upstop Posted January 25, 2014 Posted January 25, 2014 Everything in the area kind of has a "fear of" something name except for Congo Falls. Maybe just call it The Falls. (But I really would like the name to be changed to Lost River.) I don't think there will be a revamping, per-say, for Action Zone this year, except for maybe an area name change, just a cleaning/touch up for the new attraction...but next year and onward? Who knows what we can expect...(the Shadow Knows...)
The Interpreter Posted January 25, 2014 Posted January 25, 2014 I believe it's done like this: maXair is a great ride. Jonathan? 5
thedevariouseffect Posted January 25, 2014 Posted January 25, 2014 That's how the ride's SOP spells it, I'd go with that 4
Adventuro Posted January 25, 2014 Posted January 25, 2014 I would assume you would just avoid starting a sentence with it. Like say "Thie iPhone" instead.
Adventuro Posted January 25, 2014 Posted January 25, 2014 ... And maXair would officially be typed as Maxair if one were to write a paper or article about it.
The Interpreter Posted January 25, 2014 Posted January 25, 2014 I would assume you would just avoid starting a sentence with it. Like say "Thie iPhone" instead. The Wall Street Journal starts sentences with iPhone. 5
homestar92 Posted January 25, 2014 Posted January 25, 2014 I also have a Cedar Point souvenir map, on which all ride names are written in all-caps. So it has been referred to as "MAXAIR" on at least one park-approved source. 5
thedevariouseffect Posted January 25, 2014 Posted January 25, 2014 https://www.cedarpoint.com/images/uploads/file/CP12-240%20Guest%20Assistance%20Guide.pdf Even if this GAG is a little dated, the park does expect it spelled this way 2
jcgoble3 Posted January 25, 2014 Posted January 25, 2014 Generally, trademarks like eBay and iPhone where the capital letter is the second letter rather than the first are always unchanged at the start of a sentence (first letter remains lowercase). With trademarks like adidas where the entire word is lowercase with no capital letters, when used at the start of a sentence I've seen the first letter both capitalized and uncapitalized with roughly equal frequency, and neither seems to be inherently wrong (and some style guides dictate capitalizing such trademarks all the time, including Wikipedia's own style guide). Either way, in formal writing it's better to recast the sentence to avoid the issue altogether. 3
shark6495 Posted January 25, 2014 Posted January 25, 2014 While I dont mean to disagree to just disagree.... In writing classes (Journalism, AP writing, Grad writing, etc) we reference the Purdue OWL. So according to the AP writing style (Associated Press) https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/735/02/ eBay Inc. (use EBay Inc. when the word begins a sentence) Google, Googling, Googled IM (IMed, IMing; for first reference, use instant messenger) Internet (after first reference, the Net) iPad, iPhone, iPod (use IPad, IPhone, or IPod when the word begins a sentence) Twitter, tweet, tweeted, retweet But then again that is just one of the many styles one can write in... 1
Gplez90 Posted January 26, 2014 Posted January 26, 2014 Are we really this bored? Lol Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 9
Thrill_Biscuit Posted January 26, 2014 Posted January 26, 2014 Oh® forGetTM it! No more brand names; I'm Stick, Inc. with plain English descriptives from NOWSM ON®! Will it make posts easier? We LLC. Oh, and the new coaster at Mason's big amusement park looks awesome! So, um, ...trains? Heh heh heh 20
Stitch Posted January 26, 2014 Posted January 26, 2014 Is this argument really happening? Don't you all have anything more productive to do with your time? 3
LoraX Posted January 26, 2014 Posted January 26, 2014 Apparently not. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 7
calakapepe Posted January 26, 2014 Posted January 26, 2014 Is this argument really happening? Don't you all have anything more productive to do with your time? Social reform IS productive... <-- This emoticon represents my joking nature by referencing the above conversation as social reform and/ or productive. 3
Coasterama Posted January 26, 2014 Posted January 26, 2014 A little off topic, but it looks like they changed the angle for the Soak City cam. 3
fanofFirehawk Posted January 26, 2014 Posted January 26, 2014 (edited) That is the most on topic thing that I have read on this thread in a while. Edited January 26, 2014 by fanofFirehawk 8
Executioner822 Posted January 26, 2014 Posted January 26, 2014 @KingsIslandPR when testing does begin, will there be an official/real life pov of the ride? 6
Guest KingsIslandPR Posted January 26, 2014 Posted January 26, 2014 @KingsIslandPR when testing does begin, will there be an official/real life pov of the ride? A date hasn't been determined for when testing will begin. POV of the ride will not be made available until Media Day. 22
Coasterama Posted January 26, 2014 Posted January 26, 2014 Is anyone else experiencing web cam lag? The Banshee cams are stuck on 2:41, even after I refresh the page.
XjoshhyX Posted January 26, 2014 Posted January 26, 2014 @KingsIslandPR when testing does begin, will there be an official/real life pov of the ride? A date hasn't been determined for when testing will begin. POV of the ride will not be made available until Media Day. I'll gladly be the person you throw the camera on if you want a reaction view for media day! haha. 5
Colonel_SoB_fan Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 You would probably be better than Mr. Twisty Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I547 using Tapatalk 10
FoF96" Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 Maybe Terp can sit next to his best friend, Bob Avery. I'm sure that he would love being bombarded with "wheeeeee! Twisty-Loopty-loop!!!!!" 11
thedevariouseffect Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 Honestly.. I'd see him looking over with those awesome sunglasses at him, facing forward and shaking his head I will say that's one thing I'm ganna miss with you guys. Riding rides together was so much fun 7
FoF96" Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 Which is worse... Geicohttp://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hxRoXuPjAKc Or Bob Avery...(I have omitted video as I am almost sure all of you know what he sounds like)
Vortexfreak Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 Wow Banshee is looking great, been awhile since I've been on I don't think the zero g roll was even completed. Time flies when u have a newborn. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 14
medford Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 I've just decided that it would be okay with me if they named the whole area Oktoberfest. I'm not sure if that makes enough sense though. I'm not sure that would make sense with Congo Falls, The Bat, or even Banshee, whereas Festhaus and Viking Fury fit in line with the Oktoberfest theming. But I can't for the life of me imagine what a re-theming of Action Zone could be. With names like The Bat and Banshee, the only thing that comes to mind are the classic Vincent Price/Christopher Lee Hammer horror movies, folk lore, and urban legends, but how does that fit Congo Falls, Drop Tower, Delirium, and Invertigo? Of course, this is if there's going to be a re-theming at all this year. How does Viking Fury fit in with Oktoberfest exactly? Vikings may be northern Germanic tribes, but they're mostly associated with where those people settled in Norway, Sweeden, Russia, etc..Oktoberfest has southern Germany roots, namely in Bavaria. The Viking Age has long since been over when Oktoberfest became an annual tradition. 6
Thrill_Biscuit Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 They could simply change its name to "Schiffschaukel" (swing boat), but the inevitable tongue twists might result in unintentional profanity. 10
Joshua Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 But the viking tribes, themselves, were from Germany. Their namesake even comes from Old Norse, a North German dialect. The whole point of the Oktoberfest theming was to pay a wink-wink, nudge-nudge to German heritage as a whole, as Cincinnati has quite a German heritage. (This per the Kings Island History documentary, which can be found on You Tube, with interviews from Gary Wachs and Dennis Speigel.) While Viking Fury doesn't fit in perfectly with the Southern German atmosphere, it does fit better than Banshee, whose namesake derides from Irish lore. But isn't this all moot really, since 1) Viking Fury is already a part of Oktoberfest and 2) Action Zone probably won't be integrated into Oktoberfest? 2
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