I heard the name of both dragons specifically from Merlin himself back in 2000. When he used to photo op on the old floor ring that you were able to stand on to see all three inversion on DD.
It is possible that the construction crews named them that or that the company in upstate NY who created the statues named them in the workshop. A nickname can stick very hard, as I am sure some of you can attest.
Yeessh... did this years back with the bumper question on spider-man. Call the company in upstate NY that created them. I believe they are outside of Syracuse. They also sculpted the Hawk Gryphons that greet people into the LC.
I'm pretty certain I've seen the names Pyrrock and Blizzrock mentioned on the IOA map way back when.
Hand carved out of aerated concrete over steel superstructures, these iconic creatures joined a menagerie of mythical sculptures engineered by Adirondack to withstand hurricane conditions.
Another website I had bookmarked listing every company that created IOA is now gone as it was listed on an old domain of the TEA. All of the online documentation of the history of IOA is disappearing. Grab it now and keep it if is important to you! Even if it is important for you to prove a point years from now.
Ok, I just went to a lot of work re-tracking down the company that created the dragons: Adirondack Scenic, Inc.
Theme park nuts please bookmark and copy the company names in the following article:
http://themeparkcanuck.com/2012/02/24/the-making-of-ioa-the-lost-continent/
Website:
http://www.adkstudios.com/
Adirondack Studios
439 County Route 45
Argyle, New York 12809
518-638-8000
Examples of their work, starting with the dragons:
http://www.adkstudios.com/amusement-leisure-attractions/dueling-dragons/
http://www.adkstudios.com/amusement-leisure-attractions/the-simpsons-the-ride/
http://www.adkstudios.com/amusement-leisure-attractions/revenge-of-the-mummy/
(oh, and by the way, it is outside of Saratoga Springs and not Syracuse. I knew it was an 'S' name.)
Not sure if this is the same list, but if you didn't save the TEA one, this site has one too:
http://www.jinkybuffalo.com/IOAStaff.html
Not sure if this is the same list, but if you didn't save the TEA one, this site has one too: