Hershey Teasing 2008 Attraction

I got the same e-mails AirTime did, one of them written in binary. I'm definitely enjoying the chase!

I'm hoping for an Intamin Hyper, but the price tag seems a bit low.

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Lord Gonchar said:
This is the first I've looked at this thread since the whole 'nantimi' thing started. Hilarious stuff!

Are you guys really still unsure whether or not this is a viral campaign?

Really?

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My throat's a bit scratchy today, and I'm sneezing, but I thought it was just allergies. ;)

This is hilarious.

Why would Hershey even consider doing this? It's not like the name "Intamin" means anything to anyone aside from a few thousand coaster enthusiasts, so why would they bother?

Perhaps HP's PR person has WAYYYY too much time on his/her hands.

Perhaps we all do too?

I just noticed something new...

On each of the nantimi pages there is a quote on the left side of the page. If you hover the cursor over the quote, a message pops up that says "Things are not what they seem, Mr. Hypershaker".

I don't know what it means, but it is the third reference I've seen of the word 'hyper' and the second usage of the 'hypershaker' term.

sigh.

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Rob Ascough said:
This is hilarious.

Why would Hershey even consider doing this? It's not like the name "Intamin" means anything to anyone aside from a few thousand coaster enthusiasts, so why would they bother?

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No, Rob. I meant it the other way:

This is clearly a viral marketing thing. Most likely done by the park (or someone they hired to do it).

Ok so then what is/could/would a Hyper"shaker" be? Or is the "shaker" part just a separate meaningless word? Or is the "shaker" a clue as to the name of the ride?

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BigJim4Life said:
Ok so then what is/could/would a Hyper"shaker" be? Or is the "shaker" part just a separate meaningless word? Or is the "shaker" a clue as to the name of the ride?

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It's a clue to point you to the word Hypershaker - which can be found on the 'jobs' page listed as a proficiency requirement for a product that doesn't exist.

Click it and send an email to hyper@nantimi.com

You get back and email that is simple a page of binary code and signed by "Brian Inary" (get it?)

Decode the binary and it says:

ckret@nantimi.com has the answers you seek. All will be known soon...you will know sooner.

ckret = secret (get it, again?)

Send an email there and as far as I know, nothing happens.

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Lord Gonchar said:This is clearly a viral marketing thing. Most likely done by the park (or someone they hired to do it).

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I'm just not seeing the PAYOFF....

Am I so blinded by the notion of an Intamin hyper that I'm not seeing how this helps Hershey make more money (the reason they're in business in the first place, if I follow the Gonch theory all the way home - and I do)...

Maybe I've just built up an immunity to all forms of marketeering? ;)

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Send an email there and as far as I know, nothing happens.

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Just to update myself - if you send an email there you receive:

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Now is not the time for formal contact and there IS more to come.

For them 9.27, you 9.26.

more later.

> ??????

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Perhaps clues as to the correct login/password combo?

Although I suspect those credentials will come in the 9/26 email that ckret@nantimi indirectly promises.

Just one last update.

As if there was still any question as to the intentions, just check the IP of the emails you get from 'nantimi'

Here's the lowdown:

IP Country: United States
IP Address State: Pennsylvania
IP Address City: Hershey
IP Postcode: 17033
Organization: Hershey Entertainment and Resort Co.

I'm such a stick in the mud. ;)

In its final years Hershey's 5-wheel Cuddle Up was called the Coal Shaker. Maybe it is going to be a 10-wheel Cuddle Up! I wish.

You guys are doing a lot of work for something they will probably cancel 5 minutes after they announce it. Since it is HP, I want to see vertical construction before I get excited.

^ Because of a one time fluke, you no longer trust Hershey's announcements? Gimme a break.

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Lord Gonchar said:

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BigJim4Life said:
Ok so then what is/could/would a Hyper"shaker" be? Or is the "shaker" part just a separate meaningless word? Or is the "shaker" a clue as to the name of the ride?

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It's a clue to point you to the word Hypershaker - which can be found on the 'jobs' page listed as a proficiency requirement for a product that doesn't exist.

Click it and send an email to hyper@nantimi.com

You get back and email that is simple a page of binary code and signed by "Brian Inary" (get it?)

Decode the binary and it says:

ckret@nantimi.com has the answers you seek. All will be known soon...you will know sooner.

ckret = secret (get it, again?)

Send an email there and as far as I know, nothing happens.

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Gonch...buddy ol' pal...if you go back and look at my posts a few pages back...I've done all that already long before now ;)

So we both wasted our time. ;)

The VanGogh quote (on the portfolio page) says "this must mean something...everything has a purpose."

Also, click on the very faint link /themtravelled.thRu and you get an image that appears to be a faxed message to someone named Kate from Luke Nanavati. I think BigJim mentioned this one before.

Aww, c'mon, don't be a bunch of sticks in the mud. It's a scavenger hunt. what else do you have to do for the next 3 weeks anyway? ;)

Another thing, when I checked this before, the letters t,f,l, and i were blackened out from the link to the portfolio. Now they're all bright white again. *** Edited 9/10/2007 8:22:20 PM UTC by RatherGoodBear***

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RatherGoodBear said:Another thing, when I checked this before, the letters t,f,l, and i were blackened out from the link to the portfolio. Now they're all bright white again.

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^Means we're going to get a LIFT instead of a launch...woohooo! ;)

Either that, or it means we're just going to *flit* from solution to solution until the REAL answer is delivered... :)

They should announce this on 11-4-08, anyone get it?