Gordon Bombay

When @teenageninja and I worked at the park, we did a study which found that roaming scareactors had an overall positive economic impact on both the park and the region.

Maybe I missed it in one of the threads, but did anyone ever figure out what the teaser (at the end of the teaser) was about? The scene with the guy walking through The Crypt.

You just know that some LinkedIN Premium user in Charlotte took their kids to Disney, saw their merch, and said “we should be charging more” without any sense of irony for how poorly comparable the SF product is.

I enjoyed your whole post, but wanted to highlight this specific sentence. It really, really was—but, having been able to see it from every angle as an employee: it was even more impressive from the other side. The loop itself was massive, but even that was dwarfed by the rest of the amazing (in-appearance) structure. I never understood (I mean, logistically, I get why) how the most impressive parts of that ride were faced in a direction no guest could see them even from the tower (outside of special access). Everything about that ride really was disappointing. - I get that there’s a ton of nostalgia for this ride now, but take it from someone who rode it in every iteration and version: it always sucked.

You should write horror scripts because that's terrifying.

They’re gonna remove the ride scenes, put down a floor, and make it a “premium” Haunt maze. Maybe two. Sure the track components will remain (and the hope will always linger), but most of the vehicles will rot outside with a few others used as Halloween decorations.

Just show highlights from one of the season pass holder Facebook pages. Lots of good information from normal people can be found there.

To be fair, it was done before the merger and under all other operators—it was always just always a bit more tasteful, clever, or creative. The example here is just a pure, lazy cash grab.

Check out Dipster's Hollow up near Grover Springs.

Not sure why anyone is surprised that this would be discussed— the company has had a poor reputation since the merger and Cedar Point specifically has a reputation for rides that feature maintenance issues. If you’re an ACEr, maybe you’re prepared for that, but to the general public who actually spend money: it’s annoying.

I thought it was "Mr. 3000," but that was apparently slated for Action Theatre at one point:

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That beautiful film, however, is not a Paramount one. "Volcano the Blast Coaster" at Kings Dominion was just themed to a... volcano, apparently? This always threw me off until I watched Volcano one time and saw the 20th Century Fox logo. @TOPGUN1993 - As for your question, this is just hearsay I've been told over time, but my understanding was that as Paramount and Viacom kept getting shaken up over the years (even before the CBS dealings), the focus and strategy of the parks kept shifting. I.E. Someone new would come in on high and say: "we gotta make it a movie theme park" and then that person would get shuffled out just for someone else would come along and say "nah, let's just focus on making an amusement park" (still an incredibly profitable venture at the time, even without movie promotion). I don't think "Paramount Parks" was ever really strategically linked with the Paramount movie studio to any kind of large degree. I.E. when the studio side was cooking up films and marketing plans, most of them probably weren't aware that Paramount even had "theme parks" and those that ran the parks were focused on (and only paid to) run a seasonal/regional park, not necessarily elevate the overall "brand" if that makes sense? That's why you'd see "Tomb Raider: The Ride" cobbled together one minute and then just "Delirium" the next. @silver2005 - agree with you about Star Trek. Those characters/that brand were all over the park when Paramount first took over, but that focus fell away rather quickly. Flight of Fear would've been better as a "Borg" ride to promote Star Trek: First Contact (came out the same year), but something had to be done to promote the Outer Limits reboot on the United Paramount Network (UPN) I guess?

Big seasonal events enthusiast over here as well and I gotta say: if this event is half as good as it looks, it’ll really give their competition something to WINE about!

lol ok, Don.

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I could be incorrect here, but my understanding has always been that, that was the original plan. However, there ended up being a complication with using that building.

Sure, Jan.

Let's be real, Don—if you were still at the park and forced to cut lanyards from the budget, you'd be telling us all how it's the greatest move ever seen in the history of enthusiast events.

Number one band at KiNgZiEs IsLaNd! Cheers, Nemo! (beer emoji)

Completely disagree: the best show in the park's history was Rock Band Live. Just an absolute banger of a show playing to sold out crowds every day. So much so they had to extend it multiple days, then weeks, then months.

Shout out to M&M’s and Sharefax Credit Union for their support.

So does the “Queen City Stunt Coaster” still have a helicopter shooting guns or did they re-theme that scene?

Very random, but from this angle you can really tell how good of a job they did with that Coney BBQ building and how it fits with the area.

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