sfotkid Posted January 28, 2008 Posted January 28, 2008 Heres a good one Super Awesome Jet Farting Ninja Penguins Extreme Ride of Awesomeness
FeelTheFORCE Posted January 28, 2008 Posted January 28, 2008 Cedar Fair should have some contests for the name changes, like Silverwood is for Deja Vu. Maybe not for every ride that's getting a change, that would probably be too much of a hassle because there's too many, but for a few of the major ones. Not only would they then have a quality name (hopefully), but they would increase attendance with all the advertising for the contest. Might be more effort than it's worth, though. Anyway, "Afterburn" is definitely an improvement.
Top Thrill Dragster Posted January 28, 2008 Posted January 28, 2008 Afterburn > Flight Deck. For sure. I'm not sure I understand copyright issues with "Afterburner." That's a generic part of a jet engine. It'd be like a copyright issue with calling something "Turbo." Eric Well Paris Hilton tried putting a copyright on the phrase "Thats Hot", so it wouldn't surprise me if some one succeeded on putting a copyright on "Afterburner".
carolinacaniac Posted January 28, 2008 Posted January 28, 2008 Personally, I liked the name Flight Deck, but Afterburn does sound more fitting. Now let us see if Cedar Fair can make a decent logo for Afterburn.
sam06pr Posted January 28, 2008 Posted January 28, 2008 Well at least this name is better than Flight Deck
Six Flags Addict Posted January 28, 2008 Posted January 28, 2008 Not the best name but SO much better than Flight Deck.
Wes Posted January 28, 2008 Posted January 28, 2008 Heres a good one Super Awesome Jet Farting Ninja Penguins Extreme Ride of Awesomeness HAHAHAHA U R SO RANDOM ^__^ KEKEKEKE
Homer Posted January 28, 2008 Posted January 28, 2008 ^Tit is that you? Well, Cedar Fair, thank you for listening to the enthusiasts. Afterburn is much better, sounds way cooler, and more marketable than that horrid name Flight Deck.
knottslover77 Posted January 28, 2008 Posted January 28, 2008 Cedar Fair just moved up a notch in my book. That puts them on notch one. --Jay
Sticky Nicky Posted January 28, 2008 Posted January 28, 2008 How come they can keep the Survivor name on their Disk-O? Or are they just waiting to change it.
Angry_Gumball Posted January 28, 2008 Posted January 28, 2008 Let's not push that one...I'm afraid to see it's new name...my guess as far as a rename would be calling it "VooDoo" as that's already a Cedar Fair name. And it would fit with that jungle theme if they want to keep that.
raptor6 Posted January 28, 2008 Posted January 28, 2008 Heres a good one Super Awesome Jet Farting Ninja Penguins Extreme Ride of Awesomeness Jeez, there's not even a reference to pirates in that name!
Airtime&Gravity Posted January 28, 2008 Posted January 28, 2008 Oh man, Flight Deck was an awesome name, why would they do this? Well, while I call it Afterburner, it is nice of Cedar Fair to come up with a somewhat decent name as Flight Deck was absolutely horrible. Afterburn(er), like Homer said, sounds much cooler and has greater marketing possibilities.
steel Posted January 28, 2008 Posted January 28, 2008 While I really didn't have any qualms with Flight Deck, this is an improvement. Glad to hear that CF reps do pay attention to us.
XII Posted January 29, 2008 Posted January 29, 2008 Glad to see that Cedar Fair at least has enough of a brain to realize that Flight Deck is such a s**tty name.
downunder Posted January 29, 2008 Posted January 29, 2008 Much, much better I'll give it a B-, would have been higher but leaving off the "er" cost them.
raptor2011 Posted January 29, 2008 Posted January 29, 2008 Does this mean that all Flight Decks are now going to be turned in to Afterburns, I think the King's Island just got changed a week ago. I hope all of them get changed from the horrible name of Flight Deck. But I am happy with it I give it a B.
Coasterlvr_nc Posted January 29, 2008 Posted January 29, 2008 Yay! Afterburn is a whole lot better than Flight Deck, hopefully KI and Carowinds will follow. I knew they could easily come up with a better name without having to change the theme of any of the Top Guns.
sfmmrules! Posted January 29, 2008 Posted January 29, 2008 I'd told you CF could possibly read our bashing of the name. I'm glad they listened & realized it was an awfle name! Afterburn is better, but seems to fit a coaster like Invertigo more or even Survivor. It will do though. Who knows maybe some CF people are TPR members too!
KGA29 Posted January 29, 2008 Posted January 29, 2008 Much better! Also, I noticed something else on the ride's page. Introduced to the park in 1993, Afterburn ranks as the longest inverted coaster in Northern California—and one of the top 30 steel coasters in the world! Ummmm, since when? Where are they getting that from? Also on the "Thrill rides" page the ride's turns (after loop and lake turn) are referred to as "afterburn turns". Nice term.
larrygator Posted January 29, 2008 Posted January 29, 2008 The world must be ending if the fickle TPR community is appeased by a coaster name proposed by CF. I much prefer Afterburn, we already have an Afterburner at the wonderful FunSpot Amusement Park.
texcoaster Posted January 29, 2008 Posted January 29, 2008 Am I the only one who HATES "afterburn"??? Ugh. It sounds like someone with an upset stomach. "Those jalapeno burgers gave me bad afterburn, but I took some Shark Tums and now it's better."
Purplepills Posted January 29, 2008 Posted January 29, 2008 The first thing I thought of was the connection to Jet Fighters etc, I reckon this is a much improved name over flight deck! Well done whoever in charge decided the name sucked and needed changing.
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