Topic: TAR Wishlist - locations, routes, twists, teams, tasks & dreams!**NO SPOILERS**

[LandonM170]

Twist Idea: The Red Light Card.

It is either awarded to the team that gets first in the first leg instead of an express pass or like the express pass in the American TAR Season 25, an optional side task that the first team to complete will earn. The  team that earns that card can use it at any detour where there is not a u-turn ahead. (maybe it says specifically on the teams route info at a start of the leg if they can use it or not). When the team arrives at the marked box or they are handed with the clue that has the detour options, they can play/write on the red light card: the team of their choosing and the detour option. That team is now not allowed to do that detour option and can only do the other.

Example in use
Team A completes a bonus task in Leg 1 and get the Redlight card
During Leg 4, they reach the clue box and when they look at their clue, it is a detour option. One task is more strength and the other is more mental.
Team A writes down Team B's names on the red light card AND the detour option they think that Team B would excel at, the mental option.
When Team B arrives at the clue box, they discover that they can only do the strength option of the detour options
PS I: If Team B has already passed the box, they can not be impacted by the red light card, even if they switch detours
PS II: If a person hands the detour clue, they will also hand the red light card.
PS III: A red light card can not be assigned once the team with the card arrives at their own detour choice as to make things fair for the game.

What do you peeps think? Is there potential? Could it be a better Yield system?

I think that it would just be easier and a simpler option to just have a One Way, but still cool concept.

[sveped]

Twist Idea: The Red Light Card.

It is either awarded to the team that gets first in the first leg instead of an express pass or like the express pass in the American TAR Season 25, an optional side task that the first team to complete will earn. The  team that earns that card can use it at any detour where there is not a u-turn ahead. (maybe it says specifically on the teams route info at a start of the leg if they can use it or not). When the team arrives at the marked box or they are handed with the clue that has the detour options, they can play/write on the red light card: the team of their choosing and the detour option. That team is now not allowed to do that detour option and can only do the other.

Example in use
Team A completes a bonus task in Leg 1 and get the Redlight card
During Leg 4, they reach the clue box and when they look at their clue, it is a detour option. One task is more strength and the other is more mental.
Team A writes down Team B's names on the red light card AND the detour option they think that Team B would excel at, the mental option.
When Team B arrives at the clue box, they discover that they can only do the strength option of the detour options
PS I: If Team B has already passed the box, they can not be impacted by the red light card, even if they switch detours
PS II: If a person hands the detour clue, they will also hand the red light card.
PS III: A red light card can not be assigned once the team with the card arrives at their own detour choice as to make things fair for the game.

What do you peeps think? Is there potential? Could it be a better Yield system?

Isn't that basically One Way from TAR Canada season 7?

[Uesugi]

I never watched the Canadian Amazing Race >.> apologies

[LandonM170]

Season 34 Route concept

Leg 1: Los Angeles, CA, United States --> Suva, Fiji
Leg 2: Fiji --> Melbourne, Australia
Leg 3: Geelong, Australia
Leg 4: Australia --> Port Klang, Malaysia
Leg 5: Malaysia --> Jakarta, Indonesia
Leg 6: Indonesia --> Amman, Jordan
Leg 7: Jordan --> Helsinki, Finland
Leg 8: Finland --> Dublin, Ireland
Leg 9: Ireland --> Banjul, Gambia
Leg 10: Bao Bolong Wetland Reserve, Gambia
Leg 11: Gambia --> Montevideo, Uruguay
Leg 12: Uruguay --> Miami, FL, United States

Continents: 6
Countries: 10
Distanced Traveled: 33,000 mi (53,000 km)

[Genius]

Not sure if it has been mentioned, but what if every team is given one Express Pass to use at any task (except at the FF, and maybe at a Head-to-Head that is placed right in front of the pit stop)?

[Uesugi]

Not sure if it has been mentioned, but what if every team is given one Express Pass to use at any task (except at the FF, and maybe at a Head-to-Head that is placed right in front of the pit stop)?

There should be some kind of downside to using the Express Pass. My fear with that is what if leg 2, one team uses their express pass, and then every other team in leg 3 uses their express passes on a roadblock, thus screwing over the team mentioned in leg two. Maybe like the next leg after they use their express pass, they have to do a speed bump? Something to balance the express pass and make teams genuinely debate if they should use it or limit its uses further like not being able to use them on detours with U-turn boards.


