italianchef Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 Here is a post that asks you to use your imagination. What if Cedar Fair hired you to help with the transition of Kings Island from PP to CF? You would be required to re-name all rides and shops with Paramount names - except for Nickelodeon because it is very popular with the children. What NEW names would you give to Paramount-themed ride and shop names?? Below I am listing what I would do. Have a great day! Italian Chef Old Name --- New Name INTERNATIONAL STREET Paramount Theater --- Studio 1 Paramount Story --- Toyota Japanese Garden Thrills are Paramount --- Yukari’s Souvenirs PARAMOUNT Action Zone --- Action Zone Congo Falls --- Amazon Falls Days of Thunder --- Soapbox Racer Drop Zone --- Skydiver FACE/OFF --- Boomerang Top Gun --- Air Force Academy OKTOBERFEST Bubba Gump Shrimp Shack --- Cajun Shrimp Shack Lt. Dan’s Bar --- Bayou Bar CONEY MALL The Italian Job --- L.A. Highway Italian Job Souvenirs --- Charles’ Souvenir Shop Happy Days Diner --- 50s Diner Flight of Fear --- Asteroid Field Paramount FX Theater --- FX Theater RIVERTOWN Wings Diner --- Nino’s Family Diner TR:TR --- Treasure Hunter CDBB --- BOOMERANG BAY Dundee’s Outback Shack --- Outback Shack Wally’s Walkabout Pub --- Walkabout Pub Mick’s Seaside Supplies --- Auzzie Seaside Supplies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 Pretty good list, but I bet Happy Days Diner becomes Coasters. Wings might become Macaroni's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPKI Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 I couldn't really think of much right now, but if I think of something I'll add it. INTERNATIONAL STREET Paramount Story --- Kings Island Gardens PARAMOUNT Action Zone --- Action Zone Top Gun --- Possibly Thunder Road, but if I thought of a good aircraft-type name, I'd pick that instead Congo Falls --- Amazon Falls, I agree with you Days of Thunder --- I'd remove it before renaming it FACE/OFF --- Keep it Face/Off, but remove the movie references (If I had to change it though - Rebound) CONEY MALL Flight of Fear --- Keep it Flight of Fear, that's not a Paramount property Paramount FX Theater --- Action FX Theater RIVERTOWN CDBB --- Boomerang Bay, again I agree with you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilNik41 Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 this is wat i would name everything... INTERNATIONAL STREET idc.... PAC- Action Zone Face/Off- Invertigo Drop Zone- The Drop TopGun- Mission Dogfight Son of Beast- keep same... Congo Falls- Extreme Waterfall Days of Thunder- Rally Racing Delirium-keep same... OKTOBERFEST- LAKE ADVENTURES Adventure Express- keep same... Viking Fury- keep same... CONEYMALL- HOLLYWOOD MIDWAY Italian Job- Mini Cooper Speed Lane Vortex- keep same... Flight of Fear- Expedition F.E.A.R. Action FX Theater- keep same... Racer- keep same... other rides- keep same... RIVERTOWN- keep same... Tomb Raider- Tomb of Mysteries Beast- keep same... CDBB- Boomerang Bay everything same.... thats wat i would name everything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Nemo Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 Anything with the Paramount name would have to change. The Beast on the other hand, is not a paramount name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersNSich Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 Kings Island 2007 - Cedar Fair Style - Coasters 'n Sich plan Old Name --- New Name INTERNATIONAL STREET Paramount Theater --- American Heritage Music Hall* Paramount Story --- Tower Gardens* Thrills are Paramount --- KI Shop International Restaurant renovated into American style sit down restaurant A variety of popular and light music similar to Cedar Point, in this section PARAMOUNT Action Zone --- Action Zone Congo Falls --- Amazon Falls*** Days of Thunder --- XS Raceway Drop Zone --- Gyro Drop FACE/OFF --- Invertigo Top Gun --- Swoop** Xtreme Skyflyer --- RipCord*** Pop-Rock mix OKTOBERFEST Bubba Gump Shrimp Shack --- Cajun Shrimp Shack Lt. Dan’s Bar --- Bayou Bar German Pop music played in this section! (outside of Shrimp Shack, of course) Can you say "Moskau" CONEY MALL The Italian Job --- L.A. Highway Italian Job Souvenirs --- Metro Souvenirs Happy Days Diner --- Coasters Drive-In Flight of Fear Paramount FX Theater --- FX Theater Pop-Rock mix RIVERTOWN Wings Diner --- Columbia Palace* or Red Garter Saloon TR:TR --- Treasure Hunter or removal Contemporary and/or classic country CDBB --- BOOMERANG BAY Dundee’s Outback Shack --- Outback Shack Wally’s Walkabout Pub --- Walkabout Pub Mick’s Seaside Supplies --- Auzzie Seaside Supplies Go beyond the darn Australian loop! * Pre-Paramount name ** One of the "original" names given to this ride before Paramount bought KI in 1992 *** Name prior to Action Zone retheme Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOPGUN1993 Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 TopGun = Maverick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 But it's not even sure Maverick (CP)=Maverick. Banshee, anyone? (AFTER that name was announced, CF execs found out quickly that the name also meant "a female spirit in Gaelic folklore believed to presage, by wailing, a death in a family." It was quickly, and quietly, changed.) Plus working names often end up NOT being the ride name. Not to mention that there is no proof that is even the working name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrill_Biscuit Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 