coastb2 Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 The name of this new park sounds as messed up as a Japanese jet coaster name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrancew_hod Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 Somebody call Trinere and Friends! Trinere!?! I almost spit out my coffee! BTW, I was trying to book L'Trimm at the park but McDonalds won't let them have the days off. Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeemerBoy Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 BTW, I was trying to book L'Trimm at the park but McDonalds won't let them have the days off. LOL. Are the trunks of their cars still filled with Rockford Fosgates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisFL Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 "International Travel Destination"........translation= there's mexican maids in the hotels and we get a few people from Canada sometimes. As far as the name: "Stupid is as stupid does"......time for a countdown to failure of this park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electerik Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 Eh, whatever. It's not that bad. They needed a new name and they wanted to stick with a music theme. There's been a lot of posters claiming they could do better, but the only examples I'm seeing are generic, difficult-to-copyright names like "Music Park." I'm sure the new owners, and the vast majority of the general public, don't associate the term Freestyle with any particular type of music, but will instead just read the name as "all types of music park." The logo is pretty basic, but as another poster pointed out, so are Six Flags' and Cedar Fair's. Maybe they want it to be basic so they can put little triple doodles on sidewalks and park benches. As for failure...well, yeah, they might. But remember, they don't have to make as much money as the previous owners did, because they spent far, far less to buy the park than the previous owners did to build it. And finally, while I'm being contrarian, I'll leave you with this thought: I'll take funky and slightly amateurish over slick and corporate any day--especially since slick and corporate already failed so hard. /Where are all the folks who normally complain about people complaining about names? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netdvn Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 ^ I totally agree with you! The name isn't too bad and the logo looks FAR better than CF's boring businesslike logos. The name could've been MUCH worse anyway. After reading the interview, the new owners seem to be focusing more on family attractions and getting their name out. I have a feeling this park does have a chance with the new owners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CKY Lunatic Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 Wow. I never post here, but I had to post this time. I can NOT believe they went with that name. I laughed really hard for a really long time when I read it. Wow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gisco Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 $39.95 for a ticket still seems a little high for that park Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixflagsguy5 Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 After reading this I've realized that I have to go to this park this year if I ever wanna ride those 5 coasters. I think this will cause them to lose park visitors. Can't wait to go to Freestyle Music Park.... Lose visitors? There weren't very many visitors the first time around. Yea yea the name sucks, we got that the first few times it was said. What truly matters is whether they will survive this time around, and if they lower the ticket cost, I'm sure they will. I think Kennywood and Dollywood are stupid names, but that never stopped me from going. I'm sure that out of the few people that went to the park in the first place, a good percentage of those people went because of the Hard Rock name. Hard Rock Cafe and Hard Rock Hotel have a reputation and I'm sure that some of the people that went to the park went because of that. Lowering their ticket price will help them, but that's not going to turn the park around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeemerBoy Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 $39.95 for a ticket still seems a little high for that park I agree. I'd rather put that towards a good round of golf in the area, than an average credit run. By the way, it's a day later......and the name still sucks just as bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpengeist04 Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 $39.95 for a ticket still seems a little high for that park I agree, but look how much Wild Adventures charges. ...And all they really have is a decent woodie, a Boomerang, and a crappy SLC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeemerBoy Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 Just had this conversation with a co-worker: Me: "Oh, I was just looking about news on the now "Freestyle Music Park" in Myrtle Beach. Co-worker: "What's that?" Me: "A theme park that used to be called Hard Rock Park. You know, like the restaurants of the same name. It opened last year, but didn't even last a whole season." Co-worker: "Hard Rock? You mean those restaurants are still around?" Oh yeah, and we live within range of where the park should have been advertising in the first place. Not important, really. Just amusing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niiicolaaah Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 I don't think the name is that horrible. Freestyle Parks I suppose is the name of the chain they are trying to create. So really, the name of the park is "Music Park". Just think, there are water parks out there called "Water World"... is it really that bad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philrad71 Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 ^Only if they can come up with much cooler names like... http://www.waterwizz.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginzo Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 And finally, while I'm being contrarian, I'll leave you with this thought: I'll take funky and slightly amateurish over slick and corporate any day--especially since slick and corporate already failed so hard. But they're not going for funky and amateurish. They're charging $40 and trying to do the Cedar Fair thing without an established following. Or a lot of rides or anything. They're doing a cheap knock off of a failed concept. What makes them think that people will be any more interested in this concept than they were last year? I think the haters are right. They need to think this through more if they aren't going to become the third straight failure in this amusement park Bermuda Triangle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFrombaugh Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 I don't think the name is that horrible. Freestyle Parks I suppose is the name of the chain they are trying to create. So really, the name of the park is "Music Park". Just think, there are water parks out there called "Water World"... is it really that bad? I think they said somewhere in the press release that they chose to put "Freestyle Music" as two words on there as a move to make it more attractive to families or a wider music-oriented audience or something. MAYBE they intend to make a "Freestyle Parks" chain, but I highly doubt this place will survive long enough for them to do it. Like ginzo said, it seems like a cheap Cedar Fair-style attempt to redress an already-failed park. At least the name "Water World" has kind of a relevant adventure sound to it...When I heard the name "Freestyle Music Park" and saw the logo I instantly thought "Laser Quest-style flourescent rehab with guitar props and Baiyon's "Mixed Waste 4.2" playing over the speakers." It seems like Flight Deck, Backlot Stunt Coaster, and Freestyle Music Park are all in a fierce fight over who gets to have the worst and dumbest new name for an existing ride/park. Just watch...when Texas Giant comes out of its 2010 rehab it'll be renamed to "Time Travel Kaboom" to signify that its like going back to when it was still a good ride, or something... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electerik Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 Just watch...when Texas Giant comes out of its 2010 rehab it'll be renamed to "Time Travel Kaboom" to signify that its like going back to when it was still a good ride, or something... I think "Time Travel Kaboom" would be an awesome name for just about anything, personally. But shouldn't it be "Texas Time Travel Kaboom"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 Did anyone read the article posted a few pages back? The Freestyle name comes from the Russian partners who are developing a park in Russia under that banner. So as someone (packfanlv or Robb) pointed to a couple of pages back with Chinese naming conventions, "lost in translation" also plays a part in this name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrownStreak Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 theme including...Christian Rock?! That almost seems to beg for a photo shop contest. How would you theme a ride to Christian Rock? I mean Christian Bale I can see that, but Christian Rock?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 How would you theme a ride to Christian Rock? Take all of the elements that made the ride thrilling and scary and remove them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netdvn Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 Build a roller coaster with religious symbols and electric guitars and call it Christian Rock Coaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisFL Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 Reminds me of trying to design a thrill ride for the Holy Land Experience, the Holy Roller Coaster was the most popular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 theme including...Christian Rock?! That almost seems to beg for a photo shop contest. How would you theme a ride to Christian Rock? I mean Christian Bale I can see that, but Christian Rock?! Obviously, you've never ridden . . . . . . eXodus! (OK, it is a pretty lame, pseudo-Photoshop job.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost007jas Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 ^ Hahaha! That's awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six Flags Enthuseast Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 ^^LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!! You could name it Holy Coaster: Salvation the Ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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