Q&A feature with John Burton - Theme Park Secrets Revealed 🎢
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- čas přidán 15. 08. 2023
- This #NationalRollercoasterDay, our very own Creative Lead at Merlin Magic Making, John Burton is sharing some of the secrets behind how we create the UK’s most adrenaline pumping rollercoasters!
Answering YOUR questions, John spills the beans on how our world-class creatives work behind-the-scenes, including insights about how the rollercoaster journey goes from concept to creation, as well as how we bring the incredible concepts from our IP partners like Sony’s Jumanji to life - in ride form!
Buckle in for a magical adventure!
#nationalrollercoasterday #themepark #merlinentertainments #altontowersresort #behindthescenes
Great video! Loved the big RMC tease 😂 Maybe one day!
Hi!
Love your videos❤
Rmc announcement tommorrow 🙏🤔🤔
As good as your interview with that woman at Alton Towers - Provides no info, very corporate and characterless.
build the tallest coaster in the world at alton towers!!!! just dig about 400 feet into the ground!!
They are either pulling a huge prank on everyone or genuinely revealing project horizon
This is the best news we've had for an rmc here in the uk maybe not the classic hybrid intense coaster but in a family dark ride like fire in the hole
John, you have set the theme park community nuts
we need more content like these! maybe a video from each resort with the resort's own creative lead.
What John was teasing is an indoor RMC coaster in 2025 with the planned Project HORIZON building. Firstly, he answered an RMC question and said that one is potentially on the HORIZON. He then answered a question about brighter themes on thrill rides, and said that something was possibly on the HORIZON. Then he answered the question of what is your favourite project to work on saying “WATCH THIS SPACE”
i am taking the background more into perspective when he said watch this space. that was a very short cut to clip to oblivion for. also oblivion was 28 this year so its actually the oldest coaster in the park now with exception of mine traine which will definitly be retracked before its time.. maybe he is looking into ideas in replacing oblivion. although personally i think rita should be gone next.
He also said “more concepts on the horizon” around 5:35
@@Deathwish026 Nemmy is 30 next year. Even with a retrack and re theme
Could be a wild moose coaster made by rmc
@@dogeboi420but like, why would merlin add a tiny wild mouse in a building bigger than the smiler
Yes oblivion with it vertical drop at 87.5°
Really appreciated the multiple perfectly timed shots in this video
This was really fun to watch. The RMC teaser was great, wonder if it's something other than Horizon that will be an RMC? 🤔💭 I'm excited to be coming to the UK next summer to visit Thorpe Park and Alton Towers!! 🎉🎉🎉
It was very interesting to hear him talking about Alton Towers history, very briefly and how that has consistently been a factor over the last 40+ years of the park developing
Bro they need to do more videos like this
Thanks for answering some of the most asked questions john!! Cant wait for merlins futurw❤
Thank you for answering my question 🤩 love this video are there no ends of your talents ! Next you will be a tv presenter ! . Super excited for the hints 😉 so many exciting things coming. very inspiring listening to your journey made me think about going back to design college.
Enjoyed watching that. Thanks John
My dream job is designing rollercoasters
I still think Horizon is an Intamin Multi-Dimensional Coaster. The RMC teasing however puts a spotlight on SW9
Great insight. A few intriguing replies about RMC and that you are possibly working on a project already. Just love the Merlin mystery!!!
Cannot wait for the next big thing!!!!
If RMC are doing the new fire in the hole and SDC then could they be doing project Horizon at Alton?? He did say it was on the horizon
Very good timing in this video! An very interesting insights as well!
the man, the myth and the legend.
Do a famous Alton towers trick of building a big hole, but this time… in a building (and then put a Zadra clone in it 😳😳)
You’re living my dream! I really hope I get this soon, fingers crossed!!!
Thats a wonderful looking RMC mug there John 😏
Hmmmmmmmm
Bold to confirm an RMC for AT in such a way, nice.
OH YOU CANT JUST TEASE RMC-
Nevermind.
Exciting 🎉
Hi There, thank you for your Video and Happy Rollercoaster to you too. Cheers Peter :-)
THAT IS LIKE WHERE I WANT TO BE IN 10 YEARS!
This confuses things. We know after Drayton Manor, that Intamin have a 2nd "large" UK based project. But John throwing in the RMC mug and now seeing RMC's family indoor coaster FITH2 makes me wonder could we see a similarly highly themed RMC family ride.
I reckon the Intamin could be going to flamingo land, as their last coaster was also Intamin?
