kjkjkj Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 Im not sure if this has always been there but at the top I think it could be giving a hint to the rides new name!?! TOP GUN® Are you ready, Mavrick? Put on your flight helmet and climb on board this steel, single track suspended roller coaster. The innovative ride creates the sensation of flight through a hilly wooden terrain. Manufacturer Arrow Dynamics, Clearfield, UT Year Opened 1993 Hourly Capacity 1,400 passengers Length of Track 2,352 feet Maximum Speed 51 mph Height of Lift 98 feet Total Number of Riders Since Opened 14,796,509 Length of Ride 1:30 minutes Number of Trains Two trains, with seven cars per train, four riders per car Guests per Train 28 guests Tons of Steel 600 Footer Depth Up to 50 feet Amount of Concrete Used 2,000 yards Location Paramount Action Zone™ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 And where is this from? If it were Maverick, don't you think they might spell it correctly? Also, Cedar Fair has not been known to repeat the names of MAJOR new rides from park to park. There is ONE MF, ONE Talon, ONE Mamba, ONE Steel Force, ONE Hydra. Names like Thunderhawk get reused, but not names for signature attractions. Yes, that's the past, but I doubt you will see major rides at Cedar Point get duplicate names at Kings Island. The parks are too close together for that kind of thing, and many patrons go to both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjkjkj Posted November 1, 2006 Author Share Posted November 1, 2006 this would be from the attractions fact sheets on PKI's website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 How about a link? Found it: http://www3.paramountparks.com/kingsisland....cfm?item_id=77 BUT, the source code says it was modified 31 October, 2006 20:51:45. I at first doubted seriously that Cedar Fair did this. I suspected a hack job. And by someone who can't even spell. Whoever did this, I thought, should beware, as Cedar Fair takes computer hacking QUITE seriously, and would prosecute if they can determine who did this, if it was done maliciously. And no, I said to myself, I can about bet it did not say that before yesterday. Now, I'm not so sure, though. Apparently, Mavrick was a Navy Fighter Pilot. I now think there is no hack job, no change, and NO hint of any new ride name. Next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTRyan Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 They are referring to Tom Cruises nick name in Top Gun the movie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 They are referring to Tom Cruises nick name in Top Gun the movie Yep. I learned something today! And I saw Top Gun (the movie), but man was it ever years ago or what? So long ago that Tom wasn't even controversial! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIBeast Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 ^Next is Top Gun II: Scientology Academy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailRider Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 Best scene in Top Gun is the all male overly sweaty beach volleyball game Afterall that is what ace fighter pilots do, get greased up and play beach volleyball. I think this scene was the insperassion for BayWatch and all of the slow motion running scenes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightoffear1996 Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 Yea its Tom Cruise but Maverick isnt that bad of a name for Top Gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeLorean Rider Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 Yea but in the sense that Cedar Fair is using it, it is a lone bull that runs away from the herd or something. I highly doubt Cedar Fair would make top gun, "maverick", in terms of the movie when they're wanting to de-paramountize the park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlfox_21 Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 Yea but in the sense that Cedar Fair is using it, it is a lone bull that runs away from the herd of something. I highly doubt Cedar Fair would make top gun, "maverick", in terms of the movie when they're wanting to de-paramountize the park. DEPARAMOUNTIZE??...Is that (REALLY) in the dictionary????? lol anyways, this is really off topic, but has anyone looked at the recently added 3rd quarter sales on the Cedar Fair web site. The word "Paramount" has been dropped from all of the parks here. Not that it necessarily means anything. But I just thought that I would mention it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeLorean Rider Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 Well according to all the ki sites its a word Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIBeast Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 Where did you find the word DeParamountize on Kings Island's web site? Link please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 Did you notice at the top though after Top Gun it has a registered trademark symbol. Maybe that could mean that Cedar Fair has bought the rights to it. I looked at Face/Off's page and it had the Tm sign so maybe they only bought out certian ride names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeLorean Rider Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 I think thats because they are registered names to paramount in general whether they are movies or rides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jzarley Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 I think thats because they are registered names to paramount in general whether they are movies or rides. Yep, you're right on the money on that one. Paramount Parks never actually owned the rights to any of the media properties...they simply licensed them from Paramount Studios or Viacom (or, in the case of "Outer Limits," MGM). Part of the deal with the CF acquisition was that Viacom/Paramount Studios would give CF the same licensing deal (for up to ten years, anyway...four for Nick) that Paramount Parks enjoyed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOPGUN1993 Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 Did you notice at the top though after Top Gun it has a registered trademark symbol. Maybe that could mean that Cedar Fair has bought the rights to it. I looked at Face/Off's page and it had the Tm sign so maybe they only bought out certian ride names. Like the logos that are in my Signature? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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