mummyjohn Posted March 29, 2007 Posted March 29, 2007 I was watching the WB (good ol' channel five for us southern Californians) and saw just about the coolest Magic Mountain ad ever. I can't find that particular one, but this one is extremely similar http://streams.sixflags.com/Video/March1507/sixflags_fiesta-texas_300.wmv Has anyone else seen these?
Eric_Smith Posted March 29, 2007 Posted March 29, 2007 Six Flags made this????? This is so cool! I would not think six Flags for a second!!
robbalvey Posted March 29, 2007 Posted March 29, 2007 That was a pretty cool spot. Much better than some of the older "generic" ones they used to run. Not as "entertaining" as the very first Mr. Six spot, but good still. It certainly doesn't promote a "family" park, though. It's very "scare the crap out of you THRILL RIDES" spot, with like the kids being practically run over by the rides! It also seemed very "RCT". Overall, I liked it. Didn't *LOVE* it, but I did think it was very well done. --Robb
Guest Posted March 29, 2007 Posted March 29, 2007 Old news, they've three commercials up on their website since the last conference call. They made different commercials to target different people: http://www.sixflags.com/national/tickets/morenews.aspx
easytoremember Posted March 29, 2007 Posted March 29, 2007 Ya, I just saw this yesterday. I thought it was a really cool comercial.
Ccron10 Posted March 29, 2007 Posted March 29, 2007 I'd have to say that the Discovery Kingdom and Great Adventure commericals are better than the other two on targeting the younger crowd, but I can't get away from thinking how cool the other two are!
sixflagsmagicmountain Posted March 29, 2007 Posted March 29, 2007 That was a really cool commercial! I like it.
robbalvey Posted March 29, 2007 Posted March 29, 2007 Old news, Maybe to you, but they have just stared airing, thus getting more public exposure. --Robb
Homer Posted March 29, 2007 Posted March 29, 2007 Oh thank god these ads were not the originally proposed "Clean, Safe, Fun" ads announced shortly after Shapiro took over SF. All good ads that don't have to rely off dancing old men. If you ask me which ad is most badass, Fiesta Texas for the win.
Gnome Posted March 29, 2007 Posted March 29, 2007 I was watching the WB (good ol' channel five for us southern Californians) and saw just about the coolest Magic Mountain ad ever. I can't find that particular one, but this one is extremely similarhttp://streams.sixflags.com/Video/March1507/sixflags_fiesta-texas_300.wmv Has anyone else seen these? Don't you mean the CW?
Darien Laker Posted March 29, 2007 Posted March 29, 2007 It's an improvement, definitely. I agree that it's very RCT-ish though. Haha and not very family friendly, though that was a really good thrill seeker commercial.
christianscoasters Posted March 29, 2007 Posted March 29, 2007 SFDK- That elephant is gonna get mad if kids keep tugging his tail .
Xxhershey818xX Posted March 29, 2007 Posted March 29, 2007 That was a freaking sweet comercial. I loved it. I really wanted to go to Six Flags for a second!
Airtime&Gravity Posted March 29, 2007 Posted March 29, 2007 The commercials were really good for Six Flags. However, while the SFDK seems to favor families, the SFFT commercial seems to be all about major thrill rides. I didn't even see anything about their new coaster.
coasterjunkie91350 Posted March 29, 2007 Posted March 29, 2007 I remember shapiro talking about the sfft ad and that fact they contacted a major league cgi co to pull it off i cant really recall the name
Mr.Six Posted March 29, 2007 Posted March 29, 2007 Eh... is it a 'good' commercial yes. Is it the right one for now, I think not. The commercial itself was indeed rather impressive, with the CG effects. Although it did seem somewhat like a RCT game trailer. But down to the real matter it didn't promote 'family fun'; which is what I thought the company was aiming for. This commercial is without a doubt targeted to teens, which is something that I thought the park image was trying to pull away from. I really do support the idea of having the Six Flags parks becoming more family friendly, but it has to be constant. Just the other night I was leaving work and I heard harecore rap music being blasted from one of the private party areas at Six Flags. Not trying to compare this new commercial to hardcore rap songs, but its just the inconsistencies in their plan. I thought the previous "You are Here" commercial was much better in staying in touch with their new family fun promotions. Just my opinion. _six
Golfie Posted March 30, 2007 Posted March 30, 2007 That was a pretty cool spot. Much better than some of the older "generic" ones they used to run. Not as "entertaining" as the very first Mr. Six spot, but good still. It certainly doesn't promote a "family" park, though. It's very "scare the crap out of you THRILL RIDES" spot, with like the kids being practically run over by the rides! It also seemed very "RCT". Overall, I liked it. Didn't *LOVE* it, but I did think it was very well done. --Robb However, the ad was talking about how it's open for spring break - mostly for 17-20 year-olds. It makes more sense to make these ads more freaky.
ECZenith Posted March 30, 2007 Posted March 30, 2007 I saw this at my hotel in Anaheim last week, really got me amped for my visit to SFMM. Still can't get over how good a deal the season pass is. 60 bucks!?!?! Sweet.
CoastersNSich Posted March 31, 2007 Posted March 31, 2007 Great commercials! I'm going to SFKK in less than a week, so my coaster withdrawal is finally coming to an end! SFKK used to advertise on TV in the Cincinnati market, between 1995 and 2001, despite the obvious presence of Kings Island. Heck, you could even find Cedar Point billboards along Cincinnati highways until a few years ago.
jedimaster1227 Posted April 2, 2007 Posted April 2, 2007 Scary but I was reminded of War of the Worlds when seeing the ride supports crashing down...
pvcoasterguy Posted April 2, 2007 Posted April 2, 2007 Nice... I also like their new slogan, 'You Are Here'. There are a lot of things that can be used with that slogan. It's catchy, simple, and effective. The commercials are also very nice.
trcg721 Posted April 2, 2007 Posted April 2, 2007 Speaking of ads. SFMM an has annoying ad for LA Looks. They have an ad for over the speakers and it is very annoying and wondering if any other park has it. Sincerly Andrew
Gnome Posted April 3, 2007 Posted April 3, 2007 Scary but I was reminded of War of the Worlds when seeing the ride supports crashing down... ditto
Millenium Man Posted April 3, 2007 Posted April 3, 2007 I think all of those are great and I also notice GADV is using footage from the boss for El Toro.
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