Imperial79 Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 If you could change Kings Island's Eiffel Tower another color what would it be? Or if you would like to keep it the same color teal? Not many people know that the one in Paris, France has changed colors a few times, it has been painted red, yellow and orange. before its new shade Eiffel Tower brown in 1968. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Kings Island's: As it was when it opened, hunter green. I despise the teal. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magenta Lizard Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 I wouldn't consider the current color blue, exactly. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imperial79 Posted December 22, 2014 Author Share Posted December 22, 2014 Oh I never knew it was teal, interesting! Edited choices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 You mean from hunter green. Hunter green is a darker than olive drab shade of green. For many years, Sherwin Williams sponsored the tower and subsidized the painting. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkroz Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Are we to assume that avoiding the real Eiffel Tower's colors (dark red-brown) is to help keep Kings Island's tower pronounced against the skyline? Or was the original green and subsequent blue just an artistic choice that's set the tower on a unique path for color choices? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magenta Lizard Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 I assumed the current color was meant to suggest the color when bronze or copper "rusts" (verdigris). It's the color many outdoor statues take on naturally (see Liberty in NYNY). 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purdude86 Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 I like it as is but as long as it had a natural color look to it like it's original green or a brownish/red color like the one in Paris I'd be fine with it. Think the green/blue looks better for in a park though. Anything bright like yellow or orange or really vibrant like purple would be strange looking 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 The half size replica at Paris Casino in Las Vegas is bronze colored... Some would call it gold. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TombRaiderFTW Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 I'm biased since I've only ever known the tower with the current color, but I really, really like the teal. I'm not saying other colors couldn't look as good or better, but the current shade of teal is a color I instantly associate with Kings Island in all the forms I've known it. And I think it's just a pretty color, too. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgoble3 Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 The other options were looking a little lonely, so I voted orange just to be different. In reality, hunter green would rock. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlondyRidesOn Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 I like the olive green a lot, like Terp said. I never knew our Eiffel Tower was painted a darker green than it is now (The nickname for the teal color on the Tower is "Eiffel Green"), but while watching "Rollercoaster" from 1977, Kings Dominion's Eiffel Tower seemed to have a darker hue to it. Anything else would make it seem less like the Eiffel Tower. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electricsun Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 I assumed the current color was meant to suggest the color when bronze or copper "rusts" (verdigris). It's the color many outdoor statues take on naturally (see Liberty in NYNY). That's what I had assumed too. What year did they make the change from hunter green to the current color? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingsislandfan1972 Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Keep it the same, and in the words of Ren and Stimpy "Happy Happy, Joy Joy!" Merry Christmas everyone! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTW Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 I also think the current color resembles weathered copper, and actually recently wondered if the tower would ever be painted darker (as part of a possible International Street/Royal Fountain updating). My perception is that Kings Island goes above and beyond the minimum when adding attractions, so I don't think it's outside the realm of possibility. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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