Now for place suggestions, I'd love to have a leg in Swaziland, even if it's like Botswana on the first season of the show where teams can choose to do a detour that takes them into that country while the rest of the leg is primarily in South Africa.

[BritishTARFan]

Tar 34, a realistic route in my eyes...

Startline: Los Angeles, California 🇺🇸

1. San José, Sarchí & La Paz Waterfall, Costa Rica 🇨🇷
2. La Fortuna & Monterverde, Costa Rica 🇨🇷
3. Cancún, Tulum & Chitchen Itza, Mexico 🇲🇽
4. Madrid, Spain 🇪🇸
5. Ibiza & Formentera, Spain 🇪🇸
6. Stockholm, Sweden 🇸🇪
7. Muscat, Jebel Shams & Nizwa, Oman 🇴🇲
8. Muscat, Oman 🇴🇲
9. Kotor, Montenegro 🇲🇪
10. Mostar & Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina 🇧🇦
11. Newfoundland, Canada 🇨🇦
12. Cape Cod, Massachusetts 🇺🇸 (Use my Design Challenge leg  )

[Genius]

Not sure if it has been mentioned, but what if every team is given one Express Pass to use at any task (except at the FF, and maybe at a Head-to-Head that is placed right in front of the pit stop)?

There should be some kind of downside to using the Express Pass. My fear with that is what if leg 2, one team uses their express pass, and then every other team in leg 3 uses their express passes on a roadblock, thus screwing over the team mentioned in leg two. Maybe like the next leg after they use their express pass, they have to do a speed bump?

The first point you mentioned is quite interesting. I did not think about that. However, the EP is not a guarantee against finishing last, so the likelihood of that happening is low, unless the task is seriously difficult.



Two things to add to my wishlist

1. Scrap 1st leg eliminations. Let them race for at least 2 legs. For TAR33, the first London leg should have been a NEL or a KOR with sign-up sheets for the first task of Leg 2.
2. Scrap start line eliminations. Teams that finish last should either have a Speed Bump/Hazard (why even create a new term for something that's essentially the same) to complete or mark them for elimination on the first elimination leg.

[Zack.]

Given the, uh, interesting, circumstances in which we live, here's my vaguely realistic take on TAR34-

START - Palm Springs, CA
LEG 1 - Galapagos Is., Ecuador
LEG 2 - Cuenca, Ecuador
LEG 3 - Halifax, Canada
LEG 4 - Magdalen Is., Canada
LEG 5 - Dublin, Ireland
LEG 6 - Toulouse, France
LEG 7 - Ondino, Andorra
LEG 8 - Barcelona, Spain
LEG 9 - Santa Maria, Cape Verde
LEG 10 - Praia, Cape Verde
LEG 11A/11B - Boston, MA / Berkshires region, MA

Most of these countries have relatively low infection and/or high vaccination rates and less restrictive conditions for entry The multiple new countries wasn't intentional but it worked out I suppose 

[LandonM170]

My idea of a realistic TAR34 route

Starting City: Cork, Ireland
Leg 1: Cork & Cobh, Ireland
Leg 2: Dublin, Ireland
Leg 3: Ireland --> Pisa, Italy
Leg 4: Italy --> San Marino
Leg 5: San Marino --> Kotor, Montenegro
Leg 6: Montenegro --> Skopje, Northern Macedonia
Leg 7: Bitola, Northern Macedonia
Leg 8: Northern Macedonia --> Helsinki, Finland
Leg 9: Turku, Finland
Leg 10: Finland --> Halifax, Canada
Leg 11: Vancouver, Canada
Leg 12: Canada --> Seattle, WA, United States

Continents: 2
Countries: 8
Distance Traveled: 10,000 mi (16,000 km)

[LandonM170]

Here is another TAR34 route that I think it possible with some new countries and longer travel distance

Starting City: New York City, NY
Leg 1: United States --> Nassau, Bahamas
Leg 2: Bahamas --> Dublin, Ireland
Leg 3: Cork, Ireland
Leg 4: Ireland --> Pisa, Italy
Leg 5: Italy --> San Marino
Leg 6: San Marino --> Skopje, Northern Macedonia
Leg 7: Bitola, Northern Macedonia
Leg 8: Northern Macedonia --> Toulouse, France
Leg 9: France --> Andorra
Leg 10: Andorra --> Halifax, Canada
Leg 11: Vancouver, Canada
Leg 12: Canada --> Seattle, WA, United States

Continents: 2
Countries: 9
Distance Traveled: 14,000 mi (23,000 km)

[Genius]

Hybrid teams that I don't mind seeing on the race

- Christina and Azaria -> Met on TAR12 and are now married.
- Brendon and Elissa -> Brother-in-law / Sister-in-law (Perhaps they would be more liked if Rachel is out of the picture)
- TAR29 Logan dated another cast member from that season, so maybe the two of them together

[Macaroons]

I have a question for people in this thread since there hasn't been much posted in a while.

