ThrillKingsFitzy Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 So there is a coaster at Lost Island opening this year called Matugani. I’ll just leave this here… B81BB7F8-693F-47AA-BF80-001E398F0B3B.webp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoomPlague Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 Attachment broken? Found it on reddit though https://imgur.com/a/GGDNI3K#bwnhyZS 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion742 Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 9 hours ago, DoomPlague said: Attachment broken? Found it on reddit though https://imgur.com/a/GGDNI3K#bwnhyZS This is very sad to see. Can Kings Island do anything about it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonofBaconator Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 1 hour ago, Orion742 said: This is very sad to see. Can Kings Island do anything about it? I assume it depends on if the logo is a registered trademark or not- I used to take a business law class in college and we spent half the semester covering logos and trademarks. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoomPlague Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 10 minutes ago, SonofBaconator said: Depends on if the logo is a registered trademark or not- I used to take a Business Law class in college and we spent half the semester covering logos and trademarks. That's my understanding as well. It's also not an exact copy (seems like they made modifications or recreated it) but I don't think trademarks have to be. I think you could get away with this sort of copy if its something completely unrelated to a rollercoaster but that isn't the case here. Though there's a good chance that this isn't the ride's official logo and is just something that someone slapped together for a t-shirt. CF might just send a letter and the shirts would likely just disappear. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion742 Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 13 minutes ago, DoomPlague said: That's my understanding as well. It's also not an exact copy (seems like they made modifications or recreated it) but I don't think trademarks have to be. I think you could get away with this sort of copy if its something completely unrelated to a rollercoaster but that isn't the case here. Though there's a good chance that this isn't the ride's official logo and is just something that someone slapped together for a t-shirt. CF might just send a letter and the shirts would likely just disappear. I can’t find if Cedar Fair trademarked it or not. I noticed on KI maps it shows rides like Orion, Banshee and Mystic are trademarked but I don’t see one for Diamondback. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonofBaconator Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 2 minutes ago, Orion742 said: I can’t find if Cedar Fair trademarked it or not. I noticed on KI maps it shows rides like Orion, Banshee and Mystic are trademarked but I don’t see one for Diamondback. We’re not the only amusement park that has a roller coaster named “Diamondback” 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDMC01 Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 Yes, but I agree the logo is suspiciously similar (except it's green)... Upon another glance, it seems different enough, but also similar (especially the track that is the logo's tongue) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyGuy4KI Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 Comparison. Image from link above. It looks like the snake is idendtical except for the eyes. The only other change is the fangs. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonofBaconator Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 58 minutes ago, IndyGuy4KI said: Comparison. Image from link above. It looks like the snake is idendtical except for the eyes. The only other change is the fangs. The venom pits in the mouth are slightly altered as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBEW_Sparky Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 Growing up in that state, one would think I would be used to Iowa embarrassing themselves and yet... here they come with their latest "Hold my beer" move. Oh how I wish the advertising agency my Mother was a partner in hadn't ceased operations before the account for LI came around, if they had, this wish.com version of Diamondback's logo would have never been imagined, let alone authorized and used. I mean, this is as bad as the "Big Mick" in the Coming To America movies. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIEagle33 Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 I must say the track as the snakes tongue is the most identical looking thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyGuy4KI Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 9 minutes ago, KIEagle33 said: I must say the track as the snakes tongue is the most identical looking thing. I wish someone could overlay them. Anyone have software and knowhow to do that? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoomPlague Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 2 hours ago, IndyGuy4KI said: I wish someone could overlay them. Anyone have software and knowhow to do that? I tried but since the shirt pic isn't completely flat, it would take more know-how than I have. However, I can tell you that the track and the lower part of the mouth are essentially identical. As far as the top, many of the scales have the same shape and shading. It's definitely a copy/modify job. I still suspect some lazy person was assigned to make a logo for some merchandise. All we have is a single pic someone posted of a shirt. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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