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Did you ride the monorail at Kings Island when the Wild Animal Habitat was open? Did you never have the chance? Would you want to ride it now? This weekend you have a chance! I would've posted this earlier, but I didn't notice it until last week. The monorail at Kings Island (and the Wild Animal Habitat) last operated in 1992 and was removed around 1993. Jungle Jim's International Market in Fairfield purchased it some time after and eventually re-located it to their Fairfield store. The monorail sat idle for a few years until Jungle Jims constructed a station building and track that connects to their event center. This coming weekend (October 1 and 2), the store is hosting their "Weekend of Fire" event. Tickets are $7 the day of according to their website. The coolest part is this: You can ride the monorail from the outdoor event to the "arena of fire" in their banquet center. So while it may not be the monorail in its original form, it is a chance for you to check it out. Just figured I'd pass it along if anyone's interested in checking it out this weekend. And be sure to read up on the history of the monorail (and check out some sweet photos) here on KIC: http://www.KICentral...ry/monorail.php And be sure to read TombRaiderTY's EXCELLENT write up on the history of the WAH here: http://www.KICentral...opic=23540&st=0

As another Haunt season is about to start I am excited to go, but would be experiencing this evenings haunt without my wife. I realize this is the first time I would actually be experiencing the haunted attractions since we became pass holders in 2003. We love going to haunt, but the wife is not much for haunted houses, so we had only went through a few in past seasons. In the past several years CF has really changed haunt, and by seeing the amount of people in the park compared to my early days they are on the right track. Coming into the park and heading down International Street it was obvious that KI is stepping it up a notch for 2011. Here are a few IS pics. Things I noticed through out the park in the first hour being there was creative new props and better prop placement. I thought the amount of scareactors was very good. It was hard to not see one scaring someone, drawing attention for a picture, or skidding across the midway. They all seemed to really be into their characters! With so much movement going on, my phone did not take the best pictures, but I got this really a blurry picture that was really cool! I am not going to list all the hunt attractions, but will touch on my top five favorites. Carnevil - This was a great mix of props, great costumes for surprise scares, and a great sense of dizziness and confusion. This was my favorite! Urgent Scare - Had a great variety of props and scare actors. Very well done! Holiday Horror - This was the one I was looking forward to the most, it turned out to be nothing that I expected it to be, but was a very original well propped maze. This mazes' originality and story line is what really gave it high mark from me! I wish there were a few more hiding spots for more surprise scares. Slaughter House - I really loved the story line as you got started and how it progressed through the maze. Club Blood - This was a very good maze, not necessarily scary, but do feel the theme was done well. It seemed like a club you would see visitng in the Blade movies. There was a good mix of sensuality and blood, but maybe a little more of blood would help. I am not a fan of wrestling, but I took in a showing of Half Pint Brawlers. It was not my cup of tea, but these little guys do give new meaning to the phrase blood, sweat, and tears. This guy was our pre-show emcee and did a good job of keeping us entertained until the event started. Things are not going well for puppet. We stopped in a few shops after the show. I loved this shirt! A show that I had not seen before was Hot Blooded. I really enjoyed this show, great music variety from artists like Foreigner, Heart, and Journey. It was a very long show, I can not imagine how long it took to learn all the moves for this show. A pic I got early in the show. At Midnight, the 24th (which was my birthday) a few of us went and got a ride on DB and Beast. What a great way to bring in the first hour of your birthday! Using a Fright Lane Pass: Being a person who's not a big fan of the Fast Lane, I was a little reluctant to use my Fright Lane Pass. I quickly understood for those people making a one time trip, (especially if they had a big expense to get there) that those passes are worth the money. I have a new respect and appreciation for their use when purchased. There were a lot of KIC'ers there that we saw over the evening, and of course we talked in the parking lot for an hour after the park closed. I did not get to bed until 4:30 AM after the drive back to Indy, but it was a great evening that I will remember a long time! Thanks for a great fun evening KI.

My, but that one fellow in the first seat is in desperate need of collagen.

It's weekend of fire. No connection with Johnny Cash, or even Social Distortion.

That casket seems to have a little Funtime to it.

I, for one, hope that Cedar Fair announces the right decision for Kings Island, its guests and employees and FUN unitholders.

Real nice. Pick on the little guy.

You know, I think you might be right about us!