maXair Media Day?

Is there going to be a media day for maXair or is that for the major attractions only?

there is a media day for any new ride

Yep. And the cool part is that they also open up all of the other good rides.

Maxair is a major attraction. Just because it's not a coaster doesn't mean it's not worth media attention. And if you have ever rode a ride like it, you know how cool it is!

I wonder if they are going to have the first to ride auction?

MaXair Media Day will be held May 6th this year I believe.

rolo, Why would a park open other rides and distract attention from the ride that everyone is there to see? To tell you the truth, I don't remember reading about a park that ever opened "all of the other good rides" on a certain ride's media day.
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I didn't read anything about a media day on here so I'd thought I'd ask.

rolo said:
Yep. And the cool part is that they also open up all of the other good rides.

Yes, the other rides will be running on Media Day, but that is for employee training only. The only ride that the Media and the Guests that get invited can ride is maXair.

How does one get invited to media day?

I'm still waiting for my entusiast invite. ;) I also figured they'd give me ERT on TTD while they were at it. ;)

I can just say this: A Giant Huss Frissbee is a BIG plus to have, for any park around. I tried the Sledge Hammer at Bobbejaanland, Belgium and I must say; that is one scary hell-of-a-ride!! The feeling of weightlessness is amazing, and the G-forces really does their thing to your stomach. By the way, I live in Denmark, and will be going (for the first time) to CP from june 7th - june 16th. I can´t even begin to describe how exited I am. :)) Sry, for getting a little off-topic. All enjoy maXair, it WILL blow you away for sure! Happy season, everyone

You have to be well known to in the enthusiast world or part of the media.

This thread seems to come up every year, just by reading past threads... "Media Day" is for - the media! Best way to get invited probably would be to be *gasp* a reporter for a news station or such since its not a all day ERT deal, it is a working day. From what it seems like, parks sometimes invite a few enthusiasts to smile for the cameras, but its a serious event so for the most part you really got to know the park. I wouldn't worry about getting invited, you really arn't missing anything. My guess is with all the audio/video stuff the ride is down more than up(to change cameras, wait for live remotes, etc.)... I think I remember reading for Top Thrill Dragster on Media Day the line was over an hour because not only of ride problems but because of the camera stuff.

AdrenalineJunkie said:
How does one get invited to media day?

By getting an invitation in the mail.

I hope MaxAir Media Day goes more smoothly than the one for TTD.

I arrived for TTD Media Day at 5:15 a.m. with hopes of getting in plenty of rides, but ride problems and the aforementioned camera issues conspired against me. When it was all said and done, I had ONE ride. It was a great ride, but I'd hoped for sooooo much more.

My expectations for multiple rides stemmed from stories I'd heard about Wicked Twister Media Day the year before. I heard various accounts of getting multiple rides. But ... different ride, different story.

Alas, my first -- and probably only -- Media Day was a bit of a disappointment. But hey, I still got to ride the new coaster before most people who wanted to ride TTD.

So, I can't complain (too much).

AdrenalineJunkie said:
How does one get invited to media day?

By being (gasp!) a member of the media!

Media Day isn't for Coaster enthusiast. Only for people who are doing a story on the ride or doing Camera for the rides.

TTD media day was total bust. I also got there around 5am and only got 2 rides in 6 hours. Even with the horendous wait times CP still made the day enjoyable with plenty of free pop, food, and merchandise. I would expect maXair's media day to be similar to WT's were you could get almost too many rides and start to feel sick.

At this year's No Coaster Con, Cedar Point had so many givaways, they had to recruit like 6 people to pass it all out... Most of them were like teenagers. And then when they were done, Bryan Edwards said that they were all going to media day on May 5th... Lucky kids. *** Edited 3/28/2005 5:26:51 PM UTC by MForce310***