BeeastFarmer Posted July 16, 2023 Posted July 16, 2023 So we are now promoting the fact that the ride is shorter and has less capacity than the ride it harkens back to. Wonderful way to communicate how great the ride is! Also, this is nitpicking, but Sol Spin is not where Skylab is. Skylab was to the south, roughly in the area of the Coke Marketplace and basketball game is iirc. Flying Dutchman was roughly in Sol Spins plot. Our communication director really knows and applies his history! 2
jsus Posted July 16, 2023 Posted July 16, 2023 1 hour ago, BeeastFarmer said: So we are now promoting the fact that the ride is shorter and has less capacity than the ride it harkens back to. Wonderful way to communicate how great the ride is! Also, this is nitpicking, but Sol Spin is not where Skylab is. Skylab was to the south, roughly in the area of the Coke Marketplace and basketball game is iirc. Flying Dutchman was roughly in Sol Spins plot. Our communication director really knows and applies his history! "flys"... Sure, pal. 1 2
Orion-XL200 Posted July 16, 2023 Posted July 16, 2023 https://www.facebook.com/visitkingsisland/posts/pfbid032sjqPpXxMhEu4ZzGWqwi8xsqamWR455UFLWhHJysuRKjSboS3uuEhiTN3uYTsSKql?notif_id=1689550140003273¬if_t=notify_me_page&ref=notif Just saw this posted around 7pm. Wouldn't you think this would be a bigger deal and would include news stations coming in for coverage? Would do wonders for the organization!
Hawaiian Coasters 325 Posted July 16, 2023 Posted July 16, 2023 19 minutes ago, Orion-XL200 said: https://www.facebook.com/visitkingsisland/posts/pfbid032sjqPpXxMhEu4ZzGWqwi8xsqamWR455UFLWhHJysuRKjSboS3uuEhiTN3uYTsSKql?notif_id=1689550140003273¬if_t=notify_me_page&ref=notif Just saw this posted around 7pm. Wouldn't you think this would be a bigger deal and would include news stations coming in for coverage? Would do wonders for the organization! Local News did do coverage on this event:
Orion-XL200 Posted July 17, 2023 Posted July 17, 2023 1 minute ago, Hawaiian Coasters 325 said: Local News did do coverage on this event: I'm not in the Cincinnati region...but had heard there was only one or two stations there....used to be well covered by many stations.
Benjamin22 Posted July 17, 2023 Posted July 17, 2023 Since this is a thread about communications I just wanna say I appreciate all the work Kyle did at his time at Kings Island, all the historic videos uploaded on the parks YouTube channel were fun watches! Wish the parks YT channel had more content. 7
BoddaH1994 Posted July 17, 2023 Posted July 17, 2023 On 7/16/2023 at 7:39 PM, Orion-XL200 said: https://www.facebook.com/visitkingsisland/posts/pfbid032sjqPpXxMhEu4ZzGWqwi8xsqamWR455UFLWhHJysuRKjSboS3uuEhiTN3uYTsSKql?notif_id=1689550140003273¬if_t=notify_me_page&ref=notif Just saw this posted around 7pm. Wouldn't you think this would be a bigger deal and would include news stations coming in for coverage? Would do wonders for the organization! That would require someone to show up on a weekend. Not happening. What about when the media received a media alert saying that the job convention was in HR instead of the Festhaus… only for an admin on here to have to point out the mistake. 2
Orion-XL200 Posted July 17, 2023 Posted July 17, 2023 This happened around 2 today...while mostly okay...apparently there is no proofreading before hitting send. Once corrected, they deleted the tweet and resubmitted. Such a sentence crafter we have there. 2
jsus Posted July 17, 2023 Posted July 17, 2023 1 minute ago, Orion-XL200 said: This happened around 2 today...while mostly okay...apparently there is no proofreading before hitting send. Once corrected, they deleted the tweet and resubmitted. Such a sentence crafter we have there. The sunbeam cutting across the forehead adds so many style points to an excellent post.
Orion-XL200 Posted July 17, 2023 Posted July 17, 2023 7 minutes ago, jsus said: The sunbeam cutting across the forehead adds so many style points to an excellent post. We call that "artistic freedom." Haha, I didn't even pay attention to that initially.
