CF or Paramount:Part 2 of poll

[BeastForever]

This is part two of the original poll "CF or Paramount" featuring featuring some different questions about the topic.

I really miss Paramount. I love the themed rides that they built like FOF, The Italian Job, and Tomb Raider.

I always loved that movie feeling that they would put at KI. Everytime I look at The Paramount Story(which is now the Tower Gardens) I always think of the good ol' days at KI. This is because the Tower Gardens still have some of the Hollywood movie cameras just out side the entrance gate.

[Shaggy]

This is part two of the original poll "CF or Paramount" featuring featuring some different questions about the topic.

I really miss Paramount. I love the themed rides that they built like FOF, The Italian Job, and Tomb Raider.

I always loved that movie feeling that they would put at KI. Everytime I look at The Paramount Story(which is now the Tower Gardens) I always think of the good ol' days at KI. This is because the Tower Gardens still have some of the Hollywood movie cameras just out side the entrance gate.

I'm curious... Did you visit KI prior to, say, 1988?

[BeastForever]

This is part two of the original poll "CF or Paramount" featuring featuring some different questions about the topic.

I really miss Paramount. I love the themed rides that they built like FOF, The Italian Job, and Tomb Raider.

I always loved that movie feeling that they would put at KI. Everytime I look at The Paramount Story(which is now the Tower Gardens) I always think of the good ol' days at KI. This is because the Tower Gardens still have some of the Hollywood movie cameras just out side the entrance gate.

I'm curious... Did you visit KI prior to, say, 1988?

No, by "good ol' days at KI," I actually meant "PKI."

My mistake.

[CincyMan98]

With the ups and downs (mostly downs) of the economy these days, I'm not sure about the last question. Yet I answered "No" just because I don't want to think negative.

As for the Paramount re owning question - I am 100% sure that they will never own Kings Island again. It just seems stupid to disown it, then re own it again in the future.

[Guest Millennium]

Paramount (I still like CF), Never, Yes

[Guest Millennium]

With the ups and downs (mostly downs) of the economy these days, I'm not sure about the last question. Yet I answered "No" just because I don't want to think negative.

As for the Paramount re owning question - I am 100% sure that they will never own Kings Island again. It just seems stupid to disown it, then re own it again in the future.

Um..Paramount didn't choose to "disown" it...they were purchased by Cedar Fair.

[CincyMan98]

With the ups and downs (mostly downs) of the economy these days, I'm not sure about the last question. Yet I answered "No" just because I don't want to think negative.

As for the Paramount re owning question - I am 100% sure that they will never own Kings Island again. It just seems stupid to disown it, then re own it again in the future.

Um..Paramount didn't choose to "disown" it...they were purchased by Cedar Fair.

OK then let me rephrase that. It just seems stupid to purchase Paramount, then let Paramount purchase back?

[IndyGuy4KI]

With the ups and downs (mostly downs) of the economy these days, I'm not sure about the last question. Yet I answered "No" just because I don't want to think negative.

As for the Paramount re owning question - I am 100% sure that they will never own Kings Island again. It just seems stupid to disown it, then re own it again in the future.

Um..Paramount didn't choose to "disown" it...they were purchased by Cedar Fair.

OK then let me rephrase that. It just seems stupid to purchase Paramount, then let Paramount purchase back?

To add to your point, I have read by many on here (not to say that it is the gospel) that Paramount was ready to get out of the Amusement Park business and was looking for a buyer for the parks. I don't think CF just came up to them one day and made them an offer they could not refuse. Correct me if I am wrong here Terpy! If that is truly the case, then why would they want it back?

[Shaggy]

With the ups and downs (mostly downs) of the economy these days, I'm not sure about the last question. Yet I answered "No" just because I don't want to think negative.

As for the Paramount re owning question - I am 100% sure that they will never own Kings Island again. It just seems stupid to disown it, then re own it again in the future.

Um..Paramount didn't choose to "disown" it...they were purchased by Cedar Fair.

OK then let me rephrase that. It just seems stupid to purchase Paramount, then let Paramount purchase back?

To add to your point, I have read by many on here (not to say that it is the gospel) that Paramount was ready to get out of the Amusement Park business and was looking for a buyer for the parks. I don't think CF just came up to them one day and made them an offer they could not refuse. Correct me if I am wrong here Terpy! If that is truly the case, then why would they want it back?

CBS/Viacom became the owners of Paramount... which included the parks division. They became disinterested in retaining ownership of the park division, so they sold them to Cedar Fair which was an interested party.

[Shaggy]

This is part two of the original poll "CF or Paramount" featuring featuring some different questions about the topic.

I really miss Paramount. I love the themed rides that they built like FOF, The Italian Job, and Tomb Raider.

I always loved that movie feeling that they would put at KI. Everytime I look at The Paramount Story(which is now the Tower Gardens) I always think of the good ol' days at KI. This is because the Tower Gardens still have some of the Hollywood movie cameras just out side the entrance gate.

