Coney Islander Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 My friend just got home from Coney Island, and he says the Pepsi part of Python's sign is gone... Can this be true? Is the name changed? I find this disappointing. Pepsi Python was one of the few rides in the world with a Pepsi endorsement... Only 6, one of which is very famous. Python is much more generic of a name. I've always imagined a backstory for Pepsi Python. You enter an expedition vehicle and journey to a rich treasure trove full of delicious Pepsi Cola. This Cola is very hard to get, as a giant venomous snake guards the treasure, and this snake is not willing to give up his yummy cola... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondback96 Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 Proof? And you should be glad it's still there. They could have removed it if they wanted to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coney Islander Posted June 7, 2010 Author Share Posted June 7, 2010 I'm wondering wether or not anyone has the proof... I'm not a member of Coney anymore, so I haven't visited since last season. Edit= The Coney website still has "Pepsi." http://www.coneyisla....com/python.php Then again, in the loading spiel it has always just been "The Python." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jzarley Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 I've always imagined a backstory for Pepsi Python. You enter an expedition vehicle and journey to a rich treasure trove full of delicious Pepsi Cola. This Cola is very hard to get, as a giant venomous snake guards the treasure, and this snake is not willing to give up his yummy cola... Except...pythons aren't venomous--they're constrictors... However, I'm sure they'd still do a pretty good job at protecting Pepsi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast1979 Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 GOOD! I hate cooperate endorsements like that. Park sponsored by Pepsi, ok. Pepsi ad in the Queue, fine. Put it as part of the ride name?! Uh...no. And as far as the 'Backstory'....wow. I just imagined it as a roller coaster at a small amusement park that is named Python. The Pepsi part is because Pepsi paid money for it. I really can't even find any other theming to support a 'backstory'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 Why are you no longer a member of Coney? I believe the Pepsi sign is still there. Although, I have not worked coaster or paid much attention to whether or not the sign was there this year or not. I do know that the Python track got a new paint job, new flags were added to the ride, the station was painted, and the back row now has a permanent cover over it. And for the record, within the rides department at Coney, we simply refer to the ride as "Coaster." The same way that we simply refer to the Ferris Wheel as "Wheel." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coney Islander Posted June 7, 2010 Author Share Posted June 7, 2010 My parents decided we would not get a family pass, since we're going to California, later this summer. I've never been to the western United States, so this is a big thing. Oh, and we're going to Six Flags Magic Mountain and one or two other parks. I'm almost certain I'll be working at Coney next summer, so I'll most certainly have a pass. ___________________ My friend, (thejoker34 on KICentral.) Insists that the Pepsi logo is now gone. Today was not his first trip to Coney this season, and he reports today as the first day the sign is missing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 CoastersRZ replied similarly to me earlier when I noted the same thing here: http://www.KICentral...ndpost&p=382031 At that point, he said the Pepsi sign WAS still there: http://www.KICentral.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=21687&view=findpost&p=382048 Now he says he 'believes' it still is. Friends have reported to me that it is not... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 I know that several KIC posters (some who now lurk more than they post) have made visits to Coney Island this year. The reason I say "believe" is that it is not something that I notice upon regularly working at Coney. The employee parking lot I park in is not the one by the Python (but way out past Moonlite Gardens). And since all I have worked this year at Coney is the Ferris Wheel, Rock O Planes, and thirty minutes at Pedal Boats, I wouldn`t know for certain if the sign is there or not. I know it was there before the park opened and they were done painting the Python. As much as I hate to say it, I didn`t even ride the Python last year (though I did operate it a couple of times). As has been pointed out before, we are all human and we all make mistakes from time to time. But the sign is something that kind of blends into the background and is something that at least I did not pay much attention to. In part because, as stated above, in rides we simply refer to the ride as "Coaster" and not as Python or Pepsi Python. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 In no way picking on you....but if you do happen by the thing, would you note if the Pepsi sign is still there or not? Some of us are just silly enough to wonder, and won't be up that way in the next few weeks, probably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 I will most certainly do that. I work a double this coming Saturday. Which means I will likely be at the Ferris Wheel and then Rock O Planes. I will make a point to look and see if the Pepsi sign is still there or not. I will report back late Saturday or early Sunday (which right now is slated to be my first day off in three weeks, with the key words being right now). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 And for that, those of us as silly as me (and we know who we are) thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