BoddaH1994 Posted July 19, 2023 Posted July 19, 2023 I know that they didn’t mind doing a bait-and-switch on the Prestige Passholders, but NEW FOR 2023, they’re now false-advertising to daily ticket buyers!** **Not all rides advertised still exist. No refunds. 1 6
BeeastFarmer Posted July 19, 2023 Author Posted July 19, 2023 However....is this some of the marketing done out of Charlotte? If so, it demonstrates the downside of centralization and economy of scale. 1
BoddaH1994 Posted July 19, 2023 Posted July 19, 2023 One person signs off on this sort of thing at the park. I’ll give you three guesses as to who that is. 1 2
disco2000 Posted July 19, 2023 Posted July 19, 2023 Well to be fair it was Mike that made the announcement that ride is gone 1
BoddaH1994 Posted July 19, 2023 Posted July 19, 2023 Just now, disco2000 said: Well to be fair it was Mike that made the announcement that ride is gone Maybe someone was out getting a selfie and missed the memo? 1 2
beastfan11 Posted July 19, 2023 Posted July 19, 2023 Pipeline Paradise doesn’t deserve to have its memory desecrated by such incompetence. 2 1
Orion-XL200 Posted July 19, 2023 Posted July 19, 2023 It probably was more like the person who signed off said "Oh, I didn't know we had that ride in the waterpark...I should ride it sometime!" 1 3
SonofBaconator Posted July 19, 2023 Posted July 19, 2023 I’ve worked for two different parks in the chain and I was always told that attention to detail was everything. How can management stress attention to detail when the chain allows posts like this? 1 2
JubJester Posted July 19, 2023 Posted July 19, 2023 Park guests when they show up to see the sight of an empty section of field. 9 3
BoddaH1994 Posted July 19, 2023 Posted July 19, 2023 1 hour ago, Orion-XL200 said: It probably was more like the person who signed off said "Oh, I didn't know we had that ride in the waterpark...I should ride it sometime!" “Wait. We have a waterpark???” 1
SonofBaconator Posted July 19, 2023 Posted July 19, 2023 39 minutes ago, JubJester said: Park guests when they show up to see the sight of an empty section of field. And they probably still pay $5 for a milkshake
BeeastFarmer Posted July 19, 2023 Author Posted July 19, 2023 And here is my prediction for the ad campaign for Kings Island next year, coming from our communication director: 2
Tr0y Posted July 19, 2023 Posted July 19, 2023 1 hour ago, SonofBaconator said: I’ve worked for two different parks in the chain and I was always told that attention to detail was everything. How can management stress attention to detail when the chain allows posts like this? Do as I say, not as I do.
gforce1994 Posted July 19, 2023 Posted July 19, 2023 Could it be that the advert was paid and purchased for while the ride still existed, prior to the call to demolish it? Could they have outsourced the ad managing to a third party, and the third party hasn’t removed the ad yet? In the past, CF has advertised with rides that don’t even exist at the park in the commercial.
BoddaH1994 Posted July 19, 2023 Posted July 19, 2023 7 hours ago, gforce1994 said: Could it be that the advert was paid and purchased for while the ride still existed, prior to the call to demolish it? Could they have outsourced the ad managing to a third party, and the third party hasn’t removed the ad yet? In the past, CF has advertised with rides that don’t even exist at the park in the commercial. 1. No. Facebook ads would not be scheduled out 5 months. Plus it could have been altered, even after publishing. 2. Even if it was third party (it wasn’t), KI could have vetted the content. They didn’t. 3. There is a difference between using an nondescript defunct ride in an ad and blatantly advertising that you can ride a ride that was removed. You sure are quick to defend him with weak arguments. Almost like you’re being fed what to say… hmmmm… 2 1 1
jdf21972 Posted July 19, 2023 Posted July 19, 2023 Come play in the dirt Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 1
teenageninja Posted July 19, 2023 Posted July 19, 2023 Ryan woke up this morning and chose violence. I love it. Haven't spent more than 2 hours in the park since they tore down Vortex. Not really doing much to keep me interested either. 1 1
BoddaH1994 Posted July 19, 2023 Posted July 19, 2023 4 hours ago, teenageninja said: Ryan woke up this morning and chose violence. I love it. Haven't spent more than 2 hours in the park since they tore down Vortex. Not really doing much to keep me interested either. It’s a good day to have a good day. 1
SonofBaconator Posted July 19, 2023 Posted July 19, 2023 7 hours ago, BoddaH1994 said: There is a difference between using a nondescript defunct ride in an ad and blatantly advertising that you can ride a ride that was removed. There’s also a difference between using “stock images“ and showing an attraction that’s been recently removed from the park you’re advertising for. Using Pipeline Paradise in a KI advertisement is no different than using Slingshot, Vortex, or Firehawk in the same way. “Hey I thought Kings Island removed this attraction but I see it on their advertisement.”
BB1 Posted July 19, 2023 Posted July 19, 2023 17 hours ago, BoddaH1994 said: “Wait. We have a waterpark???” You don't know how many times I heard that working there. Ironically enough, I'm not personally surprised with how things are going. Great people make great programs/objectives, it doesn't take too much to ruin what was a great team at the park. As for the corporate criticism, it's corporate media that isn't often checked upon too often. Heck KI was promoting BB well into 2013 iirc. As for how things have been going and from what I've been hearing it's disappointing.
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