Old Name..........................New Name Italian Job Stunt Track........Alice's Coopers Tomb Raider: The Ride.......King Tut DropZone..........................Gulliver's Gallows Paramount Story................Jump 2 SDATHC............................Enchanted Voyage Son of Beast......................Timber Tantrum Congo Falls........................Splashdown Face/Off.............................Twisted Tango Top Gun.............................Vampyra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 Face/Off-Revertigo Top Gun-Ultimate Flight i guess thats about it. I would change some other things to but i just cant think of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjkjkj Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 INTERNATIONAL STREET Paramount Theater --- Kings Theater Paramount Story --- Garden Grove Thrills are Paramount --- KI Souvenirs PARAMOUNT Action Zone --- Action Zone Congo Falls --- Tropical Falls Days of Thunder --- would not exist Drop Zone --- Pendulum of fear FACE/OFF --- Face Off Top Gun --- SkyHawk OKTOBERFEST Bubba Gump Shrimp Shack --- Cajun snack Shack Lt. Dan’s Bar --- Bayou Bar CONEY MALL The Italian Job --- Stunt Track Italian Job Souvenirs --- Stunt Shop Souvenirs Happy Days Diner --- coaster Diner Flight of Fear --- Invasion Paramount FX Theater --- 3D Cinema 1(to all you RCT fans) RIVERTOWN Wings Diner --- Rivertown Cafe TR:TR --- Explorer CDBB --- BOOMERANG BAY Dundee’s Outback Shack --- Outback Shack Wally’s Walkabout Pub --- Walkabout Pub Mick’s Seaside Supplies --- Auzzie Seaside Supplies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Bombay Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 Anything with the Paramount name would have to change. The Beast on the other hand, is not a paramount name. Paramount names dont have to change, CF has the rights for 10 years and those of NU for 4. Drop Zone --- Pendulum of fear Drop Zone does not wing in a pendulum shape, nor swing at all for that matter, maybe you meant Delirium? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vortexlover2 Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 Flight of Fear: The Other Side or Teleporter Top Gun: Top Flight Drop Zone: Dooms Drop Face/ Off: Inversion Attack Ittalian Job: Stunt Track: You're In A Movie* Tomb Raider: Escape! Paramount Action FX Theater: Explosion Theater *=not seriously ~vl2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tylercolby83 Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 Tomb Raider - I'd like to see the building and queue torn down and the ride itself put up outside with a Rivertown theme. Top Gun - I could see them using The Patriot theme from Worlds of Fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vortex Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 (edited) Bubba Gump Shrimp Shack could stay. I have saw them in other citys. That or rename it T.G. I. Fridays all of the Cedar Fair parks have them. Edited June 8, 2006 by Vortex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam12 Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 Just like after recovering from cancer (Paramount), you want to get your life (Kings Island) back to normal. That being said, I hope any ride that can be returned to it's origional name will be... This is my list: The Italian Job: Stunt Track- "The heist" The Beast- no change Son of Beast- no change Vortex- no change Flight of Fear- no change Adventure Express- no change The Racer- no change Top Gun- "Flight: F-16" FACE/OFF- "G-FORCE" Delirium- "Manic Cyclone" Tomb Raider: The Ride- "Wayward Safari" DROP ZONE- "shameless plunge" Congo Falls- "Amazon Falls" White Water Canyon- no change SlingShot- no change Xtreme Skyflyer- no change Days of Thunder- remove it Avatar: The Last Airbender- no change Eiffel Tower- no change Scooby-Doo and the Haunted Castle- replace it early, it is an embarrassment to Kings Island. The Wild Thornberrys River Adventure- no change Paramount Action FX Theatre- "Action FX Theatre" Launch Pad- no change Kings Island and Miami Valley Railroad- no change Grand Carousel- no change Viking Fury- no change Shake, Rattle and Roll- no change Scrambler- no change Monster- no change Zephyr- no change Dodgems- no change SCHOOL OF ROCK Live in Concert- its gotta go!--- this show is good, CF can do better. STAR SEARCH LIVE- they should put a stop to this 3rd quarter when CF takes over!--- another embarrassment to Kings Island. -adam12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterking123456 Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 Flight of Fear-Outerlimits or Twister Tomb Raider-Cliff Hanger Top Gun-Flight of Fear That's all I can think of and im mainly focusing on the rides because I dont know what 99/100 of what the shops names are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italianchef Posted June 10, 2006 Author Share Posted June 10, 2006 Kings Island 2007 - Cedar Fair Style - Coasters 'n Sich plan OKTOBERFEST Bubba Gump Shrimp Shack --- Cajun Shrimp Shack Lt. Dan’s Bar --- Bayou Bar German Pop music played in this section! (outside of Shrimp Shack, of course) Can you say "Moskau" What does "Moskau" mean and what language is it? Thanks, Italian Chef Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tubaman Posted June 10, 2006 Share Posted June 10, 2006 Ittalian Job: Stunt Track: You're In A Movie* I like that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JxAx Posted June 10, 2006 Share Posted June 10, 2006 