I'm interested in theme park history and have read lots of stories about beloved attractions that have been removed long ago (Epcot's Horizons, Disneyland's Peoplemover, etc). Often in these videos and discussions I see people reminiscing about these rides or get angry with the park for removing it. This is what inspired my idea for the SCP.
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The ride itself isn't anything too special, something that's already in a lot of parks (right now I'm thinking of using a Vekoma Boomerang). This particular ride was discovered to be anomalous when its park was threatening to close, causing an outpouring of fan support not for the park as a whole but for the one particular ride. While park attendance did increase (mostly people wanting to ride the ride again) it only kept the park open for a few more years as attendance fell as fast as it rose. By this point the Foundation had taken an interest and begun interviewing riders. The park once again remained open for another couple of years but permanently closed. When cranes arrived to dismantle the ride and move it to containment, some fans had to be forcibly be removed as they were clutching the track itself.
I'm still working on the exact effect of the ride. Right now I have it planned that the more you ride the ride, the more attached you become to it. The first few times you ride it you'll enjoy it, even a bit more than other regular Boomerangs and would be sad about its closure, but not much more. Riding it more will make you think the ride is better each time and your response to its closure more drastic. Results can be confirmed by interviewing the riders clutching the track and discovering they rode it the most out of everyone. I might formally classify the levels of attachment using stages (Stage 1-Stage 3 perhaps).
The ride displays some form of sentience as it could detect its home was closing but is either unaware that it can be sold to other parks and remain intact or just really prefers staying in its park. It also has some limited mental connection to riders as although news of the park's closure was only in local news people around the country simultaneously seemed to find out about it, though the amount lessened the further from the park, indicating a range of the connection. There has also been an increase of civilians near the site it's contained in that seemed to be connected to the ride.
There could be some pretty great addendums too like "Despite what you may have heard, this is not the 'fun site'. Just because we have a roller coaster does not mean we are an amusement park. Treat it like any other anomaly because it is one".
So is this a good idea? Any tips to make it better? Does something like this already exist?
Thanks