nightrider19 Posted August 19, 2003 Share Posted August 19, 2003 ok, first thing i guess i hafta ask is, do all paramount parks have the Ifle tower and fountain, i know some do but i havn't made it to all of them yet, also what park was first owned by paramount and who had the tower and fountain first or did they come at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanner Posted August 19, 2003 Share Posted August 19, 2003 Well I know Kings Dominion has the tower, not sure about the others. Also it is a rule on this forum to use correct grammar, please do so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightrider19 Posted August 19, 2003 Author Share Posted August 19, 2003 (edited) Im sorry Tanner I'm not one of the brightest crayons in the box, I'm a football player. Dominion was also the park I was at and some of the info. that the elevator guy was givin didn't jive up. got me confused. Edited January 1, 1970 by nightrider19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Beastfreak Posted August 19, 2003 Share Posted August 19, 2003 Of course Kings Island's was built first!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted August 19, 2003 Share Posted August 19, 2003 I'm pretty sure both parks were started by the same people. King's entertainment and Taft Broadcasting, I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beastfreak Posted August 19, 2003 Share Posted August 19, 2003 Correct, the other three Paramount Parks (Great America, Carowinds, and Canada's Wonderland) where purchased by the park chain. So, that is why Kings Dominion and Kings Island look similar with the fountain and eifel tower (though each fountain is different). Now, the entrance area to Great America (though I've never been there) and the mainly the layout of the park (the shape of the paths) is the same as Six Flags Great America. That is because they were both owned by Marriot at one point in time, then sold out. Selling one park to Kings Entertainment (later to become Paramount Parks) and the other park to Six Flags. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbilly Posted August 19, 2003 Share Posted August 19, 2003 that makes total sense. Also Carowind's entrance was extremely crappy compared to PKI and PKD. Had no fountains or anything just the sign saying, you are in NC and you are in SC, that was the only cool thing about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beastfreak Posted August 19, 2003 Share Posted August 19, 2003 From what I've heard Carowinds is supposedly "pushing out" their entrances. I guess that means extending them into the parking lot a bit freeing up some land inside the gates, maybe that will allow them to build a fountain or improve upon the grandness of the entrance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xx2cansamxX Posted August 19, 2003 Share Posted August 19, 2003 That would be cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DegenRider Posted August 19, 2003 Share Posted August 19, 2003 All Paramount Parks have Drop Zones. That is a 1st for paramount. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted August 20, 2003 Share Posted August 20, 2003 Only Kings Island and Kings Dominion have the scaled down Eiffel Tower replica. Cris hmmm.... I know that every park needs some sort of signature gigantic structure, but why the Eiffel Tower? Does anyone know why they chose it? Was there a contest or what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teenageninja Posted August 20, 2003 Share Posted August 20, 2003 Because both parks have an International Street and that is an International Symbol. It also is a very good observation tower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted August 20, 2003 Share Posted August 20, 2003 Because both parks have an International Street and that is an International Symbol. It also is a very good observation tower. Oh, I'm not doubting that it's a great observation tower. I mean, don't get me wrong. The structure is beautiful and very memorable, but do you know why they chose the Eiffel Tower specifically? I mean, they could have had a gigantic Big Ben and it would have had the same effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beastfreak Posted August 20, 2003 Share Posted August 20, 2003 What is more commonly known in the world (well in the under-educated USA in the form of history and geography), the Eifel Tower, or Big Ben? What is easier to make a replica of... A Tower made of a steel latice that is simply dropped into place and bolted together... or a Clock tower that must have the frame work built (mostly the same as the eifel tower) then add a facade (either stone, wood, cement) then add a huge clock at the top? Plus... is Big Ben an observation tower? No. Is the real Eifel Tower an observation tower? yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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