Dollywood | Lightning Rod | Launched RMC
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owentaylor121
Giga Poster
This. Cedar Point might be the most well known park for coasters in the world! All the media attention would be directed at Valraven, and Dollywood would get the back seat! A coaster like this deserves all the media attention it can get, so by opening it a different day to Valraven it will get all the attention it deserves.Hyde said:
GuyWithAStick
Captain Basic
You guys in England had loads of stories of generic coaster maintenance/minor errors, so this is nothing.
I'm not too sure on National press however, but the closest major city(ies) will 100% have a story on it. Even here in Northern Illinois, we've had 3 or 4 news stories on JLBFM. But considering that both Valravn and LR will be record breakers, I'm sure a few news outlets will cover them.
I'm not too sure on National press however, but the closest major city(ies) will 100% have a story on it. Even here in Northern Illinois, we've had 3 or 4 news stories on JLBFM. But considering that both Valravn and LR will be record breakers, I'm sure a few news outlets will cover them.
tomahawk
Strata Poster
In LA we have news reporters doing live reports from several parks across country. SFOT had national outlets there, as well as regional. My in laws saw it for that one and they don't live close.
So yes, for large coasters it does get national attention.
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So yes, for large coasters it does get national attention.
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^ And what I am saying is if they were to open, they would be competing with Cedar Point for national media attention.
Larger amusement park roller coasters however are often picked up for shorter segments, especially national/regional morning talk shows and evening news. This was in part why Gatekeeper's Media Day back in 2013 began at 4 AM, so that morning talk shows on the east coast could capture all of their b-roll for broadcast.
It isn't like CF has never encountered such stories:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6Boi7GOJqg[/youtube]
Did I ever say that? No.Ben said:
Larger amusement park roller coasters however are often picked up for shorter segments, especially national/regional morning talk shows and evening news. This was in part why Gatekeeper's Media Day back in 2013 began at 4 AM, so that morning talk shows on the east coast could capture all of their b-roll for broadcast.
It isn't like CF has never encountered such stories:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6Boi7GOJqg[/youtube]
With Dollywood giving a tour of the station to enthusiasts, I guess it's ok for me to post these now. They are from when I was there for the media day and was given a private tour.
The first floor rear queueline (they were still working on the first floor interior queue section, so I couldn't take photos of that area due to the mess from the work being done):
Second floor:
The first floor rear queueline (they were still working on the first floor interior queue section, so I couldn't take photos of that area due to the mess from the work being done):
Second floor:
WindyCityTy
Roller Poster
Sounds like testing is still going smoothly but as my trip draws near (20 days), I'm not getting my hopes up that it'll be ready. With that said, I applaud Dollywood's attention to detail and safety and that they aren't carelessly rushing this after it was delayed.
This new video shows the incredible queue and station for Lightning Rod...
[youtubevid]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mB6kU8fzkMc[/youtubevid]
EDIT: Embedded the YouTube video for you - Hixee
This new video shows the incredible queue and station for Lightning Rod...
[youtubevid]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mB6kU8fzkMc[/youtubevid]
EDIT: Embedded the YouTube video for you - Hixee
Pink Cadillac
Giga Poster
I think the queue line is an interesting idea, but it doesn't look particularly well pulled off. I'm grateful for the effort however.
Bat Fastard
Hyper Poster
That station looks pretty awesome! Liking the subtle theming throughout.
^^Yeah, where did you get that info? :?
I was talking with Pete Owens, the park's PR Manager, yesterday and he didn't mention a thing, but I know that Fred Grubb, RMC's owner, has been onsite for a while and the company's senior supervisor headed down to the park the other day, so there could be something amiss. However, I also know that there are other things that I can't mention going on that would suggest that the coaster might be opening sooner rather than later.
I was talking with Pete Owens, the park's PR Manager, yesterday and he didn't mention a thing, but I know that Fred Grubb, RMC's owner, has been onsite for a while and the company's senior supervisor headed down to the park the other day, so there could be something amiss. However, I also know that there are other things that I can't mention going on that would suggest that the coaster might be opening sooner rather than later.
BigBad said:
It was on this site: http://coaster-net.com/forums/index.php ... ad/page-18
But it might be speculation only...
ECG said:
Thanks for the infos, did you catch any testing progress?
There are not many videos online which show some interesting stuff, so I wondered if they are going forward at all.
Would like to know what makes you think that they are opening sooner than later.... :wink:
jay37415
Mega Poster
Boris1981 said:
Even on the message board you linked to, someone posted, "I heard....." so its clearly speculation. If you read further back in this thread, you'll see a picture of some "Rules for posting on social media" Dollywood has for its employees. Most people are pretty tight lipped about it. There was one employee I am following on Instagram who used to post a bunch of updates but now since that the rules came out, he's been pretty hush hush.
Unless you hear it officially from Pete Owen's mouth, I would take it as speculation. ECG has pretty good communication with Pete so his information is trustworthy.