- Discover the 7 most spectacular lies from the sailor :-)
Okay, doing this in other languages definitely takes it up a level. Well played!
RumbleMike's HHN suggestions win the Internet for me today, BTW.
It's possible in many languages :-)
Roomvlucht. :-) -- All cream-dairy themed fantasy flight, a puffed white endulgement at every corner !!
(From Droomvlucht = Dream Flight, Efteling. Roomvlucht means cream flight :-) )
Vogel Kok. -- The big bird is specialised in cooking giant eggs and the dark coaster flashes though sunny side up, omelette and scrambled versions.
(Efteling's dark coaster. Original 'Vogel Rok' means Bird Roc from =Sindbad's stories, 7th voyage= , the modified means Bird Cook :-) )
97 Dwarfs Mine Train. The Seven Dwarfs are still there, but in this extended version features 90 of their friends and family. Together the will help their boss build a rocket so he can go steal the sun. Basically it just a ripoff of Universal’s Minions, but with the seven dwarfs and 90 background dwarfs.
Spare Mountain. It’s an exact replica of Space Mountain, just because. You know, like they have two Dumbo rides now.
Awe shucks... Thanks Robert!
Dievel's Playland didn't make the cut... too punny!
Millenium Farce - an educational dark ride leading you through the fears, and ultimate non-issue, of Y2K.
Pop Thrill Dragster - Enjoy a cold beverage while riding a coaster.
I'm sorry, I can't let this thread die.....
Furry 325
A dark ride about a person who is only about 90% werewolf.
Bungle Cruise - Six Flags decides to give the Gilligan's Island IP a presence in their parks.
Slash Mountain - Go fluming with Br'er Jason Voorhees and hope that you're the one rider that gets out alive.
The P.T. Adventure - Watch injured animatronic figures do the hard grunt work to get back into performance shape.
Revenge of the Mommy - A wild roller coaster adventure that shows the alternate timeline when Sally's mother returned before The Cat in the Hat cleaned up the mess that Thing 1 and Thing 2 made.
oh Robert.... I'm done. lol. In my mind, the fish from Cat in the Hat is totally in the beginning of the Mummy ride saying "Are you insane? Get out of here! You're mother, I say! You're Mother is here!" and then she pops in the door! "Silence!" and sucks away his soul with her mostly working animation hand! ah hahahaha!
The Bind Eraser
You have hopefully heard about how roller coasters can prevent kidney stones. This rough roller coaster fixes constipation, too.
Light of Fear
A roller coaster that circles a massive bug zapper.
Country Tear Jamboree
A depressing show featuring country music where your mama, girl, dog, and pickup truck are killed when they are hit by a train.
Country Beer Jamboree
An incomprehensible show by and about drunk denizens of the woods. But there is free beer...so it should be fine.
So close on another one..... but Carousel and Arousal are two letters off....so Arousal of Progress doesn't work....
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The Walking Head Attraction, Universal Studios Hollywood (Carl Laemmle's head has been preserved in a glass jar Futurama-style and visitors can interact with the head on a robot body and ask questions about moviemaking in the early 20th century)