AFLAC and Six Flags - CoasterBuzz

http://www.usatoday.com/money/mear.htm

AFLAC's going to sponsor 18 wooden rollercoasters at SF parks nationwide. ""An AFLAC 'quack' will sound at the start of the ride."" Now, that will be annoying...

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"It's Deja Vu all over again." - Yogi Berra *** This post was edited by redman822 on 5/17/2001. ***

Ah, jeez, what's next? I suppose some day they will have announcements like "the climb up (coaster name here)'s lift hill is brought to you by Greedy Corp" and "the airtime you feel on on these bunny hops is sponsored by ShowMeMoney Company." AS YOU ARE RIDING, no less!
Things like this annoy the hell out of me. Makes me think of good 'ole Charlie Brown: "I can't stand it!"

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Mother, did it need to be so high? *** This post was edited by MABrider on 5/17/2001. ***

http://www.usatoday.com/money/mear.htm

Try this link.

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BMCOASTER

bmcoaster@wi.rr.com

Great, not only the stupid quack at the beginning of the ride, but if there is a line, we have to watch AFLAC commercials in the queue. I think most of us go to parks to get AWAY from this kind of stuff and be entertained. I don't think watching commericals instead of music videos etc qualifies as entertainment. It is annoyance.

I know if i have to watch the same thing being advertised over and over again while waiting in line, it will not leave a favorable impression of the company in my mind, which is the ultimate goal of advertising. *** This post was edited by super7 on 5/17/2001. ***

This just mean's more money for more roller coaster's. I can put up with a duck as long as it brings more money for coaster's.

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Army rangers lead the way

AFLAC The Boss... AFLAC Viper... AFLAC Psyclone... AFLAC Texas Giant... yuck! I think I'd rather give more money for more coasters to parks that like their guests a little more. Sponsorships are great, don't get me wrong, but a duck quack at the start of each ride? Insurance commercials? And those poor ride ops listening to quacks all day!

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Quack, quack... quack, quack, quack... quack quackquackquackquackquack!

Hilarious! LOL! Thank goodness I don't ride many of Six Flag's wooden coasters.

anybody know which rides?

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Six Flags Worlds of Adventures opens May 4, 2001 at 5:00 pm. SFWoA 115 years young in 2003.
"I dress myself" Ralph Wiggum

I hate that duck!

Go watch the Mighty Ducks! Quack!

But see, you all missed the most scary part in the news article. It says that Six Flags is going to sell toy ducks at its parks. It also says that the ducks have a voice chip that 'quacks'. Now, imagine all the youth groups where all the kids are using their ducks to quack at each other. The quacking of the coaster will be nothing compared to the hour long queues of that nonsense.
lata,
jeremy
--who is suddenly having flashbacks of the 'squeaky rubber hammers' and 'click-clack' toys...

2Hostyl said:
The quacking of the coaster will be nothing compared to the hour long queues of that nonsense.

Never even thought of that. Suddenly a summer of avoiding Six "AFLAC" Flags seems like a good idea...
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