markr Posted November 12, 2010 Posted November 12, 2010 I was just wondering if anyone remembered the old teaser commercials for Raptor and Mantis in 1994 and 1996 respectfully just before the rides opened? The one for Raptor showed a teenaged boy running through the woods (or riding his bike, cannot remember exactly) fleeing from a raptor and then appearing to be captured by the raptor, then you saw the logo, " Raptor rules the sky, coming this summer to Cedar Point. " The Mantis ad showed a smart alecky kid laughing and walking around in the grass. As he was about to step on a mantis, you heard the announcer say" Ever wonder why you were told never to step on a mantis? " Then you heard the kid screaming and the announcer continued " Find out this summer at Cedar Point." I would also be eternally greatful to any of you if you could find one or both of those commercials. I have looked all over Youtube and Google and no luck. Quote
Creed Bratton Posted November 12, 2010 Posted November 12, 2010 Do you mean this? I haven't been able to find the one for Mantis. Old Demon Drop! This will always be my favorite promo! Millennium Force Promo Quote
frisbeefan Posted November 12, 2010 Posted November 12, 2010 Looking at the Raptor promo, it's amazing how far the animation has come. That looked like the original Disney Coaster game! Quote
Jasper Posted November 12, 2010 Posted November 12, 2010 I cannot say I have ever seen the Mantis one, I have however watched the Raptor one plenty of times. It is very amazing to see how far animation has come. In the Raptor video the track looked so bland and bleak, lacking a lot of detail. Now look what we have, No Limits, RCT2, and other programs that can make you feel like you are right there on the ride. I love searching Youtube and looking up old commercials, CoasterFanatics.com has a lot of old commercials from many different parks. Quote
markr Posted November 12, 2010 Author Posted November 12, 2010 Do you mean this? I haven't been able to find the one for Mantis. Old Demon Drop! This will always be my favorite promo! Millennium Force Promo Thanks for checking. No, I've seen the Raptor promo you posted but that is not the ad I am talking about. This was a television commercial probably about 30 seconds long which showed a kid being chased in the woods by a raptor and appearing to be captured by its claws before an announcer says, " Raptor rules the sky. This summer at Cedar Point. " These ads were aired in the Central Ohio area in April and May, 1994 just before Raptor opened to the public. Quote
KIfan1980 Posted November 13, 2010 Posted November 13, 2010 Mark - the Raptor commercial you are talking about does sound familiar to me, but that was a long time ago, so with my mind - who knows Quote
markr Posted November 13, 2010 Author Posted November 13, 2010 Mark - the Raptor commercial you are talking about does sound familiar to me, but that was a long time ago, so with my mind - who knows You make me sound so old. ( LOL.) Quote
The Interpreter Posted November 13, 2010 Posted November 13, 2010 The posted Raptor preview is one of my favorites of all time. I actually have it on VHS around here somewhere. When Janice Witherow (then Litke) sent it to me as media, I thought I'd made the bigtime! Quote
KIfan1980 Posted November 13, 2010 Posted November 13, 2010 You make me sound so old. ( LOL.) I hate to break it to you buddy, but we are old (in years - although we both know how to enjoy life like kids at times also). Your question just struck me funny considering how many of the posters on these forums weren't alive when Raptor opened. Also, many of those that were alive were not old enough for coasters, so many probably haven't seen the commercials. Quote
faeriewench Posted August 14, 2012 Posted August 14, 2012 The posted Raptor preview is one of my favorites of all time. I actually have it on VHS around here somewhere. When Janice Witherow (then Litke) sent it to me as media, I thought I'd made the bigtime! II have the VHS too! Tho it actually belongs to my dad and the video used to give me nightmares when I was a kid, lol. Quote
beastrider97 Posted August 14, 2012 Posted August 14, 2012 Millennium Force's promo ad is one of my favorites of all time. I love the music and logo used throughout the promo. It really showed how fantastic the ride would be. Watching the Raptor ad is amazing, just to see the older animation. The interviews with all the different people are cool too. The promos now seem to lack the originality that these two had. Now it seems there is just an announcement and a POV. 1 Quote
MDMC01 Posted August 14, 2012 Posted August 14, 2012 I think the Millenium Force and Raptor promos are pretty cool. Quote
Hank Posted August 14, 2012 Posted August 14, 2012 There was a Raptor commercial showing the Mill Race beneath a Tree - I think the Mill Race was being chopped-up - then the Raptor appears on top of the tree. I saw this commercial in a movie theater. Quote
Original Posted August 14, 2012 Posted August 14, 2012 I cant wait for the Gate Keepers! GK ( Am I the first to do that?) sounds/ looks so cool! It will take me a few years to ride it though... This is not a CP commercial but I renember looking up old KI videos/commercials and this was one of my favorites: Quote
VortexBFForever Posted August 21, 2012 Posted August 21, 2012 I found three commercials of Magnum from 1989, all on YouTube: Quote
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