Old Name/New Name Paramount Action Zone/ Action Zone Congo falls/Amazon falls top gun/jet stream drop zone/gravity drop Face/off/face-to-face Italian Job: Stunt Track/Stunt Track Coaster TR:TR/Adventure thru the lost tomb Paramount Action FX theater/Action FX Theater I probably missed some, but that's what I got^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlfox_21 Posted June 12, 2006 Share Posted June 12, 2006 I would rename Kings Islands attractions as the following: Paramount's Kings Island.....Kings Island Action Zone.....Since this is the only true area of the park that paramount originalized, I would keep the name the same out of respect for it's history Crocodile Dundee's Boomerang Bay.....Water Works Fairly Odd Parents.....The Beastie Drop Zone.....Phobia Tower Days of Thunder.....Family Raceway Top Gun.....Eagles Eye Congo Falls.....Amazon Falls Tomb Raider.....This will probably require a complete reconstruction of the inside walkway to the ride....something like.....Expedition Mammoth, or The Cursed Tomb Face Off.....Quid pro Quo Flight of Fear.....same if possible, if not.....DisIllusion Paramount Action FX Theatre.....Action Theatre Nickelodeon Central.....completely redone, just to get rid of that last touch of paramount....Camp Snoopy The Italian Job....TEAR THIS PIECE OF CRAP DOWN A.S.A.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cewldre Posted June 12, 2006 Share Posted June 12, 2006 Bubba Gump Shrimp Shack could stay. I have saw them in other citys. That or rename it T.G. I. Fridays all of the Cedar Fair parks have them. you are right, it's not an exclusive to the paramount parks. There in a lot of bigger cities, New York, LA... etc... We could keep it, but I do think it would probably cost to do so... well, after the 10 years is up on the contract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersNSich Posted June 12, 2006 Share Posted June 12, 2006 Kings Island 2007 - Cedar Fair Style - Coasters 'n Sich plan OKTOBERFEST Bubba Gump Shrimp Shack --- Cajun Shrimp Shack Lt. Dan’s Bar           --- Bayou Bar German Pop music played in this section! (outside of Shrimp Shack, of course) Can you say "Moskau" What does "Moskau" mean and what language is it? Thanks, Italian Chef "Moskau" is German for Moscow. It is a song perfomed by the German pop group Dschinghis Khan in 1979. YouTube: http://youtube.com/watch?v=D43yn6g6pb4&search=moskau Download: http://www.koreus.com/media/dschinghiskhan-moskau.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIfan73 Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 Overall, I would like to see a lot of names/themes go to making reference to where KI is located. Like the railroad is named the Miami Valley railroad. I would like to see International Street become more, well, International. More diverse food and shopping choices. I would like to see "Kings Island", or at least a reference to it in more of the names. Oktoberfest=Kings Island's Oktoberfest Coney Mall=Coney Island Rivertown=Already Perfect! Action Zone=Adventure Village Italian Job=Revenge of I-71 Thats all I can think of right now. By the way, CoastersNSich, I think that KI logo is perfect. I love the old-style KI lettering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italianchef Posted June 13, 2006 Author Share Posted June 13, 2006 I would like to see International Street become more, well, International. More diverse food and shopping choices. I totally agree with you on this. I'd like LaRosa's to offer the same menu of pasta dishes that it does in its restaurants - not just pizza. And I'd like to to play Italian music. And I'd also like to see "international" restaurants - such as Chinese, Thai, Irish, German, etc. and imported souvenirs sold at International Street. Have a great day! Italian Chef Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 ^ Don't forget that not long ago I-Street DID see a Chinese restaurant... and it failed.. then we saw a brand new Mexican restaurant... it failed. Clearly the people to visit the park are looking for more traditional feasts, or even a piece of home, ie Skyline, LaRosas, Montgomery Inn. etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JxAx Posted June 24, 2006 Share Posted June 24, 2006 I would like to see International Street become more, well, International. More diverse food and shopping choices. Italian Job=Revenge of I-71 Yeah, diverse food would be super awesome. Revenge of I-71...hahahahahahhaa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vortexlover2 Posted June 24, 2006 Share Posted June 24, 2006 Flight of Fear- Wicked Twister Space Ray Face/Off- Eagle Star or Backflip Top Gun- Atack of the mutants (this would include new theming, paint job, and sound system) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted June 24, 2006 Share Posted June 24, 2006 Why does everyone want to rename Flight of Fear? It no longer has any movie license associated with it (and hasn`t since Paramount did not renew the Outer Limits licensing back in 2001). It will be able to stay Flight of Fear for years to come. And hopefully, Cedar Fair keeps it at KI for years to come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKlockster Posted June 25, 2006 Share Posted June 25, 2006 Face/Off will become Invertigo. The one at PGA is already named Invertigo. Top Gun - Iron Dragon Drop Zone - Demon Drop Tomb Raider - Top Spin Extrëm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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