stashua123 Posted May 27, 2012 Posted May 27, 2012 Paramount or Cedar Fair? I personaly like Cedar Fair better because the park seems a lot better than in the paramount days Quote
KIfan73 Posted May 27, 2012 Posted May 27, 2012 You might need to add some other options, as Paramount didn't operate the park very long (I'll let potential future contributors to this thread provide the details). Quote
BB1 Posted May 27, 2012 Posted May 27, 2012 Like said time is of the issue. The Paramount pictures opened a park in Spain which is really working out. The company brung alot to KI and they brought the water park that I love (BB all the way!) which was all in a small time. Paramount brung so much, they even put KI on the natl map. If they were to stay up at KI the story may have been different for the company. Now also CF brung us new rides, and they gave us new places, but they did take away alot of what makes KI, BB, the old RT, and they gave us alot of copies of rides which was not a great move. So basically both did certain things for us, but Paramount gave us BB, CF took it away. BB1 who goes with the people that gave me a paradise! Quote
Wooo_Z_wynX Posted May 27, 2012 Posted May 27, 2012 Paramount ride installations + 10 years = $50+ million dollars worth of Halloween Haunt attractions. That's all we have left from the Crypt and SoB. Quote
bkroz Posted May 27, 2012 Posted May 27, 2012 There are elements of Kings Island that are far, far superior than the same elements in Paramount's Kings Island and vice versa. But in two name changes the park has seen no less than a half dozen separate owners who brought with them their own goals, preferences, rules, atmospheres, and agendas. Under Paramount, Viacom, and CBS, the parks were one branch of a multi-billion dollar corporation whose various arms had different levels of interest in maintaining them. Cedar Fair is in the business of parks and budgets accordingly. They know the industry better than early Paramount, who bought the KECO parks on what feels like a whim. It's not as simple as one or the other; "movies" vs. not movies; thrill rides vs. themed rides. It goes way beyond that. We don't know what Kings Island would be or if it would exist at all had Paramount not purchased it from Lindler. We don't know what Kings Island would be or if it would exist at all had Cedar Fair not then purchased it from then. There's evidence to suggest that if those transactions hadn't occurred, Kings Island may no longer be a park to visit... Quote
stashua123 Posted May 27, 2012 Author Posted May 27, 2012 Taft Broadcasting! you voted for it because your initials are tb!!! 1 Quote
The Interpreter Posted May 27, 2012 Posted May 27, 2012 I wish Mr. Lindner were listed, just so I could see hm get few to no votes, at least since WooferbearATL no longer frequents this place. VIACOM should also be listed. Quote
Thrill_Biscuit Posted May 27, 2012 Posted May 27, 2012 Taft Broadcasting! you voted for it because your initials are tb!!! I never even caught that! (I guess I never wanted to have a screen name that could be abbreviated the same as Paramount Parks...) Quote
The Interpreter Posted May 27, 2012 Posted May 27, 2012 Why do I immediately think of Persimmonous Paul (or should that be Parsiminous Pall?)? Quote
RD Reynolds Posted May 27, 2012 Posted May 27, 2012 I may be alone, but I loved the Paramount days because of the theming. Quote
LongLiveTheSmurfRide Posted May 29, 2012 Posted May 29, 2012 Paramount never would have brought back the Rotor. Quote
stashua123 Posted May 29, 2012 Author Posted May 29, 2012 yea they wouldve put a BLSC in its place 1 Quote
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