BoddaH1994 Posted September 7, 2014 Author Share Posted September 7, 2014 Kodak did the Eiffel Tower for a while too. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upstop Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Kayak Pools sponsored Kenton Cove Keelboat Canal. ( they even had a full sized above ground pool at the ride exit for a while) 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homestar92 Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 So basically, this is nothing new and everyone is having knee-jerk reactions to something that is probably not a big deal? Well, except the train wraps. I think if I see my beautiful Vortex all wrapped up in ads, I might cry... Unless that wraps are cool like the ones on Viper. I enjoyed those a lot. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upstop Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 It's nothing new, but it wasn't like EPCOT/Six Flags-in your face back then either. Usually it was a advertisement in a brochure, or map or in small print on the entry sign. Basically, I think we are joking about how far the advertising could be taken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldiesmann Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Kodak at one time also had various photo spots scattered throughout the park, which mysteriously vanished without a trace several years ago. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Not until Fuji Film had them a while before they faded away. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkroz Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Disney's Photo Spots were all Kodak. Kodak sponsored the park maps, too, and had a store on Main Street. Now all of the above is thanks to Nikon. Fuji Film has never been involved, which some learned insiders say was one factor (doubtlessly of many) that kept a Fuji coaster from opening in Epcot's World Showcase's Japan. Kodak (and now Nikon) probably wouldn't be thrilled about a competitor's name being plastered on a headlining ride. Fair enough! Branding happens when you least expect it! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldiesmann Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 I do wish KI had at least kept the photo spots marked in some way, even without a major photography-related company sponsoring them. I remember where two of them were, but not all of them (one was in front of Vortex's loops on the path between Coney and Rivertown and the other was where The Bat gets close to the fence in Action Zone). 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark6495 Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 And if I remember correctly, the photo spots were taken care of very well as well. Paint and foliage all looking good... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanna Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Even though I had a problem with Paramount pushing Tom Cruise on me, I've never had a problem with the sponsorship ads in Kings Island. A lot of posters are citing campaigns in the past that I grew up with. As long as they don't get Tom Cruisey with it, I'm fine. I thought the Kraft Macaroni ad was cool. I'd like for the sponsors to be innovative like that, but a lot of times, that's not possible. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKIVortex Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 I remember one of the photo spots that was on the midway facing the loop of King Cobra. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted September 30, 2014 Author Share Posted September 30, 2014 And so it begins... http://www.prweb.com/releases/safeauto/hauntticketgiveaway/prweb12209198.htm 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marth555 Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 I could have alot of FUN(see what I did there?) in one night with Fright and Fast Lane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homestar92 Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 On-board sound system brought back to life to play the SafeAuto jingle on loop throughout the ride. (Can someone edit up a video overlaying this song over the ride experience?) I realize I'm over a month late, but I just saw this post, and I couldn't resist the opportunity, so your wish is my command. You're welcome For some reason, I find that much funnier than I anticipated. Perhaps because it's midnight. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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