Thrill Ride Sponsership.

I have seen "this ride is sponsored by" signs several places before but I never really knew what exactly why a corporations sponsored a coaster/thrill ride and how much they pay for a new attraction. Batman TR @ SFGAm is sponsered by Duracell, Demon is sponsered by Stridex, Shockwave was sponsered by Pringals. How does a corporation sponser a ride? Have they ever payed for the entire ride? Do parks usually accept the highest bidder, and why are not all coasters/rides sponsered? Oh, are there sponserships that pay for maintenance etc. for an alloted number of years and is that why other rides change or get a sponsorship like Ice Mountain Splash @ SFGAm that I haven't seen operate since Ice Mountain water sponsered the ride. Sorry everything is kind of confused and disorganized, but if you can answer any of these questions, it would be greatly appreciated.

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I'm thinking the corporation sponsors the ride or show to pay for it's maintenance/operation. I believe Batman was once sponsored by a local radio station and Coca Cola one year as well.
*** This post was edited by chiatrain 5/15/2003 8:59:26 AM ***

It's no different than selling signage or even naming rights in sports stadiums. Basically the highest bidder pays to have their name on the ride.

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Eastcoaster
Goal for 2003: Match Gonchar's Dorney Visits
Currently at 1

Don't forget Viper sponsored by Roller Coaster Tycoon. That's always been my favorite (and probably the most logical) sponsorship.

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Maihama, Maihama Desu

The most logical sponsership would have been Shockwave @ SFGAm sponsored by....... Advil!!!

How about Iron Wolf sponsored by Viagra because that is the only way you will be able to get it up after riding the Wolf!!!

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Bob Hansen
Resident Airtime Whore

I don't know about your "issues" Bob, but I have rode Wolfie many times and have no problems...perhaps your issues have another cause! ;) ;) ROFLMAO

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--George H
---Superman the ride...coming to a SF park near you soon...
Currency tracking experiment... http://www.wheresgeorge.com (Referring to The "George" on the $1 bill - Not Me)

Rolling Thunder at SFGAdv is (or at least WAS) sponsored by Stridex....the motto was..."No grease here"...;)
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Depends adult undergarments took notice of the fact that Dragster lines were so long CP was handing out bathroom passes. They decided to pay for ride sponsorship. Their slogan:

"If you don't need us in line you'll need us on the launch!"

mOOSH [thanks bASS!]

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"I don't like poop singers." Peabody, discussing American Idol.

Sponsorship is a simple concept. By allowing an attraction to be sponsored, the park creates additional revenue by charging the sponsor to plaster their name all over the ride. The sponsor does this because it is good exposure. A full que of people getting their products name drilled into their brains. Some parks do this, some dont. Really it just depends on whether or not the park wants to do it. Having sponsors certainly takes away from the "family" park atmosphere, instead creating a "money, money, money" environment.

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Is that Freedom Rock? Well turn it up dude !!

Mind Eraser, SLC @ SFA, sponsored by Corn Nuts.

Tagline: Hold on to your ears!

lata, jeremy

--not creative enough to make this stuff up

Pepsi paid Blackpool Pleasure Beach a million pounds (alledgedly 12% of the total cost) for the sponsorship of the BIG ONE, which became the PEPSI MAX BIG ONE for at least a year. I don´t know if the ride still has the suffix, but I think it was a clever way to promote the brand name by making it part of the ride name.

Is Goodyear sponsoring TTD in any way? I saw the label on the fake tires.

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"In the summer I wear my tube-top and Eddie takes me to the Goodyear drag-strip."

No, thoes say goodyear because they are REAL drag tires!

Real drag tires?! Thats amazing. Those things are quite heavy. I really thought they must be fake. But its just a two person car, so it will compensate the weight.

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"In the summer I wear my tube-top and Eddie takes me to the drag-strip."

Who sponsors Playstation: The Ride?

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A day is a drop of water in the ocean of eternity. A week is seven drops.

Riddler's Revenge is sponsored by AOL... You can insert your own punchline for that one. :)

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Den said:
Who sponsors Playstation: The Ride?

Nintendo?

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Dirtiest line uttered in 1964 flim: "How kind of you to let me come." Eliza Doolittle, "My Fair Lady"

lol

ah the Irn Bru Revolution at BPPB still has it;s huge Irn Bru sign and the voice over the loudspeaker going ' Lets see what the Irn Bru Revolution can do for you...' And yea, It is still the Pepsi Max Big one i believe, they still have the huge pepsi can which the train goes through before the start of the lift.

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Colossus [1]
Nemesis: Inferno [6]

What does the Irn Bru company do?

CFM....Georgia Scorcher is also sponsored by AOL....I think they like sponsoring stand-ups because of the obvious marketing tie-in....Slow loading times...;)
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