I'm curious... Did you visit KI prior to, say, 1988?

No, by "good ol' days at KI," I actually meant "PKI."

My mistake.

Trust me, the good 'ol days were from 1972 - 1988 or so. That's not meant to negate the good strides Paramount and CF made. However the earliest decades of KI are the ones most look upon with sincere fondness - mostly due to the awe factor the park held. KI was THE park duing that timeframe... it was hands down the best regional theme park in the nation. The late 1980s- 1990's saw the park's determination to be the best fade IMo, and it's been playing catch up since.

However, I have faith and believe the park may have more glory days ahead.

[IndyGuy4KI]

With the ups and downs (mostly downs) of the economy these days, I'm not sure about the last question. Yet I answered "No" just because I don't want to think negative.

As for the Paramount re owning question - I am 100% sure that they will never own Kings Island again. It just seems stupid to disown it, then re own it again in the future.

Um..Paramount didn't choose to "disown" it...they were purchased by Cedar Fair.

OK then let me rephrase that. It just seems stupid to purchase Paramount, then let Paramount purchase back?

To add to your point, I have read by many on here (not to say that it is the gospel) that Paramount was ready to get out of the Amusement Park business and was looking for a buyer for the parks. I don't think CF just came up to them one day and made them an offer they could not refuse. Correct me if I am wrong here Terpy! If that is truly the case, then why would they want it back?

CBS/Viacom became the owners of Paramount... which included the parks division. They became disinterested in retaining ownership of the park division, so they sold them to Cedar Fair which was an interested party.

So I was right in what I said in my post. Thanks!

[LongliveKingsCobra]

I have also read here by a few that CF really wanted Kings Island....they just got the other parks? maybe maybe not! I am not exactly sure....

[markr]

Shaggy made an interesting point that KI's determination to be the best faded after 1988. Interestingly it seems CP's determination to be the best at this point increased with unveiling of Magnum in 1989. Just seems kind of a coincidence.

[standbyme]

I have read by many on here that Paramount was ready to get out of the Amusement Park business and was looking for a buyer for the parks. I don't think CF just came up to them one day and made them an offer they could not refuse.

I like how you used a line from "The Godfather"...a Paramount release!

[XGatorHead 8904]

Trust me, the good 'ol days were from 1972 - 1988 or so. That's not meant to negate the good strides Paramount and CF made. However the earliest decades of KI are the ones most look upon with sincere fondness - mostly due to the awe factor the park held. KI was THE park duing that timeframe... it was hands down the best regional theme park in the nation. The late 1980s- 1990's saw the park's determination to be the best fade IMo, and it's been playing catch up since.

However, I have faith and believe the park may have more glory days ahead.

Let's see, according to Shaggy the good old days ended in 1988. I started working at the park in 1989 and every year until 2004... OMG! It was ME that ruined the park! I sincerely apologize, and will now go into hiding...

-Gator, who misses that first year of selling doughnuts, brownies, elephant ears and cookies at Bakery on International Street...

[Jasper]

I was thinking of this while walking around at the park yesterday. I miss the days when Paramount owned the park. I miss the feeling you would get when you walked through the gates and there was the Paramount logo right in front of the fountains. The theming of the rides was also a major plus, back when The Crypt was actually an enjoyable ride with great theming, Flight of Fear's pre-show actually made the wait for the ride that much better (i.e. When Mr. Christopher grabs the electric plug and the TV's go dark, the queue house use to go completely dark as well), and Backlot Stunt Coaster had water at the end and more detail inside the cars. This is not saying I do not like Cedar Fair, but I just miss Paramount.

[Shaggy]

Trust me, the good 'ol days were from 1972 - 1988 or so. That's not meant to negate the good strides Paramount and CF made. However the earliest decades of KI are the ones most look upon with sincere fondness - mostly due to the awe factor the park held. KI was THE park duing that timeframe... it was hands down the best regional theme park in the nation. The late 1980s- 1990's saw the park's determination to be the best fade IMo, and it's been playing catch up since.

However, I have faith and believe the park may have more glory days ahead.

Let's see, according to Shaggy the good old days ended in 1988. I started working at the park in 1989 and every year until 2004... OMG! It was ME that ruined the park! I sincerely apologize, and will now go into hiding...

-Gator, who misses that first year of selling doughnuts, brownies, elephant ears and cookies at Bakery on International Street...

LOL, that's it! We've found the source of the problem!

Kidding

My actual point is, the better days of the park existed when there was a core group of owners that's full attention was devoted to KI year after year and still had the original concept in mind. In the late 1980's the park began to change hands, have new owners, have the owners bought out, become a part of a conglomorate, have the conglomorate bought out, divded, sold etc etc etc. Thus all those changes led to an overall inconsitancy and changing directives for the park(s.) There was no focus, so the park sort of lost it's footing, and it's innocence.

