Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Just found this on YouTube.com It's a shortened version of the King's Island episode, which VH1 made into a 'Pop Up Video' episode. It's very funny. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_eeDOUl6rY" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...eDOUl6rY</a>
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA And I did not know that The Partridge Family also went to King's Island. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Jn9Lb-BS2Q&feature=related" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...=related</a>
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan I didn't know the Partridge Family went there! How in the world did i miss an episode?
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA In the first part of that Pop Up Brady video it reads "The studio that produced both shows also owned the park" I'm not sure about that. At the time of the filming, King's Island was part of Taft Entertainment. Taft did own Hanna-Barbera (which is why The Banana Splits, Hair Bear Bunch and others were in the park), but the parks didn't go to Paramount until the early 90s. Wonder if the researchers doing 'Pop Up Video' just didn't realize all that. Or did Taft have something to do with The Brady Bunch and The Partridge Family?
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom I just read all about it. Paramount had stake in Taft Entertainment.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Where did you read it, Kennesaw Tom? I can't find anything about Paramount being part of Taft Entertainment when King's Island opened.
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kings_Island" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K...s_Island</a> "Early on, Kings Island was nationally promoted in two well-known ABC sitcoms. Each filmed an episode on location at the park: The Partridge Family in 1972 and The Brady Bunch the following year in 1973. Both sitcoms were produced by Paramount Studios, who just happened to be a large shareholder in the Taft Broadcasting Company."
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA <Early on, Kings Island was nationally promoted in two well-known ABC sitcoms. Each filmed an episode on location at the park: The Partridge Family in 1972 and The Brady Bunch the following year in 1973. Both sitcoms were produced by Paramount Studios, who just happened to be a large shareholder in the Taft Broadcasting Company.> Yes. I've read that passage on Wikipedia, but I can't verify it anywhere else.
Originally Posted By brotherdave Just a quick correction about the theme park in the into to the Banana Splits, it was NOT Kings Island as that park opened in 1972. It was actually TWO different parks: Most scense were filmed at Coney Island in Cincinnati, which is still there, only just a smaller version of itself and a few were filmed at Six Flags Over Texas. Taft owned and operated Coney Island beginning in the mid-1960s, but due to the park's location along the Ohio River, it was prone to occasional severe flooding and could not be expanded easily due to the land it was built on. So Taft decided to "move" the park to what is now Kings Island, about 30 miles northeast of the city. Most of the rides were moved to the new park. But in a "weird" deal, the orginal park was sold to a new operator and was allowed to continue as a smaller amusement park which is still there today. Sadly, the two classic wooden roller coasters were destroyed, but the famous Sunlite Pool remained.
Originally Posted By brotherdave More info on the Banana Splits opening: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banana_Splits" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B...a_Splits</a> And on Coney Island, Cincinnati: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coney_Island,_Cincinnati,_Ohio" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C...ti,_Ohio</a>
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Thanks so much for the clarification on that, brotherdave. I've always thought it was King's Island.
Originally Posted By brotherdave I always thought it was Kings Island, too, Jim until I became interested in the history of amusement parks. Since most of the rides shown in the opening were moved to Kings Island in 1972, it's easy to see why! If anyone's interested, here's an excellent book on the history of Coney Island, including the early years up to moving the rides to Kings Island and the Taft ownership days, and beyond to what the park is like today: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Cincinnatis-Coney-Island-Charles-Jacques/dp/0961439289" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/Cincinna...61439289</a>
Originally Posted By brotherdave And now back to our featured discussion of the 50's Prime Time Cafe!!! (Which by the way I've always enjoyed!)
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: Yes, the Prime Time is certainly a favorite place to dine for Orwen and I. (We won't bother to speak for the third member of our coven, since she prefers to dine in the Florida swamps whenever she's not catching slimy things in Morva.) Anyway, there are some truly delicious waiters who work at the Prime Time. There's one in particular I like to keep company with as often as possible. But I won't say his name. I'm keeping him all to myself...
Originally Posted By DyGDisney We had preferred seating reservations there when we went in October. We were SO excited for the experience. We arrived about 10 minutes before our seating time and were told they were so overbooked our wait would be at least 45 minutes. We decided not to wait because we only had 1/2 day on our trip for Hollywood Studios. We were so disappointed not to be able to eat there, but it will give us something to look forward to when we go back!
Originally Posted By standor Maybe we were there on a bad food day,but most things that we ordered tasted bad. I ordered mashed sweet potato and all I could taste were salt and pepper. I'll visit Hollywood and Vine before I go to Prime Time again. There food is delicious.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo I don't think you are alone standor. Our last trip I was looking forward to it most of all our dining reservations. We arrived and waited about 40 minutes. We had a waitress who was not in character and frankly could care less. The food was below average. And the desert menu was normal (no view master). It was one of the biggest disappointments of the trip (I prefer Sci Fi Dine In based on the experiences we have had). The real fun meal of that trip (other than the FAB LP Lunch in the Land) was at Whispering Canyon - now that place was fun, and good food too!
Originally Posted By KCCHIEF that is exactly what happened to us.... I had heard and read all about this place and was excited to dine there.. Our waitress did not smile one time and there was no kidding. We were in a small room with another family and she did not interact with them either... The food was not that great either...