What is somewhere that you think would be a great START LINE or FINISH LINE within the United States? Not just the city but the specific landmark.

Any wishes for starts or finishes??

[Dom]

Super biased but I'll go for an old favourite of mine for a dream finish line: Warren G Magnuson park in Seattle. Lots of big open spaces for those wide angles, overlooking Lake Washington with Mt Rainier looming in the background.

[Zack.]

My dream finish is teams going to Washington DC and eventually being told to either run across Key Bridge or kayak to Theodore Roosevelt Island. 

I'm also surprised there has not yet been a start OR finish at La Brea.

[Dom]

Winners of the race get to choose between the $1M prize or a spot on the next race, with the money rolling over!

[Zack.]

A potential more realistic TAR34 route

START - you know where
LEG 1 - Guadalajara, Mexico
LEG 2 - Tequila, Mexico
LEG 3 - Alajeula and Cartago, Costa Rica
LEG 4 - Samana Bay, Dominican Republic
LEG 5 - Akureyi, Iceland
LEG 6 - Myvatn, Iceland
LEG 7 - Lake Bled, Slovenia
LEG 8 - Postojna, Slovenia
LEG 9 - Petra National Park, Jordan
LEG 10 - Madaba, Jordan
LEG 11 - Gibraltar, UK
LEG 12 - Niagara Falls, NY

Many of those double legs can be combined into single legs if they insist on 11 leg seasons from now on  3/7 new countries (4 if you count Gibraltar as 'new') was unintentional but these are literally the only countries open without restrictions (and Gibraltar) right now so

[PikaBelleChu]

The Amazing Race Season 34 WISHLIST

OPTION A:

Starting Line: Los Angeles, California, USA (Paramount Pictures Studio Tour)

Leg 1: USA > San Jose, Costa Rica
Leg 2: Costa Rica > Kingston, Jamaica
Leg 3: Jamaica > Cape Town, South Africa
Leg 4: South Africa > Swakopmund, Namibia
Leg 5: Namibia > Nairobi, Kenya
Leg 6: Kenya > Port Louis, Mauritius
Leg 7: Mauritius > Kathmandu, Nepal
Leg 8: Nepal > Krabi, Thailand
Leg 9: Thailand > Hanoi, Vietnam
Leg 10: Vietnam > Perth, Australia
Leg 11: Perth > Melbourne, Australia
Leg 12: Australia > Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

Finish Line: Iolani Palace

OPTION B:

Starting Line: Los Angeles, California, USA (Paramount Pictures Studio Tour)

Leg 1: USA > San Jose, Costa Rica
Leg 2: Costa Rica > Kingston, Jamaica
Leg 3: Jamaica > Cape Town, South Africa
Leg 4: South Africa > Swakopmund, Namibia
Leg 5: Namibia > Nairobi, Kenya
Leg 6: Kenya > Port Louis, Mauritius
Leg 7: Mauritius > Kathmandu, Nepal
Leg 8: Nepal > Krabi, Thailand
Leg 9: Thailand > Hanoi, Vietnam
Leg 10: Vietnam > Melbourne, Australia
Leg 11: Australia > Auckland, New Zealand
Leg 12: New Zealand > Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

Finish Line: Iolani Palace

[Declive]

Leg 1 - Los Angeles, CA > Honiara, Solomon Islands
Leg 2 - Honiara, Solomon Islands
Leg 3 - Honiara, Solomon Islands > Sydney, Australia
Leg 4 - Sydney, Australia > Delhi, India
Leg 5 - Meerut, India
Leg 6 - Meerut, India > Beirut, Lebanon
Leg 7 - Baabda, Lebanon
Leg 8 - Baabda, Lebanon > Vienna, Austria
Leg 9 - Vienna, Austria > Breclav, Czech Republic
Leg 10 - Brun, Czech Republic
Leg 11 - Brun, Czech Republic > Dublin, Ireland
Leg 12 - Dublin, Ireland > Boston, MA

