I was able to take a few minutes to talk to Brandon Stanley, Public Relations Manger at Worlds of Fun in Kansas City, MO. Take a listen to our interview below! We discuss everything from how the season is going, to Prowler, plus we get his thoughts on Cedar Fair’s announcement of possibly selling the park earlier this year.
A big thanks to him for doing this interview, and giving us backstage access to Prowler! I will be posting the photos from our exclusive backstage access this week.
This interview also kicks off Park Thoughts Radio, our new podcast! We will talk about the latest news and give our thoughts about it. We may even have a few guests join us sometimes! We will also read off reader’s comments if they are well written and give a good opinion, so start commenting!
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With Six Flags trying to raise attendance as well as save some cash, I have a feeling we will be seeing some more of these “transformations” in the coming years. I think there are some obvious canidates too. Lets take a look.
Clearly, the park that needs it most would be Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom. From what I have seen and heard, this park is in desperate need of a major expansion. Chang, the parks main coaster would be an excellent canidate to give a transformation too. Theming, an on board sound track, new paint job, tunnels, fog, and of course fire would probably bring in some crowds to the park allowing funding for a small expansion perhaps like Six Flag’s America’s upcoming Thomas Town?
Another ride that see recieving a transformation is Medusa at Six Flag’s Discovery Kingdom. Medusa is a nice coaster, but it does need some touch ups. After all, in my opinion Roar is far superior to it then the mild Medusa. Again, fire on the last helix would be great with a more elaborate egyptian theming. What another awesome expierence that would be.
Image 1 from Nel3101 on Flickr.
What do you think Six Flags will “transform” or if there will even be any more transformations?
Curse of DarKastle is a world class dark ride at Busch Gardens Europe that combines 3D technology with excellent story telling. Similar to the Amazing Adventures of Spiderman, guest travel on motion vehicles that react to every which way.
The designers for this ride wanted to create a ride where both thrill seekers and families can enjoy. I think that the park did a beyond exceptional job at achieving this. Clearly though, this kind of quality is found at Busch Gardens Europe and not Busch Gardens Africa in Tampa Bay Florida.
What do you think about the ride. Leave your comments and park thoughts!
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