Forest of Fun 5th Birthday
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I've been using that sticker on Facebook all day in regards to this... event. Figured it was fitting to use it here as well.
I find it sad that the park never even aknowledged the 15th anniversary of Apollo's Chariot yet have all kinds of coverage of Forest of Fun without the forest.
That's what happen when you sign a contract with the devil (spelled Sesame Workshop).
I find it cute. I don't like how they're ignoring the coasters, but that must have been awesome for little kids!!
I wouldn't be anywhere near as bitter about the whole thing as I am if the park was spreading the love. The problem is that they're simply, well, not. Everything the park does anymore seems squarely aimed at mommy bloggers and their kids.
Standards degradation at its finest.
Wundarbarn made Clocktoberfest look good. Killarney Kommotion made Wunderbarn look good. Elmo Rocks made Killarney Kommotion look good.
And downward we fall.
Wundarbarn made Clocktoberfest look good. Killarney Kommotion made Wunderbarn look good. Elmo Rocks made Killarney Kommotion look good.
And downward we fall.
Pictures of just about everything going on throughout the day.
Best part of the day - Free Milk and Cookies!
Best part of the day - Free Milk and Cookies!
Thank god this only lasts for a couple days. I mean seriously, pray to The Lord and thank him for it only lasting a couple days.
I think the event was really done well and all the children I saw loved it.
The thing that I really hate about this whole thing is that FOF, and Sesame Street have always gotten the special treatment, they have literally dowsed the park with themselves. FOF will get a whole weekend celebration, with a whole show exclusively playing this weekend in a whole other theatre inside the park, when they have a perfectly good stage that they could do this on in FOF.
While AC is turning 15, one of the world's most renowned coasters, and it doesn't even get a simple banner, not even one. Not to mention it's paint job is horribly faded, it has lost it's dispatch announcement, that was one of the biggest theming effects on the ride("Enjoy your voyage to the sun on the wings of Apollo's Chariot").
However there was a time, when most anniversaries were recognized, especially the important ones, where there would be signs, announcements, merchandise, and celebrations dedicated to every anniversary that was recognized. In 2009 when AC turned 10, there were banners all around, and they even created a new sign for the ride remarking its 10th anniversary to commemorate the occasion. The dispatch audio was edited also to fit with the ride's anniversary. Now it said "Enjoy your voyage to the sun on the wings of Apollo's Chariot, as it celebrates its 10th anniversary." The same thing was done for LNM's 30th, with the addition of a special sticker on the front of each train that said specifically that it was celebrating 30 years.
Now, I don't know what exactly is in store for LNM's anniversary, but knowing the park in the past 5 years, it will be highly overlooked, and a lot less publicized than FOF.
It seems as though all other anniversaries have been forgotten completely. Why would they want to recognize the past anyway, they do everything they can to reject it now, so why do we even anticipate things like this anymore? I'd never thought I'd ever say that, but there you go.
While AC is turning 15, one of the world's most renowned coasters, and it doesn't even get a simple banner, not even one. Not to mention it's paint job is horribly faded, it has lost it's dispatch announcement, that was one of the biggest theming effects on the ride("Enjoy your voyage to the sun on the wings of Apollo's Chariot").
However there was a time, when most anniversaries were recognized, especially the important ones, where there would be signs, announcements, merchandise, and celebrations dedicated to every anniversary that was recognized. In 2009 when AC turned 10, there were banners all around, and they even created a new sign for the ride remarking its 10th anniversary to commemorate the occasion. The dispatch audio was edited also to fit with the ride's anniversary. Now it said "Enjoy your voyage to the sun on the wings of Apollo's Chariot, as it celebrates its 10th anniversary." The same thing was done for LNM's 30th, with the addition of a special sticker on the front of each train that said specifically that it was celebrating 30 years.
Now, I don't know what exactly is in store for LNM's anniversary, but knowing the park in the past 5 years, it will be highly overlooked, and a lot less publicized than FOF.
It seems as though all other anniversaries have been forgotten completely. Why would they want to recognize the past anyway, they do everything they can to reject it now, so why do we even anticipate things like this anymore? I'd never thought I'd ever say that, but there you go.
Matthew, I understand what your saying. I am understanding that its not the event that was done poorly, but the fact that other things aren't being celebrated. Honestly, I really do agree that they should have celebrated more birthdays, but I do think this one was done well and I hope in the future they plan to do more with anniversaries all around the park.
I thought the show was cute and my kids loved it! I am willing to bet the Sesame Street had more to do with the celebration than BGW. What I mean is, Sesame probably pushed for the birthday.
Planeteer said:
This. I get the feeling Sesame Workshop basically told BGW to do the celebration to promote the brand. I'm with you here,
Yea I was the one who pointed that out originally... But considering that's maybe 1/25th of all the track, and an area where it doesn't get that much visual as the drop, or the camel jumps or the helix, it doesn't make that much of a difference.