US > Solomon Islands > Australia > India > Lebanon > Austria > Czech Republic > Ireland > US

Bulgaria
Hong Kong
Burkina Faso

Leg 1 - New York City, NY > Lisbon, Portugal
Leg 2 - Lisbon, Portugal > Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Leg 3 - Ziniaré, Burkina Faso
Leg 4 - Ziniaré, Burkina Faso > Bucharest, Romania
Leg 5 - Bucharest, Romania > Ruse, Bulgaria
Leg 6 - Ivanovo, Bulgaria
Leg 7 - Ivanovo, Bulgaria > Cairo, Egypt
Leg 8 - Cairo, Egypt > Kathmandu, Nepal
Leg 9 - Kathmandu, Nepal > Shenzhen, China
Leg 10 - Shenzhen, China > Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Leg 11 - Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Leg 12 - Hong Kong > San Francisco, CA

US > Portugal > Burkina Faso > Romania > Bulgaria > Egypt > Nepal > China > Hong Kong > US

Enloved with those two.

[redskevin88]

Guys, there are better odds of Survivor filming in Chernobyl than that of the Amazing Race visiting China in the near future. 

[fossil-racer]

Teams I Want to See Back on TAR CAN one day

FF Teams
Natalie & Meaghan
Steph & Kristen
Frankie & Amy
Rita & Yvette
Anne & Tanya   
Nancy & Mellisa   
Leanne & Mar

MF Teams
Sukhi & Jinder
Alain & Audrey
Hamilton & Michaelia
Jillian & Emmett
Joel & Ashley
Julie & Lowell
Korey & Ivana
Adam & Andrea
Taylor & Courtney
Martina & Phil
Todd & Anna
Dave & Irina
Aarthy & Thinesh   

MM Teams
Jet and Dave
Sam & Paul

[PikaBelleChu]

The Amazing Race Season 34 WISHLIST

Starting Line: Los Angeles, California, USA (Paramount Pictures Studio Tour)

Leg 1: USA > Belize City, Belize
Leg 2: Belize City > Belmopan, Belize
Leg 3: Belize > Cancun, Mexico
Leg 4: Cancun > Merida, Mexico
Leg 5: Mexico > Lyon, France
Leg 6: Lyon > Cannes, France
Leg 7: France > Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy
Leg 8: Alghero, Sardinia, Italy
Leg 9: Italy > Kathmandu, Nepal
Leg 10: Nepal > Hanoi, Vietnam
Leg 11: Vietnam > Melbourne, Australia
Leg 12: Australia > Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

Finish Line: Iolani Palace

Countries Visited: 4 Continents, 8 Countries, over 24,000 miles

Belize ( Legs 1 & 2 )
Mexico ( Legs 3 & 4 )
France ( Legs 5 & 6 )
Italy ( Legs 7 & 8 )
Nepal ( Leg 9 )
Vietnam ( Leg 10 )
Australia ( Leg 11 )

[PikaBelleChu]

Wishlist for future season   

Pre-Leg: San Diego, California, USA
Leg 1: USA > Caracas, Venezuela
Leg 2: Venezuela > Ushuaia, Argentina
Leg 3: Argentina > Lagos, Nigeria
Leg 4: Nigeria > Ndjamena, Chad
Leg 5: Chad > St. Petersburg, Russia
Leg 6: Russia > Kyiv, Ukraine
Leg 7: Ukraine > Beirut, Lebanon
Leg 8: Lebanon > Kathmandu, Nepal
Leg 9: Nepal > Wuhan, China
Leg 10: China > Suva, Fiji
Leg 11: Suva > Nadi, Fiji
Leg 12: Fiji > Seattle, Washington, USA

All dangerous countries except Argentina, Fiji, & USA.

[Tanukigirl]

I'd love to see the teams to go to The Gambia. It's one of safest countries on the African continent and the culture is so interesting. Idk I just always love seeing legs in Africa (When Kendra or a similar type of contestant isn't competing there). Growing up, my high school often overlooked the history and culture of Africa except for ancient Egypt, which is a shame since the cultures and histories of Africa are so diverse and interesting.

[Parasparopagraho]

Banjul would've been a cool place to visit sometime during the twenties' seasons if there hadn't been the Ebola outbteaks of the mid-2010s.