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Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Saturday, May 23, 2009
The Cheese Stands Alone
Today I'm going to bring up something odd about Six Flags America's iconic wooden coaster. I speak, of course, of the Wild One. Remember how the park was once called Wild World? Well, the Wild One is the only thing in the park that hasn't been hastily renamed to dissasociate it with the park's old name (to be fair, most of this happened during the Adventure World rebranding in 1994, bit after the Six Flags takeover they started renaming things for NO DAMN REASON.) Why is this? Well, first a bit of context...
In 1981, Largo Wildlife Preserve changed its name and identity from a safari to an amusement park called Wild World. The Wild One was the very first ride installed, and it became the iconic symbol of the park, even becoming incorporated into the logo (I used to have reams of merchandise with the logo on it, but I gave 'em away...sigh) The other big attraction, the Wild Wave, was built a few years later. I'll blog about that one later.
Anyway, the line I keep getting is that "Wild World" and "Adventure World" are registered trademarks of Disney, which is why Six Flags made the ingenious descision to rename Adventure World to "Six Flags America" when they clearly already have a Six Flags Great America. The existence of the Wild One proves that they could have pulled off "Six Flags Wild World" with no problem, as if it really WERE "Wild World" that were an issue, they would have renamed the coaster a long time ago. Or maybe just "Six Flags Wild", to be on the safe side.
Or maybe this is a sign that they WILL rename the Wild One (probably to something really stupid)-with the overly litigious folks at Warner Bros. you never know. *shudders*
In 1981, Largo Wildlife Preserve changed its name and identity from a safari to an amusement park called Wild World. The Wild One was the very first ride installed, and it became the iconic symbol of the park, even becoming incorporated into the logo (I used to have reams of merchandise with the logo on it, but I gave 'em away...sigh) The other big attraction, the Wild Wave, was built a few years later. I'll blog about that one later.
Anyway, the line I keep getting is that "Wild World" and "Adventure World" are registered trademarks of Disney, which is why Six Flags made the ingenious descision to rename Adventure World to "Six Flags America" when they clearly already have a Six Flags Great America. The existence of the Wild One proves that they could have pulled off "Six Flags Wild World" with no problem, as if it really WERE "Wild World" that were an issue, they would have renamed the coaster a long time ago. Or maybe just "Six Flags Wild", to be on the safe side.
Or maybe this is a sign that they WILL rename the Wild One (probably to something really stupid)-with the overly litigious folks at Warner Bros. you never know. *shudders*
Friday, May 8, 2009
It'll always be Wild World to me.
Today's my first full day of work at Six Flags America, formerly Adventure World, formerly Wild World, formerly Largo Wildlife Preserve. I remember a rail ride from when I was a little kid that appeared to be constructed from the remnants of the safari (when it was an animal park), only there were cut-out plywood cartoon animals in place of the real ones. In the mid-80s, the plywood animals were used as ride signs and removed when it became Adventure World in 1994. I'm not sure where they are now...
Monday, May 4, 2009
Another link, yay.
Monday, April 27, 2009
Welcome To The Machine's Missing Ending?
I have this wild-ass theory about Gerald Scarfe's music video for Welcome To The Machine. If you can manage to find it, notice that it cuts off just as the applause begins. Now, listen carefully to the actual song at this point.
A few seconds of muffled voices, then the distinct sound of a car window rolling open before the voices become clear. This is obviously meant to be a limo, tying in with the song's message of the price of stardom.
My opinion is that Scarfe couldn't figure out a satifactory way to represent that part considering what he already had set up, so he ran the last frame over the final moments. Better than nothing, I suppose.
A few seconds of muffled voices, then the distinct sound of a car window rolling open before the voices become clear. This is obviously meant to be a limo, tying in with the song's message of the price of stardom.
My opinion is that Scarfe couldn't figure out a satifactory way to represent that part considering what he already had set up, so he ran the last frame over the final moments. Better than nothing, I suppose.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Hooray!
Ginmar's back! (For now.)
And on a personal note: Charlie (my brother) has got a new DS; this is like his 4th one now. Normally, I'd attribute it to his rampant carelessness, but in this case it was theft. Namely, a theft that included every single DS game in his collection. He says he's not taking any chances and isn't taking any of his portable systems to work with him anymore. Good idea, I say.
And on a personal note: Charlie (my brother) has got a new DS; this is like his 4th one now. Normally, I'd attribute it to his rampant carelessness, but in this case it was theft. Namely, a theft that included every single DS game in his collection. He says he's not taking any chances and isn't taking any of his portable systems to work with him anymore. Good idea, I say.
Friday, March 20, 2009
NOOOOOO!!!
Ginmar's finally gone the way of Biting Beaver and quit blogging. Scans Daily's also history. Why do all my favorite things keep getting cancelled?
At least I still have Orac, Bronze Dog and PZ Myers...
At least I still have Orac, Bronze Dog and PZ Myers...
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