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August Megaparty #22: Trump’s Castle


Here's another commercial that probably won't mean jack to those of you outside the tri-state area. Let's raise a glass to catering to the vast minority.

Longtime readers know of my fascination with Atlantic City, and though Trump's Castle (later transformed into Trump Marina) wasn't one of the casinos my parents dragged me to weekend after weekend, I still have fond memories of the resort due to its joyous and extravagant commercial jingle that dared me, me of all people, to be the kiiiiing, be the kiiiing of the casss-ull! Like the Milford Plaza ad I covered earlier during the Megaparty, this one is forever burned into my brain all thanks to its catchy tune. Starring a showgirl and a king (judging by recent History Channel specials, I'm thinking it's King Henry VIII), the Trump's Castle commercial tells all would-be money-blowers that they'll be treated like royalty and get free indoor parking.

Like Harrah's, Trump's Castle was peculiarly located in comparison to the other hotel/casinos of Atlantic City -- it wasn't on the boardwalk, and it wasn't even in walking distance to the boardwalk. There had to be negatives to that, but there were positives, too: Lazy folks probably weren't going to bother hailing a cab for a ten minute ride to the boardwalk strip if they hit a losing streak. Though I was at Atlantic City many, many times throughout childhood, I honestly can't remember even once stepping foot inside Trump's Castle. This only added to the allure, because I took the commercial at face value and assumed the place's staff threw rose petals at the feet of all who gambled there.

Of course, The Borgata would open many years later and quickly turn the area where Trump's Castle once stood into the hottest spot in all of Atlantic City. Except for that "massage" parlor around the corner from Bally's. Or so I hear.

Click here to download the Trump's Castle commercial.

Also, remember those things I used to do? Those "article" things? I'm writing one now, look for it soon.

Posted by Matt on 08/22/2006. E-mail me!



Discussion Thread: 70 comments

First post.

Chestnuts roasted by Mystie @ 08/22/2006 11:29 PM

Holy god, I was on the website when an article was posted.
My brain has been blown to pieces.

Chestnuts roasted by FangsFirst @ 08/22/2006 11:30 PM

I hope im third cause three is a magic number!

Also i cant add much to this post because i dont live on the east coast!

Chestnuts roasted by katella @ 08/22/2006 11:37 PM

What a commercial. I wonder if I could be queen of the castle though?

Chestnuts roasted by IHAQ @ 08/22/2006 11:43 PM

Mystie is alive!

I assume your date went well?

Chestnuts roasted by Denise @ 08/22/2006 11:44 PM

Matt or anyone else in the tristate area: Do you remember a commercial similar to this and the Milford Plaza, I think it was for the Poconos but Im not sure, I just remember a mention of crosscountry skiing, people getting into a big champagne glass-shaped bathtub, and a really catchy song…
Btw, that Milford Plaza ad was something I will always remember, but never thought I would see again, until tonight. good stuff

Chestnuts roasted by jesse @ 08/22/2006 11:54 PM

Yep, everything was fine. We went to the movies and then back to his place for sex and what have you. Didn’t get stabbed or chopped into bits or anything.

Chestnuts roasted by Mystie @ 08/22/2006 11:54 PM

Ooh, an article thing! Superlative!
It’s always Henry the VIII…I’ve never cared for Trump, or his muskrat hair.

Chestnuts roasted by squee4242 @ 08/22/2006 11:55 PM

Jesse: Mount Airy Lodge? Gotta be. :)

Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 08/22/2006 11:59 PM

I think i might be going crazy…

but thats beside the point, glad to see youre okay mystie!

Chestnuts roasted by Katella @ 08/23/2006 12:04 AM

I would have liked to been around the Trump Plaza when it hosted WrestleMania — can you imagine running into “Macho Man” Randy Savage while going up for seconds at the seafood buffet?

Chestnuts roasted by Review the World @ 08/23/2006 12:08 AM

Yes, I can’t believe I didn’t get to go to either of the Wrestlemanias in AC. I eventually caught a Raw there once, though.

Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 08/23/2006 12:10 AM

What’s the article about? Snowcones? Bulbasaur? A message saying X-E can’t display Jack Chick comics anymore?

Chestnuts roasted by dohopoki @ 08/23/2006 12:15 AM

Holy shit, this is a good month for dragging memories of old commercials out of the backs of the closet of the minds. I fondly remember the Trump’s Castle ad (I can probably still sing the jingle straight through) AND the Poconos ad with the people swimming in the champagne glass.

I’ve never been to Trump Castle/Marina, either. Closest I’ve ever gotten to that area of AC is a school trip to a museum nearby. I usually don’t leave the boardwalk on my rare trips to AC, since it’s a lot closer to the bus terminal.

Chestnuts roasted by starwenn @ 08/23/2006 12:23 AM

Looks like a great place there. Wonder if they had any little plastic golden scepters or king crowns to give away?

And Mystie, good to hear all went safely and you had uhh fun. ;-) Way to make it.. YourSpace. (I know…)

Chestnuts roasted by Todd @ 08/23/2006 12:25 AM

I now want to take a road trip to places that looked awesome in the 80′s and probably suck now, with main destinations the Milford Plaza and the Trump Castle.

Who’s with me?

We can also hit up all of the old run down Chuck E’ Cheeses along the way.

Chestnuts roasted by Fox @ 08/23/2006 1:13 AM

I’ve never been to Atlantic City so I can’t add much, I liked the commercial though. That woman at the end that winks at the camera, she took my soul… now I’m cold. I’m glad that you still have all your organs Mystie.

Chestnuts roasted by Darth Poop @ 08/23/2006 1:13 AM

In other news, I finally figured out how to get rid of those “curly” quotation marks that have been on the blog since the switch. Dunno if anyone else noticed ‘em, but they were driving me batty.

Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 08/23/2006 1:18 AM

Oh yeah, and I love the way the king looks around when he’s getting out of the buggy. It’s kindof like he’s thinking “wait a minute Tina, you said we had to go back to your place because you forgot your purse, now we’re at a surprise party for me at Trump’s Castle! Tina, you’re amazing!”

So yeah, I got all of that from the half a second look, watch it again, you’ll see what I mean.

Chestnuts roasted by Fox @ 08/23/2006 1:21 AM

Well, Hell hath officially frozen over. I’ve finally broken down and gotten a Myspace. Click on my name to see the internets’ newest attention whore! If there isn’t an X-E group by now, there should be.

And Mystie, huzzah that your date went well! I’m currently only adding “real” friends, and X-Eers (if ya do, just mention that youre an X-Eer so I don’t accidentally reject ya)

Chestnuts roasted by Invader Norbert @ 08/23/2006 1:30 AM

“In other news, I finally figured out how to get rid of those “curly” quotation marks that have been on the blog since the switch. Dunno if anyone else noticed ‘em, but they were driving me batty.”

I noticed ‘em… and I kinda liked ‘em. Probably because they knew which way to turn. :\ Au Revoir, Curly Quotes!

Chestnuts roasted by Ryane @ 08/23/2006 1:30 AM

I couldn’t STAND ‘em. :) I know that my refusal to adhere to the rules of grammar will forever keep me from my major award, but those curly quotes put so much extra emphasis on words I only wanted a little more emphasis on.

Wow, it’s late.

Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 08/23/2006 1:35 AM

Fuck those curly quotes! Real men use straight ones!

Actually, it’s probably been months since I’ve had to write out quotes by hand. That’s a frightening thought. >_>

Chestnuts roasted by Paul @ 08/23/2006 1:50 AM

Yeah, they did seem to overpower the word a bit more now that I think about it.

It was weird though, I’d never seen them before you had them, then I saw them on some random article just yesterday, so of course, I thought of the new non-greymatter blog :)

Chestnuts roasted by Ryane @ 08/23/2006 1:53 AM

Invader Norbert
No, hell already froze over when I signed up for Facebook…

….After I graduated from College.

I never noticed the curly marks, and I’m an English major. But whatever floats your boat, Matt! :)

Chestnuts roasted by Cameron T. @ 08/23/2006 2:01 AM

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