BoddaH1994 Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 For the past six years, many of you have seen KICentral progress and continue to meet the evolving, growing and unique needs of our great community. Much of our ability to do this stems directly from the feedback given to us by you, the KICentral Universe, in telling us directly what keeps so many of you coming back day after day and sharing each of your unique thoughts, experiences and opinions with the staff and the rest of the community. As we move forward, an idea that was given to us time and time again by many of you was the notion of a e-mail newsletter. Some of you that have been around since the beginning may remember that KICentral had a newsletter many years ago which was discontinued. It was discontinued because the entire notion was obsolete. In a day and age where KICentral can be updated in a matter of seconds and hundreds of members are instantly alerted via text message that something is happening on KICentral or at Kings Island, the very thought of using a newsletter to keep people informed of news is an atrocity. The only way that we can create a newsletter that's relevant to our core product is to entirely reinvent and repackage the entire concept of what you would call a newsletter. The driving force behind this new concept will be you, the KICentral Universe. It's inarguable that the KICentral community consist of some of the most knowledgeable individuals on the subjects of Kings Island as well as the theme park industry in general. We are consistently blown away by your knowledge and insights that you share with us, and we will be actively seeking contributions to the newsletter from the KICentral members, as well as pitching story ideas for KICentral community members to write. This will be with the intention of augmenting the information on the KICentral forums, not attempting to withhold any news or updates. In addition to the user created content, the newsletter will also feature monthly articles by Don Helbig and Bill Mefford. As many of you know, Don is the Public Realtions Area Manger at Kings Island. He's always been a supporter of KICentral and will utilize this as an opportunity to directly address the KICentral Universe. Bill Mefford has more experience in this industry than most people would even dare to guess. From being a member of the marketing team at Kings Island for over two decades, to running PR for EnterTRAINment Junction and Wake Nation, to working for Universal Studios in Florida, to helping to open the Hard Rock Park and Wonderland Sydney... the list can go on forever. Bill will be sharing some of his thoughts and insights about the industry as well as keeping us updated on his current ventures. Like anything on KICentral, the KICentral Monthly Newsletter will be 100% FREE. We will not sell, share, expose or post your personal information and/or e-mail addresses. This is an opt-in/opt-out newsletter, so you will not get a newsletter unless you choose to, and you can choose to no longer receive it at any time. The newsletter will always be evolving based on your feedback, so please do not hesitated to share with us what you do and do not like about the concept as well as the actual newsletter when it debuts shortly. You will have the ability to sign up for the KICentral newsletter right here on KICentral at a later time. Best regards, Ryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterguy15 Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Awesome! Sounds great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avatar Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Great Idea and sounds like you have put a lot of thought into it. Looking forward to issue 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrill_Biscuit Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 This will be worthwhile and fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rollercoast19 Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Sounds great! I anxiously await the first issue! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goofywdw Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Sounds like an excellent idea. I am glad we will be able to get some insight from Don Helbig and Bill Mefford. Can't wait! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 That sounds like a good idea! I think we should have Terpy's insightful quote of the week inside the newsletter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goofywdw Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 ^YES! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skaterboy22101 Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Thats great! I wonder if Don is a member on this site.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Force Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 Cool, can't wait for the newsletters to start coming! By the way, Smurfy is an excellent writer (I loved reading Smurfy's Tale of Survival!) I bet he could write some sort of monthly story section! Oh, and Terpy's Quote is an awesome idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kawana Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 Count me in. Also count me in to help out in any way that I can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigacoaster2k Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 Count me in. Also count me in to help out in any way that I can. I second that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
violakat03 Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 I'll third it. I'll be very happy to make regular submissions whenever I can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 "This is a great idea." That being said, Terpyisms just happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailRider Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 Looking forward to issue #1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Force Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 "This is a great idea." That being said, Terpyisms just happen. Then maybe we could have a vote for the best Terpyism of the month at the end of every month and the winner gets into the newsletter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast08 Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 Why do we need a monthly e-mail newsletter? It will just say the same stuff that's on the website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
violakat03 Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 Why do we need a monthly e-mail newsletter? It will just say the same stuff that's on the website. If you go back and read the first post, you'll see that the goal of this newsletter is to not repeat things that are already available on the site. It will be all exclusive content. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigellinus Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 Bill Mefford has more experience in this industry than most people would even dare to guess...to helping to open Wonderland Sydney... Is this the same thing as the Paramount park in Australia that's closed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 Yes, see for instance: http://www.rcdb.com/pd407.htm http://www.rcdb.com/id1123.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigellinus Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 ^^Ok, that's what I thought. I ask because I hope Mr. Mefford can write an article for the newsletter about this park, especially since I have many questions! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted March 23, 2009 Author Share Posted March 23, 2009 ^^Ok, that's what I thought. I ask because I hope Mr. Mefford can write an article for the newsletter about this park, especially since I have many questions! I've given The Meff full creative control to write about whatever he wants. Same with Helbig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigellinus Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 ^^Good!! Because I want to know some insider details about the formerly Down Under park! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XGatorHead 8904 Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 I like the idea. Like others have said, if you need any help I'd be willing to lend a hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailRider Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Well I think this is a great idea and I like I stated when this idea was first thrown around I hope there is a meet the members section or something along those lines that we get to find out a little more about different members of the site. Keep up the great work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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