it seems the rights to it has expired at least when i tried in last 2 days. have to use www.visitkingsisland.com now

until recently if u typed in old address it redirected you to the above address

One word: bookmark.

pki.com, visitkingsisland.com, cedarpoint.com and cedarfair.com are all registered as "private" domains, meaning that the identity of the owner is hidden behind a third party company. The third party company ("Perfect Privacy, LLC" in Jacksonville, FL) is listed as the owner instead of Cedar Fair or its affiliated companies.

For a publicly traded company to have their primary web domains registered this way is bizarre.

Or not... It may or may not add extra value to a potential buyer/seller if the web address is owned by others.... The owner of Sears/Kmart created two new desperate companies for Craftsman and Kenmore

A moment of silence please...

 

I liked using that too... Made getting to the site much quicker.

Or not... It may or may not add extra value to a potential buyer/seller if the web address is owned by others.... The owner of Sears/Kmart created two new desperate companies for Craftsman and Kenmore

Of course you meant disparate.

Or did you?

I'd reckon that "desperate" is a word that aptly describes Kmart right about now, actually...

I will miss PKI.com. I had it down to muscle memory. Now I'll have to re-train myself on how to visit the website.

Good thing I won't ever be visiting that awful site on my phone, I suppose.

That sears!

Terp -- no trademarks were harmed in the making of this post

As for Sears, they're probably toast.

I wrote what I meant and I meant what I wrote, 100%....

Both new companies were created so the owner could sell off or close Sears or Kmart while retaining the rights to the Sears only brands. He then could, possibly, sell an exclusive deal with another company, say Autozone, to sell Craftsman tools or Best Buy selling Kenmores....

Still redirects for me

It looks like they fixed it.

You might have this thread to thank for them noticing it.

I doubt it survives until June 30, 2016.

I'd reckon that "desperate" is a word that aptly describes Kmart right about now, actually...

I will miss PKI.com. I had it down to muscle memory. Now I'll have to re-train myself on how to visit the website.

"I'll have to retrain myself on how to visit the website..."

www.visitkingsisland.com

Italian Job, feeling punny today.

I can still type "pki.com" and still be redirected.. -- Though, I have rightfully used "visitkingsisland.com" for many years now.

pki.com redirects to visitkingsisland.com

guess it was temporary

Or a glitch in the Matrix.

I do recall seeing the same woman twice in Madame Fatale's Cavern of Terror now that I think about it...

Or a glitch in the Matrix.

I do recall seeing the same woman twice in Madame Fatale's Cavern of Terror now that I think about it...

Did you get out through the water closet walls?

It's down again.

visitkingsisland.com seems to be down... So it's probably the server, not just the redirect.

Must be Comcast... was able to access it when I searched Google, just not typing the URL directly. Who knows.

Sometimes I regret having worked in the web hosting business...

The registration for pki.com is set for August 6, 2017 and is set to use the same name servers as visitkingsisland.com.

Both domains resolve to IPs within the IP range owned by (or at least registered to Paramount Parks in Charlotte, NC). Since cedarpoint.com resolves to an IP in that same range, it's possible, I guess, that the the buyout a few years ago included that IP range and that registration info hasn't been updated? ARIN used to be pretty strict, so I'm surprised they haven't put their foot down on that.

There's all sorts of things that can be done as part of a buyout. It's possible Paramount Parks still technically exists as legal entity as aa subsidiary as Cedar Fair and they are basically web hosting providers...who knows what details were involved in the purchase agreement.

^ Paramount Parks, Inc continues to exist as a subsidiary (named Cedar Fair Southeast, if I remember correctly).

At the time of the acquisition, Paramount Parks, Inc. was way ahead of Cedar Fair, L.P. in technology. It makes sense that they contributed the IP block.

You're right, though - Cedar Fair really should update the name on their registration.

EDIT: It's Cedar Fair Southwest. Perhaps Richard had Kings Island on his mind when renaming the company.

The Paramount Parks name was even used on some of the construction plans for the new front gate at Carowinds. Cedar Fair is definitely still using it as a legal entity rather than simply absorbing its resources.

The state of Ohio still calls the park Paramount's Kings Island on work permits.

(Yes Terps that's obtainable information. All you have to do is get approved of working at Kings Island. haha)

The state of Ohio still calls the park Paramount's Kings Island on work permits.

(Yes Terps that's obtainable information. All you have to do is get approved of working at Kings Island. haha)

I'd quit joking about this were I you.

Seriously.

You apparently are not aware of past actions.

And your second paragraph contradicts your first. Fortunately, it isn't true.

Just because info is available to you, doesn't mean you can share it with whomever you please.

Good thing for you that you aren't in the Mafia.

For what it's worth, pki.com is again redirecting to visitkingsisland.com.

Down again, but in todays marketplace, the resell value of PKI.com would be easliey 5 figures.