Steel Dragon logo - CoasterBuzz

Anyone have any idea why the logo on the front car is in English?

Because Morgan designed and built it.
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Holy Ihst! Go see "Blast!"!!
"I'm on a drinking team with a bowling problem..."

Unlike the US, most other nations speak more than 1 language! That's why, and also what force312 said.

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Yeah that's true too. Many other countries learn English as a second language. I know in Germany (help me out some of you German members) they learn English in 5th grade and in 7th they are supposed to learn a 2nd foreign language .

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Holy Ihst! Go see "Blast!"!!
"I'm on a drinking team with a bowling problem..."

The fact that it was built by a US company doesn't hold up. We have plenty coasters here don't have foreign name regardless of who built them. Also, I realize that they may know English but that still doesn't explain why they wouldn't use their own language. They must take pride in having the ride so why would they name it in another language?

Every ride there was in english. I have pictures of most of the stuff there, and I can't finde any rides in Japanese. Same for Fujikyu Highland, and Korakuen. Also, Tokyo DIsneyland had all their signs in English, but several of the rides had Japanese soundtracks (Haunted Mansion, Splash Mountain, but stragely not the Pirates of the Caribbean)
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Yeah Jeff, that's right. The Japanese like the sound of English regardless if it is their language or not. Being married to a Japanese woman, I can seriously attest to this. We are definitely in the minority here in the US when it comes to speaking one language, as it seems most countries' schools stress the learning of more than one language. English is the most desired-to-speak language in the world, so we tend to take it for granted somewhat. By the way, Japanese usually have Kanjis placed on products with their english names superimposed over the top for maximum effect. If you don't believe me about the Japanese love for the English language, just check out http://www.engrish.com That should set you straight. :)
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Yeah, what nasai said.... I, too, have been to Japan, and am studying the language right now. English is very fashionable in Japan. It is not uncommon to see Japanese youngsters wearing T-shirts with English phrases that make no sense at all. When you ask what it means, they usually don't know...but it apparantly looks cool to them and their peers. Also, much of the Japanese language is borrowed from a number of foreign countries. Instead of coming up with translations, they leave the word's pronunciation as close to the original as possible, and spell it with an alphabet used specifically for foreign words: katakana. Also, they use English extensively where tourism is desired, hoping that familiarity will entice more English speakers.

*** This post was edited by cmiesen on 11/4/2001. ***

Pretty obvious, English is our language, but Draken Fire is in German, but yet oh its here in the USA. It might add to the theming of the ride.