welchce Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 I just saw a new commercial on the TV for KI with what appeared to be an operating Firehawk. It was a flying coaster with the correct red track color. Could it actually have been Firehawk or some good computer skills? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKIDelirium Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 Borg with digital color change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welchce Posted May 8, 2007 Author Share Posted May 8, 2007 Dang. How can you tell? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shman Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 Actually I think that it was stock video of X-Flight. If you look carefully I think you can see a spike of Steel Veneom(Superman) in the background. Also fun fact....Hypersonic is used in the commercial as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welchce Posted May 8, 2007 Author Share Posted May 8, 2007 I wasn't really paying that close of attention to detail, I just looked up when I heard Firehawk. I'll be sure to watch closely next time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 If it is X-Flight, can Mr. Hyde's Nasty Fall be seen, too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKIVortex Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 Oh I rode Mr. Hyde's Nasty Fall, that was a Nasty Fall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DropZone99 Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 Kings Island commercials never come on TV here, and i dont even live too far away from Kings Island. but they do have stuff about Kings Island on the radio. can someone give me the video, and please dont have it on youtube, my computer hates youtube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKIVortex Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 I'm sure they are on, you just don't see them. I see a few here in Dayton, but I don't really look for them. I hear alot on K99.1 FM though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hauntguy Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 It's X-Flight... and was EASILY changed. Since the ride was GREEN, any video editor could change the color of the ride using the same chroma technology as your local news uses with the weather! Simple stuff really, but it IS X-Flight with a color change. -Hauntguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RingMaster Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 Plus, at the very end of the commercial for Firehawk you can get a good look at the X-Flight logo on the front of the train as it runs through its helix. Even though it races past kind of quickly, it's pretty easy to see. At least, for me, it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DropZone99 Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 dangit,,, i wish it would come on right now. im even watching a local channel so its more likely to come on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welchce Posted May 9, 2007 Author Share Posted May 9, 2007 dangit,,, i wish it would come on right now. im even watching a local channel so its more likely to come on. That's dedication. I wish I would have paid closer attention when I saw it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DropZone99 Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 Yeah, well usually the Kings Island commercials dont air in Indianapolis til about July. So hopefully ill see it, and you'll see it again. =] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hauntguy Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 A good example of this is here: I did this in photoshop (basic stuff, I'm not good at it at all!). -Hauntguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKIVortex Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 That looks cool though, not bad, but the red could be a little darker, and the supports should be steel gray. But nice job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mutedarkness Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 someone try to record it and put it on youtube? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 Better yet, in this day and age, Cedar Fair should be sure it somehow ends up on youtube! And on the parks' websites. Free marketing is often the bestest kind, and the additional expense here, though not zero, is darn close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welchce Posted May 10, 2007 Author Share Posted May 10, 2007 A good example of this is here: I did this in photoshop (basic stuff, I'm not good at it at all!). -Hauntguy That looks pretty good. I'm sure some people would believe that it was real. The logo that you put on the front does look a little shady but overall it gets the job done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonathanPKI Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 can anyone upload this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersNSich Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 Did anyone notice the part of the commercial where the PKI logo is shown on the front of the car on Italian Job? On the newest commercial, the Paramount part was blurred out. Proof that Paramount is a Boob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOPGUN1993 Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 Yeah wata "Boob" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonathanPKI Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 How many commercials are out? I just saw one but I don't think it's the one you guys are thinking of.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKIVortex Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 I'm not sure, I have only seen the ones they were playing before the park opened, letting people know the park opened on April 21st. I'm sure other ones have been playing I don't really watch a lot of TV though. I have heard several radio commercials though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welchce Posted May 10, 2007 Author Share Posted May 10, 2007 I just saw it again, after Wheel of Fortune on ABC. I finally paid attention and, yes, you can see what appears to be Steel Venom (Superman Ultimate Escape) in the background which means it's just an altered video of X-Flight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DropZone99 Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 yay,,, i saw it, but Firehawk wasnt in it. at the end it said "Kings Island, where else???" =] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welchce Posted May 11, 2007 Author Share Posted May 11, 2007 yay,,, i saw it, but Firehawk wasnt in it. at the end it said "Kings Island, where else???" =] Where else? How about Geauga Lake (X-Flight) and King's Dominion (HyperSonic XLC is also shown in the commercial). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 At least it's not like the old commercial where it blatantly says, "At Kings Island, you get this" and shows an inverted ship which you don't get at Kings Island. haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boricuabud Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 trru dat. ^ imagine how sweet viking fury would be if it went upside down.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKIVortex Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 I love the flipping viking ships. I loved seeing them in KD and at Carowinds. CW has a version of the flipping ship but it's a plane instead of a ship, but still fun. Frenzoid at Carowinds was the ride that really made me enjoy flipping upside down on Flight Commander. Before I rode Frenzoid in 1994 I hated to flip myself upside on Flight Commander. I also go to ride KD's version of FC theres was called Sky Pilot. Sadly KD's has been removed now too, I believe 1998 was it's last season, and that's when I rode it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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