#1 Have fun with fonts Typeface is not subject to copyright, which means you can illustrate the words “Cedar Point” in a variety of iconic styles (such as the 1980s NASA worm logo, Star Wars, Pac-Man, or Indiana Jones) and then share the image on social media.

#2 Play with the format in order to take up space in the Twitter timeline

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#3 Update POV ride videos Update older POV ride videos with the newest GoPro for better video quality and image stabilization. Make sure the videos are taken on warm, blue-sky summer mornings. (The trees don’t have leaves on them in the 2020 Steel Vengeance official POV video on YouTube.)

Every major ride should have a POV video, off-ride video, or both. (Off-ride videos are better for spinning rides.)

#4 Post panoramas and 360-degree photos for a more immersive experience Post a panorama or 360-degree photo to Facebook so that people can look around by moving their phone. This will give them the feeling of actually standing on the midway, or inside a ride terminal waiting to board.

#5 Create 360-degree videos YouTube and Facebook both allow 360-degree videos, so take advantage. You can make these with a GoPro Max or similar camera like an Insta360. The Giant Wheel is well-suited for a 360-degree video.

#6 Make time-lapse videos Make time-lapse videos of individual rides by capturing shots from late afternoon until after the park closes at night, to show the lights turning on as the sky gets dark. Then set to music.

#7 Tell a story through a time-lapse video montage Edit short clips of time-lapse videos taken throughout the season together into one longer video. This way, you can include a variety of locations and perspectives, and vary the length of the time-lapse interval depending on what kind of scene you want to show. Examples to include:

• A view of the park during sunrise from atop Valravn
• The park coming to life as crowds pour in when the gates open
• Buckets moving across the Sky Ride
• A succession of roller coaster trains loading and unloading in their terminal
• Roller coasters going up and down the first hill
• Different rides lighting up as it gets dark
• A view of the park skyline taken from across the lake in Sandusky

#8 Make 3D scans of roller coaster trains and terminals This will let people virtually explore the park in a new way by looking at photo-realistic 3D models from different angles — all you need is one of the latest iPhones (a pro model with LiDAR) and an app.

#9 Create special-purpose websites with fun domain names Build simple, special-purpose websites with fun domain names as an Easter egg or to celebrate major milestones, such as the 35th anniversary of the Magnum in 2024.

Cost: $12 to register a domain name + $19 for an annual Carrd account, which includes templates and free hosting of up to 10 websites.

I currently own www.MagnumXL200.com (which I bought to make a simple landing page for this list of ideas since Notion does not yet allow custom URLs). **I’m willing to transfer ownership of these domain names to Cedar Fair — just tell me you want them!

Contact: Ryan Kazmirzack** [email protected] 517-763-5254

#10 Encourage pop-culture mashups Draw a picture of the Jurassic Park gate with the words “Cedar Point” in place of “Jurassic Park” to inspire the fan community to make and share their own pop-culture mashups. (Check with the legal team first since Universal is a competitor, but it’s an homage and should fall under fair use.)