[MarkD]

I don't know how many of you have listened or seen any of Paramount's Carowinds commercials but I have noticed all year and especially the last month a change in the style and ending message.

Example of older ending message: Paramount's Carowinds Amusement Park, where Families come to play.

Example of new ending message: Paramount's Carowinds, where Hollywood comes to life, or, where you can ride the movies.

I have noticed more and more "Hollywood" style advertisements, commercials and messages coming thru the air-ways. These are more professionally done and have the feel of a Hollywood production. I listen to a lot of stations on the way to and from work as I hate talk shows so I change stations often and I hear most of these on 97.9, 95.1, and 92.3 in the afternoon.

With the addition of Boomerang Bays, Borg, Nickelodeon, The Italian Job, Scooby Doo's Haunted Mansion and with the themeing that has came lately it appears to me that they seriously want us to ride the movies. To me, that's great, but at the same time could that also mean the end of our dreams of a hyper coaster or other types of flats?

What commercials have you seen or heard lately?

[Dukeis#1]

The ones I've seen (or heard on the radio) always end with "The Best in Hollywood Entertainment...Now Playing" or sometimes it's shortened to "Paramount's Carowinds...Now Playing"

I think they'll continue to add big rides, it's just that now they'll be more themed and have storylines and such.

[carowindsfreak13]

Very Intersesting.

[CarowindsThrills]

Yah I've been hearing these for a while now. They do seem to sound and even look more professional.

[bgwfreak]

The only ones that I'm really excited about are the ones with me in them

I haven't seen too many commericals the past few weeks though.

[montumax]

Cool beans dude. Very interesting.

seriously...

I can't wait to see the promos and billboards for Scarowinds. I really liked the ones that they've done in the past. I like the one that said something about Freddy being a sissy with clip on nails (or something like that.)

[bgwfreak]

Yeah I do remember that one now. Those were hillarious.

[montumax]

While over in Charlotte today, I saw two of the Scarowinds billboards. As in the past, they're following a pattern with different sayings on each one. The first one I saw "Pet Semetary 2 42% Scary/ Scarowinds 100% Scary." The other one was "Donald Trump's Hair 77 % Scary/ Scarowinds 100% Scary." The first was near the Billy Graham exit on 85 and the other was getting on 277 coming from uptown.

Anybody seen anymore?

[swampfox43]

That reminds me of 2 years ago when Carowinds had the billboard for Scarowinds that actually made the news. The billboard had a picture of Ray Wooldridge, who some of you locals may remember as being part owner of the old Charlotte Hornets NBA team. Ray was not a pretty picture and many of the morning radio shows would make fun of his looks. He wasn't well liked either especially since he garnered the move to New Orleans with George Shinn. Anyway, the billboard had his picture with the word "Scary" under it, and then the Scarowinds logo with "Scarier" under it...I laughed so hard I almost wet myself!

[coasterdude89]

The billboard had his picture with the word "Scary" under it, and then the Scarowinds logo with "Scarier" under it...I laughed so hard I almost wet myself!

That is so funny!!! I wish that I could have seen that one. I don't think that I have ever seen a billboard about Carowinds or Scarowinds. Maybe its becuase I don't look at billboards that much unless they catch my eye. I've never been to Scarowinds, I will go this year though. Hopefully get to ride the Borg at night if the line isn't that long. I know yall are going to get so mad at me and laugh at me for saying this, but I have yet to even go to Carowinds this season, I am planning to go when it opens back up after its closed for 2 weekends. So don't, oh what's that word, flame me. OKAY!!!!

[bgwfreak]

...The other one was "Donald Trump's Hair 77 % Scary

Anybody seen anymore?

LOL!!!!

I've wondered about that for the last year. How can a guy with so much money, not find a decent barber in New York????

I haven't seen any of them yet, but I don't drive much either. (Ride the bus downtown every day).

[Trev32]

The other one was "Donald Trump's Hair 77 % Scary/ Scarowinds 100% Scary."

LOL!! that's funny!