[BeastForever]

I was thinking of this while walking around at the park yesterday. I miss the days when Paramount owned the park. I miss the feeling you would get when you walked through the gates and there was the Paramount logo right in front of the fountains. The theming of the rides was also a major plus, back when The Crypt was actually an enjoyable ride with great theming, Flight of Fear's pre-show actually made the wait for the ride that much better (i.e. When Mr. Christopher grabs the electric plug and the TV's go dark, the queue house use to go completely dark as well), and Backlot Stunt Coaster had water at the end and more detail inside the cars. This is not saying I do not like Cedar Fair, but I just miss Paramount.

The BLSC cars also used to have doors that open and close. They replaced them with seatbelts that attach to the lap bar.

[Jasper]

I was thinking of this while walking around at the park yesterday. I miss the days when Paramount owned the park. I miss the feeling you would get when you walked through the gates and there was the Paramount logo right in front of the fountains. The theming of the rides was also a major plus, back when The Crypt was actually an enjoyable ride with great theming, Flight of Fear's pre-show actually made the wait for the ride that much better (i.e. When Mr. Christopher grabs the electric plug and the TV's go dark, the queue house use to go completely dark as well), and Backlot Stunt Coaster had water at the end and more detail inside the cars. This is not saying I do not like Cedar Fair, but I just miss Paramount.

The BLSC cars also used to have doors that open and close. They replaced them with seatbelts that attach to the lap bar.

The seatbelts were there when the doors still were I am pretty sure.

[markr]

^During KI's ups and downs through the years, one thing has never changed: The employees have always been just wonderful. ( I am sure that includes you too XGatorhead.) The criticisms I have relate to decisions of top brass-I in no way mean to denigrate the dedicated staff in the trenches.

[BeastForever]

I was thinking of this while walking around at the park yesterday. I miss the days when Paramount owned the park. I miss the feeling you would get when you walked through the gates and there was the Paramount logo right in front of the fountains. The theming of the rides was also a major plus, back when The Crypt was actually an enjoyable ride with great theming, Flight of Fear's pre-show actually made the wait for the ride that much better (i.e. When Mr. Christopher grabs the electric plug and the TV's go dark, the queue house use to go completely dark as well), and Backlot Stunt Coaster had water at the end and more detail inside the cars. This is not saying I do not like Cedar Fair, but I just miss Paramount.

The BLSC cars also used to have doors that open and close. They replaced them with seatbelts that attach to the lap bar.

The seatbelts were there when the doors still were I am pretty sure.

Trust me, no they weren't.

[IndyGuy4KI]

I was thinking of this while walking around at the park yesterday. I miss the days when Paramount owned the park. I miss the feeling you would get when you walked through the gates and there was the Paramount logo right in front of the fountains. The theming of the rides was also a major plus, back when The Crypt was actually an enjoyable ride with great theming, Flight of Fear's pre-show actually made the wait for the ride that much better (i.e. When Mr. Christopher grabs the electric plug and the TV's go dark, the queue house use to go completely dark as well), and Backlot Stunt Coaster had water at the end and more detail inside the cars. This is not saying I do not like Cedar Fair, but I just miss Paramount.

The BLSC cars also used to have doors that open and close. They replaced them with seatbelts that attach to the lap bar.

The seatbelts were there when the doors still were I am pretty sure.

Trust me, no they weren't.

That is correct, the seat belts are new this season!

[The Interpreter]

I still say that just a few more months with either Mr. Lindner or CBS, and the park may well have been on a path to inevitable doom. Neither of those owners was good for the park. It was a blessing each sold.

[KI FANATIC 37]

With the ups and downs (mostly downs) of the economy these days, I'm not sure about the last question. Yet I answered "No" just because I don't want to think negative.

As for the Paramount re owning question - I am 100% sure that they will never own Kings Island again. It just seems stupid to disown it, then re own it again in the future.

My dad is a Stock Broker, and he does check on the Cedar Fair stock for me sometimes... But he says during these hard times, most people just can not afford to go to all these parks. But then again this is just my fathers opinion. Who knows? So I actually voted yes on the third one, giving I would hate to see the day they ran out of buisness.

[rsipus13]

i put paramount because i dont like charlie brown... but they did put Diamondback in but tr:tr now is bad

[CincyMan98]

i put paramount because i dont like charlie brown... but they did put Diamondback in but tr:tr now is bad

Paramount has nothing to do with Charlie Brown.

Does it?

[Delirium13]

I think that's what they're saying. They'd rather have Paramount because they do not like Charlie Brown (I'm guessing the whole Peanuts gang as a whole), which was put into the park by Cedar Fair.

[rsipus13]

yes i never watched / watches charlie brown or their whole gang because i never grew up watching it i guess

[Pillsberry123]

Paramount WILL NOT buy back King's Island. Saying that they will is about as crazy as saying that they are going to reinstall the loop on Son of Beast. Enough said.

I would rather have Cedar Fair in charge.

No one here can say if Cedar Fair will go bankrupt or not. Not a single person.

[TH13TEEN]

^ "Cedar Fair will go bankrupt." There you go sir...