macca_boy69 Posted March 19, 2009 Posted March 19, 2009 Theres a few roller coaster/Theme park names. That i Only read. But dont know how they are pronounced. i.e. Ravine Flyer is it RAY-VINE or RAVV-EEEN Geauga Lake. Is it GOI-GA or JEW-AGAH?? Bobbenjaanland ??????? Heide Park Heed or HYE-d Theres many more. Post if you dont know any and people can help us out. Robby
Gav Posted March 19, 2009 Posted March 19, 2009 Surely you know how to pronounce ravine? Its a common noun (A Ravine being a small, deep valley).... "Ra Veen" is the pronunciation anyway. Geauaga Lake is prononced " 'G' Ah Ga " ( you can hear it here ) Bobbejaanland is pronounced "Bobby Yaan Larnd" ( You can hear it here ) Heide Park is predictably pronounced "Hye 'D' " ( You can hear it here )
macca_boy69 Posted March 19, 2009 Author Posted March 19, 2009 I thought heide was pronounced like that. Its an international name so i thought it might be different. Geuaga makes sense. Ravine i know its a small valley etc. but it could mean anything. Thank you. Robby
larrygator Posted March 19, 2009 Posted March 19, 2009 The Ravine Flyer is named such because it traverses a ravine. "Ra Veen"
davethefish Posted March 19, 2009 Posted March 19, 2009 I know one, herbs! Americans say it without the h, silly people MOD EDIT by larrygator: even though this is in the Random Fourm let's keep this thread limited to park/coasters, versus common words that have two pronunciations.
Calaway Park Posted March 19, 2009 Posted March 19, 2009 Kumali and Kumba. Blahh. I think it's Koo-mahl-ee and Kumba is Koom-ba but is it Koo-mahl-'I?' or "K-uhm-ba?" Thanks =]
Teacups Make Me Sick Posted March 19, 2009 Posted March 19, 2009 What a funny thread...there are so many funny names of coasters...I want to go to Bush Gardens just to hear how to pronounce Sheikra (sp?)...I always think of Shakera (sp?), the singer. Can someone help me out so I dont seem like such a dumb a$$ when I finally go to BG???!!!
ebl Posted March 19, 2009 Posted March 19, 2009 Six (siks) Flags (flags) Magic (ma-jik) Mountain (mown-ten) Not too hard, that one. Robby, I noticed from your location that you're from "Autralia," so I presume English is your primary language. But we have to remember that some park and ride names are not English words---especially themed rides when they're in an area with an ethnic theme. Some areas of the U.S. have a long history of Native American or Hispanic names, so parks and attractions within reflect that. And sometimes a word may have more than one correct pronunciation. Eric
larrygator Posted March 19, 2009 Posted March 19, 2009 What a funny thread...there are so many funny names of coasters...I want to go to Bush Gardens just to hear how to pronounce Sheikra (sp?)...I always think of Shakera (sp?), the singer. Can someone help me out so I dont seem like such a dumb a$$ when I finally go to BG???!!! I say She-Kra, just because that's what everyone else says.
BeemerBoy Posted March 19, 2009 Posted March 19, 2009 I'll go ahead and tackle one that's sure to come up at some point. Lake Winnepesaukah. (Win-eh-pah-soh-ka)
megamatt Posted March 19, 2009 Posted March 19, 2009 There are bumper cars at Lake Winnipesauke in New Hampshire. Winny Pa Sauky
spaceace12 Posted March 19, 2009 Posted March 19, 2009 Voyage, not Voyager.....I have to hold myself back from correcting people at Holiday World when they call it the Voyager.
larrygator Posted March 19, 2009 Posted March 19, 2009 ^That sounds more like a reading problem than a difficult to pronounce word. But I'm not going to make fun of Indiana today.
ParkTrips Posted March 24, 2009 Posted March 24, 2009 I honestly forget Bolliger, I think its pretty basic as in "Ball-ih-ger" but the other one is "Mab-ee-yard"
DiSab Posted March 24, 2009 Posted March 24, 2009 Huh, I always have pronounced it phonetically. Guess I'm wrong.
Jds03 Posted March 24, 2009 Posted March 24, 2009 I used to always pronounce Intamin IN-TAM-IN but then one day I realized it’s INT-AMIN.
coasterdude5 Posted March 25, 2009 Posted March 25, 2009 I used to pronounce Sheikra "She-Kraw" with the emphasis on the second part.
Rocket Rodder Posted March 25, 2009 Posted March 25, 2009 ^ I think it's pronounced SHEE kdah.. I could be wrong though, it could be my latin accent getting in there!
Chris Benvenuto Posted March 25, 2009 Posted March 25, 2009 Ugh, saying some of these names makes my tongue hurt and cry! Thanks for posting some of these, I had no clue on how to say Lake Winnie's name! Now I do! Thanks!
Jds03 Posted March 25, 2009 Posted March 25, 2009 I used to never be able to pronounce Eeanjankia, until I heard Chuck say it in the Fuji-Q video. I actually didn't even realize he said the name at first because I never tried comprehending what it sounded like. Now I can finally say EEE-an-JANI-KA
matt_g Posted March 25, 2009 Posted March 25, 2009 I honestly forget Bolliger, I think its pretty basic as in "Ball-ih-ger" but the other one is "Mab-ee-yard" If you're me, "bee and em" works best.
Sticky Nicky Posted March 26, 2009 Posted March 26, 2009 This isn't a park or coaster but rather a city in which a park is located. Shakopee, MN is commonly mispronounced as Sha-Kop-"E" but is really pronounced "Shock-A-Pee". Shakopee is home to Valleyfair.
Teacups Make Me Sick Posted March 31, 2009 Posted March 31, 2009 Anyone know how to pronounce Gerstlauer?
Tömmioh Posted March 31, 2009 Posted March 31, 2009 ^ I think it's pronounced something like this, "Ge (like the start of the word guest) R (like run) St-Lou -e(h)R (like in louder, without the d)" hmm, sorry, but I don't know how to make that more clear .
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