windshawne Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 I was there last weekend, and I am almost positive the "Pepsi" has been removed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast1979 Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 Photo is credited to Dave Wetterstroem (DaveStreom) taken by him May 29. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 Well there you go! And yes, Dave rode the Rock O Planes when I was working them. I even gave him a spin! I knew the physical sign was still there, which is why I assumed that it still said Pepsi. Clearly, they changed the sign out and put in the Coney Island logo. I like the fact that they placed the Coney logo in it. Combined with the new paint job and flags, the ride looks quite nice. Now if only it was a decent coaster... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 Some of us think it is, thank you very much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 I was waiting for that response from you. The first drop packs quite a punch. The only thing I don`t like about the coaster, is how hard the brakes grab at the end of the ride. (Not to mention it has a VERY conservative blocking system! If one does not move the train out of the unload station by the time the other train gets to the sensor immediately above the station, the train above the station will set up. And the only way to fix that is to manually release the air brake, which usually requires a manager.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 There is a reason why most here will never experience a back seat ride on that coaster. Think the cliff at Stricker's, only more so... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 Exactly. For those who have not ridden the Python, it is definitely a fun little ride. Although, in my opinion, not quite as fun as the Tornado at Stricker`s Grove. One perk of working the ride in the morning is that after maintenance clears the ride, if they are still present when the ride ops arrive, they often will give us a test ride before we open the ride to the public! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast1979 Posted June 9, 2010 Share Posted June 9, 2010 I love Python. For what it is, it's a very fun ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
windshawne Posted June 9, 2010 Share Posted June 9, 2010 I liked it too, but will not be riding again due to that first drop-it is too abrupt when it starts going back up the lift. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XGatorHead 8904 Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 Pepsi Python was one of the few rides in the world with a Pepsi endorsement... Only 6, one of which is very famous. Actually, if you look a little closer at the list you linked to, there are not 6, but 4 (or more accurately, 3 now). Pepsi-Cola Loop at Ocean Beach Amusement Park and Pepsi-Cola Loop at Ffrith Beach Fun Parc are the same coaster but relocated, and Pepsi Ripsaw and Pepsi Orange Streak at Mall of America are the same coaster but renamed. So a Pepsi sponsership is even rarer than you thought! Off topic, but in looking at the other Pepsi coasters, this image struck me: http://www.rcdb.com/909.htm?p=4275. I've never seen a modern coaster with a loop that is that much of a perfect circle. A large majority of loops are more elliptical than that one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CincyMan98 Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 I love the Python, mainly because it whips up and down the hills. It's very compact, so that makes it very entertaining, and packs quite a punch for such a small little thing. I didn't like the old logo anyways; it was getting rusty and dirty. I like the new one better! (the one that replaced the Pepsi logo, that is). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reon Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 Well there you go! And yes, Dave rode the Rock O Planes when I was working them. I even gave him a spin! I knew the physical sign was still there, which is why I assumed that it still said Pepsi. Clearly, they changed the sign out and put in the Coney Island logo. I like the fact that they placed the Coney logo in it. Combined with the new paint job and flags, the ride looks quite nice. Now if only it was a decent coaster... Python's still ok...you just have to know where/how to ride. You have to remember, its still just a Galaxi-esque carnival coaster, and theres a certain art to riding them comfortably. /defending Python. Anyways, I have to agree with RZ on this one a bit. Working Python almost every day (its pretty much my ride now), I barely had the chance to notice the sign. Sure, I love the rehab thats been done to it (new paint, restained wood, BACK SEAT FINALLY COVERED!) But I never really noticed the sign until I was walking around one time when I was off work...Still, gives me a new slogan for it. Python, too good for corporate sponsarship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 Galaxi? Nah...it's a classic family coaster from D.P.V. Rides of Italy. It's the real thing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reon Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 ^I'm aware of that. I'm just saying that is shares a very similar layout to the standard Galaxy model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 You missed a very bad pun! Have a Coke and a smile! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reon Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 Got it xD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 It's okay: * we've missed you. It's been a long time... * you'd not posted in a long time. You've missed lots of very bad puns. Whether that is a good thing or a bad thing is up to you to decide! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avatar Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 Wow Reon it has been a long time hope you have been well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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