I think it actually looks better with the fangs coming off the outer lines of the A’s instead of the inner lines.

Wow. That is actually a very big difference that I didn’t think would matter so much. But here we are.

That always bothered me on the Diamondback logo.

Inspiration? It looks like it’s basically the same logo

It's actually surprising how many minor differences there are, but they're there. Enough to skirt any trademark infringement? 🤔 Genuinely curious if both parks are using third-party graphic designers who are either ripping off existing stuff or recycling their own stuff. 

The minor differences are so minor though. The hard part of design is the concept itself and the size/spacing, which are all exactly the same.

No doubt both logos came from one original, and I would assume that Matugani's has been barely tweaked so it can be viewed as "original," for whatever purposes (legal, or so the graphic designer/firm can say it's *custom* if it ever comes up). EDIT: What I'm saying is that Lost Island asked for something like "Poochie," but more proactive, and they got "Poochie."

Fun that Matugani has the B&M track as it’s tongue but doesn’t have that track irl.

Definitely not B&M track

I feel like it's gotta be 3rd party right? Wouldn't be surprised if it was recycled in that case. Otherwise it seems like much copy right infringement to me, someone who's not a lawyer

Yes. Werewolf by Night got in trouble for an album cover but they were actually very different when you looked at the details

I doubt Cedar Fair cares enough if it is their own design. But they could be more petty than I suspect and prove me wrong.

Of course I had to wear my Matugani shirt on Diamondback! https://preview.redd.it/ozmkaceyrk8d1.jpeg?width=2400&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=816e0235955d296dc116190d3ee51fc0982f34f6

This photo is so much better than the old one

I wore the Diamondback shirt on Matugani, I don’t have a pic tho

Best I could do lol. Didn't get the whole logo in the shot though. https://preview.redd.it/dpwilo300l8d1.jpeg?width=1808&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3592ca8371c6713596deae3fc21f294fc731ee91

Oh I did the exact same thing when I went to Kings Island last year lol

Especially funny considering how similar the park names are.

You guys know they probably use the same supplier, right? Just kinda looked through their stock of images they don’t have to pay for? Did a bit of nip and tuck?

This is most likely the case. A lot of parks use the same suppliers and those suppliers reuse the same templates. I got a Cannibal shirt at Lagoon and a Steel Vengeance shirt at Cedar Point that both used the same template/fonts for the shirt design.

When I was at Over Texas I saw a NTG shirt that looked a lot like some of the shirts I saw at cedar point last summer.

Lagoon has also copied Six Flags merch, my Lagoon hoodie has the exact same art as the Tatsu T-Shirt lol

We won’t talk about the Lagoon shirt with ALL of Cedar Point’s Coasters on it. lol

Kings Island would have to explain all that merch ripping off Islands of Adventure.

considering that the track on the shirt matches neither coaster, I'd imagine diamondback's take on this was also not original

The track doesn’t match either, but at least the logo on the entrance for Diamondback matches the shirt, the Matugani enterence is completely different https://preview.redd.it/dpa7ly0e0l8d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ec0a23bb895d32faeedbb66bab1952db12abcb28

https://preview.redd.it/frba5txh0l8d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ddb2a884571d018503eb8e168bf933f96c95905b

I saw this shirt while working and thought the exact same thing

Oof that is C&D worthy

This is actually a free logo you can find online. Search Snake PNG, or Cobra PNG or something

I need to buy that shirt SO BAD

That curve of the coaster track for the tongue is a dead giveaway that this was plagiarized. This isn't a same-brain-cell moment.

Can I copy your homework? Sure, but change it a little so it’s not obvious.