CoastersNSich Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 An event I've been waiting for has finally come. Can't wait to see a picture! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TombraiderTy Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 I think Cedar Fair should go the Disney way with fireworks But we all know that's never gonna happen. Winterfest's small show brought hope, as does the 2002 4th of July fireworks, but I don't think we'll ever see a syncronized and amazing display. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
House Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 I'm not 13 either. I'm 36 and I too loved the way KI was before Paramount. I think a lot of the people frustrated hearing me & others complain about Paramount weren't around before then and have no idea why it's frustrating to us to see the way Paramount did KI. They removed numerous flats and adding nothing to replace them. Not to mention the half-baked movies that were so-so and not really worth theming any ride to. And they removed Cobra for Delerium! Seriously, I've never heard of Drop Zone, Face/Off, Top Gun, or the Outer Limits! Delerium is one of my favorite rides! You don't know what Top Gun is? You should be banned for life! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted November 7, 2007 Author Share Posted November 7, 2007 I do agree that Paramount added some great rides and did some great things for the park. Unfortunately, by 2006, the best thing that could have ever happened to Kings Island did happen: it was sold. Let's face it, the last few years ago Kings Island were terrible. Paramount divesting the parks was writing on the wall. I LOVED the idea of having a Disney-like park in Cincinnati, but it never ended up being that way and likely never would have ended up that way. It comes down to this: you can love or hate the current ownership, but you do have to admit that they're park people. They're not going to hold onto Kings Island and flip it in 5 years. They want/need it to be successful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKIVortex Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 I wonder what would have happened though if Paramount never got bought by Viacom? Remember it was Paramount Pictures that actually bought the 5 parks to begin with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dvo Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 Hooray for getting rid of the Paramount sign! Now let's just hope this marquis sign stays standing Oh and for the record... Drop Zone was a FANTASTIC movie!!! How can you go wrong with Wesley Snipes and Gary Busey?!?! I mean come on people! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted November 7, 2007 Author Share Posted November 7, 2007 I wonder what would have happened though if Paramount never got bought by Viacom? Remember it was Paramount Pictures that actually bought the 5 parks to begin with. Very good question. Viacom NEVER wanted into the park business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoaster Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 I think if Paramount kept the parks that would have been great till the shake up that sent it to CBS: Good Bye to the paramount years like we said good bye to taft and the former Owners " I mean " Keepers of the beloved park: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKIVortex Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 They did a great job with the Theming of Top Gun in 1993, we all know what happend through out the years. Of course though the first year of Paramount Ownership they were some hiccups as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollerNut Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 I still say that if the park had been brought b y someone other than Paramount, it would be almost the same it is now without the nasty paramount junk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 Yes but we could have some other really great, dare I say it, better rides. Didn't Kinzel want to buy KI back in 1992? I heard he did, but Cedar Fair couldn't afford it. . . . He didn't let that stop him this time around.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monroe Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 Since I could not get through on the phone, I drove up there to find out if jackets were in (they are not). The whole top of the sign is down, all the way to the light board. And no I do not have pictures, because I did not want to take them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browntggrr Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 Are you saying Paramount is bad? If it wasn't for Paramount, no Italian Job, no Tomb Raider, no Son of Beast, no Drop Zone (really?), no Delirium, no Action Theather... They could be bad, but they really were good. If Paramount didn't exist... NO FEARFEST!!! So you should thank Paramount for what they did. Virtually every large park now has a Halloween event. Whoever owned KI would have done the same thing. I do thank Paramount for FoF and DZ. However, some of the other rides that have been built at the expense of another ride being taken out were terrible decisions. Sure some of the rides were maintenance nightmares, but why bother spending millions on another ride that is less enjoyable than the ride it replaced? I also thank Paramount for selling the park. It was quite obvious that their heart was not in it the last few years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italianchef Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 I look forward to seeing the new sign next year - if not sooner. Best regards, Charles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WooferBearATL Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 39 Year Old Checking in that has been visiting since the '70's. The 13 year old comment does nto hold water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shman Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 I'm sorry I do not have a photo to show....but I have seen it with my own eyes today. The whole top part of the sign, not just the mountain and "Paramount", but the entire neon Kings Island part is gone. All that remains is the top of the support bars above the "scrolling sign" section. Also removed are the decorative aspects of the sign, the iron work beneath the arch and the parts that made the sign look like collumns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKIVortex Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 Which is understandable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BavarianBeatle Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 This year, even my 7-year-old asked "Why does that still say Paramount, Dad?"........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuskin Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 Im sure a lot of people still dont realize that the park is not owned by paramount anymore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ogrmac Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 I started visiting the park when I was 12 (I am now 24). I am used to seeing Paramount all over everything at Kings Island. This year when I visited the park I thought the park logo looked somewhat naked without the Paramount on it. It made me somewhat sad. I just hope that Cedar Fair makes good improvements in the park in the upcoming seasons. I can get used to the "naked" logo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browntggrr Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 ^ I can understand exactly what you mean. Growing up in the early 80's and visiting the park often, it was very difficult to call the park Paramount's Kings Island. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XGatorHead 8904 Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 Help! I've been trying to post the pix I took of the sign last night, and I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong. I click on the Insert Image box, paste in the path to the file and when I preview the post I get this error: Sorry, dynamic pages in the tags are not allowed. I've tried everything I can think of, and can't find anything in the help links on the site. So, how the heck do I put picture in here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clbehymer Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 Im sure a lot of people still dont realize that the park is not owned by paramount anymore I'm sure that it doesn't help that when you call the park it still has "Thank you for calling Paramount's Kings Island" or atleast it did the last time that I called. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersNSich Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 Help! I've been trying to post the pix I took of the sign last night, and I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong. I click on the Insert Image box, paste in the path to the file and when I preview the post I get this error: Sorry, dynamic pages in the tags are not allowed. I've tried everything I can think of, and can't find anything in the help links on the site. So, how the heck do I put picture in here? One idea I had was putting the picture on an image hosting site, like Flickr, and giving us the link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterXtreme Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 No picture yet.....I can't wait to see what the new sign is going to look like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kwindshawne Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 Help! I've been trying to post the pix I took of the sign last night, and I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong. I click on the Insert Image box, paste in the path to the file and when I preview the post I get this error: Sorry, dynamic pages in the tags are not allowed. I've tried everything I can think of, and can't find anything in the help links on the site. So, how the heck do I put picture in here? I had that trouble as well, and I was told to eliminate the last 2-3 letters of the tag-can't remember what it was now, but it worked...give it a shot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XGatorHead 8904 Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 As promised (and after hours of struggle) here are the pictures I took last night. http://www.flickr.com/photos/19194080@N05/ Thank you to CoastersNSich and kwindshawne for your help! (I tried your way kwindshawne and wasn't able to get it to work). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted November 8, 2007 Author Share Posted November 8, 2007 They should have been creative and made the sign say something like: "I've got a headache!" "I don't care what anybody says, this hurts!" or of course "I feel like I'm missing something." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
art_star Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 yes, that would've been entertaining Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptor66 Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 Wow, I didn't think they would do much more than remove the mountain and Paramount! I never would have thought they would chop off half the sign! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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