Volume 1, No. 10. June 15, 2001
The boys of summer
My summer help arrived last week in the persons of
Jon, 14, and Ian, 12, my sons. They have formally joined THE LOOP team as "apprentices."
They will be accompanying me on my tours of parks for the next two months and
helping out in our offices. Ian is a member of the American Coaster Enthusiasts,
and Jon is such go-kart fiend, woe to anyone who tries to pass him. So, if you
call me on my mobile phone (937-321-8290) and I'm driving, it will be Jon's
voice you hear answering. And you can also catch them at our toll-free number,
888-902-LOOP (for those of you outside North America, the office phone number
is 937-296-9796).
Getting the promotion
Lynton Harris' promotion, giving away copies of his
Halloween film "FREAKSHOW" by waiving the license fee, continues in this issue,
and the promotion's introduction in the June 1 LOOP raised a lot of interest.
It also raised a single, prevalent question: "what's the catch?"
The catch is Lynton, president of Sudden Impact! Entertainment Company, has
produced a hugely successful Halloween show in New York, Madison SCARE Gardens.
He has since taken parts of that show on the road, including Paramount's Kings
Island near Cincinnati last Halloween. He has the license for the Mummy by Universal
Studios and is about to open a scare maze based on the popular character at
Dreamworld Theme Park in Queensland, Australia, for a two-month run. By catch
I mean that if you take advantage of his give-away, you will be introduced to
a talent with a track record.
Simply put, Lynton sees THE LOOP as a good way to get connected with other players in the industry and wants to see it succeed.To that we say amen and click here for details on the FREAKSHOW promotion.
Correction
The June 1 issue of THE LOOP listed incorrect measurements
for the "New Arrival" of Indiana Beach's Cornball Express roller coaster. The
figures have since been fixed on that page, but for those of you who read the
original version we wanted to alert you to the correction.
Thank you!
THE LOOP thanks D'Ann Dagen, president of La-De-Da Productions in Fort Worth,
Texas, and president of the International Association of Haunted Attractions
for her help in the production of this issue. She let me camp out in her offices
and use her phone lines to finish writing and uploading this edition of the
newsletter after I wrapped up my coverage of the Texas Wild! opening at the
Fort Worth Zoo. Thank you, D'Ann.
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