29yrswithaGApass Posted August 9, 2010 Report Share Posted August 9, 2010 A new album has been created in our history gallery - Great Adventure Media Invitations. It will serve as a repository for all the great invitations that have been sent out to the news and media representatives over the years. To kick-off the collection, we will first look at the 2008 invitation for The Dark Knight Coaster. The mailing envelope featured some great Dark Knight graphics: The outside of the invitation seemed formal and 'official' (front & back): However, the inside seemed chaotic and a real mess.... almost like a joke! The key to the confusion was explained on the Joker's playing card (front & back) inside the invitation: Following the instructions, the real details of the invitation glowed in the dark: Very clever! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgegoat Posted August 10, 2010 Report Share Posted August 10, 2010 That was very genius...too bad the ride wasn't as much. Yet I still ride it everytime I go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted August 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 Next up, one of the other Batman coasters... Batman The Ride. The cover: The pop-up style inside: And the back: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted August 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 In 1992, the Batman Stunt Arena was the new attraction: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted August 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 The Man of Steel flew into the park in 2003. His invitation also included audio - the Superman theme song played when the card was opened! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gafreak Posted August 24, 2010 Report Share Posted August 24, 2010 how do you get those invitations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddyChrist Posted August 25, 2010 Report Share Posted August 25, 2010 (edited) You gotta know the right people! I wonder what Viper's looked like Edited August 25, 2010 by BuddyChrist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted August 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2010 ^ I'll have to see if I can hunt one of those down! The ShockWave had two invitations, both of them tapping into the "Wheel of Fortune" games show popularity in 1990. First the teaser invite: And the actual invitation: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted September 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 Here is a really big invitation for a really big ride... Kingda Ka! The invite asks this question on one side: and this question on the other: By unfolding the card, the questions are answered and new ones are asked: When the invitation has been totally unfolded it looks like this on the inside: And the back looks like this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gafreak Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 That's cool, Harry do you get to go to all these invites? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted September 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 I haven't been to all of them but many, either with the American Coaster Enthusiasts or GAH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted November 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2010 Here is Nitro's invitation from 2001: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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