The Lurid low-brow Tiki-Art of Brad (tiki-shark) Parker - Other Crafts

T tigertail777 Member Oregon Joined: Nov 25, 2004 Posts: 679	T tigertail777 Posted posted on Sun, Sep 30, 2012 3:11 PM Sorry to derail your thread, that memory of the Tidal Wave ride sponsorship really bothered me and I had a hard time confirming it, there is very little on the internet and surprisingly no pictures of the awesome signage Body Glove did. Only thing I could find was an LA Times article, here is a snippet: "...Executives at wetsuit maker Body Glove were excited by their licensing partnership with Winkler, which produced deals for swimwear, shoes, eye wear, jeans and accessories, said Vice President Bill Meistrell, a cousin of Randy. The company poured millions into marketing, sponsoring hockey's Kings, basketball's Clippers, car races and a "Body Glove Tidal Wave" ride at Magic Mountain before realizing things were growing too fast, Bill Meistrell said." Plus the description from my opening day brochure of Tidal Wave: "Introducing Tidal Wave. You'll go hurtling down a 98 foot chute at 50 feet per second. Upon hitting the water, you'll be in the midst of a gigantic roaring, 20 foot wave. Followed by a drenching, 40 foot splash. You'd have to go to Hawaii's North Shore to find a more radical wave!" (The last sentence is of course the sponsorship tip off). Again sorry for the derail. I now return you to your regular Brad programming. :wink:

Sorry to derail your thread, that memory of the Tidal Wave ride sponsorship really bothered me and I had a hard time confirming it, there is very little on the internet and surprisingly no pictures of the awesome signage Body Glove did. Only thing I could find was an LA Times article, here is a snippet:

"...Executives at wetsuit maker Body Glove were excited by their licensing partnership with Winkler, which produced deals for swimwear, shoes, eye wear, jeans and accessories, said Vice President Bill Meistrell, a cousin of Randy.

The company poured millions into marketing, sponsoring hockey's Kings, basketball's Clippers, car races and a "Body Glove Tidal Wave" ride at Magic Mountain before realizing things were growing too fast, Bill Meistrell said."

Plus the description from my opening day brochure of Tidal Wave:

"Introducing Tidal Wave. You'll go hurtling down a 98 foot chute at 50 feet per second. Upon hitting the water, you'll be in the midst of a gigantic roaring, 20 foot wave. Followed by a drenching, 40 foot splash. You'd have to go to Hawaii's North Shore to find a more radical wave!" (The last sentence is of course the sponsorship tip off).

Again sorry for the derail. I now return you to your regular Brad programming. :wink:

Post #653924 by tigertail777 on Sun, Sep 30, 2012 3:11 PM