@@CoasterSloth Maybe. but idk if they're due a new ride yet
@@CoasterSloth Flamingo Land didn't buy their last coaster from Intamin though, they got a cheap deal buying it second-(or actually third I think) hand off some park in Brazil. They're a small regional park, I doubt they'd have the budget for a brand new Intamin.
Where did you find out about the second large intamin project
@@breadonyourbed3761 The managing director of Drayton announced it.
This video is such a tease
Indoor RMC coming to Alton Towers?
I’d love one 🤩
Great video!!
(Now wha about those flat rides?) 😘
project horizon is set to be an rmc???
Possibly
Possibly
RMC family coaster then?
Fantastic beasts RMC coaster? Just by the way he said fantastic in a weird way and it would be a happy coaster that would fit into that area very well
3:54 OH?!?!
Horizon is happy themed 5:33
John Broome, John Wardley and John Burton...?
Im sensing a pattern here?
Alton Towers’ history is full of Johns.
After many years of asking, we may be getting an RMC
PEOPLE, it likely won’t be a big, largescale rmc like any of the ones you know of. RMC are manufacturing Fire In the Hole at Silver Dollar City - it will likely be something like that :(
we're still getting an RMC though and thats enough for me
RMC Project horizon?
2:11 for anyone who doesnt know, the record was falsley given but remained because the drop was not verticle
That' cant be a joke the way he smirks
A inside rmc would be cool if that is what project horizon is
He said “in the horizon” which means either he’s playing with us or project horizon could be an RMC?????i wish
I hope that is true and he isn’t just trolling us
Indoor RMC Like Ring Of Fire ? 3:52
i hope you’re going to make a new coaster at gardaland!🤭
Where can I get myself one of those RMC flasks? 😏😂
Dude possibly 2 new coasters Project Exodus, Thorpe Park and Project Horizon👌by the time there built I'm gonna be tall enough please pin this so people can see new Coasters👀!
Why isn’t the fire on wicker man ?
RMC CONFIRMED 👀👀👀👀
2:19 Why is there 2 people walking in the background
You meant running?
An rmc!
RMC OMG
Indoor Raptor?
Oblivion will be 30yrs old in 2028, Its no coincidence that RMC is announced infront of Oblivion. I think Oblivion will be removed rather than retracked, and replaced with an RMC. Oblivions pit will make an excellent first drop!!!! Any mention of Horizon is a redherring. Horizon will get an intamin multidimension.
I hope not. Oblivion’s a classic like Nemesis, they can’t just shut it.
I don’t make sense when he says the name of the ride the it come behind him
3:55 he said we can't be talking about things on the horizon what is coming in 2025 project horizon right outside of David waliams land and where was the next clip...
Project horizon is an RMC?!!!
Ooohohohhohohohohohohohohhohohohohohohohohhohohohohohohohohohohhohohohohohohohohohohohohohhohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohhohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohohoohhohohohohohohohohohhohohohoohohohohohohohoohohhohohohohohohoho my god
Johns so hot 😮
If it is a single rail it will be a total let down.
RMC Oblivion revamp 2027.
Marry me John……please 🤣
I rlly hope this RMC hype is for nothing It could make project horizon a fan favourite
Rmc rmc
I really hope Project Horizon isn’t the RMC Wild Moose. It looks SO BORING, and definitely doesn’t fit the title “revolutionary” and “captivating”.
Project hOrizOn
Question: Is the smiler safe after-
Pre-answer: There is NO NEED to bring up the crash.
Answer: Yes, of course it is. Following the 2015 incident, numerous additional safety mechanisms were added. For example:
The ride automatically shuts down if wind speeds exceed 34mph.
There is no way for operators to override the block section system.
@@bennickss 😂😂 I wanted to see what they said
Dam he tasty !
This community is going to have an absolute meltdown when they reveal that Project Horizon is not an RMC😂 Can’t wait for the opinionated little kids to kick off and cry about it - Scott O’Neil seems to have some big ambitious plans for Merlin, I can’t see his first UK RMC being a little kids indoor ride 😂😂
I really hope Project Horizon isn’t a RMC Wild Moose. “Captivating” and “Revolutionary” does not describe something like that. Project Horizon’s building is THE SIZE OF THE SMILER, so surely they could do something better in that space.
@@bennickss I think Towers have something MAJOR planned for that building. I don't think it would've been the wild moose even if it was an RMC. Too small, basic boring layout, no room for themeing etc etc.
I can see the contract going to Intamin and we'll get something a bit like Uncharted. But Alton will do it better ;)
They are probably trying to troll us or something
Fire the guy, his "creative" ideas are ruining the magic, terrible ideas with even worse attention to detail. If he is the future of theme parks we are in for a rough and boring ride.